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A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite in its orbit. Name the two forces acting on the rocket immediately after leaving the launching pad.

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A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite in its orbit. Name the two forces acting on the rocket immediately after leaving the launching pad.

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The forces that act when a rocket leaves launching pad are as follows:

(i) Gravitational force of the earth (downward)

(ii) Frictional force of air (in opposite direction)

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