Ørsted
Spacecraft
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, a Danish physicist and professor at the University of Copenhagen, who discovered... Wikipedia
Launch date: February 23, 1999
Orbit height: 435 mi
Power: 54 watts
Launch site: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2
Manufacturer: Computer Resources International
Cost: 160 million DKK (1999)
Launch mass: 60.8 kg
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