How fast is Voyager 2?
55,300 km/hAbout 34,400 mph · Orbit
About 15.4 km a second relative to the Sun.
That's about 990 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🛰️55,300 km/h
🌊sound in water
By speed: Voyager 2 is about 10× faster than sound in water.
Things about as fast
- How fast does sound travel in a diamond?43,200 km/h
- How fast does Jupiter spin at its equator?45,360 km/h
- How fast was the fastest re-entry?46,440 km/h
- How fast does Jupiter orbit the Sun?47,052 km/h
- How fast was New Horizons at launch?58,500 km/h
- How fast is Voyager 1?61,500 km/h
- How fast does Io orbit Jupiter?62,280 km/h
- How fast was the Chelyabinsk meteor?68,400 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].