Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. ‘Total loss,’ operator says

Image caption: An artist’s impression of the Intelsat 33e communications satellite. Image credit: Boeing. Article by Elizabeth Howell. Space.com – October 23, 2024. Press release: Intelsat.

Intelsat declared a “total loss” of one of its satellites on Monday (Oct. 21) and is investigating the cause of the issue. The Intelsat-33e communications satellite is no longer operational after an outage Oct. 19; affected customers are being moved to other platforms, the company added in a statement. […]

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