Error analysis for the Global Positioning System: Difference between revisions

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: <math> 5.307\times 10^{-10}\times 60\times 60\times 24\times 10^9\approx 45850 \text{ ns} </math>
 
That is, the satellites' clocks gain 45850 nanoseconds a day due to gravitational time dilation.
 
==== Combined time dilation effects ====