Some of the first activities of the Lario Space Centre include Ku-band propagation experiments (using the Italian satellite Sirio 1) and the development of analogue telephony and television links with North and South America as well as with countries in the Middle and Far East, using Intelsat satellites.
Telespazio's Lario space Centre, active since 1977, is located north of Lake Como, near the municipality of Gera Lario. It covers a total area of 80,000 square meters, of which 5,000 are indoors. More than 60 antennas operational in the Centre manage satellite transmission and reception services.
