DEWA-SAT-1 nanosatellite sends first signals from space
14 Jan 2022
The DEWA-SAT-1 nanosatellite, launched by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Thursday, 13 January 2022, has sent its first signals from space. It will settle into a low earth orbit at an altitude of between 525 and 530 kilometres. It travels at some 7.5 kilometres per second and takes about 90 minutes to orbit the Earth.