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After what happened to Intelsat 29e (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800) it's probably an issue with th
by milgrim 2y ago
After what happened to Intelsat 29e (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800) it's probably an issue with the satellite bus.
- FatalLogic 2y ago"Late on 7 April, the Intelsat 29e propulsion system experienced damage that caused a leak of the propellant on board the satellite resulting in a service disruption to customers on the satellite." [0] Intelsat 29e, way back in 2019, but that's interesting. Some kind of onboard issue? [0] https://www.intelsat.com/newsroom/intelsat-29e-service-outage/ https://www.intelsat.com/newsroom/intelsat-29e-service-outag...
- milgrim 2y agoBoeing would be very unlucky to lose two satellites with the same bus to external causes.