Ørsted satellite

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The Ørsted satellite is a Danish scientific spacecraft launched in 1999 to map Earth's magnetic field with high precision.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite
magnetospheric research satellite
scientific satellite
agencyPartner European Space Agency
NASA
attitudeControl three-axis stabilized
carriesInstrument GPS receiver
star tracker
contributedTo improved models of Earth’s main magnetic field
studies of secular variation of Earth’s magnetic field
understanding of magnetospheric current systems
countryOfOrigin Denmark
dataUsedFor global geomagnetic field models
space weather research
studies of Earth’s core dynamics
dataUser International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
designLife about 14 months
inclination 96.5 degrees
isFirstOf first Danish satellite
launchContractor Boeing
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 1999-02-23
launchSharedWith Argos satellite system
surface form: ARGOS satellite

SUNSAT satellite
launchSite Vandenberg Space Force Base
surface form: Vandenberg Air Force Base
launchVehicle Delta rocket
surface form: Delta II
manufacturer Danish industrial consortium
Terma A/S
massAtLaunch about 60 kilograms
missionStart 1999
missionType geomagnetic field mapping
space physics research
namedAfter Hans Christian Ørsted
operator Danish Space Research Institute
surface form: Danish National Space Center

Danish Space Research Institute
orbitalPeriod about 96 minutes
orbitRegime near-polar orbit
orbitType low Earth orbit
powerSource solar panels
primaryInstrument scalar magnetometer
vector magnetometer
primaryObjective map Earth’s magnetic field with high precision
program Danish Small Satellite Program
scientificDiscipline geomagnetism
geophysics
space physics
shape box-shaped spacecraft
status operational for geomagnetic science well beyond design life

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Hans Christian Ørsted hasHonorificName Ørsted satellite
Hans Christian Ørsted eponymOf Ørsted satellite