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| India commercial rocket takes off | |
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| India's first commercial rocket has been launched into space. | |
| The rocket, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), took off from the Sriharikota base in southern India at 1530 Indian time (1000 GMT). | |
| It is carrying a 352kg Italian satellite which will gather information about the origins of the universe, the AFP news agency reports. | It is carrying a 352kg Italian satellite which will gather information about the origins of the universe, the AFP news agency reports. |
| India's space programme includes an unmanned mission to the moon which is due to take place next year. | India's space programme includes an unmanned mission to the moon which is due to take place next year. |
| 'Twenty-three minutes' | 'Twenty-three minutes' |
| "The payload will be separated from the vehicle in its orbit 23 minutes after the takeoff," a spokesman for the Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organisation said before the launch. | |
| The PSLV model rocket was first launched in 1994. It puts satellites into orbits where they cross above the earth's poles. | The PSLV model rocket was first launched in 1994. It puts satellites into orbits where they cross above the earth's poles. |
| Reports say that India is being paid $11m to launch the Italian satellite. | Reports say that India is being paid $11m to launch the Italian satellite. |