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I'm not expert, but see answer #2 at geostationary satellite time dilation
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Re^9: Converting GPS seconds to readable time&date (relativity)
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2009 at 16:28 UTC
    #2 just repeats a part of what I said? I don't know anything about relativistic effects, but the satelite must be moving a lot faster than someone on Earth
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      Well I have to agree with you, which is why my original reply suggested we age faster, but from what I could gather from the discussion at that physics forum, something occurs that is not compliant with common sense( just what would you expect with relativity :-)) . The result as stated: "That's a little more complicated: due to both SR and GR, the net result is time passes faster for the satellite.".

      I guess the proof is in the pudding as they say, and I wonder what the correction factor is ? A plus or minus? And does that mean it's aging faster or slower?. Anyways, we know it's different rates.

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        "That's a little more complicated: due to both SR and GR, the net result is time passes faster for the satellite.".

        That talks of the passage of time, not speed, or is the same thing in relativity?

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