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Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment (1995)

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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.
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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

Suggested Citation:"UNIT CONVERSIONS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4765.
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