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Asteroid will follow a horseshoe path around the Earth

Country aims at launching at least 12 to 14 missions this year

The premier's announcement comes as the world's most populous country readies for a key test flight due Saturday for its first crewed space mission.

The spacecraft is expected to remain functional for two weeks

If the rest of the current mission goes to plan, the mission will safely touch down near the Moon's little-explored south pole between August 23 and 24

Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India's space odyssey, says Indian PM

Launched in 2013 before entering Mars’ orbit, the probe made India one of only a handful of nations to circle the Red Planet