A successful launch will make India the third Asian nation to place a satellite in lunar orbit.

如果发射成功，印度将成为第三个将卫星送入月球轨道的亚洲国家。

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After North Korea launched a rocket over Japan's airspace on Aug. 31--Pyongyang maintains it was merely an attempt to place a satellite in orbit--Tokyo quickly overcame its qualms about helping the U.S. develop an expensive theater missile defense (TMD) system to shoot down ballistic missiles.

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The manufacturer of the satellite, French company Thales Alenia Space, added to the embarrassment by prematurely issuing a press release stating the rocket had launched successfully, and the satellite was in the right place in orbit.

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