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The first Russian space satellite was called Sputnik. It orbited earth at a speed of 29,000 kilometers per hour. How many hectometers did it travel in one day?

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29,000 kph x 24 hours = 696,000 kilometers

696,000 km = 6,960,000 hectometers
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