GUEST BLOG: Managing the flow of information from satellitesBlogInformation is crucial to every function of every modern military. In Ukraine, commercial satellite imagery is now being sent directly to commanders to shorten the distance between sensor and shooter. The key word here is usable: In the past, when there far fewer satellites in orbit, military forces’ main obstacle was just collecting the data. Now, however, with developments in the sophistication of sensors and the proliferation of Earth-observation and synthetic-aperture radar satellites, data is abundant. These all determine whether a space system is a real military asset or something that only resembles one.