Asia Tech Wire (Oct 24) -- Intelsat 33e (IS-33e), a satellite of U.S. satellite services provider Intelsat S.A., disintegrated in space a few days ago, creating a large amount of debris.

The company said it is coordinating with the satellite manufacturer Boeing and related agencies to analyze the cause of the satellite's disintegration.

Designed and manufactured by Boeing, the satellite was launched in August 2016 and put into service in January 2017, providing communications services mainly to users in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

IS-33e initially had an expected operational lifetime of 15 years.

Intelsat made an announcement a few days ago that the IS-33e satellite was experiencing an unusual condition that led to an interruption in satellite service.

It said in an updated announcement this week that it had completely lost the satellite.

The company is coordinating with Boeing and relevant U.S. government agencies to analyze relevant data and observations.

The company said it has been communicating with affected customers and partners since the satellite's unusual condition occurred, and that the disrupted service was transferred to other satellites operated by the company or satellites operated by third parties.