New Skies operates several satellites, as shown below, and provides global coverage.

There are dozens of satellites operated by many companies, used for television, communications, military, weather and telephone, with more service on the horizon.

Badr is a series of satellites operated by Pakistan.

Broadcasts are also made available worldwide via satellites operated by various agencies such as Voice of America.

Foreign rivals, including the Soviet Union and France, now operate similar satellites.

This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company.

Two private American companies operate high-resolution satellites, and a third is expected to launch one later this year, competing with other companies overseas.

India also operates geostationary satellites which carry instruments for meteorological purposes.

The satellite images used by farmers come from Landsat, the system of land-observing satellites operated by the federal government.

Businesses that operate satellites often lease or sell access to their satellites to data relay and telecommunication firms.