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Title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION setting out the operational and technical specifications necessary to implement the evolution of the system established under the Galileo programme*_x0009_CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL Sans l'(les) annex II jointe(s) – non classifié / When detached from annex II – non-classified

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
            
            
               of 17.12.2020
            
            
               setting out the operational and technical specifications necessary to implement the evolution of the system established under the Galileo programme
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               (Text with EEA relevance)
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
            
               Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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               , and in particular Article 12(3)(d) thereof,
            
            
               Whereas: 
            
            
               (1)Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 provides that the Commission has overall responsibility for the Galileo programme and the evolutions of the system established under the Galileo programme. In accordance with Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013, the specific objectives of the Galileo programme are to ensure that the signals emitted by the system established under that programme can be used to fulfil the functions listed in that provision, among those the functions of offering an open service (‘OS’), of contributing to integrity-monitoring services aimed at users of safety-of-life service (‘SoL’), of offering a commercial service for the development of applications for professional or commercial use (‘CS’), of offering a public regulated service to government-authorised users (‘PRS’), and of contributing to the search and rescue support service (‘SAR’), referred to in its points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
            
            
               (2)The OS, PRS and SAR were declared operational on 15 December 2016, as a first step towards the system’s Full Operational Capability.
            
            
               (3)The evolution of the system established under the Galileo programme needs to be ensured in order to adapt it to the changing environment worldwide, to adjust the services portfolio and their performance to the evolving need of the users, and to make sure it remains competitive in the provision of position, navigation and timing services. The technical and operational specifications should feature improvements in service performance, namely of open service, search and rescue support service of the COSPAS-SARSAT system, high-accuracy service, signal authentication service, public regulated service as well as support the introduction of new functions. Security needs and standards should be taken into account at the outset as requirements for the second generation of the system.  
            
            
               (4)The technical and operational specifications should be set out to implement this evolution. The specifications should ensure the quality, continuity and availability of the services and their cost-effectiveness. Those services should be compatible with the services of the first generation that will continue to be offered and not degrade their level of security.
            
            
               (5)The technical and operational specifications should ensure that the system has a sufficiently robust infrastructure in order for it to be available and continue to function even in a situation of crisis, that it functions independently from other systems and that it copes with existing and future threats.
            
            
               (6)The  first generation legacy services and their level of security, the consolidation of current services, and the right of the Member States, the Council the Commission and the European Parliament to have unlimited and uninterrupted access to PRS worldwide in accordance with Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
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                and Commission delegated decision No 2015/6123
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                should not be affected at any time during the evolution of the system.
            
            
               (7)Evolution of the system leading to improvements or modifications on the ground-based infrastructure should be carried out in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413
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                determining the location of the ground-based infrastructure of the system established under the Galileo programme and the necessary measures to ensure that it functions correctly.
            
            
               (8)During the preparatory stages of work, the Commission consulted the relevant stakeholders, namely the European GNSS Evolution Working Group, as well as the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency and the Joint Research Centre, for determining the technical and operational specifications set out in this act, in full consideration of stakeholders’ input concerning technical capability, compliance to mission objectives and benefits-to-cost ratio. 
            
            
               (9)Performance specifications for public regulated service provision of the second generation of the system established under the Galileo programme were discussed in the technical working groups of the Security Board for the European GNSS Systems established by Commission Decision 2009/334/EC
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               .
            
            
               (10)The technical and operational specifications set out in Annexes I and II should therefore be adopted.  The specifications determined for the services offered under the first generation of the system remain fully applicable. 
            
            
               (11)Annex II should be classified as it contains system information the unauthorised disclosure of which could cause varying degrees of prejudice to the interests of the European Union or of one or more of the Member States.
            
         
         
            
               (12)Some technical and operational specifications for the system evolution are not sufficiently mature and are therefore subject to further studies. This Decision should be reviewed on the basis of new findings from these further studies.
            
            
               (13)To ensure consistency with the existing Galileo programme documentation, the performance levels defined in the technical and operational specifications should be applicable to the requirements set through the High Level Definition document for evolution of Galileo (eHLD) and its classified equivalent (eHLDx), the Galileo Mission Requirement Documents (eMRD and eMRDx) and the Galileo System-specific Security Requirements Statement (eSSRS). 
            
