It was previously mentioned that only arrays are permitted. However, here is a simple solution for converting the object into an array using a piping function located at https://gist.github.com/brev/3949705

All you need to do is define the filter and incorporate it into ng-repeat :)

<div ng-app="myApp">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.8/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-controller="Main">
  <div ng-repeat="release in releases | object2Array | orderBy:'environment_id'">{{release.environment_id}}</div>
</div>

<script>

var app = angular.module('myApp', []).filter('object2Array', function() {
    return function(input) {
      var out = []; 
      for(i in input){
        out.push(input[i]);
      }
      return out;
    }
  })
.controller('Main',function ($scope) {
        $scope.releases = {"tvl-c-wbap001 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 05:05:53 PM ","environment_id":"CERT5","release_header":"Projects/Dev","date":"19 Oct","release":"12.11.91-1"},"tvl-c-wbap401 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 10:07:25 AM ","environment_id":"CERT4","release_header":"Future Release","date":"15 Oct","release":"485-1"},"tvl-c-wbap301 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 07:59:48 AM ","environment_id":"CERT3","release_header":"Next Release","date":"15 Oct","release":"485-1"},"tvl-c-wbap201 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 03:34:07 AM ","environment_id":"CERT2","release_header":"Next Changes","date":"15 Oct","release":"13.12.3-1"},"tvl-c-wbap101 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 12:44:23 AM ","environment_id":"CERT1","release_header":"Production Mirror","date":"15 Oct","release":"13.11.309-1"},"tvl-s-wbap002 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 12:43:23 AM ","environment_id":"Stage2","date":"15 Oct","release":"13.11.310-1"},"tvl-s-wbap001 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 11:07:38 AM ","environment_id":"Stage1","release_header":"Production Mirror","date":"11 Oct","release":"13.11.310-1"},"tvl-p-wbap001 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 11:39:25 PM ","environment_id":"Production","release_header":"Pilots","date":"14 Oct","release":"13.11.310-1"},"tvl-p-wbap100 + tvl-webapp":{"timestamp":" 03:27:53 AM ","environment_id":"Production","release_header":"Non Pilots","date":"11 Oct","release":"13.11.309-1"}}
    });
</script>

If you find that the built-in orderBy filter is not working with objects, it may be due to how object fields are stored and accessed. In this case, creating a custom filter can help solve the issue.

yourApp.filter('orderObjectBy', function() {
  return function(items, field, reverse) {
    var filtered = [];
    angular.forEach(items, function(item) {
      filtered.push(item);
    });
    filtered.sort(function (a, b) {
      return (a[field] > b[field] ? 1 : -1);
    });
    if(reverse) filtered.reverse();
    return filtered;
  };
});

<ul>
<li ng-repeat="item in items | orderObjectBy:'color':true">{{ item.color }}</li>
</ul>

When utilizing underscore.js in Eike Thies's previous answer, the filter function can be streamlined like so:

let app = angular.module('myApp', []).filter('object2Array', function() {
  return (input) => {
    return _.toArray(input);
  }
});

Check out this modified version of @Julian Mosquera's code that now includes functionality for sorting by object key:

yourApp.filter('orderObjectBy', function () {
    return function (items, field, reverse) {
        // Create an array
        var filtered = [];
        for (var key in items) {
            if (field === 'key')
                filtered.push(key);
            else
                filtered.push(items[key]);
        }
        // Sort the array
        filtered.sort(function (a, b) {
            if (field === 'key')
                return (a > b ? 1 : -1);
            else
                return (a[field] > b[field] ? 1 : -1);
        });
        // Reverse the array if needed
        if (reverse)
            filtered.reverse();
        return filtered;
    };
});

In order to achieve the desired sorting, it is necessary to transform your releases object into an array of objects first. Once this is done, you will be able to proceed with the sorting process successfully.

orderby is a powerful feature that is designed to work specifically on arrays containing objects with immediate values that can be used as filters, like the following:

controller.items = [{price:20,name:"item1"},{price:30,name:"item2"}];

By using | orderBy:'price' you can easily refer to the value immediately, and if you add a minus sign in front of it, you can order in descending order.

<div class="product-item" ng-repeat="item in controller.items | orderBy:'-price'">
    <p>Item Name: {{ item.name }} / Price: {{ item.price }}</p>
</div>

Take a look at this modified version of the code snippet provided by @Julian Mosquera. This updated code now includes a "fallback" field that can be used if the primary field is empty or not defined:

yourApp.filter('orderObjectBy', function() {
  return function(items, field, fallback, reverse) {
    var filtered = [];
    angular.forEach(items, function(item) {
      filtered.push(item);
    });
    filtered.sort(function (a, b) {
      var af = a[field];
      if(af === undefined || af === null) { af = a[fallback]; }

      var bf = b[field];
      if(bf === undefined || bf === null) { bf = b[fallback]; }

      return (af > bf ? 1 : -1);
    });
    if(reverse) filtered.reverse();
    return filtered;
  };
});