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Bjartrtoday at 2:27 AM0 repliesview on HN

GPS satellite clocks have to run fast to account for the combined relatavistic effects of moving fast and being significantly farther away from earth's gravity. Without this, they would accumulate around 11km of error per day from losing around 7microseconds per day compared to earthbound clocks.

https://www.gpsworld.com/inside-the-box-gps-and-relativity/