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First Test of a Multi-Constellation, Multi-Frequency GNSS Receiver on board a Sounding Rocket
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1  German Space Operations Center (GSOC), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Str. 20, D-82334 Weßling
2  Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA), German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Str. 20, D-82334 Weßling
Academic Editor: Tomasz Hadas

Published: 22 September 2025 by MDPI in European Navigation Conference 2025 topic Aircraft and Spacecraft Navigation
Abstract:

The paper shows the results of a first test of two multi-constellation, multi-frequency GNSS receivers on board the MAPHEUS-15 sounding rocket, which was launched from Esrange, Sweden, on 11 November 2024. During the flight, the GNSS receivers tracked the signals from up to 40 satellites simultaneously and were thus able to continuously compute a navigation solution from lift-off until atmospheric reentry and during the landing phase on the parachute, even in the presence of jamming. The flight test showed that the robustness of the navigation solution could be noticeably improved by increasing the number of constellations and signals.

Keywords: GNSS; multi-constellation; multi-frequency; sounding rocket; MORABA; Esrange; jam-ming; interference; power spectral density; Scandinavia

 
 
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