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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 30264552" data-attributes="member: 562115">This appears to be a repeat of another similar incident that happened in 2019 - of IS-29e, which was also a Boeing 702MP model. The power loss and subsequent explosion could possibly be related to the Li-Ion Batteries. Boeing sources batteries from SAFT. It's a French company that's over 100 years old who make specialized high energy batteries for avaiation (including fighter aircraft), rail, marine & aerospace.The past IS-29e failure was thought to be caused by a design error compounded by high solar activity or, possibly, by a micrometeor strike. It is thought that an electrical arcing/Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) event on the electrical harness (unfortunately located outside of Faraday Cage) impinged on a nearby propellant line causing a leak and explosion.What's worse is that both the IS-29e and IS-33e were unisured. Intelsat hasn't continued the post launch plus one-year insurance and this will hurt them financially.</blockquote>

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