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    Ørsted (satellite)

    Orsted
    A Danish microsatellite designed to map Earth’s magnetic field, measure the charged particle environment, and study auroral phenomena. Data from the mission complement those collected by Magsat. The spacecraft is named after the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted (1777-1851) who discovered electromagnetism in 1820.


    Launch date Feb. 23, 1999
    Launch vehicle Delta 7926
    Launch site Cape Canaveral
    Orbit 644 × 857 km × 96.5°
    Size 34 × 45 × 68 cm
    Mass 62 kg


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