Intelsat VA F-13 or Intelsat 513, then named 'NSS-513', was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and which was later sold to New Satellite Skies. 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 VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-13 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat (1988-1998) New Satellite Skies (1998-2003) |
COSPAR ID | 1988-040A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 19121 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat VA |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1981 kg [1] |
Dry mass | 1098 kg |
Dimensions | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
Power | 1800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 17 May 1988, 23:58:00 UTC[2] |
Rocket | Ariane 2 V23 |
Launch site | Kourou, ELA-1 |
Contractor | Aérospatiale |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | July 2003 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 53.0° West (1988-1995) 177.0° West (1995-2003) |
Epoch | 17 May 1988 |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C-band 6 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres; solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power at mission onset, approximately 1280 watts at the end of its seven-year design life. The payload housed 26 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It also provided maritime communications for ships at sea.[3]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 17 May 1988, at 23:58:00 UTC, by means of an Ariane 2 vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 1981 kg.[4] The Intelsat VA F-13 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and two TV channels.
Intelsat 513 was sold to New Satellite Skies on 30 November 1998, and renamed NSS-513. The satellite was deactivated in August 2003.
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