 The word is derived from two Latin words:

pro meaning before or forwards and pellere

meaning to drive.
 Propulsion means to push forward or drive
an object forward.
 A propulsion system is a machine that
produces thrust to push an object forward.
• To launch artificial sattelites

• To change position of sattelite

• To change the orbit of sattelite

NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION
To every action there is an equal
and opposite reaction
 JET ROCKET
PROPULSION PROPULSION
In Jet propulsion the In Rocket propulsion the
oxidizer is the oxygen oxidizer is carried with the
in the air sucked into vehicle. Because there is
the engine of the plane. no oxidizer in space,
rockets need to carry their
own oxidizers with them.
•When launching a spacecraft from the Earth, a propulsion method must
overcome a higher gravitational pull to provide a net positive
acceleration.

•When launching from a planet, tiny accelerations cannot overcome the

planet's gravitational pull and so cannot be used