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FY-1 series
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FY-1 series
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This page contains philatelic information on the FY-1 and FY-3 series satellites. 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.
The Chinese FY-1 and FY-3 series are polar-orbiting weather satellites; whereas the FY-2 and FY-4 series are geostationary weather satellites.
| Launch information (found in the polar-orbiting weather satellites page) |
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers (farther below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| FY-1 | FY-1 | FY-1 |
| FY-3 | FY-3 | FY-3 |
Below is a list of FY-1 and FY-3 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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| FY-1 (China/PRC) | ||||
| Benin | 1177 selvedge (Mi1184-1191 selvedge) | On (lower-right) selvedge of MS8 (1177 (a-h)) | 1999 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postcard | 1997 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1999 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back (different), also front | 1999 | FY-1B composite visible image |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card (different) | 1999 | FY-1C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066 (Mi3194) | 2000 | FY-1 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card (same design as 3066) | 2001 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | New Year's postal card | 2002 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | FY-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505b+label (Mi3765+label) | One of four different labels associated with pair (3505 (a-b)) or MS8 (3505c (4x 3505 + 8 labels)) | 2006 | FY-1 |
| FY-3 (China/PRC) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
Below is a list of FY-1 and FY-3 series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| FY-1 (China/PRC) | ||||
| FY-1B | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1990-09-03 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | FY-1B launch |
| FY-1C | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1999-05-10 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | FY-1C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1999-05-10 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-1C launch |
| FY-1D | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2002-05-15 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | FY-1D launch |
| FY-3 (China/PRC) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2008-05-27 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | FY-3A launch |
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