Astral
Now shipping: M1-A with Jetson Orin Nano

Drones that finish
the mission.

Astral runs vision-language models on-device, so missions complete with no GPS, no comms, no operator. NDAA-compliant compute, open Python SDK.

NDAA Compliant ComputeGPS & Comm DeniedOn-Device Qwen3-VLOpen Python SDK

Our Platforms

Autonomous systems with on-device AI. GPS and comm-denied capable. Indoor and outdoor operation.

Quadcopter
M1-A

M1-A

Autonomous Quadcopter

Jetson Orin Nano 8GB

67 TOPS AI

30 min flight

Aerial platform

GPS & Comm Denied

Full autonomy

IP55

Indoor & outdoor

  • Intel RealSense D435 camera
  • Visual-inertial navigation
  • On-device AI reasoning
  • NDAA compliant compute
example.py
from astral import AstralClient

client = AstralClient(api_key=os.environ["ASTRAL_API_KEY"])

# Create a mission
mission = client.missions.create(
    name="Survey Mission",
    waypoints=[
        {"lat": 37.7749, "lng": -122.4194, "alt": 50},
        {"lat": 37.7751, "lng": -122.4180, "alt": 50},
    ],
    config={
        "return_to_home": True,
        "obstacle_avoidance": True,
    },
)

# Deploy to fleet
client.fleet.deploy(
    mission_id=mission.id,
    drone_ids=["drone-001", "drone-002"],
)

Built for Developers

Plan missions in Python. Run on-device vision-language models, ROS2/Nav2, and ArduPilot. Bring your own perception or autonomy stack — or use ours.

Mission Control in Your Pocket

Configure, deploy, monitor and control drone fleets with the Astral app. Build plans and missions confidently. Use our Simulator to run and confirm scenarios before takeoff.

1

Plan Your Mission

Design flight paths, set waypoints, and configure autonomous behaviors.

2

Simulate & Validate

Test your mission in our simulator before deploying to real hardware.

3

Deploy & Monitor

Launch your fleet and monitor real-time telemetry and video feeds.

Mission Control
Live Map
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Launch Mission

Ready to Deploy?

Bring your mission. We'll handle the autonomy.

Open Python SDK • NDAA-compliant • Enterprise support available