            
               (14)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European GNSS Programme Committee established pursuant to Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013,
            
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               The technical and operational specifications necessary to implement the evolution of the system established under the Galileo programme from the first to the second generation are set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision.
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               The evolution of the system shall not affect the continuity and the level of performance and security of the services provided by the first generation of the system established under the Galileo programme.
            
            
                       Article 3
            
            
               This Decision is addressed to the Member States and the European GNSS Agency.
            
            
            
               Done at Brussels, 17.12.2020
            
            
               
                                                                                 
                        For the Commission
               
               
                     Thierry BRETON
                     Member of the Commission
               
               
            
            
                     
                        
                           
                     
                  
               
         
         
            
                  
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                        CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL Sans l'(les) annex II jointe(s) – non classifié / When detached from annex II – non-classified
               
               
                  
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                        OJ L 347,20.12.2013., p. 1.
               
               
                  
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                        Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the rules for access to the public regulated service provided by the global navigation satellite system established under the Galileo programme (OJ L 287, 4.11.2011, p. 1).
               
               
                  
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                        Commission delegated decision C(2015)6123 of 15 September 2015 supplementing Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the common minimum standards to be complied with by the competent PRS authorities.
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 of 18 March 2016 determining the location of the ground-based infrastructure of the system established under the Galileo programme and setting out the necessary measures to ensure that it functions smoothly, and repealing Implementing Decision 2012/117/EU (OJ L 74, 19.3.2016, p. 45).
               
               
                  
                     (6)
                  
                        Commission Decision 2009/334/EC of 20 April 2009 establishing an expert group on the security of the European GNSS systems (OJ L 101, 21.4.2009, p. 22)
               
            
      
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               ANNEX I
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               TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GALILEO PROGRAMME
            
            
            
               These specifications shall be applicable to the requirements set through the High Level Definition documents for evolution of Galileo (eHLD and eHLDx), the Galileo Mission Requirement Documents (eMRD and eMRDx) and the Galileo System-specific Security Requirements Statement (eSSRS). 
            
            
            
                     
                        General
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Coverage
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Global
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Elevation mask
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5° (open sky Galileo only)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Location of Galileo sites
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        As per Implementing Decision 2016/413
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                        Open Service
                     
                     
                        Dual Frequency
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Horizontal and vertical code-based position accuracy (Instantaneous positioning)
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                     
                        Urban Galileo only
                     
                     
                        Urban MC(4C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1.5 m / 3 m (accuracy at 95%)
                     
                     
                        7 m /14 m (accuracy at 95%)
                     
                     
                        2 m / 4 m (accuracy at 95%)
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                        Horizontal and vertical carrier-phase based position accuracy (Convergence time: 10 minutes with dual frequency, 5 minutes in triple frequency)
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0.5 m / 1 m (accuracy at 95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OS Availability
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                     
                        Urban Galileo only
                     
                     
                        Urban MC(4C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        99.5%
                     
                     
                        70%
                     
                     
                        95%²
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OS Environment of use
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Levels of external interference power density will not exceed -194 dBW/Hz (including interference from RNSS systems other than Galileo)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OS TTFF
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7 s Cold Start (urban)
                     
                     
                        4 s Cold Start (open sky)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Velocity determination (3D)
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0.2 m/s (3D accuracy at 95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        OS Continuity risk
                     
                     
                        For Position and for Timing
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10-4 / h
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Space Service Volume
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Service accuracy defined for LEO up to 4500 km (Galileo only)
                     
                     
                        Signal visibility
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                         defined for LEO up to 8000 km (Galileo only)
                     
                     
                        Signal visibility defined for GEO (multi-constellation)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Accuracy for LEO
                     
                     
                        Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3.5 m (95% in 3D accuracy) 
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability of accuracy for LEO 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        95%
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability of signal visibility for LEO 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        90%
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability of signal visibility for GEO
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        90% (4C)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Timing accuracy in LEO
                     
                     
                        Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        40 ns (95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Timing 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Timing accuracy with respect to universal coordinated time 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10 ns (95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Timing accuracy with respect to Galileo system time
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5ns (95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        GPS Galileo time offset accuracy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3ns (95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        99.9%
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Authentication services
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Authentication of the navigation message (OS NMA)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10 s TTFFA
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Authentication of the position with encrypted codes (SAS authentication)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        TTFFA <10 s
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Level of protection of cryptography
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Quantum resistant
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                        High Accuracy service
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Horizontal and vertical position accuracy, based on precise point positioning (Convergence time: 10 seconds with 3 frequencies)
                     
