Communications ##sat services provider Intelsat has revealed it has lost its Boeing - made 29e spacecraft after efforts to recover it were unsuccessful . A leak from the spacecraft 's propulsion system on 7 April disrupted service from the satellite and , while working to fix the issue , an " anomaly " led to a second accident occurring , which resulted in the " total loss " of the craft , according to the Luxembourg - owned company . The ##sat 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.