Product profile
SkyStar 180
SkyStar 180 is RT LTA Systems' trailer-mounted tactical aerostat for persistent ISR, target acquisition and communications relay. It operates up to 1,000 f...
Facts
- Company
- RT LTA Systems
- Product type
- tethered_aerostat
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- Persistent tethered surveillance and communications relay
- Website
- https://www.rt.co.il/products/skystar-180/
About SkyStar 180
SkyStar 180 is RT LTA Systems' trailer-mounted tactical aerostat for persistent surveillance, reconnaissance and communications. It can carry up to 18 kg of day/night cameras, relay equipment and other stabilised payloads to an operating altitude of up to 1,000 feet.
RT publishes endurance of up to 72 hours and a 20-minute turnaround under its stated conditions. The mobile system supports border security, force protection, public safety, emergency management and search-and-rescue missions with a small trained crew.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Tethered surveillance aerostat
Core: Persistent ISR
Function: Observe and relay
Audience: Mission operators
Specifications
- aerostat_diameter_m
- 6 m m
- endurance_hours
- Up to 72 hours h
- max_altitude_m
- 300 m AGL m
- max_payload_kg
- 18 kg kg
- turnaround_time_minutes
- 20 minutes min
- wind_tolerance
- 40 knots kn
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor, field, border, coastal, urban_events
- Primary user
- military, homeland_security, law_enforcement, emergency_management
- Role
- surveillance, reconnaissance, target_acquisition, communications_relay
- Interaction model
- tethered_operator_control
- Product detail
- tethered_surveillance_aerostat, Tethered Surveillance Aerostat, drone, Tethered Surveillance Aerostat, drone, tethered_surveillance_aerostat