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It doesn't reach 5000kmh until 26km altitude[0], but the highest geese have been reported is 9km altitude[1], so I would assume it would only be in danger of encountering geese at speeds lower than 5000kmh. (Still likely to be at pretty fast speeds though.)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylon_(spacecraft)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose

Is the goose laden or unladen?

Geese don’t fly at the height where this speed is reached.

My 90s childhood education based on pirated floppies was apparently deficient in the flight habits of geese, then: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/star-goose-ix

Thanks for the correction, HN!

Out of curiosity, how do conventional rockets deal with bird impacts?