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Is 4,300 kilometers per minute as fast as The Space Shuttle?

It's about nine-and-a-half times as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 464.620 kilometers per minute.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 464.620 kilometers per minute. 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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