Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit

2 years ago by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflight

Intelsat 33e has lost power in geostationary orbit and the satellite is no longer providing communications for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific, its operator announced Oct. 19.
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skysurfer 17 points 2 years ago path: 0 12983168, hotness: undefined, score: 17, children: 2
threelonmusketeers 10 points 2 years ago

Damn. Even if there are "no immediate threats", 20+ pieces in GEO doesn't sound like a fun time. I wonder what the cause was?

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shortwavesurfer 4 points 2 years ago

Being up that high, it probably got whack by a meteorite.

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