War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies – especially in times of conflict
- Written by Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Private companies have launched dozens of imaging satellites – like the two small boxes in the middle of the photo – into orbit in recent years.NASA/Steve Jurvetson, CC BY-NCSatellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private...





