The type most directly connected to daily life is the weather satellite, which provides maps of cloud cover to help predict the weather. Then there are communications satellites, which are the weapons with which the current television and media battle is being fought.
與我們生活最密切的該是氣象衛星，天天提供衛星雲圖，作天氣預報；現在熱門的電視媒體戰，則是透過通訊衛星來開打。