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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 187 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (16 children)

Surprised Pikachu face...

IS-33e was the second satellite to be launched as part of Boeing's "next generation" EpicNG platform. The first, dubbed IS-29e, failed due to a propulsion system fuel leak.

I see a pattern.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Selective quoting is basically lying.

The first, dubbed IS-29e, failed due to a propulsion system fuel leak. Intelsat declared the satellite a total loss in April 2019, later attributing it to either a micrometeoroid strike or solar weather activity.

With the context of the quote, I"m curious what the pattern you've identified is.

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