How fast does Earth orbit the Sun?
107,226 km/hAbout 66,600 mph · Orbit
About 29.8 km a second, covering 940 million km a year.
That's about 1,900 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🌍107,226 km/h
📡a geostationary satellite
By speed: Earth's orbit is about 9.7× faster than a geostationary satellite.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the Chelyabinsk meteor?68,400 km/h
- How fast is the Sun moving past nearby stars?72,000 km/h
- What is Uranus's escape velocity?76,680 km/h
- What is Neptune's escape velocity?84,600 km/h
- How fast does Mars orbit the Sun?86,652 km/h
- How fast was 'Oumuamua?93,600 km/h
- How fast does Venus orbit the Sun?126,072 km/h
- What is Saturn's escape velocity?127,800 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].