Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment (1995)
Chapter: UNIT CONVERSIONS
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Suggested Citation:
"UNIT CONVERSIONS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/4765.
Unit Conversions
Length | ||
1 km (kilometer) | = | 0.621 mile |
1 m (meter) | = | 3.28 feet |
1 cm (centimeter) | = | 0.394 inch |
1 mm (millimeter) | = | 0.0394 inch |
1 µm (micron) | = | 0.0000394 inch |
Mass | ||
1 kg (kilogram) | = | 2.20 pounds |
1 g (gram) | = | 0.0353 ounce |
Energy | ||
1 J (joule) | = | 0.239 calories |
1 MJ (megajoule) | = | 239,000 calories |
Velocity | ||
1 km/second | = | 2,240 miles/h |
1 m/second | = | 2.24 miles/h |
Force | ||
1 N (newton) | = | 0.225 pound (force) |
Pressure | ||
1 kbar | = | 14,500 pounds/square inch |
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