Breakup of Intelsat 33E

[Flyaway]

I know there’s already a thread for space debris but I cannot find as the forum’s search isn’t working.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1847819183272472884

View: https://x.com/S4S_SDA/status/1847819183272472884

S4S has confirmed the breakup of Intelsat 33E (#41748, 2016-053B) ~0430 UTC. Currently tracking around 20 associated pieces - analysis ongoing.

S4S has observed no immediate threats and is continuing to conduct routine conjunction assessments to support the safety and sustainability of the space domain.

Via NSF. Yes it’s Boeing again. Sister satellite of the also broken Intelsat-29e.

Here's a list of other active satellites using Boeing's BSS-702MP satellite bus:
• AMOS 17
• Horizons 3e
• Intelsat 21
• Intelsat 22
• Intelsat 35e
• Intelsat 37e
• JCSat 18 / Kacific 1
• Nusantara 5 (Nusantara Lima)

 

[FighterJock]

Not looking good at all unfortunately.

 

[yasotay]

Dear Mr. Musk, could you please come up with a space dump truck?

 

[publiusr]

That’s chomper…it’s coming…

 

[martinbayer]

I really would love to see a FMECA on those sats.

 

[martinbayer]

Dear Mr. Musk, could you please come up with a space dump truck?

So now you'd really wanna have Musk fire a cybertruck with a mannequin inside into space as well? But perhaps that's where these design abominations belong after all...

 

[Flyaway]

Intelsat Reports IS-33e Satellite Loss [Oct 21]

Intelsat reported today that the anomaly previously disclosed on October 19 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 33e satellite. We are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyze data and observations. A Failure Review Board has been convened to complete a comprehensive analysis of the cause of the anomaly. Since the anomaly, Intelsat has been in active dialogue with affected customers and partners. Migration and service restoration plans are well underway across the Intelsat fleet and third-party satellites.

Spaceflux Linkedin [Oct 22]

Following our initial #report on the Intelsat IS-33e breakup, our Spaceflux Ops team, alongside Spaceflux Labs, has been hard at work tracking about 40 fragments from the event. Whilst we continue build the full picture of the event and routinely #monitor all regions of the #GEO belt for fragments, we’re refining #orbit #data to help our customers stay ahead of potential #hazards and protect their critical #space assets.

With our in-house Faint Object Detection tools, we detected multiple #fragments and UCTs (uncorrelated tracks) during this observation session in this clip from our Spaceflux Cyprus sensor last night at 21-10-2024 17:43 (UTC).