Canadarm2's Latching End Effector (LEE) - Infographic
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Canadarm2's Latching End Effector (LEE). (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
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- Assembled the ISS
- Works independently or with Dextre, the Canadian robotic repairman, to maintain the ISS
- Is used to relocate Dextre, science experiments, spare parts and even astronauts
- Performs "cosmic catches": capturing and docking of unpiloted cargo ships
- Is operated from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency or the ISS
- 400 km above Earth
- 1,641 kg
- Length: 17 m
Canadarm2 has two "hands" known as Latching End Effectors (LEEs)
- Cosmic catches to date: 25
- 196 kg
File size: 1.81 MB
Image size: 2400 x 1800 pixels
Resolution: 96 dpi
Photo taken on October 4, 2017
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