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Thursday, October 24, 2024

A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite's operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the "total loss" of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Boeing did not comment directly on the incident, referring BBC News to Intelsat's statements. The US Department of Defense's space-tracking website, SpaceTrack, also confirmed the incident. An alert on the platform said the US Space Forces also said it is "currently tracking around 20 associated pieces" of the satellite.

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Boeing has a culture of incompetence surrounding it like the stink coming from conOLD's depends.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-23 09:20 AM | Reply

Or was it hit by something? (or someone)

#2 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-10-24 12:50 PM | Reply

was it hit by something? (or someone)

#2 | POSTED BY BAT4255

Maybe.

Probably by a disgruntled worker at Boeing.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-24 12:53 PM | Reply

Unknown cause at this point but it had a history of propulsion problems.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-24 02:52 PM | Reply

Boeing. One of the best and most innovative tech companies in America in decline. I put the blame on lack of focus to its fundamental mission of making their product and our country great. Instead they get hung up on mergers and bean counters and irrelevant cultural stupidity like ESG and wokeness and mergers. The union and management need to work together or neither will have anything.

Leadership under Biden was destructive without commonsense focus. focus. His foolish premature EV push has almost broke the auto industry along with DEI.

#5 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-24 07:43 PM | Reply

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