Convert Microradians per second to Radians per minute
Convert Microradians per second (µrad/s) to Radians per minute (rad/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
rad/min = µrad/s × 6.000000000e-5
About Microradians per second
The microradian per second (µrad/s) is 10⁻⁶ rad/s. Earth's mean sidereal rotation rate is ≈72.921 µrad/s, the single most important reference at this scale. Navigation-grade ring laser gyroscopes (Honeywell GG1320) reach bias stability below 0.15 µrad/s; fibre-optic gyros for satellite attitude control (iXBlue ASTRIX-120) achieve 0.048 µrad/s. Postglacial isostatic rebound produces crustal block rotations detectable at 0.1-1 µrad/s in GPS survey networks. 1 µrad/s = 10⁻⁶ rad/s ≈ 5.73 × 10⁻⁵ °/s.
About Radians per minute
The radian per minute (rad/min) equals 1/60 rad/s ≈ 0.01667 rad/s, convenient for wind turbine rotors and slow industrial drives. Large direct-drive offshore wind turbines (14-15 MW, e.g. Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222, Vestas V236) rotate at 4-15 rad/min (0.064-0.24 rpm). Pharmaceutical coating pans rotate at 0.5-10 rad/min; large CNC rotary tables for turbine disc machining run at 0.2-8 rad/min. VLT 8.2 m telescope tracks stars at the sidereal rate π/720 ≈ 0.00436 rad/min. 1 rad/min = 1/60 rad/s ≈ 0.1592 rpm.
Quick Reference Table
| Microradians per second (µrad/s) | Radians per minute (rad/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 µrad/s | 6 × 10-5 rad/min |
| 2 µrad/s | 0.00012 rad/min |
| 5 µrad/s | 0.0003 rad/min |
| 10 µrad/s | 0.0006 rad/min |
| 25 µrad/s | 0.0015 rad/min |
| 50 µrad/s | 0.003 rad/min |
| 100 µrad/s | 0.006 rad/min |