Converting speed

Kilometers per hour (km/h) to Kilometers per second (km/s)

Units of speed ﹣ Converter Kilometers per hour to Kilometers per second

Here you can convert the Speed unit Kilometers per hour into the unit Kilometers per second and vice versa you can convert Kilometers per second into Kilometers per hour. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., km/h to km/s or km/s to km/h. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Speed unit.

Info about "Kilometers per hour"

Kilometers per hour is used as a standard unit in transportation, therefore it is used in traffic or to measure the travel speed of vehicles. For example, a commercial aircraft flies at a speed of 1,000 km/h then it covers a distance of 1,000 kilometers per hour.

The unit is defined as follows: An object moving at 1 "km/h" per hour will cover one kilometer. "km/h" is approved to use in the international system of units (SI).

Info about "Kilometers per second"

Kilometer per second is part of the metric system and it is derived from the standard unit of speed, meter per second (m/s). This is because both meters and seconds are defined as the basic units for length and time respectively.

This unit is defined as follows: An object moving at "1 km/s" per second will cover one kilometer. "km/s" is approved to use in the international system of units (SI).

Basis for conversion Kilometers per hour (km/h) to Kilometers per second (km/s) and vice versa

The abbreviation for the "Speed unit Kilometers per hour" is km/h. The abbreviation for the "Speed unit Kilometers per second" is km/s.

Formula for the conversion of Kilometers per hour (km/h) to Kilometers per second (km/s) and vice versa

The calculation from Kilometers per hour to Kilometers per second shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Kilometers per hour to Kilometers per second 

Determine the number of Kilometers per second from Kilometers per hour

Kilometers per hour × 0.00027777777777778


Formula for the conversion of Kilometers per second (km/s) to Kilometers per hour (km/h)

The calculation from Kilometers per second to Kilometers per hour shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Kilometers per second to Kilometers per hour 

Determine the number of Kilometers per hour from Kilometers per second

Kilometers per second × 3600


Overview table : How many Kilometers per hour are in a Kilometers per second ?

Kilometers per hour km/h ⇒ Kilometers per second km/s
0.04 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00001 Kilometers per second
0.05 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00001 Kilometers per second
0.06 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00001 Kilometers per second
0.07 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00001 Kilometers per second
0.08 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00002 Kilometers per second
0.09 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00002 Kilometers per second
0.10 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00002 Kilometers per second
0.20 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00005 Kilometers per second
0.30 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00008 Kilometers per second
0.40 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00011 Kilometers per second
0.50 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00013 Kilometers per second
0.60 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00016 Kilometers per second
0.70 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00019 Kilometers per second
0.80 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00022 Kilometers per second
0.90 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00025 Kilometers per second
1 Kilometers per hour  corresponds to  0.00027 Kilometers per second
2 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00055 Kilometers per second
3 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00083 Kilometers per second
4 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00111 Kilometers per second
5 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00138 Kilometers per second
6 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00166 Kilometers per second
7 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00194 Kilometers per second
8 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00222 Kilometers per second
9 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00250 Kilometers per second
10 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00277 Kilometers per second
20 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00555 Kilometers per second
30 Kilometers per hour  are  0.00833 Kilometers per second
40 Kilometers per hour  are  0.01111 Kilometers per second
50 Kilometers per hour  are  0.01388 Kilometers per second
60 Kilometers per hour  are  0.01666 Kilometers per second
70 Kilometers per hour  are  0.01944 Kilometers per second
80 Kilometers per hour  are  0.02222 Kilometers per second
90 Kilometers per hour  are  0.02500 Kilometers per second
100 Kilometers per hour  are  0.02777 Kilometers per second
200 Kilometers per hour  are  0.05555 Kilometers per second
300 Kilometers per hour  are  0.08333 Kilometers per second
400 Kilometers per hour  are  0.11111 Kilometers per second
500 Kilometers per hour  are  0.13888 Kilometers per second
600 Kilometers per hour  are  0.16666 Kilometers per second
700 Kilometers per hour  are  0.19444 Kilometers per second
800 Kilometers per hour  are  0.22222 Kilometers per second
900 Kilometers per hour  are  0.25000 Kilometers per second
1 000 Kilometers per hour  are  0.27777 Kilometers per second

Overview table : How many Kilometers per second are in a Kilometers per hour ?

Kilometers per second km/s ⇒ Kilometers per hour km/h
0.01 Kilometers per second  are  36 Kilometers per hour
0.02 Kilometers per second  are  72 Kilometers per hour
0.03 Kilometers per second  are  108 Kilometers per hour
0.04 Kilometers per second  are  144 Kilometers per hour
0.05 Kilometers per second  are  180 Kilometers per hour
0.06 Kilometers per second  are  216 Kilometers per hour
0.07 Kilometers per second  are  252 Kilometers per hour
0.08 Kilometers per second  are  288 Kilometers per hour
0.09 Kilometers per second  are  324 Kilometers per hour
0.10 Kilometers per second  are  360 Kilometers per hour
0.20 Kilometers per second  are  720 Kilometers per hour
0.30 Kilometers per second  are  1 080 Kilometers per hour
0.40 Kilometers per second  are  1 440 Kilometers per hour
0.50 Kilometers per second  are  1 800 Kilometers per hour
0.60 Kilometers per second  are  2 160 Kilometers per hour
0.70 Kilometers per second  are  2 520 Kilometers per hour
0.80 Kilometers per second  are  2 880 Kilometers per hour
0.90 Kilometers per second  are  3 240 Kilometers per hour
1 Kilometers per second  corresponds to  3 600 Kilometers per hour
2 Kilometers per second  are  7 200 Kilometers per hour
3 Kilometers per second  are  10 800 Kilometers per hour
4 Kilometers per second  are  14 400 Kilometers per hour
5 Kilometers per second  are  18 000 Kilometers per hour
6 Kilometers per second  are  21 600 Kilometers per hour
7 Kilometers per second  are  25 200 Kilometers per hour
8 Kilometers per second  are  28 800 Kilometers per hour
9 Kilometers per second  are  32 400 Kilometers per hour
10 Kilometers per second  are  36 000 Kilometers per hour
20 Kilometers per second  are  72 000 Kilometers per hour
30 Kilometers per second  are  108 000 Kilometers per hour
40 Kilometers per second  are  144 000 Kilometers per hour
50 Kilometers per second  are  180 000 Kilometers per hour
60 Kilometers per second  are  216 000 Kilometers per hour
70 Kilometers per second  are  252 000 Kilometers per hour
80 Kilometers per second  are  288 000 Kilometers per hour
90 Kilometers per second  are  324 000 Kilometers per hour
100 Kilometers per second  are  360 000 Kilometers per hour
200 Kilometers per second  are  720 000 Kilometers per hour
300 Kilometers per second  are  1 080 000 Kilometers per hour
400 Kilometers per second  are  1 440 000 Kilometers per hour
500 Kilometers per second  are  1 800 000 Kilometers per hour
600 Kilometers per second  are  2 160 000 Kilometers per hour
700 Kilometers per second  are  2 520 000 Kilometers per hour
800 Kilometers per second  are  2 880 000 Kilometers per hour
900 Kilometers per second  are  3 240 000 Kilometers per hour
1 000 Kilometers per second  are  3 600 000 Kilometers per hour

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