Watch: DEWA's nanosatellite launches into space

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched the world’s first nanosatellite that supports the digitisation of electricity and water networks.

DEWA-SAT 1 took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex in Florida.

The nanosatellite was designed and developed at DEWA's R&D Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

DEWA is the world’s first utility provider to use nanosatellites to improve the maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks.

The launch is part of its Space-D programme announced last year to enhance its networks with the support of nanosatellite technology, Internet of Things (IoT), and remote sensing technologies.

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