NSS-513

Intelsat VA F-13 → NSS-513
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat (1988-1998)
New Satellite Skies (1998-2003)
COSPAR ID 1988-040A[1]
SATCAT no. 19121
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus Intelsat-V bus
Manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Launch mass 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[2]
BOL mass 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch date May 17, 1988, 23:58 (1988-05-17UTC23:58Z) UTC[3]
Rocket Ariane 2 V23
Launch site Kourou ELA-1
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated July 2003 (2003-08)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric[4]
Regime Geostationary[4]
Longitude 53° W (original position)
38° W (current position)[4]
Semi-major axis 42,647 kilometers (26,500 mi)[4]
Perigee 36,224.3 kilometers (22,508.7 mi)[4]
Apogee 36,328.9 kilometers (22,573.7 mi)[4]
Inclination 15.2 degrees[4]
Period 1,460.8 minutes[4]
Epoch April 23, 2017[4]
Transponders
Band 26 C-band
6 Ku band
Intelsat V

NSS-513, previously named Intelsat VA F-13 or Intelsat 513, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and which was later sold to New Satellite Skies on November 30, 1998. Launched in 1988, it was the thirteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus.

NSS-513 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was deactivated on August, 2003.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on May 17, 1988, at 23:58 UTC, by means of an Ariane 2 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 2,013 kg.[5] The NSS-513 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

References

  1. "INTELSAT 5A F-13". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Intelsat-5a". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NSS-513". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. "INTELSAT 513". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.


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