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Coarse/Acquisition Code

Also known as C/A Code.

The standard positioning signal the GPS satellite transmits to the civilian user. It contains the information the GPS receiver uses to fix its position and time, and is accurate to at least 100 meters.

Clock Bias      Cold Start