How fast was New Horizons at launch?
58,500 km/hAbout 36,400 mph · Orbit
It left Earth at about 16.3 km a second in 2006, the fastest launch ever.
That's about 1,000 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🚀58,500 km/h
🌙a lunar orbit
By speed: New Horizons is about 10× faster than a lunar orbit.
Things about as fast
- 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 is Voyager 2?55,300 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
- How fast is the Sun moving past nearby stars?72,000 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].