Convert kilometers per second to miles per hour

Explanation

From this page you can convert kilometers per second to miles per hour (or km/s to mph) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from kilometers per second to miles per hour you need to multiply by 2236.9363. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 km/s≈2236.9363 mph

kilometers per secondkm/s

dimension	speed
symbol	km/s, kps

The kilometer per second (km/s, kps) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the kilometer per second

One kilometer per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one kilometer in a time of one second.

Value in terms of the SI

One kilometer per second is equivalent to 1000 meters per second.

Equivalences

One kilometer per second is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The International Space Station orbits the Earth at a speed of 7.7 km/s (17 225 mph). As a nice consequence, the astronauts on board can admire 16 sunrises and sunsets every 24 hours.

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
millimeter	mm/s	mm/min	mm/h
meter	m/s	m/min	m/h
kilometer	km/s	km/min	km/h

Related Conversions

miles per hourmph

dimension	speed
symbol	mph, mi/h

The mile per hour (mph, mi/h) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the mile per hour

One mile per hour is equal to the speed of an object traveling one mile in a time of one hour.

Value in terms of the SI

One mile per hour is equivalent to ¹³⁹⁷⁄₃₁₂₅ meters per second.

Equivalences

One mile per hour is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The fastest fish, the sailfish, can swim to up to 65 mph (105 kmh).

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
inch	ips	ipmin	iph
foot	fps	fpmin	fph
yard	yps	ypmin	yph
mile	mps	mpmin	mph