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Canadarm3's data sheet

Canadarm3's data sheet details
Technical name Canadarm3
Launch date Canadarm3 will be delivered to Gateway no earlier than .
Mission

Will be used to:

  • inspect, maintain and repair Gateway
  • relocate Gateway modules
  • enable science in lunar orbit
  • help astronauts during spacewalks
  • capture spacecraft visiting Gateway
Location In orbit around the Moon, approximately 400,000 km from Earth
Ownership Canadian Space Agency
Built by MDA Space, based in Brampton, Ontario
Length 8.5 m
Mass

1076 kg (estimation)

*For the purpose of comparison with Canadarm and Canadarm2, only the large arm is included in the mass.

Composition Carbon fibre composite
Degrees of freedom

Seven degrees of freedom. Very similar to a human arm:

  • three joints at the shoulder
  • one joint at the elbow
  • three joints at the wrist

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