Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute Converter

Speed Converter

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60

1 km/s = 60 km/min

Formula:

km/min = km/s × 59.9999999988

With your value: 1 km/s = 60 km/min

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in kilometer/second so you can sanity-check the result.

Urban speed limit (50 km/h) (1/72 your value)0.0139 km/s

Cheetah sprint (1/34 your value)0.0290 km/s

Motorway (110 km/h) (1/33 your value)0.0306 km/s

Airliner cruise (1/4.0 your value)0.250 km/s

Speed of sound (sea level) (1/2.9 your value)0.343 km/s

Your value1.00 km/s

Other Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute conversions

2 km/s to km/min 3 km/s to km/min 4 km/s to km/min 5 km/s to km/min 6 km/s to km/min 7 km/s to km/min 8 km/s to km/min

Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute Conversion Table

Kilometer/Second (km/s)	Kilometer/Minute (km/min)
0.5	30
1	60
2	120
5	300
10	600
15	900
20	1,200
25	1,500
50	3,000
100	6,000
250	15,000
500	29,999.999999
1000	59,999.999999

Kilometer/Minute to Kilometer/Second Conversion Table

Kilometer/Minute (km/min)	Kilometer/Second (km/s)
0.5	0.008333
1	0.016667
2	0.033333
5	0.083333
10	0.166667
15	0.25
20	0.333333
25	0.416667
50	0.833333
100	1.666667
250	4.166667
500	8.333333
1000	16.666667

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Kilometer/Second (km/s)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Kilometer/Minute (km/min)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute

To convert from Kilometer/Second (km/s) to Kilometer/Minute (km/min), multiply the value by 59.9999999988.

Formula: km/min = km/s × 59.9999999988

Reverse: km/s = km/min × 0.0166666667

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Kilometer/Second. For example: 5 km/s
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 59.9999999988
The result is: 300 km/min

About Kilometer/Second

The kilometer/second (km/s) is a unit of speed and velocity. One kilometer/second equals 1000 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Kilometer/Minute

The kilometer/minute (km/min) is a unit of speed and velocity. One kilometer/minute equals 16.66666667 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Kilometer/Minute are in 1 Kilometer/Second?

There are exactly 59.9999999988 Kilometer/Minute in 1 Kilometer/Second. This means the conversion factor from Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute is 59.9999999988.

What is the formula to convert Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute?

The formula to convert Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute is: km/min = km/s × 59.9999999988. For example, to convert 10 Kilometer/Second to Kilometer/Minute, you would multiply 10 by 59.9999999988.

What is a Kilometer/Second?