Intelsat VA F-13

Intelsat VA F-13 → NSS-513

Mission type	Communication
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

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.

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.

References

1. "Intelsat 5A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Display: Intelsat 5A F-13 1988-040A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.