Indonesia Aeronautics and Space Agency successfully launched a rocket into space on Thursday morning as part of its plans to send a satellite into orbit in 2014, the agency said here.

The home-grown RX-420 rocket was launched from a pad in Garut regency of Wet Java province this morning, the spokesperson of the agency Elly Kuntjahyowati said.

"The launch of the rocket has been successful," she told Xinhua over phone.

Another launch of the combined-two rockets, RX-420 and RX-430 would be conducted next year, the spokeswoman said.

Source: Xinhua