October 11, 2023
ED-259A - Minimum Operational Performance Standard for Dual-Frequency Multi-Constellation Satellite-Based Augmentation System Airborne Equipment

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-259A|Minimum Operational Performance Standard for Dual-Frequency Multi-Constellation Satellite-Based Augmentation System Airborne Equipment.
This document is the avionics standards for GPS/Galileo/SBAS equipment supporting Required Navigation Performance (RNP) en route and terminal operations, departure operations, RNP APCH (approach) down to Localizer Performance with vertical guidance (LPV) minima and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B). This document does not provide specifications for a production approval. A future release of the document will provide requirements supporting production approval, typically through a new Technical Standard Order (TSO) or European Technical Standard Order (ETSO). This document has a Zipped supplement (ED-259A DO-401 Supplement) that contains six files.

Available on EUROCAE website.

Related News

Open Consultation for ED-348

We are pleased to announce the availability of the following draft EUROCAE document prepared by EUROCAE WG-105 IAS (SG-6 SORA): ...

Call for Experts: WG-76, WG-124 & WG-126

Help WG-76 AIS/MET Datalink Services Develop EDS MOPS for AIS/MET EUROCAE WG-76, together with RTCA SC-206, have published ED-335/DO-364A, the ...

Meet our Experts - Episode 4

At EUROCAE, over 5,000 experts are actively shaping the future of aviation across 50 Working Groups. But who are the ...

New Working Group: WG-134 “DME Interrogators”

Last week marked the very first meeting of Working Group 134 “DME Interrogators”, bringing together experts to address a critical ...

Multi-Factor Authentication from 5 January

Dear Experts, Following our ongoing IT development and commitment to data security, EUROCAE will enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for accessing ...

NEWSblog November 2025

Catch up on all the latest updates from EUROCAE in our monthly newsletter, your go-to source for insights into our ...