Sky Drone Mk1

Lead time: 3 weeks.

Ready-to-Fly 4G/5G Connected Drone

Sky Drone Mk1 is the first Ready-to-Fly (RTF) drone that is exclusively 4G/5G connected. The drone is being controlled via a ground control station like Mission Planner or QGroundControl.

Made for BVLOS

Sky Drone Mk1 has been built for true BVLOS flight operations. No traditional radio controller is needed for takeoff, landing and in-flight control. All drone commands are sent via 4G/5G connection from the ground control station to the drone and vice versa.

Drone Specification

Classification:	EU UAS Class C2
Endurance:	45 min (with standard camera payload)
Dimensions:	600 mm (diagonal wheelbase)
Weight:	2.4 kg (with battery, no payload)
Max Take-Off Mass (MTOM):	3.4 kg
Max Speed:	80 km/h (Fast Mode) 45 km/h (Position Mode)
Max Wind Resistance:	45 km/h 30 km/h for takeoff and landing
Max Mission Ceiling:	Up to 5000 meters (16400 feet)
GNSS Positioning Services:	Concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou
Hovering Accuracy (P-mode with GPS):	±0.5 m (GPS enabled) ±0.1 m (RTK enabled)
RTK Positioning Accuracy:	5 cm + 1 ppm (Horizontal) 5 cm + 1 ppm (Vertical)
Battery:	12Ah, 26.1V LiPo
Operating Temperature:	-10°C to 50°C
Communication Link:	4G / 5G

Feature Highlights

• Takeoff, fly and in-flight control via ground control station
• Live-video (FullHD) transmission in real-time
• Remote photo taking trigger
• Default high-res 4k / 20MP camera 
• Mission planning through ground control station
• Emergency intervention via ground control station
• Connection loss scenarios (hover, RTH)
• High precision positioning via Real Time Kinematics (RTK)
• Live video broadcast (via 3rd party software like OBS)
• Multivendor payload options
  
• FLARM traffic awareness and collision avoidance (optional)
• Additional payload options (e.g. payload release system)

Use Case Scenarios

• Security Surveillance
  
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Aerial Surveillance and Mapping
• SAR Search & Rescue
• Law Enforcement
• Broadcast video 

Flight Controller and Software

Camera Payload 

Sky Drone Mk1 is compatible with a variety of payloads. This includes the Yuneec E10TX, E10TvX, E30ZX and E90X. Sky Drone Mk1 ships by default with the camera payload Yuneec E90x with the below stated specifications.

Camera Payload Specification

Security Encryption

• End-to-end encrypted using AES256.
  
• Secure Real-Time Protocol (SRTP)
• Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS).
  

4G/5G Connection Specification

 For more information on data/video communication see How-It-Works.

SIM Card and Mobile Carrier Requirement

For Sky Drone Mk1 to be able to communicate with the ground control station, the customer needs to obtain a data-enabled SIM card from his/her mobile network carrier. As stated above, Sky Drone Mk1 supports a variety of 4G and 5G frequency bands, which are used across the world in all countries. Customers are still recommended to double-check with their mobile network carrier the frequency support in the areas Sky Drone Mk1 is planned to be deployed at.

In short: All the customer needs besides the Sky Drone Mk1, is a data-enabled SIM card.

Country Availability & Shipping

Sky Drone Mk1 ships to all countries worldwide. Because shipping costs vary for such a large parcel for each destination, Sky Drone Mk1 is not included in the free global express shipping. Shipping costs are provided upon request. See Shipping and Returns for more information.

DOWNLOADS

• Sky Drone Mk1 Product Sheet (English) PDF

Still have questions? Please contact us!

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