How fast is a GPS satellite?
13,900 km/hAbout 8,640 mph · Orbit
About 3.9 km a second.
That's about 250 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🛰️13,900 km/h
🪂Baumgartner's jump
By speed: a GPS satellite is about 10× faster than Baumgartner's jump.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Neptune spin at its equator?9,650 km/h
- How fast does a geostationary satellite move?11,070 km/h
- How fast was the X-43A scramjet?11,265 km/h
- How fast do earthquake S-waves travel?12,600 km/h
- What is Mercury's escape velocity?15,300 km/h
- How fast does Pluto orbit the Sun?17,064 km/h
- What is Mars's escape velocity?18,108 km/h
- How fast does Neptune orbit the Sun?19,548 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].