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

A)Positional drift accumulates rapidly over time
B)Signal encoding degrades data transmission rates
C)Oscillator output drops below detection threshold
D)Solar radiation interferes excessively with timing

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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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