Relationship between Meteorological Satellite and Natural Satellite

Meteorological satellites are not directly related to natural satellites.

Meteorological satellite and natural satellite are two satellites with different concepts. Meteorological satellites are satellites made by people and launched into space to monitor the changes of the earth's atmosphere and meteorology. These satellites carry a variety of sensors and equipment, which can obtain meteorological data such as atmospheric temperature, cloud information, precipitation, etc., and transmit them back to the ground by wireless for weather forecasting, disaster monitoring and other applications.

Natural satellites usually refer to naturally formed satellites, such as the earth's own moon. The moon of the earth is a natural satellite, orbiting the earth and forming a celestial system with the earth. The attraction of the moon to the earth will produce tidal effect, which will have a certain impact on the rotation and revolution of the earth.

The role of satellites:

1. Communication and broadcasting: Communication satellites can provide wide-area coverage and high-quality communication services, enabling people to realize global voice calls, data transmission and Internet access through satellites. Satellite TV and broadcasting satellites can also transmit TV signals and radio programs to all parts of the world, so that the information media can cover the whole world.

2. Navigation and positioning: Navigation satellite systems, such as the global positioning system of the United States, GLONASS of Russia and Galileo of the European Union, provide global positioning and navigation services through a series of satellite systems. This satellite technology has been widely used in transportation, aviation, navigation, military and personal navigation.

3. Meteorological and environmental monitoring: Meteorological satellites can monitor the cloud picture, temperature and precipitation of the atmosphere and provide important meteorological data for weather forecasting and climate research. Satellite remote sensing technology can also monitor the environmental changes of the earth's surface and ocean for environmental protection, natural resource management and disaster monitoring.

4. Earth observation and scientific research: Through high-resolution remote sensing technology, satellites can observe the characteristics and changes of the earth's surface, such as land use, vegetation coverage and ocean temperature, and provide data support for scientific research in geology, climate, ecology and environment.

Above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Satellite