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It was launched on <strong>August 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 1977<\/strong>, from the American base of Cape Canaveral, aboard the NASA <strong>Delta 2313<\/strong> vector.\r\n\r\nThe main purpose of this satellite, a cylinder with a 143 cm-diameter and a 229 kg-weight, covered with solar cells, was experimenting <strong>high-frequency propagation, up to 18 Ghz<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nSirio was born from the cooperation between the National Research Council and the Aerospace Industry Company \u2013 a consortium which brought together the main companies in this industry, and was designed to have an operating life of two years, but it remained active for eight years, until 1985.\r\n\r\nThe satellite was at the core of several experimental activities on the <strong>propagation phenomena and frequency bands<\/strong>, and was used also to carry out tests on TV communication. 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