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ORSTED
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
ORSTED is a Denmark payload satellite, launched on February 23, 1999 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
February 23, 1999 at 10:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7920-10 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
ARGOS
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
813 km
Periapsis
627 km
Inclination
96.48°
Orbital period
99.19 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Denmark
Launch mass
62 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-008B
NORAD catalog №
25635
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Denmark
Radar cross-section
0.307 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational