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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is a utility company that has ventured into the space industry through its Space-D program. DEWA designs, develops, and operates nanosatellites, including DEWA SAT-1 and DEWA SAT-2, to enhance the management of its electricity and water networks. These nanosatellites utilize IoT and remote sensing technologies for real-time monitoring, efficient planning, and preventative maintenance. DEWA collaborates with entities like NanoAvionics and the European Space Agency (ESA) to advance its space-based capabilities.
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DEWA successfully launched two nanosatellites, DEWA SAT-1 and DEWA SAT-2.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched DEWA’s Space-D program in January 2021.
DEWA-SAT1 was designed and developed at DEWA’s Research and Development Center.
The DEWA R&D Center’s research papers help deliver Emirati research projects to international academia.
DEWA’s Research and Development Center developed and built an independent Ground Station that can track and communicate with DEWA’s low Earth orbit satellites.
Space research at the DEWA R&D Center aims to support DEWA with high-efficiency, low-cost remote sensing and operations using satellites and ground station capabilities.
DEWA-SAT2 features a high-resolution camera with approximately 4.7-meter resolution for Earth observation missions.
DEWA-SAT2 was designed and developed at DEWA’s Research and Development Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in cooperation with NanoAvionics in Lithuania.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will launch the nanosatellite DEWA-SAT2 on Friday, 2023-04-14 at 10:30 am local time on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA.
The DEWA-SAT2 launch was delayed from Wednesday, 2023-04-12 due to bad weather.
DEWA Sat-2 was designed and developed at DEWA’s Research and Development Centre in cooperation with NanoAvionics in Lithuania.
DEWA launched DEWA Sat-1 in January 2022.
DEWA Sat-2 provides continuous line-scan imaging in seven spectral bands from an approximately 500 km orbit.
DEWA Sat-2 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA.
DEWA Sat-2 features a high-resolution camera with a 4.7-meter resolution for Earth observation missions.
DEWA will combine DEWA Sat-2 images with Internet of Things (IoT) measurements from DEWA Sat-1 to improve operational performance of power generation and water desalination plants.
DEWA Sat-2 is equipped with infrared equipment to measure greenhouse gases.
DEWA Sat-1 uses LoRa IoT communication technology to expand the coverage of the existing terrestrial communications network.
Moro Hub operates the solar-powered data centre and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa).
With the launch of DEWA-SAT 1, DEWA will become the world’s first utility company to use nanosatellites to improve maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks.