Israel develops small, affordable and compact electric communications satellites

A few days ago, Yossi Weis, president of Israel Aerospace Industries, revealed that the company is developing an affordable and small small electric communication satellite
.
"This concept is innovative because it uses electric boosts, which are much more efficient and smaller than chemical booster systems, and launch systems will be much smaller, much more flexible and much more affordable
," Weiss said.
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It is reported that this small electric communication satellite is expected to weigh less than half of the comparable spacecraft on the market today, and the cost is "tens of percent"
cheaper.
Weiss said on the opening day of the 66th Jerusalem International Astronautical Congress that the new satellite, called Amos-E, will weigh less than 2 tons, can operate in geosynchronous orbit for at least 15 years, and is suitable for launching from smaller, cheaper traditional launch towers
.