Registration information for Ørsted satellite:
- Operator: Terma A/S, Vasekær 12, DK-2730 Herlev
- CVR-number: DK 41881828
- National designator: 1999-DK-01
- UN designator: 1999-008B
- Location of launch: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Californien, USA
- Date of launch (UTC): 23 February 1999, 10:29,55
- Launch vehicle: Delta-ll
- Status: Still functional
- Date of decay/reentry/deorbit: Until 2030
- Basic orbital parameters:
- Nodal period: 99,59 minutes
- Inklination: 96,48410 grader
- Apogee: 841,79 km
- Perigee: 636,11 km
General function of space object:
The satellite is designed for high precision measurements of the magnetic field of the Earth. The mass of the satellite is 62 kg and the dimension is 34 x 45 x 72 cm. An 8m long boom carrying the magnetic field instruments is attached to the satellite.
- Date of UN registration: 10 August 2011
- Date of national registration: 15 November 2016