How fast is a blaster bolt in Star Wars?

The blaster bolts from blaster pistols were about 15 m/s. The blast from the death star traveled at about 980,000 m/s (faster than the speed of light!). It’s a movie. They are as fast as they are needed to be for the scene.

How hot is a blaster bolt in Star Wars?

Blaster bolts are basically magnetically sealed bolts of superheated plasma. Modern plasma torches reach temperatures around 20,000 degrees Celsius, so blaster bolts are probably around that temperature.

How powerful are blasters in Star Wars?

Learn why ancient weapons are no match for a Star Wars sidearm. When Luke Skywalker first met Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo, he heard two opposite opinions about blasters. A generic blaster pistol weighed about 500 grams, could deliver 100 shots per pack, and had a maximum range of 120 meters.

How fast do blasters shoot?

First, let me comment on the ground base’s blaster shots. The average for these things is just 34.9 m/s (78 mph). This is in the ballpark of a baseball pitch.

Do Star Wars Blasters ever run out of ammo?

Even the movie, “The Ewok Adventure,” had Mace’s blaster kept going out. Though those movies have the same respect as the Star Wars Holiday Special, Phantom Menace and Solo, blasters can run out of ammo since R2D2 also needs to be recharged, and ships on The Last Jedi were running out of fuel.

Can a lightsaber run out of ammo?

They CAN run out of ammo.. power really, but they can easily fire hundreds of shots before doing so, some even more. Just as lightsabers DO need to be charged, but can last for weeks and months even with very heavy usage before needing to do so.

What is the speed of the blaster bolt?

Here is the plot from Tracker. In this case, the slope of the position-time graph should be a fairly good approximation to the blaster bolt speed. This gives about 15 m/s. For uncertainty, let me say that there is an uncertainty in the distance of +/- 0.2 meters (an estimate). This would put the blaster bolt with a speed of 15 +/- 2 m/s.

Is there a way to show the speed range of blaster shots?

The blaster shots from spacecraft are just in a whole different speed range than the ground-based shots. There is one way to show them together — it is sort of a cheat. If I take the natural log of the speeds, you can see all the velocities in one histogram.