Official name DEWASAT-1
Alternative name DEWASAT-1
Cospar ID 2022-002CM
Norad ID 51067
Launch date 2022-01-13
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization UAE
Type application Communications
Operator DEWA
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 93.47
Inclination (deg) 97.39
Perigee (km) 441
Apogee (km) 448
Eccentricity 0.0078740157480315
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.4060126243715
Semi-Major axis (km) 6822.635
Raan (deg) 199.249
Arg of perigee (deg) 171.864
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 4
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors DEWA, Nanoavionis
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

DEWA-Sat 1 is an experimental IoT (Internet-of-Things) communications satellite developed by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa).

The 3U CubeSat nanosatellite was designed and developed at DEWA?s R&D Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in collaboration with NanoAvionics.

DEWA-SAT 1 uses LoRa IoT communication technology, which is a new wireless protocol designed for long-range communications that consume less energy, to expand the coverage of the existing terrestrial communication network. Using satellite communications, IoT, and AI will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of DEWA?s operations and support digitising energy networks, water distribution, and transmission networks. It also enables the integration of IoT data using DEWA?s private cloud.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DEWASAT-1 2022-002CM 2022-01-13 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, Lemur-2 148, 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323