
The helicopter battery consists of 6 Sony SE US18650 VTC4 Li-ion cells with a nameplate capacity of 2 Ah. The maximum discharge rate is greater than 25A and the maximum cell voltage is 4.25V. The continuous tested power load is 480W with a peak power capability is 510W. Battery voltage is in the range of 15–25.2V and the total mass of the 6 cells is 273 g. A de-rated end-of-life battery capacity of 35.75Wh is available for use. Of this capacity, 10.73Wh (30%) is kept as reserve, night-time survival energy usage is estimated at 21Wh for typical operation in the northern latitudes in the spring season, and approximatley 10Wh is available for fight. Assuming that 20% of the power is at the peak load of 510W and 80% is at a continuous load of 360W, approximately 90 sec of fight is possible. The solar panel is made from Inverted Metamorphic (IMM4J) cells from SolAero Technologies. The cells are optimized for the Mars solar spectrum and occupy a rectangular area with 680 cm2 of substrate (544 cm2 active cell area).