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Explain why is it necessary to use a minimum two stage rocket to launch a satellite into a circular orbit round the earth.

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A very famous use of Newton third law of motion in rocket propulsion
a rocket basically consists of two parts exhaust and combustion

And the arrows in combustion chamber shows the force generated by rocket fuel
the exhaust gases moves out of the rocket creating a large thrust.
This thrust is responsible for lifting of rocket upward.

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