Displaying latest satellite images and adding shapefiles on globes other than Google Earth?

If your main reason for looking for another software is adding shapefiles, then you can actually stick with Google and use Google Earth Pro.

Google Earth Pro is able to load shapefiles, and as of January 2015 you can get it for free. All you need to do is get a key, and then you can download the program. You can look into its functionality and decide whether it suits your needs.

I have not tried it personally, but the bulk geocoding functionality seems really useful!

EDIT: based on the comment below, I would also like to add that WebGL could be an option. Although I am not aware of any products that do exactly what you would like to do, there are at least a few attempts out there to use WebGL with geographic data and globes, such as these ones (scroll down for some neat examles).

Mapbox is also getting started in that area, so I am sure we can except some really cool things very soon.

Of course, this would require that you do all your work in a browser, instead of a desktop application, which may or may not be suitabe.

ArcGIS Explorer may be an option for you.

Otherwise the alternativeto.net website provides a list of other alternatives.

You can try KML search tool which complements Google Earth and handles shapefiles, CSV, and KMZ.

Here is a link

TerraExplorer Viewer is a free tool that can easily ingest KMLKMZ's in a 3D environment. Adding pinpoints is a built-in functionality and navigation is a breeze. Below is the download link to TerraExplorer Viewer. Please let me know if you have any questions.

http://skylinesoft.com/SkylineGlobe/corporate/home/index.aspx? (download TerraExplorer)