Name of the satellite | Oersted |
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Other name(s) | Orsted 25635 |
COSPAR designation | 99-008B |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | T. Neubert |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | DMI |
Country or Space Agency | DNK |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1999-008B
http://web.dmi.dk/projects/oersted/ |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 23-02-1999 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ***** |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ***** |
Type of the orbits | LEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 630 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 850 / |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 100 / 1.6 |
Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
Eccentricity | 0.01545 |
Inclination (°) | 96,1 |
Observed regions | Study of the variations of the magnetic field of the Earth |
Observed waves | ????? |
Name of the first experiment | CSC flux-gate magnetometer |
Name of the second experiment | Overhauser magnetometer |