{"id":100042,"date":"2024-10-23T07:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/boeing-made-satellite-breaks-up-in-space\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T07:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:03:01","slug":"boeing-made-satellite-breaks-up-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/boeing-made-satellite-breaks-up-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space"},"content":{"rendered":"

A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The satellite\u2019s operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the \u201ctotal loss\u201d of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

Intelsat also says it has taken steps to complete \u201ca comprehensive analysis\u201d of the incident.<\/p>\n

Boeing has been facing crises on multiple fronts, with a strike at its commercial plane business and issues with its Starliner spacecraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyse data and observations,\u201d Intelsat said.
\nBoeing did not comment directly on the incident, referring BBC News to Intelsat\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n

The US Department of Defense\u2019s space-tracking website, SpaceTrack, also confirmed the incident.
\nAn alert on the platform said the US Space Forces also said it is \u201ccurrently tracking around 20 associated pieces\u201d of the satellite.<\/p>\n

Separately, two astronauts have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) after the Boeing Starliner capsule they arrived on in June was deemed unfit to make the return flight.<\/p>\n

They are due to travel back to Earth on a spacecraft made by Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX next year.<\/p>\n

Since last month, Boeing has also been dealing with a strike involving more than 30,000 workers at its commercial plane making operation.<\/p>\n

Union members are set to vote on the company\u2019s latest offer on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The new offer includes a 35% pay rise over the next four years.<\/p>\n

Last week, Boeing announced it was seeking up to $35bn (\u00a327bn) in new funding. It also said it would start laying off 17,000 employees \u2013 about 10% of its workforce \u2013 from November.<\/p>\n

In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and to pay at least $243.6m after breaching a 2021 deferred prosecution deal.<\/p>\n

The agreement was in relation to two 737-MAX planes that were lost in nearly-identical accidents that cost 346 lives more than five years ago.<\/p>\n

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A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite\u2019s operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the \u201ctotal loss\u201d of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Intelsat also says it has taken steps to complete \u201ca comprehensive analysis\u201d of the incident. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100042\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}