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Starling 2 Max Outdoor GPS-denied Development Drone

$2,999.99
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Selected sku: MRB-D0012-4-V2-C28-M28-T9-K0
Expected to ship within 15 business days from San Diego, CA
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Hardware Lifecycle
↪ Active Production (Definition)
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Software Lifecycle
↪ VOXL SDK 1.3 and Greater (Release Notes)
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Product Specifications

The Starling 2 Max is VOXL 2-powered, NDAA-compliant development drone supercharged by VOXL SDK specifically designed for outdoor, computer vision-based, long-range dead reckoning with a 500g payload capacity. Powered by Blue UAS Framework autopilot, VOXL 2, the Starling 2 Max weighs 500g and boasts an impressive 55 minutes of autonomous flight time.

Best-in-class Compute and Flight Time

  • 500g weight
  • 322mm airframe
  • 180mm folding propellers
  • 55+ minutes flight time
  • 500g additional payload capacity

Powered by VOXL 2

  • VOXL 2 is powered by Qualcomm QRB5165: 8 cores up to 3.091GHz, 8GB LPDDR5 
  • Abundance of perception capabilities built into Starling 2 Max with dual Sony IMX412 and dual OnSemi AR0144 image sensors
  • Integrated flight controller on DSP with TDK ICM-42688 IMU and ICP-10111 Barometer
  • VOXL ESC Mini 4-in-1

Software Features

  • Advanced Autonomy
    • Visual Inertial Odometry to navigate in GPS denied environments
    • TFLite Neural Networks run object classification, detection, and other models
    • Open-source software: OpenCV, ROS 2, Docker, PX4 integrated flight controller
    • VOXL SDK
  • Built-in Connectivity Options
    • Wi-Fi
    • Microhard
    • 4G
    • Ghost Atto
    • ELRS (Express LRS) R/C

Technical Specifications


Product Brief

Documentation (Coming Soon)

Recommended Charger (Not Included) - ISDT Q6 Nano Lipo Charger/Discharger

What's Included

Camera Configurations

 Camera Config High-resolution Tracking ToF Thermal
C28 Dual 12MP RGB Dual 1MP Tracking No No
C29 Dual 12MP RGB Dual 1MP Tracking Yes No
Coming Soon Dual 12MP RGB Dual 1MP Tracking No FLIR Lepton


R/C Configurations

Two remote control options are supported

R/C Config Receiver Transmitter (If Applicable) Frequency
-T9 Ghost Atto Ghost UberLite 2.4GHz
-T7 BetaFPV Nano RX Receiver iFlight Commando 8 915MHz

 

Modem Configurations

Modem Config  Description
-M28-T9 WiFi and Ghost Atto (NDAA-compliant)
-M3-T9  Microhard (carrier only, no modem), WiFi and Ghost Atto (NDAA-compliant)
-M11-T9 Microhard pMDDL2450, WiFi and Ghost Atto (NDAA-compliant)
-M20-T9  4G LTE (North America), WiFi and Ghost Atto (NDAA-compliant)
-M24-T9 5G, WiFi and Ghost Atto (NDAA-compliant)
-M28-T7 WiFi and ELRS


Kit Configurations

Kit Config  Description
-K0 Drone Only
-K1 Drone and Battery Pack
-K2 Drone with Battery Pack and Controller
-K3 Drone with Case, Battery Pack, wall power supply and Controller


Export Information

Item Value

ECCN
EAR99
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code 8802.11.0190
Country of Origin USA
Radio Frequencies Used

WiFi: 2.4GHz / 5GHz

pMDDL2450: 2.4GHz

4G & 5G: Worldwide cellular frequencies

R/C with -T7 in SKU: 915MHz

R/C with -T9 in SKU: 2.4GHz

RoHS Compliant Yes

 

    Technical specifications

    • Autonomy

      • Powered by VOXL 2 companion computer 
      • Integrated Qualcomm QRB5165 premium tier chipset onboard: 8 cores up to 3.091 GHz, 8GB LPDDR5 
      • VOXL ESC Mini 4-in-1
      • Open-source software: OpenCV, ROS2, Docker, PX4
      • Integrated WiFi, Ghost Atto or ELRS
    • Perception

      • Dual AR0144 1MP fisheye CV image sensor for visual inertial odometry (VIO)
      • Dual IMX412 12MP color image sensor for streaming, image capture & video recording
      • FLIR Lepton for thermal tracking (optional)
    • Robust NDAA-Compliant Design

      • 500g take-off weight
      • 322mm diagonal SWaP-optimized carbon fiber airframe 
      • 180mm folding propellers
      • 55+ minutes of flight time
      • 500g of additional payload capacity

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