Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to meters per second is 0.44704, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.44704 meters per second:
1 mph = 0.44704 m/s
To convert 959 miles per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 959 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.44704 m/s
959 mph → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 959 mph × 0.44704 m/s
V(m/s) = 428.71136 m/s
The final result is:
959 mph → 428.71136 m/s
We conclude that 959 miles per hour is equivalent to 428.71136 meters per second:
959 miles per hour = 428.71136 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.002332571733112 × 959 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 959 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002332571733112 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred fifty-nine miles per hour is approximately four hundred twenty-eight point seven one one meters per second:
959 mph ≅ 428.711 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred fifty-nine miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to meters per second
miles per hour (mph) | meters per second (m/s) |
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960 miles per hour | 429.158 meters per second |
961 miles per hour | 429.605 meters per second |
962 miles per hour | 430.052 meters per second |
963 miles per hour | 430.5 meters per second |
964 miles per hour | 430.947 meters per second |
965 miles per hour | 431.394 meters per second |
966 miles per hour | 431.841 meters per second |
967 miles per hour | 432.288 meters per second |
968 miles per hour | 432.735 meters per second |
969 miles per hour | 433.182 meters per second |