Moon
Canadarm3
Canada's autonomous robotic system for maintaining and supporting operations aboard the lunar Gateway station.
The robotic system is in development for delivery to Gateway no earlier than 2029.
View in 3D map ↗Official mission site ↗Overview
The mission
Canadarm3 is Canada's contribution to Gateway robotics: a highly autonomous system consisting of a large arm, a smaller dexterous arm, and specialized tools for maintaining the station, moving payloads, and supporting visiting spacecraft in lunar orbit.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- No earlier than 2029
- Launch location
- Not documented
- Launch vehicle
- Not documented
- Orbit
- Not documented
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
Play trajectory in 3D ↗Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
No mission milestones are currently available.
Science
Objectives
- 01
Maintain Gateway using autonomous robotics
- 02
Move payloads and support visiting spacecraft
- 03
Enable external inspections and repairs
Hardware
Spacecraft
Canadarm3
Instruments
- Large robotic arm
- Small dexterous arm
- Robotic tools
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Canadarm3.
Verification
Community discussion
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