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Geoscan 401

Geoscan · Russia

Russian carbon-fiber quadcopter (multirotor) survey UAV from Geoscan Group (St. Petersburg) for aerial photography, geodesy and geophysics; VTOL with ~1 hour endurance and swappable payloads (camera, LiDAR, magnetometer, gamma spectrometer). CSV mislabeled it Poland.

CountryRussia
SubcategoryMultirotor
SubtypeMultirotor survey/mapping UAV
RoleSurvey / mapping
Russian-madetrue
ClassSmall civil UAV
ClassificationCivil/commercial survey UAV
MissionMapping, Survey, Aerial photography
VariantsGeodesy, Geophysics, Gamma, Lidar, Tethered
MTOW (kg)9.5
Frame typeMultirotor
Length (m)1.56
PropulsionElectric
Range (km)22
Combat-provenNo
Export statusSold internationally
Launch methodVTOL
Autonomy levelAutonomous waypoint
Endurance (min)60
Recovery methodVTOL
Max speed (km/h)50
Standard sensorsSurvey camera, LiDAR (variant), Magnetometer (variant), Gamma spectrometer (variant)
Production statusIn production
Service ceiling (m)500
Airframe / lift typeMultirotor – quad
Control / autonomy levelWaypoint / GPS-guided
DomainAerial (UAV/UAS)
Mission / use case – civilPhotography / film, Survey / mapping
Origin / supply chainCOTS (DJI, Autel, Skydio)
PropulsionElectric (LiPo / Li-ion)
Range / enduranceClose range (5–50 km, 1–6 hrs)
Signature / detectabilityGNSS-dependent, RCS – small
Speed regimeMedium (50–150 km/h)
Weight / classClass I – Mini (2–20 kg), FAA <25 kg (Part 107)
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Review-stage catalogue data — specs corroborated from manufacturer and secondary sources; not for procurement decisions. Source: www.geoscan.ru/en/products/geoscan401