Key statistics
Satellite NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513) at a glance.
Uptime
13637
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513)
International designator: 1988-040A
Object number (NORAD): 19121
Object ID (CCSDS): 19121
Country: NETHERLANDS (NETH)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1460.836 minutes
Inclination: 14.7799 deg
SMA: 42647.583 km
Apoapsis: 36321.571 km
Periapsis: 36217.326 km
RAAN: 350.8094 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00122216
Argument of periapsis: 126.7384 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.5208 deg
Mean motion: 0.98573714 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000193 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 15, 2025, 10:34 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 15, 2025, 12:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513)
TLE line 1: 1 19121U 88040A 25258.01455464 -.00000193 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 19121 14.7799 350.8094 0012222 126.7384 247.5208 0.98573714111838
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Geostationary communications satellite
NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513’, on board a Ariane 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 2
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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