Communications satellite services provider Intelsat has revealed it has lost its Boeing-made 29e spacecraft after efforts to recover it were unsuccessful. The company said the satellite, which was launched in September 2015, had been placed into a low Earth orbit and then failed to reenter Earth's atmosphere. The firm has set up a review board in conjunction with Boeing to investigate the incident, while satellites from Intelsat and third-parties are filling in for most of the disrupted services.
Communications satellite services provider Intelsat has revealed it has lost its Boeing-made 29e spacecraft after efforts to recover it were unsuccessful. A leak from the device's propulsion system on 7 April disrupted service from the satellite and, while working to fix the issue, an "anomaly" led to a second malfunction occurring, which resulted in the "total loss" of the craft, according to the Luxembourg-based company. The firm has set up a review board in conjunction with Boeing to investigate the incident, while satellites from Intelsat and third-parties are filling in for most of the disrupted services.