Convert Degrees per hour to Milliradians per second

Convert Degrees per hour (°/h) to Milliradians per second (mrad/s) instantly and accurately.

Degrees per hour (°/h)
Milliradians per second (mrad/s)

Conversion Formula

mrad/s = °/h × 0.004848136811

About Degrees per hour

The degree per hour (°/h) equals π/648000 rad/s ≈ 4.848 × 10⁻⁶ rad/s, the universal benchmark for gyroscope drift rate. Performance tiers: consumer MEMS (smartphone) 30-2000 °/h; tactical grade (guided munitions) 0.1-30 °/h; navigation grade (commercial aircraft) 0.001-0.1 °/h; strategic grade (submarines, ICBMs) below 0.001 °/h. Earth's rotation rate of 15.041 °/h is the calibration reference for every gyrocompass. A 0.01 °/h drift yields about 1.1 km position error after 1 hour of unaided inertial navigation at the equator. 1 °/h ≈ 4.848 × 10⁻⁶ rad/s.

About Milliradians per second

The milliradian per second (mrad/s) is 10⁻³ rad/s, used in precision guidance and antenna pointing. Phased-array radar beam steering rates for track-while-scan modes are typically 10-1000 mrad/s. LEO Earth-observation satellites (Sentinel-2, WorldView-3) manoeuvre between imaging targets at 5-20 mrad/s and slew at 50-200 mrad/s. Industrial robot wrist joints (KUKA, Fanuc) operate at 17-175 mrad/s. Optical encoders (Heidenhain RON 905) can measure angular velocity to 0.1 mrad/s accuracy. 1 mrad/s = 10⁻³ rad/s ≈ 0.0573 °/s ≈ 9.549 × 10⁻³ rpm.

Quick Reference Table

Degrees per hour (°/h)Milliradians per second (mrad/s)
1 °/h0.00484814 mrad/s
2 °/h0.00969627 mrad/s
5 °/h0.0242407 mrad/s
10 °/h0.0484814 mrad/s
25 °/h0.121203 mrad/s
50 °/h0.242407 mrad/s
100 °/h0.484814 mrad/s

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