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In the neighborhood of 8,000 meters per second.

Pretty fast.

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Q: How fast does the international space station orbit?
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How fast is the International Space Station flying now?

International space station is not flying, its orbiting.


How fast is the International Space Station flying right now?

International space station is not flying, its orbiting.


How fast does the space station fly?

The space station does NOT fly. IT is in space and there is no are for it to fly in. The space station is in Earth Orbit moving at 7.66 kilometres per second.


What moves faster a spaceship or a space station?

A space station only has to go fast enough to achieve orbit. A spaceship has to go fast enough to break out of orbit and get where it is going. So, a spaceship.


How fast does a space station orbit around the earth?

6 hours


How fast is the international space station traveling?

7.66 km/second.


Why does the space station travel so fast?

The International Space Station is in a low Earth orbit between 199 mi and 216 mi. To maintain this orbit, the space station has to travel at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour. If a spacecraft was launched sideways off the Earth with a low velocity, gravity would pull it towards the ground. If the spacecraft was launched at a faster velocity, it would hit the ground at a farther distance because the ground would be curving away at a faster rate. However if the spacecraft was launched fast enough, the Earth would constantly curve away as the spacecraft falls indefinitely. The spacecraft would be in orbit. The speed required for the International Space Station to orbit is 17,500 miles per hour. The higher an object's orbit is, the slower it has to travel to maintain that orbit.


How long does it take the space shuttle to reach outer space from launch?

It takes about 8 minutes from launch for the shuttle to reach space. How is that for speed? Once in space, the space shuttle and the International Space Station orbit the Earth about 16 times a day. They are actually traveling faster than a bullet! That fast rate of speed along with Earth's gravity keep them in orbit around our planet


How fast does the space shuttle travel in orbit?

17,500 mph is required to stay in orbit.


Does a space station go fast or slow?

A space station goes very fast. It orbits the earth every 90 minutes! (hour and a half)


How does gravity affect the space station?

The International space station is constantly falling towards Earth under the pull of Earth's gravity (Just like any other object - gravity does not stop when you reach space!). However the Station is moving very fast horizontally and, as the Earth is a sphere, this means that as it falls its path takes it round the Earth in a circle - it is in "orbit". This means that if you are in the space station you are falling as fast as gravity can pull you and therefore you do not feel the pull of gravity, making you weightless.


How fast did the space shuttle orbit the earth?

17,500 mph