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Satellite Velocities: Relative or Absolute?

Are the reported satellite velocities, such as for the ISS at 17,450 mph relative to the surface of the earth, which is turning, or to some fixed point without the rotational velocity. In other words, is the ISS moving at the above velocity relative to a point on the earth's surface?