SAR panel electronics on integration table

2015-10-14 - Two of the many electronic units that make up an RCM synthetic aperture radar (SAR) panel are shown here on an integration table: the tile control unit (TCU) and transmit/receive modules (TRMs).

TRMs transmit and receive radar signals to and from the satellite.

The TCU is the controller unit that interfaces between TRMs and other electronic units. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)