Dextre's data sheet
| Technical name | Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) |
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| Launch date | Dextre was launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on March 11, 2008. Five days later, NASA astronauts Richard Linnehan and Mike Foreman installed the robot during a spacewalk. |
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| Location | Approximately 400 km above Earth, on the ISS. |
| Ownership | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) |
| Built by | MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in Brampton, Ontario |
| Height | 3.70 m |
| Width (excluding arms) | 2.37 m |
| Length of each arm | 3.51 m |
| Mass | 1,710 kg |
| Fast facts |
Dextre is the most sophisticated space robot ever built. Since 2013, Canadarm2 and Dextre have adorned the new $5 polymer banknotes, highlighting Canada's great achievements in space exploration. |
Text version of infographic Canadian Space Station Program – Canadian suppliers
Infographic indicating some of the over 500 organizations in Canada that were involved in the development of the Canadian Space Station Program. (Credit: CSA)
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