Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight

• Published in: Acta Astronautica
• Main Authors: Marzioli P., Frezza L., Curiano F., Pellegrino A., Gianfermo A., Angeletti F., Arena L., Cardona T., Valdatta M., Santoni F., Piergentili F.
• Other Authors: Marzioli, P., Frezza, L., Curiano, F., Pellegrino, A., Gianfermo, A., Angeletti, F., Arena, L., Cardona, T., Valdatta, M., Santoni, F., Piergentili, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: balloon; navigation; radio; SDR; stratosphere; VOR; Esrange; Kiruna; Omni
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1448408; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.09.027

This paper presents the results of STRATONAV experiment to test the precision of the VOR (VHF Omni Range) aircraft navigation system in stratosphere. The experiment has been conducted by the S5Lab research group at Sapienza University of Rome in the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS Programme. STRATONAV...