Answer to Question #61842 in Mechanics | Relativity for jenny

Question

The average speed of the International Space Station as it orbits the earth is 7710 m/s. What is this speed in miles per hour? (1 mile = 1.61 km)

Answer 1

7710 m/s = 7.71 km/s
mile = 1.61 km => we need to transfer km/s to miles/s
7.71 miles / 1.61 = 4.79 miles
So speed in miles per second:
v = 4.79 miles/s