Intelsat satellite in service after overcoming engine trouble

An Intelsat communications satellite launched last August entered service Sunday, about three months later than planned after a main engine problem forced engineers to position the craft in geostationary orbit using backup low-thrust rocket jets. The Intelsat 33e spacecraft ran into the engine glitch soon after its Aug. 24 launch from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, delaying its planned in-service date from around Nov. 1 to this month. Intelsat said Monday that the satellite began commercial operations Sunday after ground controllers finished testing of the platform’s communications payload. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 1)