Mile per Minute to Mile per Second

Mile per minute measures the number of statute miles traveled in one minute. Used for very high speeds in imperial units.

1 mi/min = 60 mph = 96.56 km/h = 26.82 m/s.

To mph: × 60. To km/h: × 96.56. To m/s: × 26.82.

Aircraft speeds (commercial jets: 8–10 mi/min), high-speed trains, missile velocities, and meteor observations.

Commercial jet cruise: ~9 mi/min (540 mph). Military jet: 15–25 mi/min. Space shuttle reentry: ~300 mi/min.

Confusing with mph — 1 mi/min is 60 times faster than 1 mph.

Simple conversion: mi/min × 60 = mph. Example: 10 mi/min = 600 mph. Good for aviation mental math.

Mile per second measures statute miles traveled in one second. An extremely high speed unit used for spacecraft, missiles, and astronomical phenomena.

1 mi/s = 60 mi/min = 3,600 mph = 1,609.344 m/s = 5,793 km/h.

To mph: × 3,600. To km/h: × 5,793. To m/s: × 1,609.344.

Earth's orbital speed: 18.5 mi/s. Moon's orbital speed: 0.64 mi/s. Space shuttle orbital: 4.9 mi/s. Escape velocity: 6.95 mi/s.

Earth escape velocity: 6.95 mi/s (11.2 km/s). Solar escape (from Earth): 26 mi/s. Fastest spacecraft (Parker Solar Probe): 120 mi/s peak.

Underestimating how fast this is — 1 mi/s is 3,600 mph, incredibly fast. Confusing with mi/min (60× slower).

Think 'space speeds in miles.' 1 mi/s ≈ 1.6 km/s. To escape Earth: ~7 mi/s. Orbital speed: ~5 mi/s.