NSS-513

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.

Intelsat VA F-13 → NSS-513
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat (1988-1998) New Satellite Skies (1998-2003)
COSPAR ID	1988-040A[1]
SATCAT no.	19121
Mission duration	15 years


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 altitude	36,224.3 kilometers (22,508.7 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	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 K_u band

Intelsat V

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

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

Intelsat Corporation
COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

Satellites operated by SES S.A.
SES fleet	Active: SES-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (EchoStar 105) 12 14 15 16 (GovSat-1) Planned: SES-17
AMC fleet	Active: AMC-4 6 8 10 11 15 16 18 21 Backups: AMC-7 Retired: AMC-1 2 3 5 9 Failed launch: AMC-14
NSS fleet	Active: NSS-6 7 9 10 11 12 806 Retired: NSS-5 513 703 K Failed launch: NSS-8
Astra fleet	Active: Astra 1KR 1L 1M 1N 2E 2F 2G 3B 4A 5B Backups: Astra 1D 1F 1G 1H 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A Retired: Astra 1A 1B 1C 1E 5A Sirius 3 Failed launch: Astra 1K Orbital positions: 5.0°E 19.2°E 23.5°E 28.2°E 31.5°E Subsidiary: SES Astra
Third parties	Active: Ciel-2 MonacoSAT QuetzSat 1 Yahsat 1A

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