Yeah, that's why the "rod's from god" idea for an orbit to ground kinetic weapon (which is the same problem just in reverse) used tungsten rods the size of tele

Yeah, that's why the "rod's from god" idea for an orbit to ground kinetic weapon (which is the same problem just in reverse) used tungsten rods the size of telephone poles, and even those would slow down by 5 km/s as they pass through the atmosphere.