Second Sounding Rocket Track

On September 19, 2025, Spacecific successfully conducted the second field test of the Track Your Rocket (TYR) system during the Parachute Investigation Project (PIP) sounding rocket launch by the student team DARE in Delft.

During this flight, we tested a new payload antenna configuration to study how the rocket’s flight dynamics influence the received signal from the antenna.

In preparation for this campaign, the TYR stations were upgraded to support higher data throughput and equipped with additional receiving antennas. These improvements enable more advanced signal processing techniques, further increasing the system’s tracking accuracy.

All stations were successfully deployed, and we were able to record the rocket’s full trajectory throughout the flight.

About TYR and Spacecific

TYR is developed by Spacecific, a spin-off from the Radboud Radio Lab in Nijmegen. The system applies techniques from radio astronomy and modern communications to create a GNSS-independent RF tracking solution for sounding rockets. This enables precise, real-time tracking of rocket trajectories, even in remote or challenging locations.

This test flight was made possible with financial support from StartupFonds Gelderland, and in collaboration with DARE