ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said Chandrayaan I -- are progressing well

Necessary preparations and tests for India's first unmanned lunar mission -- Chandrayaan I -- are progressing well, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
A review meeting on 17th October would take stock of the preparations and give final shape for the launch, Nair told reporters at the airport on his arrival in Thiruvananthapuram.
The enhanced capabilities of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and accurate modelling of the forces that act on the Chandrayaan-1 satellite in orbit make India’s mission to Moon possible next week. The PSLV will put the satellite into an elliptical orbit under the influence of earth’s gravity.
The inbuilt rockets of the satellite will then push it to the moon’s sphere of influence.
All pre-launch tests conducted were successful, he said, adding that the PSLV rocket has been integrated.
If weather permits, "we will be able to carry out the launch on 22nd October," he said.