Why? It's only a few percent larger delta-V: http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=29335&L=1 http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=29335&L=1 It's also much sm

Why? It's only a few percent larger delta-V: http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=29335&L=1 http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=29335&L=1 It's also much smaller -- this article puts the weight of the Mars orbiter at 500 kg total, vs. 1,380 for Chandrayaan-1. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/aug/09/india-set-for-mars-mission-in-2013 http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2012/aug/09/india-s...