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DEWA’s Nanosatellite DEWA-SAT1 is Stable in its Low Earth Orbit

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that DEWA-SAT 1, which it launched last month, is stable in its low earth orbit at 525 kilometres.

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  • Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that DEWA-SAT 1, which it launched last month, is stable in its low earth orbit at 525 kilometres.
  • It travels at some 7.5 kilometres per second and takes about 90 minutes to orbit the Earth.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220222005623/en/
    DEWAs nanosatellite DEWA-SAT1 is stable in its low earth orbit - (Photo: AETOSWire)
    HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that DEWA-SAT 1 is a 3U nanosatellite.
  • DEWA is the worlds first utility to use nanosatellites to improve the operation, maintenance, and planning of electricity and water networks.