Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Ørsted |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Denmark |
Operator/Owner |
Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
635 |
Apogee (km) |
839 |
Eccentricity |
0.0143520472773322 |
Inclination (degrees) |
96.5 |
Period (minutes) |
99.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
60.6 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
50 |
Power (watts) |
54 |
Date of Launch |
23-02-1999 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Computer Resources International (CRI) |
Country of Contractor |
Denmark |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 7920 |
COSPAR Number |
1999-008B |
NORAD Number |
25635 |
Comments |
Magnetometer and a star camera for measurements of the geomagnetic field. |