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Counting pixels in that image it seems like both the ascend and descend took exactly 5 seconds each. So that's about 2.16 km/h or 1.34 mph.

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Or about 60cm ascent or descent per second. For earth based quadcopter type UAS, straight up or down ascent or descent would typically be measured in m/s.

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