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Does a rocket always need the escape speed of 11.2km to escape from the earth?If not what then does escape velocity really mean?

Does a rocket always need the escape speed of 11.2km to escape from the earth?If not what then does escape velocity really mean?

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Sayani
13 Points
6 years ago
yes a rocket always needs the escape speed of 11.2 km to escape from the earth.   in fact it is the minimum speed that a body needs to possess in order to overcome the earth’s gravitational pull on it. so escape speed can be either equal to or more than 11.2 km
 

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