Freefly Astro Context

Market context

Freefly Astro is a compact U. S. -built enterprise multirotor for mapping, inspection, public safety and industrial aerial data collection.

  • Target environment: Outdoor industrial sites, infrastructure assets and enterprise aerial work environments.
  • Workflow context: Aerial mapping, inspection, surveying and industrial data collection using a trusted-drone platform.
  • Customer context: Enterprise operators, inspection teams and public safety agencies needing NDAA-compliant UAVs.
  • Deployment model: Commercial UAV from a U.S.-based manufacturer.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available trusted-drone platform with enterprise adoption.
  • Adoption constraints: Multirotor flight time limits coverage area per mission.
  • Market position: One of the cleaner trusted-drone platforms in the U.S. enterprise UAV market.
  • Adjacent products: Freefly Astro Max, Dragonfish, enterprise UAVs

Specifications

  • Dimensions: max takeoff weight: 6,665 g conditional on altitude
  • Task Scope: Mapping, inspection, and enterprise UAV operations
  • Architecture: operational role: Enterprise drone platform for payload-based aerial data capture; flight control system: Freefly custom-designed Skynode running Auterion Enterprise PX4 with Auterion Mission Control and…
  • Flight Time Minutes: With SL8-Air batteries: up to 37 min without payload; 25 min with 1500 g payload
  • Payload capacity: 1.5 kg at max takeoff weight
  • Weight: Typical standard empty weight 3,095 g
  • Operating Temp: -20 to 50 C operating temperature; IP43 tested ingress protection
  • Features: market availability: Astro support and service documentation maintained by Freefly; cad resources: STEP and Parasolid CAD resources for Astro legacy airframe
  • Payload Options: Vibration-isolated gimbal quick release, vibration-isolated cheese plate, Toad in the Hole, and integrated payload options
  • Power: battery bus voltage: 18 to 25.2 V battery voltage bus
  • Onboard Compute: 1.8 GHz Quad Cortex-A53 processor; 4 GB RAM
  • Battery Capacity: Two Freefly SuperLight batteries per flight; 7.3 Ah each at 21.6 V nominal

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