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Is 124,188.2650 miles per second as fast as The Space Shuttle?

It's about 25,000 times 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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