Ørsted (satellite)
Model of the Ørsted Satellite in the Tycho Brahe Planetarium | |
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Danish Meteorological Institute |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-008B |
| SATCAT no. | 25635 |
| Mission duration | 365 days (planned) 26 years, 3 months and 25 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Computer Resources International (Terma A/S) |
| Launch mass | 60.8 kg |
| 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) |
| Perigee altitude | 630.0 km |
| Apogee altitude | 850.0 km |
| Inclination | 96.1° |
| Period | 100.0 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 February 1999 |
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.