Correction for the speed of The Space Shuttle
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How fast is 8 kilometers per hour?
It's about one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 27,877 kilometers per hour.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 27,877 kph. 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.