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. Intelsat declared the satellite a total loss in April 2019, later attributing it to either a micrometeoroid strike or solar weather activity.

What caused IS-33e to break up in orbit remains unclear, however. Intesalt officials did observe that it was using far more fuel than it should be to maintain its orbit shortly after launching eight years ago, shaving off 3.5 years of its 15-year lifetime.

Boeing produces more leaks than this guy:

The door plug again?

If it hadnt exploded into peices,what would it havr exploded into instead?

That's gonna leave a mess.

did you know that high powered lasers are invisible to the naked eye without a sufficient particulate medium to pass through?

Wouldn't it be a bit more concerning if it exploded into smaller, yet complete satellites..? Exploding "into pieces" seems downright SOP to me.

So now this satellite can be an "anomaly" for another satellite, and the circle of life continues...

So in addition to the Boeing low hanging fruit - feels like the opener to a scifi story involving either covert space weapons testing or the start to some kind of extraterrestrial invasion. 😁

It burnt down, fell over, then sank into the swamp.

J E W I S H. S P A C E. L A S E R S!