Unit definitions

Kilometers per square second

$\frac{1}{10^{3}}$ of a meter per second squared is a kilometer per second squared.

Meter per square second

Meter per square second is the unit of acceleration in the International System of Units (SI). It is a derived unit (base units: meter and second).

How to convert Kilometers per square second to Meter per square second

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = \text{Acceleration}_{\text{km/s²}} \cdot {10}^{3}$$

Examples

Example 1

Convert $25.0\ \text{km/s²}$ to $\text{ms⁻²}$.

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 25.0 \cdot {10}^{3}$$

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 25000$$

$$\therefore \ 25.0\ \text{km/s²} = 25000 \ \text{ms⁻²}$$

Example 2

Convert $75.0\ \text{km/s²}$ to $\text{ms⁻²}$.

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 75.0 \cdot {10}^{3}$$

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 75000$$

$$\therefore \ 75.0\ \text{km/s²} = 75000 \ \text{ms⁻²}$$

Example 3

Convert $105.0\ \text{km/s²}$ to $\text{ms⁻²}$.

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 105.0 \cdot {10}^{3}$$

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 105000$$

$$\therefore \ 105.0\ \text{km/s²} = 105000 \ \text{ms⁻²}$$

Example 4

Convert $150.0\ \text{km/s²}$ to $\text{ms⁻²}$.

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 150.0 \cdot {10}^{3}$$

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 150000$$

$$\therefore \ 150.0\ \text{km/s²} = 150000 \ \text{ms⁻²}$$

Example 5

Convert $180.0\ \text{km/s²}$ to $\text{ms⁻²}$.

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 180.0 \cdot {10}^{3}$$

$$\text{Acceleration}_{\text{ms⁻²}} = 180000$$

$$\therefore \ 180.0\ \text{km/s²} = 180000 \ \text{ms⁻²}$$

Kilometers per square second to Meter per square second conversion table

Kilometers per square second to Meter per square second conversion table

Kilometers per square second [km/s²]	Meter per square second [ms⁻²]
1	1E+3
2	2E+3
3	3E+3
4	4E+3
5	5E+3
6	6E+3
7	7E+3
8	8E+3
9	9E+3
10	1E+4

Convert Kilometers per square second to other Acceleration units

Convert Kilometers per square second to other Acceleration units

Kilometers per square second [km/s²]	Other unit
1	101.971621 Standard Gravity [gₙ]
1	101.971621 G-force [g]
1	1E+1 Hectometers per square second [hm/s²]
1	1E+2 Decameters per square second [dam/s²]
1	1E+4 Decimeters per square second [dm/s²]
1	1E+5 Centimeters per square second [cm/s²]
1	1E+6 Millimeters per square second [mm/s²]
1	1E+9 Micrometers per square second [µm/s²]
1	1E+12 Nanometers per square second [nm/s²]
1	1E+15 Picometers per square second [pm/s²]
1	39370.07874 Inches per square second [in/s²]
1	3280.839895 Feet per square second [ft/s²]