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Freefly Astro Max

Freefly Astro Max is Freefly compact industrial drone platform for professional aerial work. It packages the Astro aircraft with controller, payload mount...

Facts

Company
Freefly Systems
Product type
uav_package
Status
commercial
Website
https://store.freeflysystems.com/products/astro-max

About Freefly Astro Max

Astro Max packages Freefly’s compact multirotor with folding landing gear, a payload isolator, Skyview mount, Pilot Pro controller and RTK ground station. Its open payload interface supports professional cameras and sensors for mapping, inspection and custom aerial applications.

The aircraft runs Auterion enterprise software and provides precise low-speed control around infrastructure. Mapping packages integrate a 61-megapixel Sony ILX-LR1 camera and gimbal. Freefly supplies travel cases, batteries, support documentation and Blue UAS-compatible configurations for government customers.

Market context

package, Inspection Drone, enterprise, fielded_enterprise_uas, Astro aircraft package, inspection_drone, Inspection Drone, drone, Inspection Drone, drone, inspection_drone, 2026-07-26, drone

Summary

Type: UAV

Core: Industrial payloads

Function: Mapping

Audience: Inspectors

Specifications

battery_bus_voltage
18 to 25.2 V battery voltage bus V
cad_resources
STEP CAD resources and dimension table for Astro Max 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; 18 minutes with 3,000 g payload min
market_availability
Astro Max specs and support pages maintained by Freefly
max_takeoff_weight
8,700 g conditional on altitude
onboard_compute
1.8 GHz Quad Cortex-A53 processor; 4 GB RAM
operational_role
Higher-payload industrial Astro variant for mapping and inspection payloads
payload_capacity_kg
3.0 kg payload capacity kg
payload_options
LR1 Payload, Gimbaled Alpha 7R IVA Mapping Camera, Ventus OGI, Wiris Pro, Flux O1, Flux L1, Flux H1, Sentera 6X variants, Sentera 65R, and Hovermap ST-X
price
Astro Max $22,995.00; Astro Max (NDAA/Blue) $28,995.00 USD
software_interfaces
PX4 and MAVSDK compatible; onboard apps can run in Docker and connect via Ethernet/serial
task_scope
Industrial mapping, inspection, LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and payload-based aerial data capture
temperature_range
-20 to 50 C operating temperature; IP43 tested ingress protection
weight_g
Typical standard empty weight 3,523 g g

Operations

Product detail
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