Astro Max Specs
Dimensions
| Unfolded Diameter (w/o Props) | 930 mm |
| Unfolded Diameter (Including Props) | 1407 mm |
| Unfolded Height | 359 mm |
| Folded Diameter | 508 mm |
| Folded Height | 178 mm |
Motors and Propellers
| Powerplant | Freefly 7010 |
| Number of Motors | 4 |
| Motor Max Continuous Power Output | 350 W |
| Motor Max Instantaneous Peak Power Output | 600 W |
| Electronic Speed Controller | Freefly Silent-Drive Sine Wave ESC |
| Propellers | 21 x 7.0" (folding) |
| Material | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nylon |
| Propeller Orientation | (2) CW and (2) CCW Props |
| Flight Time (No Payload) | 39 min |
Battery
| Type | Freefly Super Light Batteries (SL8-Air) |
| Cells | 6S |
| Nominal Battery Voltage | 21.6V |
| Capacity (SL8-Air) | 157Wh |
| Weight (per battery) | 1035 g |
| Operating Temp | -20 to 50 C |
| BMS | Redundant BMS with active cell balancing and storage mode |
| Safety Protections | overvoltage, overtemperature, over-discharge |
| USB-C PD | 5-20 V, up to 60 W output |
| Communication | OLED User Screen CAN - for communication to the aircraft |
| Max Continous Current (10s) | 80 A |
| Max Peak Current (1s) | 120 A |
| Cell Chemistry | Lithium-Ion |
| Charger | Freefly SL8 Fast Charger |
Payloads and Weight
| Maximum Gross for Takeoff | 8,700 g (conditional on altitude) |
| Maximum Payload | 3,000 g |
| Typical Standard Empty weight | 3,523 g |
| Payload Mounts | Vibration Isolated Gimbal Quick Release, Vibration Isolated Cheese Plate, Toad in the Hole |
| Integrated Payloads | LR1 Payload, Gimbaled Alpha 7R IVA Mapping Camera, Ventus OGI, Wiris Pro Payload, Flux O1, Flus L1, Flux H1, Sentera 6X, Sentera 6X Thermal, Sentera 6X Thermal Pro, Sentera 65R, Hovermap ST-X |
| Gimbal Quick Release Connections | Power, MAVLink Communication Protocol |
Flight Controller
| Flight Controller Hardware | Freefly Custom Designed Skynode |
| Flight Controller Software | Auterion Enterprise PX4 (custom for Astro) |
| Mission Control Software | Auterion Mission Control |
| Online Fleet Management | Auterion Suite |
| Flight Modes | Manual, Altitude Hold, Position Hold, Autonomous Mission, Return to Land |
| Onboard Modules | Cortex-A53 Computer, LTE |
| Connectivity | BLE, Wifi, USB C, LTE (North America) |
| Supported Radios | Freefly Pilot Pro (with Herelink or Doodle Labs radios) |
| Supported GNSS | L1/L2 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo bands |
Misc
| Orientation Lights | Boom tip mounted lights |
| Orientation Light Color Options | Colors can be set in software - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, off |
| Operating Temperatures | -20 to 50 C |
| Ingress Protection | Tested to IP43 |
| I/O | VBAT Power Out, USB C, PWM, UART, TELEM, CAN |