Snooping in on satellites is getting to be quite popular, enough so that the number of people advancing the state of the art — not to mention the wealth of satellites transmitting signals in the clear ...

This one takes some explanation, and it's okay if it doesn't make sense at first. We'll be covering some basic physics principles to answer this week's question. First, picture this. The Earth, of ...

VANDENBERG AFB 77 A software snafu on the Coriolis satellite/s steering system has prompted officials to delay the mission until at least early January, according to Air Force officials.

The Air Force/Navy Coriolis test satellite was placed into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Jan. 6 after five scrubbed launches due to weather and technical problems. The satellite was working ...

The military launched a satellite to keep tabs on the weather and on solar storms and to help improve cellular phone communications. The Coriolis satellite lifted off at 6:19 a.m. aboard a Titan II ...