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← ScienceWhich navigational error increases for satellites with eccentric orbits?
A)Clock drift from relativistic effects✓
B)Signal blockage by solar flares
C)Atmospheric drag induced orbital decay
D)Antenna misalignment toward Earth
💡 Explanation
General relativity predicts time distortion due to spacetime curvature near massive objects; orbiting satellites experience differential gravitational potential; therefore time passes slower closer to Earth; this relativistic effect results in cumulative clock drift rather than signal blockage.
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