The Ørsted Satellite Project

Ørsted, Hans Christian. (1777-1851).
Danish physicist, professor at the University of Copenhagen. Discovered that current flowing through a wire can deflect a magnetised compass needle, a phenomenon which inspired the development of electromagnetic theory.

In 1932 the name Ørsted (Oersted) was adopted for the physical unit of magnetic field strength. In 1993 the first Danish satellite was named after Ørsted

Ørsted projektets danske hjemmeside.