                     
                        Open sky Galileo only
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0.05 m / 0.1 m (95%)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability, velocity, continuity risk, environment
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Same as  Galileo OS dual frequency in open sky conditions
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Support to Integrity services for safety-of-life applications
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Support to Satellite-based Augmentation Systems
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        YES
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Level of service for H-ARAIM: down to RNP 0.1
                           Level of service for V-ARAIM: LPV-200
                           ISM dissemination: broadcast through SIS
                           ISM generation: internal or external interface
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Search and Rescue Service
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Location accuracy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 km with current modulation standard
                     
                     
                        100 m with new modulation standard
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Return Link Service latency
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        < 3 minutes
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Advanced service (remote activation, two-way communication, beacon transmission parameters commanding)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        YES
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Emergency Warning 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability 
                     
                     
                        open sky
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        99.5%
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Granularity of the emergency area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 km < Diameter  < 10 000 km
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Latency for
                     
                     
                        high/low priority orders
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 minute / 10 minutes
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Extra data capacity (flexibility)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Capacity
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1.5 kbps
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ionospheric prediction
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Forecast horizon
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Min 24h
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Generation/Dissemination
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Products generated internally or externally based on data from external sensors; notifications sent via terrestrial means (no SIS broadcast)
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Coverage
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Local, regional, global
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Availability
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        99%
                     
                  
               
            
               ACRONYMS
            
            
                     
                        3D
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Three Dimensional
                     
                  
               
                     
                        4C
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Four constellations (Galileo, GPS, Glonass, Beidou)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (V-)(H-) ARAIM
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (Vertical) (Horizontal) Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
                     
                  
               
                     
                        dB
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        decibel
                     
                  
               
                     
                        GEO
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geostationary Earth Orbit
                     
                  
               
                     
                        GNSS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Global Navigation Satellite System
                     
                  
               
                     
                        GPS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Global Positioning System
                     
                  
               
                     
                        h
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        hour
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ISM
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Integrity Support Message
                     
                  
               
                     
                        J/S
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Interferer over signal
                     
                  
               
                     
                        kbps
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        kilobit per second
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LEO
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Low Earth Orbit
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LPV
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance
                     
                  
               
                     
                        m
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        meter
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Multi constellation
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MEO
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Medium Earth Orbit
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NMA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Navigation Message Authentication
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ns
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        nanosecond
                     
                  
               
                     
                        OS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Open Service
                     
                  
               
                     
                        RNP
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Required navigation performance
                     
                  
               
                     
                        RNSS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Radio Navigation Satellite Services
                     
                  
               
                     
                        s
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        second
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SAS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Signal Authentication Service
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SIS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Signal in Space
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TTFF
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time to First Fix 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TTFFA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Time to First Fix Authenticated
                     
                  
               
                     
                        °
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        degree
                     
                  
               
            
               ANNEX II
               TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GALILEO PROGRAMME: classified part
            
            
               SUMMARY
            
            
               Annex II provides specifications for:
            
            
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                     PRS performance, 
            
            
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                     PRS improvement, 
            
            
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                     PRS management,
            
            
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                     System infrastructure,
            
            
               and an appendix with the list of acronyms.
            
         
         
            
                  
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                        CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL Sans l'(les) annex II jointe(s) – non classifié / When detached from annex II – non-classified
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/413 of 18 March 2016 determining the location of the ground-based infrastructure of the system established under the Galileo programme and setting out the necessary measures to ensure that it functions smoothly, and repealing Implementing Decision 2012/117/EU (OJ L 74, 19.3.2016, p. 45).
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        Target not to be understood as driver for the Galileo system design as it depends on other systems not under the control of EU (e.g. GPS, Glonass, etc).
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        Geometrical visibility of at least four GNSS signals, emitted through the main lobe of the navigation antenna.
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        Quantum resistant means capable to resist to attacks performed by quantum computers.
               
            
      
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               Annex II
            
            
            
               Technical and operational specifications for implementing the evolution of the system established under the Galileo programme
            
            
            
            
            
               Annex II is classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIEL