Telecom Subsystem

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Relays data to orbiters over UHF and talks directly to Earth over X-band.

Direct parts	4
Total parts	255
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Relays data to orbiters over UHF and talks directly to Earth over X-band. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Telecom Subsystem parts and their functions

4 top-level parts · 255 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Telecom Subsystem parts diagram: 1 UHF radio, 2 x-band radio, 3 high-gain antenna, 4 UHF antenna. 255 parts in 4 top-level items. — Telecom Subsystem parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	UHF Radio 3 parts	1×	Short-range transceiver that hands data to passing orbiters for relay to Earth.
2	X-band Radio 2 parts	1×	Deep-space transceiver for direct-to-Earth commanding and telemetry.
3	High-Gain Antenna 2 parts	1×	steerable X-band dish
4	UHF Antenna	1×	Helical broadcast antenna for the orbiter relay link.

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Bill of materials for Telecom Subsystem

4 top-level lines · 15 rows shown · 255 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	UHF Radio 3 parts	mars-rover-uhf-radio	1×	1	92	assembly
1.1	Bare PCB	pcb-bare	1×	1	·	part
1.2	Microcontroller	mcu	1×	1	·	part
1.3	SMD Passive (R/C/L)	smd-passives	90×	90	·	part
2	X-band Radio 2 parts	mars-rover-xband-radio	1×	1	111	assembly
2.1	Bare PCB	pcb-bare	1×	1	·	part
2.2	SMD Passive (R/C/L)	smd-passives	110×	110	·	part
3	High-Gain Antenna 2 parts	mars-rover-hga	1×	1	51	assembly
3.1	Antenna Dish	mars-rover-antenna-dish	1×	1	·	part
3.2	Pan/Tilt Mechanism 4 parts	mars-rover-pan-tilt	1×	1	50	assembly
3.2.1	Stator Assembly 3 parts + deeper ›	stator-assembly	2×	2	3	assembly
3.2.2	Rotor Assembly 4 parts + deeper ›	rotor-assembly	2×	2	19	assembly
3.2.3	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	2×	2	·	part
3.2.4	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	4×	4	·	part
4	UHF Antenna	mars-rover-uhf-antenna	1×	1	·	part

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Space Systems 1 Mars Science Rover

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Mars Science Rover

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks