Intelsat VA F-13
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat(1988-1998) New Satellite Skies(1998-2003) |
COSPAR ID | 1988-040A |
SATCATno. | 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 2V23 |
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 | 26C-band 6Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat VA F-13orIntelsat 513,then named 'NSS-513',was acommunications satelliteoperated byIntelsatand which was later sold toNew Satellite Skies.Launched in 1988, it was the thirteenth of fifteenIntelsat Vsatellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed byFord Aerospace,based on theIntelsat VAsatellite bus.Intelsat VA F-13 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity forIntelsat's global network.
Satellite
[edit]The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres;solar arraysspanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented bynickel-hydrogen batteriesduringeclipse,provided 1800 watts of power at mission onset, approximately 1280 watts at the end of its seven-year design life. The payload housed 26C-bandand 6Ku-bandtransponders. 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
[edit]The satellite was successfully launched into space on 17 May 1988, at 23:58:00 UTC, by means of anAriane 2vehicle from theCentre Spatial Guyanais,Kourou,French Guiana.It had a launch mass of 1981 kg.[4]The Intelsat VA F-13 was equipped with 6Ku-bandtransponders more 26C-bandtranspondersfor 15,000 audio circuits and two TV channels.
NSS-513
[edit]Intelsat 513 was sold toNew Satellite Skieson 30 November 1998, and renamed NSS-513. The satellite was deactivated in August 2003.
References
[edit]- ^"Intelsat 5A".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved23 April2017.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved23 April2017.
- ^"Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A".NASA. 14 May 2020.Retrieved20 June2020.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"Display: Intelsat 5A F-13 1988-040A".NASA. 14 May 2020.Retrieved29 June2020.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.