How fast does Io orbit Jupiter?
62,280 km/hAbout 38,700 mph · Orbit
About 17.3 km a second, going round in 42 hours.
That's about 1,100 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🪐62,280 km/h
🌙a lunar orbit
By speed: Io is about 11× faster than a lunar orbit.
Things about as fast
- How fast was the fastest re-entry?46,440 km/h
- How fast does Jupiter orbit the Sun?47,052 km/h
- How fast is Voyager 2?55,300 km/h
- How fast was New Horizons at launch?58,500 km/h
- How fast is Voyager 1?61,500 km/h
- 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
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].