Loading...
Loading...
Browse all stories on DeepNewz
VisitIntelsat insurance claim for IS-33e loss by end of 2024?
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Public statements or filings from Intelsat or insurance companies
Boeing-Built Intelsat 33e Explodes in Orbit, Creating Over 50 Debris Pieces
Oct 23, 2024, 01:00 PM
A communications satellite built by Boeing, Intelsat 33e (IS-33e), has exploded in geostationary orbit after experiencing an anomaly, creating more than 50 pieces of space debris. The 14,600-pound satellite, launched in 2016 alongside Intelsat 36 on an Ariane 5 rocket, provided broadband, telecom, and broadcasting services to Europe, Africa, and much of Asia. It has been declared a total loss by its operator, Intelsat. The U.S. Space Force is tracking the debris caused by the breakup. This incident marks the second failure of a Boeing-built satellite for Intelsat, following the loss of IS-29e in 2019.
View original story
Boeing • 25%
Intelsat • 25%
Arianespace • 25%
Other • 25%
Manufacturing defect • 25%
External impact • 25%
Software malfunction • 25%
Other • 25%
All debris cataloged and tracked • 25%
Partial debris cataloged • 25%
No debris cataloged • 25%
Other • 25%
Manufacturing defect • 25%
Collision with space debris • 25%
Internal system failure • 25%
Other • 25%
Technical malfunction • 25%
External impact • 25%
Unknown cause • 25%
Other • 25%
Intelsat • 25%
US Space Force • 25%
European Space Agency • 25%
Other • 25%
Resolved with compensation • 25%
Resolved without compensation • 25%
Ongoing legal proceedings • 25%
No claims filed • 25%
Other • 25%
Boeing • 25%
SpaceX • 25%
Arianespace • 25%
Unknown • 25%
Manufacturing defect • 25%
External impact • 25%
Operational error • 25%