The most prominent specifications and objectives of the nano-satellite “DEWA-SAT-1”
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched last Thursday night the nano-satellite “DEWA-SAT-1”, as part of the authority’s space program (SpaceD), which recently succeeded in transmitting its first signals from space. Enhance the ability to monitor, manage, maintain and plan the water and electricity networks, support reliability and efficiency, reduce costs and improve the investment of the Authority's assets.
The new satellite was designed and developed at the Research and Development Center of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex, and it is scheduled to settle in its low orbit around the Earth at an altitude between 525 and 530 km, and it rotates at a speed of about 7.5 km per second. This means that it completes a complete orbit around the Earth every 90 minutes.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said that "Dewa-Sat 1" is a 3U nano-satellite that was launched with the aim of enhancing DEWA's operations and improving maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks by relying on nano-satellites and taking advantage of revolutionary technologies. The Fourth Industrial, including the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and information exchange through space communications, Earth observation and remote sensing technologies.
He pointed out that, through the SpaceD program, we aim to have nano-satellite technology complement the terrestrial Internet of Things communication network to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the authority's operations and support the digitization of energy and water networks, in a manner that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of planning, operation and preventive maintenance for the sectors of production, transmission, distribution, smart networks and charging stations. Electric cars, in addition to reducing costs and improving the investment of the authority’s assets, as well as transferring knowledge and expertise and training the authority’s national cadres. He added, “By the end of this year, we plan to launch another 6U nano-satellite for remote sensing applications that uses high-resolution spatio-temporal imaging techniques, which are specifically designed for use cases of the authority.
The project includes applications for data collection and analysis, where the use of multi-spectrum and high-resolution thermal imaging devices such as those used on spacecraft, designed specifically for the uses of electricity and water networks, is used to detect thermal signatures in high voltage transmission lines, substations and solar power plants.
It is noteworthy that the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launched DEWA-Sat-1 on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex (SLC-40) in Florida, USA, thus becoming the first service institution Worldwide, nanosatellites are used to improve operations, maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks.
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