Canadarm

Shuttle Remote Manipulator System

Canadarm (right) during Space Shuttle mission STS-72
Operator	NASA
Manufacturer	Spar Aerospace
Instrument type	robotic arm
Website	www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/default.asp
Properties
Mass	Arm: 410 kg (900 lb) Total: 450 kg (990 lb)
Dimensions	1,520 cm × 38 cm (598 in × 15 in)
Number launched	5
Host spacecraft
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle
Operator	NASA
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39

Canadarm or Canadarm1 (officially Shuttle Remote Manipulator System or SRMS, also SSRMS) is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, manoeuvre, and capture payloads. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Canadarm was always paired with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), which was used to inspect the exterior of the shuttle for damage to the thermal protection system.