Simply, the sun is less than 4,000 miles in diameter and much closer to earth (less than 10,000 miles). The reason satellites don't see it is because satellites don't exist (google "satellite")
G'day Tradosaurus and welcome to Apollohoax.
Cool picture.
Looking at it, I have some questions.
Could you please explain how the flight time from Sydney (Australia) to Santiago (Chile) is less than double the time from London to New York (14 hours to 7.5 hours)?
Do people in Argentina and the USA see opposite sides of the Moon?
Why can't people in the southern hemisphere see Polaris? Why do we see different constellations at different latitudes?
If the Sun is always above the Earth, how is it that we see it pass below the horizon?
Cheers