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RADARSAT Constellation - Illustration

2015-05-19 - Canada is presently building the first of three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites.

One of the two Synthetic Aperture Radar antenna panels (highlighted in yellow in the illustration) has now been assembled by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The panels are critical to all radar imaging operations.

The first Payload Module (highlighted in green), built by Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has also been delivered to MDA. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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Photo taken on May 19, 2015

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