India launches its 1st space docking mission

India launches its first space docking mission
Watch: Rocket blasts off for India's first space-docking mission
Announcing "the successful accomplishment" of the launch, Indian Space Research Organisation chief Sreedhara Somanath said the rocket had "placed the satellites in the right orbit". India hopes to become only the fourth country with such technology,
India's ISRO attempts its first space docking mission
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