| 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. |