For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing the sky on clear nights. These objects are background details from science fiction to reality, like GPS, satellite radio, and WiFi.

HELSINKI — China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 12:47 ...

China has insisted that its constellation of satellites in geosynchronous orbit is a peaceful project. It is anything but. China is committed to competing with the United States for dominance in space ...