Satellites Over a Flat Earth
In discussions regarding flat Earth versus globe Earth, satellites are often mentioned when referencing gravity.
Flat Earth Claims
Flat Earth proponents have several views on satellites, including but not limited to: “Satellites” are a conspiracy and don’t really exist,
or what we see at night are really high-altitude balloons, or the claimed satellite signals are actually from ground-based towers, not satellites.
Some also say that photos by satellites/balloons are manipulated to make the Earth look round.
Globe Earth Claims
Globe Earth proponents claim that gravity is a force that draws things to Earth and satellites must travel at very fast speeds
in order to stay in orbit as they travel around the Earth. Further, they claim that satellites emit signals used for transmitting GPS data and various other data.
Proof Using an Observational Experiment
If you’re the type person who likes to stargaze, you've probably noticed bright objects moving slowly across the night sky.
Globe proponents claim that these are satellites orbiting the Earth.
We know that these are not “shooting/falling stars” because their speed is very slow when compared to “shooting/falling stars”.
Also, when watching the night sky for several hours, we often see the object pass overhead again, usually in cycles between 40 to 90 minutes depending upon which satellite.
The Flat Earth Experiment
This experiment takes some patience and while it might be a challenge to prove this one way or the other, we can do some testing on our own.
Below is an interactive live map of satellites that are said to be orbiting Globe Earth at this very moment.
We can use this or a similar live-map to see the trajectory of any one satellite, and then use the tools supplied to predict when a satellite might pass overhead. You can drag the map to spin Earth and then click on Satellites.
When you click on a satellite indicator dot, the live map will show a red satellite trajectory line and the satellite’s details should pop up.
You can then press the “calculate” button to see the times and dates that particular satellite will be passing by you again.
You will need to click on the settings gears and click on the “HOME” link to add your location’s longitude and latitude.
This predictive tool should help to determine whether or not these “satellites” are in orbit around a Globe Earth.
Most satellites are said to be passing by at an altitude that ranges between roughly 200 and 1000 miles. Starlink satellites have an altitude of about 340 miles.
If the Sun is able to shine on the satellite in the night hours as it passes over, it should reflect the sunlight allowing you to see the satellite pass overhead on a clear night.
Video: Watch SpaceX Deploy a Bank of Satellites
This video is believed to show a bank of Starlink Satellites being deployed in space. The satellites are deployed in a “train” formation.
After deployment, each satellite is equipped with an Ion thruster used to guide it to the desired orbit position over time.
Video: Watch Starlink Satellite Train Crossing Sky
Many people have been eye witness to “Starlink Satellite Trains”.
This video shows two such trains crossing paths at slightly different altitudes with perpendicular orbits.
If you do a search for
Starlink Satellite Train
or
Starlink Satellite Trail
or
Starlink Satellite Line
etc. you will see many photos that the some of the general public have taken of “Starlink Satellite Trains” that they witnessed crossing the night sky.
So, we cannot legitimately claim that these sightings are faked, but we can question if they are orbiting a spherical Earth.
When someone witnesses such a train of satellites in perpendicular paths, and if those two trains pass by again about 90 minutes later, what Flat Earth or Globe Earth conditions might allow this to reliably occur?