Denmark
Spacecraft Designed in Denmark
  • Orsted. - Earth Magnetosphere
Chronology of Events for Denmark

1971 August 22 - 02:34 GMT - Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.

  • Ionosphere mission Agency: Denmark. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.
1971 August 24 - 02:24 GMT - Launch Site: Sonde Stromfjord. Launch Vehicle: Nike Apache.
  • Ionosphere mission Agency: Denmark. Apogee: 223 km (138 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.
1999 February 23 - 10:29 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2. Launch Pad: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7000. Model: Delta 7920-10. LV Configuration: Delta 7920-10 D267.
  • Orsted Mass: 62 kg (136 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Orsted. Manufacturer: CRI, Kobenhaven. Agency: DMI. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 863 km (536 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. COSPAR: 1999-008B. USAF Sat Cat: 25635. 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. Level: 1.
2003 June 30 - Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Rokot. LV Configuration: Rokot / Briz-KM.
  • DTUSAT Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Agency: Danish Technical University. Perigee: 816 km (507 mi). Apogee: 831 km (516 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 101.40 min. COSPAR: 2003-031C. USAF Sat Cat: 27842. Danish cubesat DTUSat remained silent after release despite several attempts to contact it. Carried a 450-meter copper wire tether for lowering the satellite orbit. Level: 1.
  • AAU Cubesat Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Cubesat. Agency: Aalborg University. Perigee: 816 km (507 mi). Apogee: 831 km (516 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 101.40 min. COSPAR: 2003-031G. USAF Sat Cat: 27846. Aalborg University successfully contacted its AAU-Cubesat nanosatellite after it was separated. It carried a 100-meter-resolution Earth imaging camera. Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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