Dubai’s ‘DEWA SAT-2’ nanosatellite undergoes testing ahead of launch later this year

Dubai’s ‘DEWA SAT-2’ nanosatellite undergoes testing ahead of launch later this year

Dubai: Dubai’s ‘DEWA SAT-2,’ a nanosatellite used for improving electricity and water networks, has undergone testing ahead of its launch later this year, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announced on Monday. A delegation from DEWA’s Research and Development Centre recently visited NanoAvionics in Lithuania to follow up on the latest developments in ‘DEWA SAT-2’, a 6U nanosatellite, which DEWA plans to launch this year, the authority said. During the visit, the team conducted comprehensive technical tests of the hardware and software of nanosatellite which will be launched as part of DEWA’s Space Programme (Space-D). This included a high-resolution camera (4.7 metres) that will be used for Earth observation missions using MultiScape100 CIS technology. The technology provides continuous line-scan imaging in 7 spectral bands from a 500km orbit. Infrared equipment to measure greenhouse gases was also tested. “Space-D, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in January 2021, aims to make nanosatellites a complementary technology to the ground IoT (Internet of Things) communications network,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA. He said this will support the digitisation of the power