how fast does the space shuttle go when taking off towards space?

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how fast does the space shuttle go when taking off towards space?

how many miles per second, and so forth

2007-02-10 03:18:35 · 3 answers · asked by huskerman68025 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Most near earth satellites take about 90 minutes to complete one orbit of the earth. The distance traveled in one orbit is about the same as the circumference of the earth which is just about 25000 miles. That means that they are traveling just shy of 17000 miles per hour. That is almost 280 miles per minute. That is a little more than 4 1/2 miles per second.

2007-02-10 03:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by anonimous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

At top speed its accelerated to about 25000 mph.

2007-02-10 11:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

17,000 MPH

2007-02-11 17:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