Orsted - .
Mass: 62 kg (136 lb). Nation: Denmark.
Agency: DMI.
Manufacturer: CRI.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Orsted.
USAF Sat Cat: 25635 . COSPAR: 1999-008B. Apogee: 839 km (521 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. Period: 99.60 min. Denmark's Orsted gravity gradient stabilised satellite was to map the Earth's magnetic field. It was managed and operated by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Copenhagen. The satellite's prime contractor was CRI , Copenhagen..