UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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It travels at 17, 500 miles an hour
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It travels at 175 miles an hour
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It travels at 1750 miles an hour
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It travels at 17 miles an hour
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Detailed explanation-1: -How fast does the ISS travel? The ISS travels at about 17, 500 miles/28, 000 kilometers per hour. At this speed, the ISS orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, which gives the crew 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The International Space Station (ISS) is not only large and complex, but it is also constantly in motion. To stay in orbit, the ISS must travel around the Earth at a speed of more than 17, 000 miles per hour.
Detailed explanation-3: -How far do you think light travels in a minute? To figure this out, multiply the distance that light travels in a second by 60 because there are 60 seconds in a minute. So light can travel 18, 000, 000 kilometers in one minute!
Detailed explanation-4: -One hour on Earth is 0.0026 seconds in space. Thus, upon calculation we find that one hour on Earth is equivalent to seven years in space. Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity stands as a explanation to this calculation.
Detailed explanation-5: -If you want to completely escape Earth’s gravity and travel to another moon or planet, though, you need to be going even faster-at a speed of at least 7 miles per second or about 25, 000 miles per hour.