Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday India will soon mark its presence on the Moon with the Chandrayaan-2 mission and appreciated the use of space technology in saving assets and life and in delivering government schemes.

Israel, a Middle Eastern country has made an official announcement on July 11 that it will launch its first lunar mission in December 2018. It is there attempt to become the fourth country to land on the moon, after the U.S., Russia and China.

China’s satellite which was launched for a lunar exploration mission, has successfully braked near the Moon, completing an important step before entering a required orbit, space officials said on Saturday.