ISRO's PSLV-C62 carrying the EOS-N1 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: PTI
| Photo Credit: R SENTHILKUMAR
Launch VehicleA launch vehicle, commonly known as a rocket, is the powerful vehicle that carries a spacecraft from Earth into space. Its primary job is to generate enough thrust to overcome Earth’s gravity and place the mission on the correct path. Once it has completed this task, the rocket’s role ends.What does it do?
Produces the enormous thrust needed for liftoff.
Carries the spacecraft and its payload through Earth’s atmosphere.
