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Freefly Astro Technical Specifications

Aircraft

Dimensions
  • Unfolded Diameter (w/o Props): 930 mm
  • Unfolded Diameter (Including Props): 1407 mm
  • Unfolded Height: 359 mm
  • Folded Diameter: 508 mm
  • Folded Height: 178 mm
Flight Time
  • Up to 43 minutes flight time.
  • 31 minutes with LR1 Payload.
  • 20 minutes with max payload (3kg).
Flight Range
  • Approx. 2 km, line-of-sight
Max Take Off Weight
  • 8.7 kg
Max Payload Weight
  • 3kg
Airframe Weight
  • 3.523 kg (Airframe only with landing gear, no Smart Dovetail, no radio, no FPV)
Airframe Weight
  • 3.523 kg 
Power
  • Provided by two Freefly SuperLight batteries.
  • Battery voltage bus runs between 18 and 25.2 volts.
  • In an emergency, the drone can fly and land safely with one battery.
  • Bench Mode: Astro will only arm its motors with two batteries. For safe benchtop testing and non-flight tasks, connect just one battery. However, Bench mode does not replace the absolute safety of removing the propellers.
  • See the Battery section below for further details.
Motors
  • Powerplant: Freefly 7010
  • Number of Motors: 4
  • Motor Max Continuous Power Output: 350 W
  • Motor Max Instantaneous Peak Power Output: 600W
  • Electronic Speed Controller: Freefly Silent-Drive Sine Wave ESC
Propellers
  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nylon
  • (2x) CW and (2x) CCW Orientation
  • Folding - 22 x 7.0"
Flight Modes
  • Manual, Altitude Hold, Position Hold, Autonomous Mission, Return to Land
Orientation Lights
  • Boom tip mounted lights
  • Colors can be set in software - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, off
Operating Temperature
  • -20 to 50 °C
IP Rating
  • IP43

LR1 Payload

Freefly Gimbal
  • Sony ILX-LR1 camera body (61 megapixel resolution)
  • Sigma 24mm f3.5 mapping lens (p/n 404965)
Weight
  • Payload: 970 g (with 24mm lens)
  • LR1 Thermal Module: 98 g
  • LR1 Laser Range Finder Module: 45 g
  • Ventus OGI Payload: 1,320 g
  • FPV Camera: 50 g
  • Doodle Radio: 79 g
  • Herelink Radio: 62 g

SL8-Air Batteries

Capacity (Ah, each)
  • 7.3 Ah, 157 Wh
Nominal Battery Voltage (V)
  • 21.6 Volts (6S)
Battery Type
  • Lithium-ion
Weight
  • 1035 g
Auxiliary Output
  • USB-C Power Delivery
Operating Temperature
  • -20 to 50°C
BMS
  • Redundant BMS with active cell balancing and storage mode
Safety Protections
  • Overvoltage, overtemperature, over-discharge

SL8 Fast Charger

Input
  • 100 / 240 VAC
Output
  • 200 Watts
Charging Time
  • Approx. from 0%: 90 mins
Cable
  • North America power cable (NEMA 1-15 ungrounded, Type A)
  • Power cable is replaceable (IEC320 connector)

SL8 Travel Case

Capacity
  • Holds 8 SL8 batteries and 2 chargers, or up to 14 SL8 batteries without chargers
  • Casters and stowaway handle
  • Waterproof and dust tight (MIL-STD 810H)
  • Lockable
  • SKB case (3i-1914-8B-E)

Flight Controller

Flight Controller Hardware
  • Freefly Custom Designed Skynode
Flight Controller Software
  • Auterion Enterprise PX4 (custom for Astro)
Mission Control Software
  • Auterion Mission Control
Online Fleet Management
  • Auterion Suite
Onboard Modules
  • Cortex-A53 Computer, LTE
Connectivity
  • BLE, Wifi, USB C, LTE (North America
Supported Radios
  • Freefly Pilot Pro (with Herelink or Doodle Labs radios)
Supported GNSS
  • L1/L2 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo bands

Pilot Pro Controller Specs

Dimensions
  • Unfolded (Antennas + Screen):  332 mm (L) x 262 mm (W) x 200 mm (H)
  • Folded (storage):  216 mm (L) x 262 mm (W) x 79 mm (H)
Weight
  • Stock: 1920g (~4.25lbs)
  • With external FXLion Battery: 2300g (~5.00lbs)
Temperature
  • Operational Temp Range: Min: -15°C to Max: 50°C
  • Storage Temp Range: Avg: 0 to 30°C (For optimal battery life)
Compliance
  • NDAA Compliant: Yes
  • BLUE Certified: Yes
Battery Options
  • Standard: Dual internal 7.2V 3.5Ah Batteries
  • Add-on: 5-26V Externally mounted battery connected via USB C or Molex
  • Charge Type: USB-C
  • Rated Power: Max Charge 100W
  • Charge Time: Approx. 1 Hr @ 100W Charge Input
  • Charging Temp Range: Approx. 0 to 45°C
Battery Working Time
  • Internal Batteries: Approx. >5 Hr
  • Internal+FXLion (50Wh): 9.9 Hr
  • Internal+External (86.4Wh): 13.7 Hr
Ports
  • Connectors:
    • (2x) USB 5Gbs SuperSpeed Ports
    • (1x) Molex External Power Port
    • (1x) USB C External Power/Charge Port
    • (2x) UART Port
  • Video Output Port: via Samsung Screen Mirroring
Misc
  • Supported Aircraft Models: Astro, Alta X
  • Dials: 4x
  • Gimbals: 2x Fold Flat Hall Effect Gimbals
  • Rockers: 2x 12Bit Hall Effect Rockers
  • User Buttons: (5x) User Configurable Buttons, (3x) Mode Buttons, (1x) RTL, (1x) Power
  • Switches: 2x 3 Pos Switch
  • Display: (1x) Tablet, (1x) Flight Critical Display
  • Ingress: IP43 - Pending Testing
  • SD Card: 64 Gb SanDisk Ultra microSD
  • Packaging:  Ships standard with a SKB Case + Foam
Radio Specs
  • Radio Offerings:    
    • Doodle Labs RM-1700-22M3 (2.4Ghz)
    • Herelink (2.4Ghz)
    • RFD900 (900Mhz)
  • Radio Mounting: Freefly Standard Radio Mounting Pattern
  • Max Radio Power: 30W Configurable Voltage (max 24V) and Current (max 3A)
  • Operation Frequency Range: Radio Dependent - See Radio Specs
  • Max Transmission Distance: (Unobstructed, free of interference): Radio Dependent - See Radio Specs
  • Transmitter Power: Radio Dependent - See Radio Specs
Tablet Specs
  • Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 (Freefly Astro Max Mapping Essentials); Samsung Active Tab 3 (Astro Max Mapping Essentials (NDAA/Blue))
  • Operating System: Android
  • Screen Size: 8 inches
  • Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1200
  • Ingress Protection: IP68, MIL-STD-810H2 compliant
  • Tablet Internal Storage Capacity: 64 GB
  • GNSS: GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo
  • Recommended microSD Card: SanDisk Ultra microSD or faster
  • Connectivity (Protocol):
    • WIFI6
    • (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4G+5GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM)
    • LTE
    • Bluetooth (Bluetooth v5.0)
  • SIM: Dual nano-SIM.USIM card slots
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, RGB Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
  • Battery Life: 11hr (w/o charge from Pilot Pro)

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