WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Ørsted

Satellite: Ørsted

Satellite details

Acronym	Ørsted
Full name	Ørsted
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the Ørsted programme. Main missions: Space weather (Earth's magnetic field). Significant contribution to temperature/humidity sounding.
Mass at launch	60.7 kg	Dry mass	50 kg
Power	37 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from the Science Data Center of DMI.
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	750 km
Inclination	96.5 °

Space agency	DNSC , CNES, NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)	TRSR data have not been operationally available TRSR and ASC no longer functional since 2006. Defective attitude determination and control, preventing vector magnetic field to be observed.
Launch	23 Feb 1999	EOL	Jan 2014
Last update:	2017-07-22

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Ørsted

Acronym	Full name
ASC	Advanced Stellar Compass
CPD	Charged Particle Detector
FVM	Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer
OVM	Overhauser Magnetometer
TRSR	TurboRogue Space Receiver

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Ørsted

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Comments
ASC	Advanced Stellar Compass	May 1999 *	2006	N/A	No	Loss of attitude control prevents vector observation of the magnetic field
CPD	Charged Particle Detector	May 1999 *	Jan 2014	N/A	No
FVM	Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer	May 1999 *	2014	N/A	No	Only scalar magnetic field possible, due to defective attitude control since 2006
OVM	Overhauser Magnetometer	May 1999 *	Jan 2014	N/A	No
TRSR	TurboRogue Space Receiver	May 1999 *	2006	N/A	No	TRSR no longer functional since 2006

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed