System Overview

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Astro is a compact professional multi-rotor aircraft designed for enterprise, industrial, and cinematic applications. Astro is built on the success of the Alta family of aircraft and includes new technologies like Auterion Skynode and Freefly SuperLight Batteries.

Astro is the next generation of Freefly aircraft, which emphasizes expandability and customization to make sure it can stand up to all challenges thrown its way while still being the reliable workhorse drone that Freefly pilots know and love.

Key Components

Astro Aircraft Layout

Pilot Pro

The current iteration of Astro ships with Pilot Pro, our custom controller. For more information, check the Pilot Pro wiki.

Herelink Controller

Astro shipped with the Herelink controller as the pilot handset before late 2023. It runs a custom version of Auterion Mission Control as its flight software.

SuperLight Battery

SuperLight Lithium-ion batteries are designed and manufactured by Freefly. You can find more information on the battery in the SuperLight Battery section of the wiki.

Status Indicator LED

There are 5 total status LEDs on the Astro. The 4 LEDs at the end of each boom show constant lights in most circumstances. By default, the rear two boom LEDs are red, and the front two boom LEDs are green. These LEDs will blink as the battery gets low, and blink quickly if there is an error.

The aircraft status indicator uses a multi-color LED to communicate aircraft status on the ground. It is located on the front-left boom of the aircraft, as pictured below in blue. See the table for complete information.

Color	Meaning	Detail
Solid Blue	Armed, No GPS Lock	Indicates vehicle has been armed and has no position lock from the GPS. Position, Mission and Return flight modes are not available.
Pulsing Blue	Disarmed, No GPS Lock	Indicates vehicle is disarmed and has no position lock from the GPS. Position, Mission and RTL flight modes will not be available until GPS lock is acquired.
Solid Green	Armed, GPS Lock	Indicates vehicle has been armed and has position lock from the GPS. All flight modes are available.
Pulsing Green	Disarmed, GPS Lock	Indicates vehicle is disarmed and has position lock from the GPS. All flight modes will be available.
Solid Purple	Failsafe Mode	Indicates an error has been encountered during flight and the vehicle will activate the Failsafe Action (Return To Launch by default).
Solid Amber	Low Battery Warning	Indicates a battery voltage below threshold.
Flashing Red	Error / Setup Required	Indicates an error, typically an issue with sensor calibration or autopilot configuration.