The Matera VLBI station is located at the Italian Space Agency “Centro di Geodesia Spaziale” (CGS) near Matera, a small town in the South of Italy. The CGS of the Italian Space Agency came into operation in 1983 with the installation of a Satellite Laser Ranging SAO-1 System. In May 1990 the CGS extended its capabilities to Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) installing a 20-m radiotelescope.
| geographic longitude: | 16° 42′ 14.45″ |
| geographic latitude: | 40° 38′ 58.28″ |
| altitude above sea level: | 544 m |
| diameter telescope: | 20 m |
| minimum elevation: | 5° |
Available observing mode: Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
Frequencies used currently:
| Frequency band | Observing mode |
| 2210 – 2450 MHz | VLBI |
| 8180 – 8980 MHz | VLBI |
Research programs: IVS (Geodesy)