Intelsat 33e

former geostationary communications satellite, which broke up in 2024
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Intelsat 33e

Summary

Intelsat 33e is a high throughput satellite[1]. It draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (high_throughput_satellite category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Intelsat 33e's instance of is recorded as high throughput satellite[3].
  • Intelsat 33e's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite[4].
  • Intelsat 33e's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Intelsat 33e is operated by Intelsat[6].
  • Intelsat 33e's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing Satellite Development Center[7].
  • Intelsat 33e's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA[8].
  • Intelsat 33e's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Intelsat 33e's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[10].
  • Intelsat 33e's powered by is recorded as LEROS[11].
  • Intelsat 33e's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[12].
  • Intelsat 33e was dissolved in October 19, 2024[13].
  • Intelsat 33e's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as August 24, 2016[14].
  • Intelsat 33e's spacecraft bus is recorded as Boeing 702[15].
  • Intelsat 33e's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • Intelsat 33e's significant event is recorded as service entry[17].
  • Intelsat 33e's significant event is recorded as destruction[18].
  • Intelsat 33e's significant event is recorded as mission termination[19].
  • Intelsat 33e's official website is recorded as https://www.intelsat.com/fleetmaps/satellites/satellite_39/[20].
  • Intelsat 33e's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace[21].
  • Intelsat 33e's space tug is recorded as ESC-A H14.4[22].
  • Intelsat 33e's replaces is recorded as Intelsat 904[23].
  • Intelsat 33e's start point is recorded as ELA-3[24].
  • Intelsat 33e's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7.9'}[25].
  • Intelsat 33e's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.2'}[26].
  • Intelsat 33e's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.8'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include high throughput satellite[3], geostationary satellite[4], and former entity[5].

Why It Matters

Intelsat 33e draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (high_throughput_satellite category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . x.com. x.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . spacenews.com. spacenews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . x.com. Retrieved . x.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . intelsat.com. intelsat.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . arianespace.com. arianespace.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . arianespace.com. arianespace.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . arianespace.com. arianespace.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.intelsat.com/fleetmaps/satellites/satellite_39/
    Country of origin
    Utc date of spacecraft launch +2016-08-24T00:00:00Z
    Height {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.2'}
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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