Starling 2 Max
The Starling 2 Max is a multirotor development drone powered by the VOXL 2 autopilot, designed for GPS‑denied computer vision navigation and long‑range dead reckoning with up to 500 g payload capacity.
- Price
- US$3,199.99indicative
- Availability
- In production
- Origin
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- Manufacturer page (modalai.com) +1 more
- Retrieved
- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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Starling 2 Max delivers over 55 minutes of flight time using Amprius cells or Li‑Ion packs. It features dual IMX412 color cameras, dual AR0144 fisheye sensors for visual inertial odometry, and optional FLIR Lepton thermal imaging. The platform is built on a carbon fiber frame with integrated Qualcomm QRB5165 computing power and supports Wi‑Fi, Microhard, 4G LTE and 5G datalinks.
General
- Propulsion
- Electric
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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- Launch / recovery
- Vertical
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- Medium · 80%
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- Indicative price
- €2,950
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Performance
- Endurance
- 55min
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- Medium · 80%
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- Max speed
- 72km/h
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- Medium · 80%
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- Cruise speed
- 54km/h
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- Medium · 80%
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- Service ceiling
- 4,000m
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- Medium · 80%
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- Wind resistance
- 15m/s
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Physical
- MTOW
- 0.6kg
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 75%
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- Empty weight
- 0.6kg
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- Medium · 80%
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- Weight
- 0.9kg
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- Medium · 80%
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- Dimensions
- Diagonal 512 mm (prop to prop); Width 450 mm prop to prop / 260 mm motor to motor; Length 380 mm prop to prop / 190 mm motor to motor; Height 120 mm
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- Medium · 75%
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Payload
- Payload
- 0.5kg
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 80%
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Communications
- Interfaces
- WiFi, Microhard, 5G, ELRS
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- Medium · 85%
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Navigation
- GNSS
- u-blox M10
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- 25 Sept 2026
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- Medium · 75%
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Power
- Battery / fuel
- Sony VTC6 3000 mAh 2S, or any 2S 18650 Li‑Ion pack with XT30; two 2S packs wired in series for 4S — max voltage 16.8 V
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- Medium · 75%
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Software/autonomy
- Open SDK / API
- Yes
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- Medium · 80%
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Compliance/certification
- NDAA compliant
- Yes
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- High · 90%
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- Blue UAS
- Framework
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- High · 90%
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- Export classification
- EAR99
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- High · 90%
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- Country of origin
- USA
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- Medium · 85%
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- Manufactured in
- US
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- Medium · 75%
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- Certifications
- FCC, RoHS
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- High · 90%
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- Export control notes / ECCN
- EAR99
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- Medium · 75%
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Product Specifications
- Component
- Specification
Modem Configurations
- Modem Config
- Description
- -M36
- Wi-Fi
- -M3
- Microhard carrier (no modem)
- -M11
- Microhard pMDDL2450
- -M20
- 4G LTE (North America)
- -M24
- 5G
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
Compatible Products
- Product
- Compatible?
- VOXL ESC Mini (M0129)
- ✅ installed as the flight ESC
- ModalAI M0184 ELRS receiver
- ✅ -T8 configurations
- Microhard pMDDL2450 add-on
- ✅ -M11 configurations
- 4G LTE / 5G modem add-ons
- ✅ -M20 / -M24 configurations
- M0161 / M0166 image sensor modules
- ✅ factory-installed per camera config
- Starling 2 replacement parts
- ❌ use Starling 2 Max replacement parts — frame, motors and skids differ
- Third-party 2S 18650 packs with XT30
- ✅ two required, series-wired
Export Information
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- ECCN
- EAR99
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code
- 8806.22.0000
- Radio Frequencies Used
- Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz / 5 GHzpMDDL2450: 2.4 GHz4G & 5G: worldwide cellular frequenciesR/C: 915 MHz
General
- Open-source software
- OpenCV, ROS2, Docker, PX4
- Integrated Qualcomm QRB5165 premium tier chipset onboard
- 8 cores up to 3.091 GHz, 8GB LPDDR5
- Compute
- QRB5165
- Flight Controller
- PX4
- Autopilot
- VOXL 2 (Qualcomm QRB5165: 8 cores up to 3.091 GHz, 8 GB LPDDR5, 15 TOPS AI)
- Image Sensors
- C28: Dual IMX412 (12MP), Dual AR0144 (1MP tracking) C29: Dual IMX412, Dual AR0144, plus ToF
- Payload Capacity
- 500 g — affects flight time; total take‑off weight ~930 g
- Flight Time
- ~55 minutes with Amprius cells (~40 minutes with Li‑Ion)
- Max Speed
- 15 m/s cruise, 20 m/s dash
- Wind Tolerance
- Gusts to 15 m/s
- Service Ceiling
- 4,000 m MSL
- Motors
- 2203.5, 1500 kv
- Propellers
- 180 mm tri‑blade
- Frame
- 3 mm carbon fiber
- ESC
- ModalAI 4-in-1 Mini ESC (power module integrated)
- R/C Receiver
- 915 MHz ELRS
- Datalink
- Wi‑Fi: Alfa Networks AWUS036EACS (FCC ID 2AB878811)
- Software Features
- Visual Inertial Odometry for GPS‑denied navigation, TFLite neural networks, OpenCV, ROS 2, Docker, integrated PX4 flight controller, full VOXL SDK
- Built-in Connectivity Options
- IP datalink: Wi‑Fi, Microhard, 4G LTE, 5G; R/C: ExpressLRS (915 MHz)
- RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Built-in Connectivity Options
- IP datalink
- Wi-Fi, Microhard, 4G LTE, 5G
- R/C
- ExpressLRS (915 MHz)
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- Software & SDKs
- OpenCVROS 2DockerPX4VOXL SDK
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