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Is 0.001207 miles per second as fast as The Space Shuttle?

It's about one-four-thousandth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 4.81160 miles per second.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 4.81170 miles per second. During liftoff, the space shuttle accelerates to orbital speed in 8.5 minutes, consuming over 1.59 million kg (3.51 million lbs) of propellant in the process.
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