Israel Aerospace Industries unveils lightweight satellite

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) today unveiled the development program of the new AMOS E communications satellite, which is powered by an electrical propulsion system. AMOS E will provide a broad range of communications services including TV broadcasts and broadband Internet. The new satellite weighs only 1.5-2 tons, less than half a regular communications satellite, and is designed to operate for 15 years. IAI announced today that development of the AMOS E has been completed but that the date of its launch into space has yet to be set. More

(Source: Globes - Oct 13)