Did You Know, The Cost Of ISRO's Aditya L1 Is Lesser Than 'Jailer', 'Gaddar 2' Collection?

The ISRO is all set to launch India's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday. This is India's maiden solar expedition.

As ISRO's trusted PSLV will carry the Aditya L1 mission on a 125-day voyage to the Sun. So, a question that comes in every Indian's mind is what is the cost of India's solar Aditya L1 mission? How expensive is it?

Well, the answer is 'no'. The ISRO is known for cost-effective missions. Even the recent Chandrayaan-3 mission cost Rs 600 crore.

As far as the cost of Aditya L1 mission is concerned, the budget is less than the box-office collection of Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' or Sunny Deol's 'Gaddar 2'. Yes, you heard it right.

Although ISRO has not disclosed the cost breakdown for the mission, the Centre had earlier revealed in the Lok Sabha that it had earmarked approximately Rs 378.53 crore for the solar mission, excluding expenses related to the launch. Reportedly, the total budget of this mission is estimated to be around Rs 400 crore.

However, the box-office collection of recent hit movies such as Rajinikanth's 'Jailer', which is reportedly over Rs 450 crore (worldwide), and Sunny Deol's 'Gaddar 2' is over Rs 600 crore.

Interestingly, NASA's STEREO spacecraft, launched on October 25, 2006, to investigate the structure and evolution of solar storms originating from the Sun, carried a substantial price tag of $550 million.

On a different note, NASA's Parker Solar Probe, a mission venturing closer to the Sun than any previous spacecraft, incurred a considerable cost of $1.5 billion for NASA, primarily due to the intricate technology and extensive research incorporated into its development.

Meanwhile, Aditya-L1 is the first space-based observatory class to study the Sun and is being fired using ISRO's reliable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will take off at 11.50 am.

The spacecraft, after travelling about 1.5 million km from the Earth over 125 days, is expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1 which is considered closest to the Sun.