Indonesia claims rocket launch success
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Indonesia says it has succesfully launched a rocket into space.
The launch of the RX-420 rocket in West Java province is seen as a stepping-stone to plans to put an Indonesian satellite in orbit by 2014.
The launch follows the testing of another type of rocket last year.
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