International Sat. n°: |
Denmark satellite n°: 1 |
Launch data
| Designation
|
25635
/ 99008B
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Launch
date
| 23 Feb 1999
|
| Launch site | Va, SLC-2W |
| Launch vehicle | Delta-7920-10 (#267) |
| Mission
|
Scientific
|
| Earth orbit: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
831/847
km
|
|
Inclination
|
98.7°
|
|
Period
|
|
NASA provided a GPS receiver and magnetometer.
Orsted will be delivered to a near sun-synchronous orbit, carrying scientific
equipment to study the Earth's magnetic fields and electrical properties. The
satellite is semiautonomous with control provided by its onboard computer.
Specifications
|
Prime
contractor
|
CRI
of Kobenhavn
|
|
Platform
|
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
62
kg
|
|
Mass
in orbit
|
|
|
Dimension
|
|
|
Solar
array
|
|
|
Stabilization
|
|
|
DC
power
|
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Design
lifetime
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Transmissions: 2215 MHz
Ref: #15 - update: 04.01.11