Ørsted (satellite)
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Ørsted is an Earth science satellite launched in 1999 to study the Earth's geomagnetic field. It is Denmark's first satellite, named after Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), a Danish physicist and professor at the University of Copenhagen, who discovered electromagnetism in 1820.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | Danish Meteorological Institute |
COSPAR ID | 1999-008B |
SATCAT no. | 25635 |
Mission duration | 365 days (planned) 25 years, 1 month and 17 days (elapsed) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Computer Resources International (Terma A/S) |
Launch mass | 60.8 kg [1] |
Dimensions | 34 x 45 x 72 cm (and an 8 m boom) |
Power | 54 W (nominal) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 February 1999, 10:29:55 UTC |
Rocket | Delta II 7920-10 (Delta # 267) |
Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-2W |
Contractor | Boeing |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth (near–sun synchronous) [2] |
Perigee altitude | 630.0 km |
Apogee altitude | 850.0 km |
Inclination | 96.1° |
Period | 100.0 minutes |
Epoch | 23 February 1999 |
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