Engineering:NSS-513

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Intelsat VA F-13 → NSS-513
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorIntelsat (1988-1998)
New Satellite Skies (1998-2003)
COSPAR ID1988-040A[1]
SATCAT no.19121
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusIntelsat-V bus
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[2]
BOL mass1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 17, 1988, 23:58 (1988-05-17UTC23:58Z) UTC[3]
RocketAriane 2 V23
Launch siteKourou ELA-1
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
DeactivatedJuly 2003 (2003-08)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[4]
RegimeGeostationary[4]
Longitude53° W (original position)
38° W (current position)[4]
Semi-major axis42,647 kilometers (26,500 mi)[4]
Perigee altitude36,224.3 kilometers (22,508.7 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude36,328.9 kilometers (22,573.7 mi)[4]
Inclination15.2 degrees[4]
Period1,460.8 minutes[4]
EpochApril 23, 2017[4]
Transponders
Band26 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. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1988-040A. Retrieved April 23, 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Intelsat-5a". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-5a.htm. Retrieved April 23, 2017. 
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved April 23, 2017. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "NSS-513". N2yo.com. https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=15873. Retrieved April 23, 2017. 
  5. "INTELSAT 513". TSE. http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_intelsat_513.html. Retrieved April 23, 2017.