Danish Space Research Institute (DSRI) ( Danish: ''Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut'', short ''DRI'' or ''DRKI'') was the space agency of

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from 1966 to 2005. It was a Danish sector research institute formed in 1966 under the Danish Ministry for Education and Research, later the Danish Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation.Brian Harvey - ''Europe's space programme: to Ariane and beyond (2003) - Page 149
(Google Books Link 2010) Denmark was a founding member of the

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(ESA) in 1975 and launched the satellite ''Oersted'' in 1999. ''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. Its primary areas of research was

astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...

and solar system physics. A great deal of the research was concentrated on

X-ray An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30&nb ...

coming from astronomical objects. DRI have had X-ray equipment on board the Russian Satellite Granat and the European EURECA satellite. The now concluded Danish Small Satellite Program, which resulted in the aforementioned Oersted (''Ørsted'') satellite, was headed by DRI. The DRI space missions were supervised by the Danish Space Board. On 1 January 2005 the DRI and the

geodesy Geodesy ( ) is the Earth science of accurately measuring and understanding Earth's figure (geometric shape and size), orientation in space, and gravity. The field also incorporates studies of how these properties change over time and equival ...

part of Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen merged to form the

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. The DRI prepared instruments/components for: * Granat, X-Ray/Gamma-Ray space observatory * Viking program, Mars lander/Orbiter * Cluster mission, Earth observation satellites *

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* Ørsted satellite, Earth magnetic field observations * Plank missionDanish Space Research Institute to build the mirrors of ESA's Planck telescope - Jun 2000
/ref> As of 2010, the Ørsted is still in orbit and returning data.

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Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut
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