Astro Max Specs

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


Motors and Propellers

  • Powerplant: Freefly 7010
  • Number of Motors: 4
  • Motor Max Continuous Power Output: 350 W
  • Motor Max Instantaneous Peak Power Output: 600 W
  • Electronic Speed Controller: Freefly Silent-Drive Sine Wave ESC
  • Propellers: 22 x 7.0" (folding)
  • Material: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nylon
  • Propeller Orientation: (2) CW and (2) CCW Props
  • Flight Time (No Payload): 39 min


Battery

  • Type: Freefly Super Light Batteries (SL8-Air)
  • Cells: 6S
  • Nominal Battery Voltage: 21.6V
  • Capacity (SL8-Air): 157Wh
  • Weight (per battery): 1035 g
  • Operating Temp: -20 to 50 C
  • BMS: Redundant BMS with active cell balancing and storage mode
  • Safety Protections: Overvoltage, overtemperature, over-discharge
  • USB-C PD: 5-20 V, up to 60 W output
  • Communication: OLED User Screen CAN - for communication to the aircraft
  • Max Continous Current (10s): 80 A
  • Max Peak Current (1s): 120 A
  • Cell Chemistry: Lithium-Ion
  • Charger: Freefly SL8 Fast Charger


Payloads and Weight

  • Maximum Gross for Takeoff: 8,700 g (conditional on altitude)
  • Maximum Payload: 3,000 g
  • Typical Standard Empty weight: 3,523 g
  • Payload Mounts: Vibration Isolated Gimbal Quick Release, Vibration Isolated Cheese Plate, Toad in the Hole
  • Integrated Payloads: LR1 Payload, Gimbaled Alpha 7R IVA Mapping Camera, Ventus OGI, Wiris Pro Payload, Flux O1, Flus L1, Flux H1, Sentera 6X, Sentera 6X Thermal, Sentera 6X Thermal Pro, Sentera 65R, Hovermap ST-X
  • Gimbal Quick Release Connections: Power, MAVLink Communication Protocol


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
  • Flight Modes: Manual, Altitude Hold, Position Hold, Autonomous Mission, Return to Land
  • 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


Misc

  • Orientation Lights: Boom tip mounted lights
  • Orientation Light Color Options: Colors can be set in software - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, off
  • Operating Temperatures: -20 to 50 C
  • Ingress Protection: Tested to IP43
  • I/O: VBAT Power Out, USB C, PWM, UART, TELEM, CAN

Alta X Specs

Dimensions

  • Unfolded Diameter (not including props): 1415 mm
  • Unfolded Diameter (Including Props): 2273 mm
  • Folded Diameter: 877 mm
  • Height: 387 mm
  • Height (Skyview): 434 mm


Powerplant

  • Number of Motors: 4
  • Motor Max Continuous Power Output: 100 A
  • Motor Max Instantaneous Peak Power Output: 130 A (>3s)
  • Equivalent Kv: 115 rpm/V


Propellers

  • Model: 33x9in
  • Material: Carbon fiber filled Nylon
  • Propeller Orientation: (2) CW and (2) CCW Props
  • Propeller Type: 840 x 230 mm Folding


Battery

  • Nominal Battery Voltage: 44.4V
  • Battery Connectors: XT-90
  • Required Minimum Battery Discharge Rating (Per Pack): 320 Amps per battery (assumes two batteries) 20C for a 16A-hr pack.


Weight

  • Maximum Gross for Takeoff: 34.86 kg / 76.85 lb
  • Maximum Payload: 15.06 kg / 33.20 lb
  • Typical Standard Empty weight: 10.86 kg / 23.94 lb


Flight Controller

  • Autopilot Name: Custom PX4 flight control stack
  • Flight Modes: Manual, altitude, position, mission, loiter, orbit, return
  • Supported Radios: Futaba, Spektrum, PX4 compatible SBUS and PPM receivers
  • Supported Radio Controller Telemetry Systems: Voltage feed provided for Futaba RX telemetry
  • Minimum Radio Controller Channels Required: 5 (roll, pitch, yaw, throttle, mode)
  • Supported GNSS: GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo
  • Default Data Logging Rate: Varies, 25hz for main flight data


Lighting and Indication

  • Orientation Lights: Boom tip mounted lights
  • Orientation Light Color Options: Colors can be set in software - red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, white, off
  • FPV Ability: Yes


Environmental

  • Operating Temperature: -20C to +50C
  • Ingress Protection: Tested to IP43 equivalent
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