India launches spacecraft to Mars

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Description: India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet - with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars.

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India has successfully launched a spacecraft to Mars.

The Mars Orbiter Mission took off at 09:08 GMT from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the country's east coast.

It is set to travel for 300 days, reaching Mars orbit in 2014.

Andrew North reports from Chennai.

Science & Environment

5 November 2013