Another look at the moon landing.

[Strong in Him]

No we are not, we are using undersea cables & antenna pylons that are located around the world.

Oh dear - back to school, I think.

 

[Hentenza]

No we are not, we are using undersea cables & antenna pylons that are located around the world.

Nope. There are 12149 satellites orbiting the earth as we speak.

How Many Satellites are in Space? - NanoAvionics

As of May the 4th (be with you), 2025, the satellite tracking website "Orbiting Now" lists 12,149 active satellites in various Earth orbits. A deeper dive how many satellites are in Space

nanoavionics.com

BTW- I’m glad you are finally using the right terminology like “around the world”.

 

[Lost4words]

12150 now as one was launched today by my great great Uncle.....it is called Corgscollider...

 

[Apple Sky]

Nope. There are 12149 satellites orbiting the earth as we speak.

You mean a bit like this;

Talk about space junk

 

[Hentenza]

You mean a bit like this;

View attachment 368560

Talk about space junk

Hey look. A round earth.

Without satellites most of your technology would indeed be junk.

 

[pgp_protector]

You mean a bit like this;

View attachment 368560

Talk about space junk

Scaling....
You do understand that's a representation, not a photo.
It's like calming that bugs don't exist because you can't see them in this photo.

 

[HantsUK]

Then you are using the satellites that are in a geosynchronous orbit in space around a round earth.

But people who think the earth is flat do not understand these things. It just goes over their heads.

Besides, there are various explanations put forward by flat earthers to describe how such technology might work on a flat earth. YouTube of course. And a disregard to geometry and physics.

And on queue:

No we are not, we are using undersea cables & antenna pylons that are located around the world.

Satellite dishes point upwards. The angle depends on the latitude (how far away from the equator). If the transmitters were on even very high pylons, dishes would need to point approximately horizontal, like (UHF) TV antennas do.

Remember that satellite dishes reflect the signal to a receiver that is pointing into the middle of the dish. Often this is offset slightly down which means that the incoming signal is also offset slightly up from the direction the dish is facing. A bit like a mirror.

On the equator satellite dishes point straight up.

 

[Apple Sky]

Satellite dishes point upwards. The angle depends on the latitude (how far away from the equator). If the transmitters were on even very high pylons, dishes would need to point approximately horizontal, like (UHF) TV antennas do.

Remember that satellite dishes reflect the signal to a receiver that is pointing into the middle of the dish. Often this is offset slightly down which means that the incoming signal is also offset slightly up from the direction the dish is facing. A bit like a mirror.

Satellites are not in space.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7442353976781147424

 

[pgp_protector]

Satellites are not in space.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7442353976781147424

sigh.
That's this. (from 2013)

BRRISON: A Planetary Science Balloon Mission - NASA

It doesn’t always take a spaceship to do planetary science. Sometimes you just need a balloon, gondola and some high tech cameras. This fall, NASA

www.nasa.gov

And was only up for about 13 hours.

BRRISON - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Hentenza]

But people who think the earth is flat do not understand these things. It just goes over their heads.

Besides, there are various explanations put forward by flat earthers to describe how such technology might work on a flat earth. YouTube of course. And a disregard to geometry and physics.

That’s fine. I’m still going to post the truth. Call it planting seeds.

 

[Apple Sky]

sigh.
That's this. (from 2013)

BRRISON: A Planetary Science Balloon Mission - NASA

It doesn’t always take a spaceship to do planetary science. Sometimes you just need a balloon, gondola and some high tech cameras. This fall, NASA

www.nasa.gov

And was only up for about 13 hours.

BRRISON - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Many crashed satellites have been sited with balloon still attached, please explain.

 

[Apple Sky]

That’s fine. I’m still going to post the truth. Call it planting seeds.

Just make sure they are not planted on moon rocks

 

[HantsUK]

Satellites are not in space.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7442353976781147424

I only said that they are above us.

Assuming a flat earth, you can calculate the height of the ballon 'satellite TV' transmitter using the angle above horizontal and direction that your satellite dish must face.

The Astra 2 satellite has an elevation of 25.37deg, azimuth 145.48deg (i.e. direction SE) from London. London is at lattitude 51.5deg. Geostationary satellites are directly above the equator (on the equator satellite dishes point vertically up). Step 1: distance from London to spot on the equator directly below the satellite is 3,932km). Step 2: For 25.37deg elevation, gives a satellite height of 1864km.

Using these figures and assuming the Equator has a circumfereance of 40,000km (same as the globe earth) gives a height of 1,864km. (On a globe earth geostationay satellites are 35,787km above the earth).

Please explain how your ballon satellites can acheive a height of 1,864km and be kept in a fixed location.

If you think that I have made a mistake in my calculations or assumptions, please provide your own.

(My calculations are for a flat earth. They will not be valid for a globe earth).

And a comment on ballon 'satellites': yes, ballons are used for weather measurements, and I believe also for radio comms (moble phone base stations?). But this arguement is the same as: my friend's dog has 4 legs, a head and a tail. Your pet has 4 legs, a head and a tail. Therefor your pet must be a dog.

 

[Hentenza]

Just make sure they are not planted on moon rocks

Nah. Not going to the museum anytime soon.

 

[Hentenza]

Satellites are not in space.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7442353976781147424

lol Funniest thing I ever saw. This is the actual sequence.

Satellite

Satellite loaded in rocket.

Rocket takes satellite to space.

No helium ballon here. lol

 

[prodromos]

sigh.
That's this. (from 2013)

BRRISON: A Planetary Science Balloon Mission - NASA

It doesn’t always take a spaceship to do planetary science. Sometimes you just need a balloon, gondola and some high tech cameras. This fall, NASA

www.nasa.gov

And was only up for about 13 hours.

BRRISON - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Don't confuse her with facts.

 

[Apple Sky]

Nah. Not going to the museum anytime soon.

I's just as well as you'd only find petrified wood

 

[David Lamb]

I's just as well as you'd only find petrified wood

What sort of museum do you go to that displays only petrified wood?

 

[Apple Sky]

What sort of museum do you go to that displays only petrified wood?

It is fact that the moon rock that was given to the prime minister of the Netherlands by Buzz Aldrin was pertrified wood.

It was initially displayed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam as a prized possession. However, investigations revealed it was not from the moon, but rather a piece of petrified wood, likely from Arizona.

 

[David Lamb]

It is fact that the moon rock that was given to the prime minister of the Netherlands by Buzz Aldrin was pertrified wood.

It was initially displayed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam as a prized possession. However, investigations revealed it was not from the moon, but rather a piece of petrified wood, likely from Arizona.

Even if it was, that certainly doesn't mean that all the pieces of moon rock are in reality petrified wood. There were 2,200 samples of moon rock brought back from the various missions. Here in the UK, there is a sample in the Natural History Museum, and another in the waiting area at 10 Downing Street. As far as I am aware, nobody has ever claimed that they, or the other 2,000-plus samples, are petrified wood.