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Indian Mars mission is ready for launch
Sriharikota , India - The journey to the Red Planet will last 300 days

The countdown for the launch of Mangalyaan, the Indian satellite which will fly to Mars, is close to reach its end: the spacecraft will depart tomorrow, Tuesday 5 November 2013, from Sriharikota base, in Andhra Pradesh. The liftoff is scheduled at 2:38 pm local time (9:08 am GMT/UTC). The launch was initially scheduled on October 28, but it was postponed because of the bad weather conditions on...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency