Sky Drone Mk1 4G/5G RTF

PRE-ORDER with deposit now. Ships out March. (see below for details)

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:	15 m/s
Max Mission Ceiling:	Up to 5000 meters (16400 feet)
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:	10Ah, 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, E90X, the full range of Viewpro payloads as well as payloads from other vendors including multispectral sensors, oblique mapping cameras and high-res 61MP cameras. Sky Drone Mk1 ships by default with the camera payload Yuneec E90x with the below stated specifications.

Camera Payload Specification

Security Encryption

Sky Drone Mk1 is end-to-end encrypted using AES256 encryption - a FIPS 197 approved cryptographic algorithm. Communication between the drone and ground control station is secured with government-grade encryption including command & control commands, telemetry and video imagery data. As such  Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) and Secure Real-Time Protocol (SRTP) both use AES256.

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.

PRE-ORDER Details

The Pre-Order price is a deposit that can be fully refunded at any time before your final order. When you place the final Sky Drone Mk1 order, your deposit will be subtracted from the total price. Orders for Sky Drone Mk1 can be placed in March 2021. The Sky Drone Mk1 retail price will be announced before orders are made available for pre-order customers. Pre-Order customers get priority access to Sky Drone Mk1 in the first-come-first-served fashion.