Drone Compare Freefly Astro
Freefly Astro
Specs, price, reviews, and known issues in one place.
- Price (US)
- $20,000
- Weight
- 3,187 g
- Max Flight Time
- 37 min
- Max Speed
- 15 m/s
Astro overview
The Freefly Astro is a 3,187 g mapping drone released in September 2020, with a 61 MP Full Frame camera and up to 37 minutes of flight.
It supports automated waypoint missions. At 120 m the A7R IV (Sony ILCE-7RM4A) (24mm) resolves about 1.89 cm/px, one photo covers about 2.15 ha and one flight maps up to 167.3 ha. With optional add-on RTK and a mechanical shutter, it's well suited to survey-grade mapping.
Astro by use
Photo and video
61MPFull Frame sensor
- With the A7R IV (Sony ILCE-7RM4A)
- 4K 30 fps video
- S-Log3, S-Log2
Inspection
IP43water and dust rating
- Interchangeable payload
- No obstacle sensing
Mapping and survey
1.89cm/pxat 120 m
- Mechanical shutter
- RTK (add-on)
- Terrain follow
- Raw GNSS logging for PPK
- Waypoint missions
Flight and transport
37minflight time
- Weight 3,187 g
- No EU class
- Wind up to 10 m/s
- Video link 20 km (FCC)
- -20 to 50 °C
Safety and rules
Remote IDbuilt-in
- No ADS-B receiver
- Data encryption
- Blue Select (US)
Flight Time vs Price
Effective Megapixels vs Price i
Astro mapping at 120 m
Side view
The drone and the pixel mark are drawn enlarged. Everything else is to scale.
Drawn to scale for the A7R IV (Sony ILCE-7RM4A) (24mm) camera flying 120 m above flat ground.
- One photo covers
- 2.15ha
- 180 x 120 m on the ground
- Survey speed
- 54km/h
- Photo size, pixels
- 9504 x 6336
Area mapped in one flight
167.3ha
About 234 football pitches.
Strips flown at 54 km/h for 70 % of the 37 min flight time.
The small box is one photo.
Astro specifications
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Freefly
- Rating
- Known Issues
- Release Date
- Sep 30, 2020
- Availability
- Discontinued
- EU Drone Class
- None
- US Procurement
- Blue Select
- Platform Type
- Multirotor
Pricing
- Price (EU)(€)
- €18,400
- Price (US)($)
- $20,000
Links
- Product Page
- freeflysystems.com
- Shop Page
- advexure.com
Physical
- Weight(g)
- 3,187 g
- Max Takeoff Weight(g)
- 6,665 g
- Folded Dimensions(mm)
- 356 × 356 × 178 mm
- Unfolded Dimensions(mm)
- 900 × 900 × 359 mm
- Max Payload(g)
- 1,500 g
- Interchangeable Payload
- Yes
- IP Rating
- IP43
- Operating Temperature(°C)
- -20°C to 50°C
Flight
- Max Flight Time(min)
- 37 min
- Max Speed(m/s)
- 15 m/s
- Max Ascent Speed(m/s)
- 4 m/s
- Max Descent Speed(m/s)
- 3 m/s
- Max Flight Distance(km)
- 20 km
- Max Altitude(m)
- 4,572 m
- Wind Resistance(m/s)
- 10 m/s
Payload
Camera 1A7R IV (Sony ILCE-7RM4A)
- Sensor Size
- Full Frame
- Sensor Type
- Sony Exmor R CMOS
- Sensor Area(mm²)
- 849.66 mm²
- Pixel Size(µm)
- 3.76 µm
- Megapixels(MP)
- 61 MP
- Focal Length
- 24mm35mm50mm75mm
- Aperture
- f/3.5f/2.8f/1.8
- Field of View
- 84.1634732.9
- Focus Type
- Autofocus / Manual
- Mechanical Shutter
- Yes
- ISO Range
- 100-32000 (Normal)50-102400 (Extended)
- Shutter Speed
- 1/4000-30s (Mechanical)1/8000-30s (Electronic)
- Stabilization Type
- Mechanical Gimbal
- Max Photo Resolution
- 9504x6336
- Image Formats
- JPEGRAW (Proprietary)HEIF
- Min Photo Interval
- 0.1
- Video Resolutions
- 4K/30fps1080p/120fps
- Max Video Bitrate(Mbps)
- 100 Mbps
- Video Codec
- H.264 (AVC)
- Video Formats
- MP4
- Color Profiles
- NormalHLGS-Log3S-Log2
Gimbal
Gimbal 1A7R IV Gimbal
- Stabilization Axes
- 3-Axis
- Tilt Range(°)
- -90° to 30°
Navigation
- GNSS
- GPSGLONASSBeiDouGalileo
- RTK
- Add-on
- RTK Horizontal Accuracy
- 1 cm + 1 ppm (RMS)
- RTK Vertical Accuracy
- 1 cm + 1 ppm (RMS)
- Altitude Source
- BarometerGNSS
- Obstacle Avoidance
- None
Transmission
- Transmission Protocol
- Herelink 1.1
- Operating Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- Antenna Count
- 2
- Max Range (CE)(km)
- 12 km
- Max Range (FCC)(km)
- 20 km
- Live View Quality
- 1080p/60fps720p/30fps
- Latency(ms)
- 110 ms
- Cellular
- Yes
App
- Flight App
- Auterion Suite
- Supported OS
- Android
- Mission Types
- Waypoint
Features
- ActiveTrack
- No
- Remote ID
- Built-in
- ADS-B Receiver
- No
- Data Encryption
- Yes
- Expansion Port
- Yes
- SDK Support
- Yes
- Parachute
- No
Mapping
- Waypoints
- Yes
- Terrain Follow
- Yes
- Raw GNSS Logging
- Yes
Mapping Performance 1A7R IV (Sony ILCE-7RM4A) (24mm)
- GSD at 120m(cm/px)
- 1.89 cm/px
- Frame Coverage at 120m(ha)
- 2.15 ha
- Flight Coverage at 120m(ha)
- 167.3 ha
- Max Survey Speed(km/h)
- 54 km/h
Accessories
Battery 1SL8-Air
- Battery Type
- Li-ion
- Capacity (mAh)(mAh)
- 7,300 mAh
- Capacity (Wh)(Wh)
- 157 Wh
- Voltage(V)
- 21.6 V
- Battery Weight(g)
- 1,035 g
- Charging Time(min)
- 90 min
- Cycle Count
- 500
Propeller 121x7.0 Folding (Legacy/2170)
- Diameter(mm)
- 554 mm
- Pitch(mm)
- 178 mm
- Blade Count
- 2
Remote Controller 1Freefly Pilot Pro
- Model
- Pilot Pro
- Built-in Screen
- Yes
- Screen Size(in)
- 8 in
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Screen Brightness(nits)
- 480 nits
- Max Operating Time(min)
- 300 min
- Controller Weight(g)
- 1,920 g
Charger 1SL8 Fast Charger
- Model
- SL8
- Wattage(W)
- 200 W
- Ports
- 1