Intelsat VA F-13

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Intelsat VA F-13 → NSS-513
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat (1988-1998)
New Satellite Skies (1998-2003)
COSPAR ID 1988-040A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 19121
Mission duration7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus Intelsat VA
Manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Launch mass1981 kg [1]
Dry mass1098 kg
Dimensions1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
Power1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date17 May 1988, 23:58:00 UTC [2]
Rocket Ariane 2 V23
Launch site Kourou, ELA-1
Contractor Aérospatiale
End of mission
Disposal Graveyard orbit
DeactivatedJuly 2003
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Longitude53.0° West (1988-1995)
177.0° West (1995-2003)
Epoch 17 May 1988
Transponders
Band26 C-band
6 Ku-band
Intelsat V
 

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.

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Satellite

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]

Launch

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.

NSS-513

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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