The first cosmic speed (V1) spacecraft as the earth's surface along the circular motion must have the speed, also known as speed around. The first two speed of the universe another name: the smallest space launch speed, maximum speed of the spacecraft. In a number of issues that when a spacecraft to the speed of the universe in the first run, it shows that the spacecraft is operating along the Earth's surface. In accordance with the mechanical theory can be calculated V1 = 7.9 km / sec. Spacecraft from the ground a few hundred kilometers above the surface of the high-altitude operation of the spacecraft in the face of gravity on the ground than when it is smaller, so the speed of slightly less than V1.
第二宇宙速度(V2) when the spacecraft in the first over of the universe V1 speed up to a certain value, it will be out of the earth's gravitational field around the sun as a man-made planet, the speed is called第二宇宙速度, also known as escape Speed. In accordance with the mechanical theory can be calculated第二宇宙速度V2 = 11.2 km / sec. As the gravity of the earth the moon has not yet exceeded the scope of it from the ground to launch lunar spacecraft, the initial rate of not less than 10.848 km / s can be.
The third speed of the universe (V3) from the Earth's surface to launch the spacecraft, flying out of the solar system, the vast roaming in the Milky Way need Minimum speed, the speed of the universe is called the third. In accordance with the mechanical theory of the universe can be calculated in the third speed V3 = 16.7 km / sec. It should be noted that this is to choose the speed of the spacecraft orbit the Earth and the revolution speed in the same direction when the calculated value of the V3; if not the direction, speed requirements will be GREater than 16.7 km / s by. It can be said that the speed of the spacecraft is free of the Earth and even the sun's gravitational the only factor, only the speed rockets can break through the universe.
The fourth speed of the universe (V4) of a speed of the universe, objects are expected to have 110 ~ 120km / s speed, you can enter Hewaixingxi out of the Milky Way, known as the pace of the fourth rate of the universe.
As the spacecraft in the Earth's dense atmosphere other than the extremely high vacuum space similar to the natural movement of celestial bodies flying, the first spacecraft to look for the realization of Air and the labor-saving means of delivery.
Does carry a rocket combustion agents, with antioxidants that can fly in space. But to break free of Earth's gravity and fly out to overcome the air resistance of the Earth, single-stage rockets can also be used STEP-ROCKETS relay, one level to speed up the end of the universe to reach the speed of the numerical requirements.
Modern arrows from the launch vehicle body structure, power plants, guidance and control systems, telemetry systems, testing outside the system, security and other self-destructive system constitutes an additional, on all levels between the level inter-agency connectivity, and separation, the spacecraft mounted on the end of the The location of the rocket to the top level by the end of grade separation and institutions linked to the rocket; outside the spacecraft equipped with a fairing, in order to launch the initial phase of the protection of the spacecraft.
The launch vehicle technology indicators, including the carrying capacity, precision orbit, rockets of different weights in the spacecraft's reliability and adaptability. And the weight of the spacecraft orbit, the rocket needed to provide energy and speed varies, with a variety of track between the speed of a certain relationship. If the spacecraft into a 185 km high circular orbit required speed of 7.8 km / s; spacecraft into the 1,000 km high circular orbit required speed of 8.3 km / s; spacecraft Into the geosynchronous transfer orbit speed of 10.25 kilometers requirements / s; spacecraft to detect the speed of the solar system requirements for 12 to 20 km / s, and so on. To this day, the Rockets can only rely on breakthroughs in the speed of the universe, the realization of the ideals of human space flight.

第一宇宙速度（V1） 航天器沿地球表面作圓周運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)必須具備的速度，也叫環(huán)繞速度。第一宇宙速度兩個(gè)別稱：航天器最小發(fā)射速度、航天器最大運(yùn)行速度。在一些問題中說，當(dāng)某航天器以第一宇宙速度運(yùn)行，則說明該航天器是沿著地球表面運(yùn)行的。按照力學(xué)理論可以計(jì)算出V1＝7．9公里／秒。航天器在距離地面表面數(shù)百公里以上的高空運(yùn)行，地面對(duì)航天器引力比在地面時(shí)要小，故其速度也略小于V1。
　　第二宇宙速度（V2）當(dāng)航天器超過第一宇宙速度V1達(dá)到一定值時(shí)，它就會(huì)脫離地球的引力場(chǎng)而成為圍繞太陽(yáng)運(yùn)行的人造行星，這個(gè)速度就叫做第二宇宙速度，亦稱逃逸速度。按照力學(xué)理論可以計(jì)算出第二宇宙速度V2＝11．2公里／秒。由于月球還未超出地球引力的范圍，故從地面發(fā)射探月航天器，其初始速度不小于10．848公里／秒即可。
　　第三宇宙速度（V3）從地球表面發(fā)射航天器，飛出太陽(yáng)系，到浩瀚的銀河系中漫游所需要的最小速度，就叫做第三宇宙速度。按照力學(xué)理論可以計(jì)算出第三宇宙速度V3＝16．7公里／秒。需要注意的是，這是選擇航天器入軌速度與地球公轉(zhuǎn)速度方向一致時(shí)計(jì)算出的V3值；如果方向不一致，所需速度就要大于16．7公里／秒了。可以說，航天器的速度是掙脫地球乃至太陽(yáng)引力的惟一要素，目前只有火箭才能突破宇宙速度。
　　第四宇宙速度（V4）宇宙速度的一級(jí)，預(yù)計(jì)物體具有110~120km/s的速度時(shí)，就可以脫離銀河系而進(jìn)入河外星系，這個(gè)速度叫做第四宇宙速度。
　　由于航天器在地球稠密大氣層以外極高真空的宇宙空間以類似自然天體的運(yùn)動(dòng)規(guī)律飛行，所以實(shí)現(xiàn)航天首先要尋找不依賴空氣而又省力的運(yùn)載工具。
　　火箭本身既攜有燃燒劑，又帶有氧化劑，能夠在太空中飛行。但要掙脫地球引力和克服空氣阻力飛出地球，單級(jí)火箭還做不到，必須用多級(jí)火箭接力，逐級(jí)加速，最終才能達(dá)到宇宙速度要求的數(shù)值。
　　現(xiàn)代運(yùn)載火箭由箭體結(jié)構(gòu)、動(dòng)力裝置、制導(dǎo)和控制系統(tǒng)、遙測(cè)系統(tǒng)、外測(cè)系統(tǒng)、安全自毀和其他附加系統(tǒng)構(gòu)成，各級(jí)之間靠級(jí)間段和分離機(jī)構(gòu)連接，航天器裝在末級(jí)火箭的頂端位置，通過分離機(jī)構(gòu)與末級(jí)火箭相連；航天器外面裝有整流罩，以便在發(fā)射初始階段保護(hù)航天器。
　　運(yùn)載火箭的技術(shù)指標(biāo)，包括運(yùn)載能力、入軌精度、火箭對(duì)不同重量的航天器的適應(yīng)能力和可靠性。航天器的重量和軌道不同，所需火箭提供的能量和速度也各不相同，各種軌道與速度之間有一定的對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系。如把航天器送入185公里高的圓形軌道運(yùn)行所需的速度為7．8公里／秒；航天器進(jìn)入1000公里高的圓形軌道運(yùn)行所需速度為8．3公里／秒；航天器進(jìn)入地球同步轉(zhuǎn)移軌道運(yùn)行所需速度為10．25公里／秒；航天器探測(cè)太陽(yáng)系所需速度為12～20公里／秒等。直到今天，只有依靠火箭才能突破宇宙速度，實(shí)現(xiàn)人類飛天的理想。