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This page contains philatelic information on the US Air Force (USAF) DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) series. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
DMSP series are built on the same spacecraft bus as NOAA-series satellites. Therefore, it is hard to distinguish between the two, and items that are not specifically identified are assumed to be NOAA rather than DMSP.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| DMSP (USAF) | DMSP (USAF) | DMSP (USAF) |
Below is a list of DMSP-series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) (USAF) | ||||
| Croatia | None | Cachet on postal card | 2012 | DMSP-1 |
Below is a list of DMSP-series launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) (USAF) | ||||
| 1967-02-08: DMSP-4A-F2 | ||||
| United States | 1967-02-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DMSP-4A-F2 ("secret payload") launch |
| 1972-11-08: DMSP-5B-F3 | ||||
| United States | 1972-11-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5B-F3 ("'code 417' classified") launch |
| 1974-03-16: DMSP-5B-F5 | ||||
| United States | 1974-03-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5B-F5 launch |
| 1974-08-08: DMSP-5C-F1 | ||||
| United States | 1974-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5C-F1 launch |
| 1975-05-23: DMSP-5C-F2 | ||||
| United States | 1975-05-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5C-F2 launch |
| 1976-02-19: DMSP-5C-F3 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1976-02-19 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5C-F3 (not SAMOS) launch [failed] |
| 1976-09-11: DMSP-5D-F1 | ||||
| United States | 1976-09-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F1 launch |
| United States | 1976-09-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F1 ("secret research satellite") launch |
| 1977-06-04: DMSP-5D-F2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-06-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F2 launch |
| 1978-05-01: DMSP-5D-F3 | ||||
| United States | 1978-05-01 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F3 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-01 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F3 launch |
| 1979-06-06: DMSP-5D-F4 | ||||
| United States | 1979-06-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F4 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Two-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F4 launch |
| 1980-07-14: DMSP-5D-F5 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1980-07-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F5 launch [failed] |
| 1999-12-12: DMSP-5D-F15 | ||||
| United States | 1999-12-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | DMSP-5D-F15 launch |
| 2006-11-04: DMSP-5D-F17 | ||||
| United States | 2006-11-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | DMSP-5D-F17 launch |
| 2009-10-18: DMSP-5D-F18 | ||||
| United States | 2009-10-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | DMSP-5D-F18 launch |
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