ArianespaceAriane 2Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 513
Launched
May 17, 1988
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Intelsat 513 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 2 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 17, 1988. It was Arianespace's 21st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,294th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 513, one of 9 catalogued objects, from May 20, 1988, was 33,370 × 35,740 km inclined 0.9°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 2 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 2 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 21st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,294th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 513 · NORAD 19121 · 1988-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NSS 513 (INTELSAT 513)
- Object ID
- 1988-040A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-20 00:00:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.04858368 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0289533
- Inclination
- 0.896°
- Ascending node
- 237.1829°
- Arg. of perigee
- 349.8809°
- Mean anomaly
- 343.275°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; 7 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 513 · NORAD 19121
Ariane H10 V23 · broke up July 9, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
21st launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 31st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 513 launch?
Intelsat 513 launched on May 17, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 513?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 513?
Ariane 2, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 2 spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 513 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 513 reach?
The tracked orbit of INTELSAT 513, one of 9 catalogued objects, from May 20, 1988, was 33,370 × 35,740 km inclined 0.9°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 513 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).