Which limitation emerges when a GPS satellite relies solely on its onboard atomic clock, neglecting relativistic effects?

💡 Explanation

Positional drift accumulates because time dilation experienced at the satellite altitude due to its speed and reduced gravity, necessitates relativistic corrections in the onboard calculations; therefore, neglecting these adjustments leads to incorrect position updates, rather than other signal distortions.

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