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Freefly Astro

Freefly Astro is a U.S.-made commercial drone platform with RTK positioning, LTE cloud connectivity, mission computer and AuterionOS. It supports mapping,...

Facts

Company
Freefly Systems
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Website
https://freeflysystems.com/astro

About Freefly Astro

Astro is a US-manufactured commercial multirotor with RTK positioning, LTE connectivity, an onboard mission computer and AuterionOS. Its payload mount supports professional cameras and sensors, including the Sony ILX-LR1 full-frame camera for high-resolution mapping and inspection.

Pilot Pro provides field control and mission management, while cloud connectivity supports fleet and data workflows. Doodle Labs radios and application-specific payload integrations extend the system into government and industrial programmes. Freefly supports Astro through dealers, integrators and a commercial-flight service organisation.

Market context

aircraft, Inspection Drone, enterprise, fielded_enterprise_uas, inspection_drone, Inspection Drone, drone, Inspection Drone, drone, inspection_drone, drone

Summary

Type: UAV

Core: Mapping payloads

Function: Build maps

Audience: Inspectors

Specifications

battery_bus_voltage
18 to 25.2 V battery voltage bus V
battery_capacity
Two Freefly SuperLight batteries per flight; 7.3 Ah each at 21.6 V nominal
cad_resources
STEP and Parasolid CAD resources for Astro legacy airframe
flight_control_system
Freefly custom-designed Skynode running Auterion Enterprise PX4 with Auterion Mission Control and Suite
flight_time_minutes
37 minutes with no payload; 25 minutes with 1,500 g payload min
market_availability
Astro support and service documentation maintained by Freefly
max_takeoff_weight
6,665 g conditional on altitude
onboard_compute
1.8 GHz Quad Cortex-A53 processor; 4 GB RAM
operational_role
Enterprise drone platform for payload-based aerial data capture
payload_capacity_kg
1.5 kg at maximum takeoff weight kg
payload_options
Vibration-isolated gimbal quick release, vibration-isolated cheese plate, Toad in the Hole, and integrated payload options
software_interfaces
PX4 and MAVSDK compatible; onboard apps can run in Docker and connect via Ethernet/serial
task_scope
Mapping, inspection, and enterprise UAV operations
temperature_range
-20 to 50 C operating temperature; IP43 tested ingress protection
weight_g
Typical standard empty weight 3,095 g g

Operations

Product detail
aircraft, Inspection Drone, enterprise, fielded_enterprise_uas, inspection_drone, Inspection Drone, drone, Inspection Drone, drone, inspection_drone, drone

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