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GPS World

US scientific journal

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Nov 19, 2025
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How do flat-earthers explain GPS, satellite phone, and satellite TV functionality?

Flat‑Earthers offer several recurring explanations for why GPS, satellite phones and satellite TV appear to work without orbiting satellites: claims include a “celestial dome” or that signals are rela...

Nov 28, 2025
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Are there documented responses from GPS/satellite engineers to flat-Earth objections?

There is consistent, though not exhaustive, public documentation from engineers and domain experts saying GPS and satellite systems depend on a spherical Earth and would not work on a flat-Earth model...