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Made in

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COMPACT INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM

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37

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25

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THE STRONG SILENT TYPE

Astro helps you do your best work.

Freefly’s latest commercial drone platform with RTK, 61 megapixel Sony camera, LTE cloud connectivity, mission computer and more. Astro is backed by the team at Freefly with 100,000+ successful commercial drone flights.

ASTRO IS ADAPTABLE

Precise control, easy integration

Swap payloads in seconds to fit your mission

MAPPING | Sony A7RIV

61 megapixel images for highly detailed mapping and inspection

THERMAL | Wiris Pro

Thermal, zoom, and wide cameras to give insight from above

CUSTOM | Smart Dovetail

1.5kg payload + Smart Dovetail makes integrating a breeze

MAPPING | Sony A7RIV

  • Sony A7RIV + Gimbal
  • 25 minute flight time
  • 220+ acres @ 2cm GSD in 1 flight
  • ESRI Sitescan, RTK, PPK compatible

THERMAL | Wiris Pro

  • Wiris Pro + Gimbal
  • 30 minute flight time
  • 10x optical zoom RGB camera
  • 640px radiometric sensor

Geotagged Images

Harness the power of the F9P and RTK

Custom thermal exposure

Isotherms, exposure range, increment controls, color pallets

Zoom rate scaling

Gimbal control inputs are scaled down at high zoom

CUSTOM | Smart Dovetail

  • Pixhawk Payload Bus compatible 
  • Up to 1.5kg payload
  • Power, Mavlink, ethernet, serial and hardpoints to integrate as you see fit

CONTROL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Astro + Pilot Pro

Enjoy precise camera and gimbal control with Pilot Pro. Discreet controls for all key drone and gimbal commands allow pilots to capture more and work faster.

ASTRO IS FAST

Deploy Quickly for Time Critical Missions

Astro ships in a 2922 Stormcase and was designed to go from case to flying in just over a minute.

Folds to

16” X 16” X 6”

Astro folds up small so you can take it wherever you need - the entire package fits in travel backpack.

World’s toughest drones

Our drones carry the most expensive sensors in the world and we test accordingly. Check out the testing process at Freefly.

Structural Tests

Chassis loading, hinge structural, prop adapter, blade imbalance, handle structural, landing gear load

Environmental Tests

Water ingress, Dust Ingress, Cold test, Hot Test

Electrical Tests

Skynode Test, IMU test, LTE Modem test, Short Circuit Test, Overvoltage Test, Over current Test, RF test

Material Tests

Carbon yield test, Aluminum fatigue tests, Plastic high / low temp test, plastic deformation test

Flying Tests

Software validation test, 500 hour flight test, rate mode test, high speed test, full power test, dingbat test, agressive manuevers test

Control Tests

RTK test, FRX Pro test, Herelink test, Futaba test, Crossfire test, PMDDL test

Payload Tests

FLIR test, Worksell Wiris Test, A7R4 test, Nextvision Colibri test, Lidar test, Package delivery test

Software Tests

Software validation test, app test, ground station test, ecosystem tests

200+

ENGINEERING TEST PLANS WERE COMPLETED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRO.

1K+

HOURS OF FLIGHT AND SIMULATED FLIGHT TESTING BEFORE LAUNCH

MADE IN THE USA

Designed, built, flown, crashed, fixed, tested, assembled, supported in Woodinville, WA

Skynode, Mission Control, & the Suite

A customized version of Skynode powers each Astro. Skynode gives you LTE connectivity, an onboard linux mission computer, and seamless connectivity to Auterion Mission Control and Cloud Suite. The Auterion ecosystem provides a robust, secure, and scalable drone planning, flight, and compliance management solution which is ready for the enterprise.

Enterprise developers can leverage the Auterion Air, Ground, and Cloud SDK, built around the MAVSDK to process data captured by Astro and integrate it in their own workflows.

The mission computer on board Astro provides compute power for real-time data processing. The LTE module brings Astro online and delivers results directly to your cloud.

Astro

Testing / CAD / Customization / Training / Repair / Support

Freefly Loves Saying Yes

We built Freefly to ensure our customers outperform the market, and we have learned a simple ‘yes’ leads to incredible adventures

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Astro Support Ecosystem

TRAINING

At your HQ or ours, we’ll teach you best practices and how we operate to ensure the best chance at success.

SUPPORT TEAM

Realtime and expert help from our US-based support team.

SPARE PARTS

We stock all important spare parts to keep you up and running. Customers can order directly from our webstore 24 hours a day and in-stock parts will ship same or next business day.

DOCUMENTATION

We pay attention to what our customers are asking and make it all available for users on our website. No “email for more info” or “our rep will contact you for details”. We value efficiency and transparency.

PARTNERS

We partner with top companies to offer more valuable and integrated packages.

ENGINEERING TEAM

From custom integrations to advice on adapting your payload to an Astro, our Engineering team is available and eager to help.

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE & REAL TIME AIRCRAFT MONITORING

With the optional industrial package, users can have Freefly support and Auterion’s predictive maintenance suite monitoring your Astro live and alerting you to any potential issues before they become real problems. Replace parts as needed, not as planned.

STAY IN TOUCH

Astro is Connected

Astro is equipped with multi-band RTK GPS with centimeter level precision. Using the latest GNSS module from u-blox (F9P) our RTK will give you rock solid height and position hold.

  • RTK/PPK
  • LTE MODULE
  • WIFI HOTSPOT
  • INTEGRATED VIDEO/RC
  • OPEN PAYLOAD PROTOCOL

BATTERY SYSTEM

Long flight times + intelligent monitoring

Astro batteries feature the latest 2170 round cell lithium ion batteries. These cells combine high energy density with incredible cycle life. Freefly guarantees at least 500 cycles on our SL series batteries.

The SL series batteries feature an OLED screen that reports key data to the user and communicate with Astro via our open CAN battery protocol so you can track battery health and usage fleetwide.

LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SL8 BATTERIES

Hotswap batteries all day & stay powered up for as long as you want.

GROUND & PILOT SCHOOL

Training

The team at Freefly can teach you all our best tricks for maximizing productivity with drones. We offer customized training packages that will help operators get the job done reliably. Full details coming soon!

“Never before has the drone industry had access to a system that was designed as a true everyday workhorse: compact yet flexible, using open standards but built for purpose.”

Lorenz Meier

Auterion Co-founder & CEO

Ben Marchionna

VP of Global Operations - Skyspecs