Intelsat 33e Made By Boeing Destroyed Into Orbital Debris

Intelsat 33e's picture before it was destroyed (photo: dock. Boeing)

JAKARTA On October 19, Intelsat revealed that his communication satellite experienced anomalies that caused power loss. Now, the satellite named Intelsat 33e is reportedly destroyed.

Two days after the Intelsat 33e service died, the company said that their satellite was lost due to an unresolved anomaly. To find the location of its satellite, Intelsat coordinates directly with Boeing, the manufacturer of Intelsat 33e.

"The Failure Review Board has been established to complete a comprehensive analysis of the causes of the anomaly. Since these anomalies, Intelsat has had active dialogue with affected customers and partners," Intelsat said through its official website.

In connection with the disappearance of Intelsat 33e, the US Space Force said it had found dozens of debris in orbit. These debris are believed to have originated from Intelsat communications satellites that have been destroyed. So far, no safety threats have been posed by the debris.

"S4S has confirmed the breakup of Intelsat 33e. Currently tracking about 20 related parts," the US Space Force said via its S4S_SDA account. "S4S has not observed any direct threats and continues to carry out regular conjunction assessments to support the safety and sustainability of the space domain."

Intelsat or Boeing has yet to reveal the cause of the disappearance and destruction of Intelsat 33e. There is a possibility that this satellite is experiencing problems with the propulsion system so that its device explodes and creates orbital debris.

The second satellite from the EpicNG series was launched in August 2016 into geostationary orbit (GEO) to provide higher throughput and efficiency for telecommunications services. Intelsat 33e is not the only satellite that ended badly as Intelsat 29e also ended in a failure in 2019.