Danish Space Research Institute

Danish Space Research Institute (DSRI) (Danish: Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut, short DRI or DRKI) was the space agency of Denmark from 1966 to 2005.^[1] It was a Danish sector research institute formed in 1966 under the , later the Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation.^[1] Denmark was a founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1975 and launched the satellite Oersted in 1999.^[1] Europe's space programme: to Ariane and beyond, notes the DRI had budget in excess of 2.6 million Euros supporting a staff of 40 people, with an additional 25 million Euros going to the ESA in 2001.^[1]

Its primary areas of research was astrophysics and . A great deal of the research was concentrated on X-ray coming from astronomical objects. DRI have had X-ray equipment on board the Russian Satellite Granat and the European EURECA satellite. The now concluded , which resulted in the aforementioned Oersted (Ørsted) satellite, was headed by DRI. The DRI space missions were supervised by the .^[1]

On 1 January 2005 the DRI and the geodesy part of Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen merged to form the Danish National Space Center.

The DRI prepared instruments/components for:^[1]

• Granat, X-Ray/Gamma-Ray space observatory
• Viking program, Mars lander/Orbiter
• Cluster mission, Earth observation satellites
• Ørsted satellite, Earth magnetic field observations
• Plank mission^[2]

As of 2010, the Ørsted is still in orbit and returning data.

See also[]

• List of government space agencies
• Center for Planetary Research (Copenhagen University)
• Danish Meteorological Institute, cooperated with the DRI
• Copenhagen Suborbitals, Danish amateur manned space flight
  • Tycho Brahe (spacecraft)

References[]

External links[]

• Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut (in Danish)