A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a pre-flown first stage was successfully launched into orbit today.
The Falcon 9 launch is carrying a PAZ radar-imaging satellite and two smaller prototype satellites SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes will one day lead to worldwide broadband internet service.
SpaceX was forced to delay the launch until today due to strong winds which threatened to derail the rocket during liftoff.
Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the name for the Starlink satellites was inspired by the romantic novel “The Fault In Our Stars,” by John Green.
He said: “If anyone is curious, the name was inspired by The Fault in Our Stars.”