ISRO is all set to launch Chandrayaan-II by 2017. After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-I, ISRO aims at second ambitious mission, Chandrayaan-II. Chandrayaan-I was meant to orbit around moon; however, Chandrayaan-II is to rove on the surface of moon. The Chandrayaan-II will have indigenously developed rover and a lander using the Geo-Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Chandrayaan-II will rove over the lunar surface to conduct experiments. Chandrayaan-II will be launched with an indigenous rover and lander using GSLV by 2016 or 2017. India's first mission to moon, Chandrayaan-I was successfully lifted on October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota. The spacecraft was orbiting around the moon at a height of 100 km from its surface for chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic mapping of the moon. A study was done to ensure whether an indigenous lander and rover could be developed, which received a positive feedback, after which the ISRO showed green signal to the project.

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