Chandrayaan-3 Mission Cost: How ISRO’s Budget Compares To China, Russia – News18

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marks a big milestone as ISRO aspires to attain a delicate touchdown of the Vikram Lander module on the Moon’s floor right this moment, on August 23. If profitable, India will formally turn into the fourth nation—following the United States, Soviet Union, and China, and notably, the primary nation ever to attain a touchdown on the Moon’s South Pole.

Despite being forward of most nations, ISRO has managed to execute the Chandrayaan-3 mission inside a report estimated finances of Rs 615 crore, roughly $75 million.

In this text, we are going to discover how the finances and scope of the Chandrayaan-3 mission evaluate to the budgets of different notable Moon missions of comparable scope carried out by international locations similar to China, Russia and India’s previous missions as nicely.

Comparison with Chandrayaan-2 and 1 Costs:

Chandrayaan-2, a mission akin to Chandrayaan-3 in its lunar touchdown goal, had a finances of Rs 978 crore—notably greater than the Rs 615 crore finances of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

In distinction, Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar probe launched by ISRO in 2008, had an estimated finances of round Rs 386 crore.

Comparison with Russia’s Luna25 Mission Cost:

While there’s no official declaration by the Russian authorities, the estimated finances for Russia’s Luna25 mission, which crash-landed on the Moon’s floor, primarily based on studies, might have roughly been between Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,600 crore. Notably, this finances is considerably larger than the Rs 615 crore allotted for Chandrayaan 3.

Comparison with China’s Chang’e 4 Cost:

In January 2019, China’s Chang’e 4 completed a profitable delicate touchdown on the Moon’s far aspect. The craft was initially going to be a backup for Chang’e 3, however later, configured to be Chang’e 4. The precise finances for the undertaking stays unclear, however as Government of India’s Economic Survey, China spent $11 billion in 2018 on its area sector, which was solely second to the USA’s NASA at $19.5 billion. During the identical yr, India has spent solely $1.5 billion, which is seven instances lower than China.

Furthermore, within the fiscal yr 2022, India’s Department of Space was allotted a finances of Rs 13,700 crores, which was subsequently decreased to Rs 12,543.91 crore within the present yr. This context denotes how India’s finances has persistently remained notably smaller compared to China’s. 

Chandrayaan-3’s Final Countdown

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission launched off on July 14 on the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, beginning a 41-day journey to achieve and land on the lunar south pole. And, today, on August 23 at 6:04 PM, the Vikram Lander Module will try and efficiently delicate land on the floor of Moon’s South pole.