How fast did Sputnik 1 orbit?
28,800 km/hAbout 17,900 mph · Orbit
About 8 km a second, circling Earth every 96 minutes.
That's about 510 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🛰️28,800 km/h
🎈sound in helium
By speed: Sputnik 1 is about 8.3× faster than sound in helium.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the DART spacecraft when it hit an asteroid?22,104 km/h
- How fast does Uranus orbit the Sun?24,480 km/h
- How fast is the International Space Station?27,600 km/h
- How fast did the Space Shuttle orbit?28,000 km/h
- How fast does Saturn orbit the Sun?34,848 km/h
- How fast does Saturn spin at its equator?35,500 km/h
- How fast was Deep Impact's impactor?36,720 km/h
- What is Venus's escape velocity?37,296 km/h
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