"Diwasat-1" It sends 2690MB of data since its launch

DUBAI, 22nd December, 2017 (WAM) – Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that its nanosatellite, DewaSat-1, has sent 2,690 megabytes of data related to the Authority’s work areas to the ground station since its launch in January 2022.
DewaSat-1 (3U) provides direct communications through the Internet of Things system installed on board using LoRa technology for long-range, low-power wireless communications. Data is secured through the Authority’s encryption and data preservation standards.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, stressed that the Authority continues its efforts to benefit from the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to develop a smart and sustainable infrastructure, pointing to the “Space-D” program, which aims to be a nanosatellite technology. Complementing the terrestrial Internet of Things communications network to monitor assets remotely, which supports the digitization of energy and water networks and increases the efficiency and effectiveness of planning, operation, and preventive maintenance processes for the production, transportation, and distribution sectors.
He pointed out that the program contributes to reducing costs and improving the return on investment of the Authority’s assets, as well as sharing knowledge and training the Authority’s national cadres.
He explained that “Space-D” aims to improve the efficiency of electricity and water networks by relying on nano-satellites and remote sensing technologies, and that the Authority is the first service organization in the world to use nano-satellites to improve the operations, maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks, in a way that enhances operational efficiency. It contributes to improving the efficiency and reliability of operations.
The nanosatellites give the Authority complete control over the data through the ground station at its research and development center at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is managed by Emirati operators with the highest levels of competence and training.
The authority launched two nanosatellites, “DewaSat-1” in January 2022 and “DewaSat-2” in April 2023.
The satellite is used to monitor the Authority’s assets in several cases, including power and frequency factors in low-voltage rooms, water pipe temperature, pressure and flow rate to determine fault locations, and measurements of weather conditions such as air temperature, humidity, and air quality, in addition to power quality data in substations. Far away.
Seven scientific papers were published in cooperation with the Authority’s partners, covering use cases for the DewaSat-1 nanosatellite, which contributed to enhancing knowledge in the field of direct communications with satellites using the long-range wireless communications protocol.

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