Canadarm2

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Canadarm2 is a large, robotic manipulator arm on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and spacecraft berthing operations.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Canadarm2 as a base 1
Canadarm2 robotic arm 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf robotic manipulator
space robotic arm
space station component
abbreviation SSRMS
alsoKnownAs Mobile Servicing System
surface form: Space Station Remote Manipulator System
controlFrom ground control centers
inside the ISS
countryOfOrigin Canada
degreesOfFreedom 7
developer Canadian Space Agency
enteredService 2001
feature can walk off between base points
symmetrical design
followedBy Canadarm3
hasEndEffector Latching End Effector
hasJointType rotary joint
launchDate 2001-04-19
launchedOnMission STS-100
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Endeavour
length 17.6 metres
57.7 feet
locatedInOrbitOf Earth
manufacturer MDA
mass about 1,800 kilograms
mountedOn ISS truss structure
Mobile Base System
numberOfEndEffectors 2
operatedBy astronauts on the ISS
ground-based robotics officers
operatorAgency Canadian Space Agency
NASA
partOf International Space Station program
surface form: International Space Station
partOfProgram Canadarm
surface form: Canadarm program
powerSource International Space Station power system
precededBy Canadarm
spacecraftCaptured Cygnus spacecraft
surface form: Cygnus cargo spacecraft

HTV spacecraft
surface form: HTV (Kounotori)

Dragon spacecraft
surface form: SpaceX Dragon
supportsModule Columbus laboratory
Destiny laboratory
Kibo laboratory
usedFor ISS assembly
ISS maintenance
capturing uncrewed cargo spacecraft
moving equipment and supplies
relocating ISS modules
spacecraft berthing
supporting astronauts during spacewalks

Referenced by (11)

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Dextre attachedTo Canadarm2
Canadian Space Agency developed Canadarm2
Canadarm inspired Canadarm2
this entity surface form: Canadarm2 robotic arm
ASC notableProject Canadarm2
CSA notableWork Canadarm2
subject surface form: Canadian Space Agency
Canadarm successor Canadarm2
Dextre uses Canadarm2
this entity surface form: Canadarm2 as a base