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Message: <blockquote data-quote="topkollek" data-source="post: 30263288" data-attributes="member: 510150"><h3>Intelsat 33e: Loss in Orbit Hits Satellite Service Across Half the World</h3>An Intelsat satellite is thought to have been destroyed in its orbit around the Earth, affecting satellite service worldwide.The satellite, named Intelsat 33e or IS-33e, lost power on October 19 due to an "anomaly," impacting users across Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.The satellite, which has only spent eight years in geostationary orbit thus far, was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Defense's space-tracking platform SpaceTrack to have broken up on October 19."U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) has confirmed the breakup of Intelsat 33E (#41748, 2016-053B) in GEO on October 19, 2024, at approximately 0430 UTC," a SpaceTrack alert stated."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."IS-33e was a geostationary communications satellite. These satellites are widely used for telephone, internet, and mobile communication services and for broadcasting television and radio signals.Geostationary satellites orbit the Earth at the same rotational speed as the planet, making them appear stationary from the ground. This allows ground antennas to maintain a constant connection without needing to track the satellite's movement.Intelsat has said that they are in the process of moving IS-33e's services to other satellites.<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-orbiting-earth-broken-intelsat-lost-1972438" target="_blank">https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-orbiting-earth-broken-intelsat-lost-1972438</a></blockquote>

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