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This page contains philatelic information on the SMS (Synchronous Meteorological Satellite) series and the GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) 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.
| 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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| SMS | SMS | SMS and GOES |
| GOES | GOES | |
| SMS or GOES (on other than SMS or GOES launch covers) |
Below is a list of SMS and GOES series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS and GOES | ||||
| Angola | 1110c (Mi1446) | From MS6 (1110 (a-f)) (Mi1444-1449) | 1999 | GOES-4 ("GOES-D" in text) |
| Angola | 1110f (Mi1449) | "S.M.S. 1980 Missão Solar Máxima" ("SMS" part of text incorrect, SMM depicted) | ||
| Cayman Islands | 628 (Mi642) | 1991 | GOES-8/12 type | |
| Cayman Islands | 628-631 fdc (Mi642-645 fdc) | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508A) i708d (Mi1508B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (708 (a-f)) (Mi1505A-1510A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) (Mi1505B-1510B) | 1997 | SMS/GOES-1/3 type1 (not "GEOS", as in selvedge text) |
| Croatia | None | Cachet on cover | 2010 | GOES-8/12 type |
| Croatia | None | Cachet (different) on cover | 2011 | "GOES-8" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Synchronous Meteorological Satellite" and "SMS-1" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "SMS-2" | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "GOES-1" | |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | In lower-left of (Cotswold Covers) cachet on FDC | 1991 | (possible) GOES-8/12 type |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2007 | GOES-12 |
| Niger | 1075e (Mi1951) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947-1952) | 2001 | "GOES"-8/12 type |
| Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | GOES-8/12 type |
| Osetia (North) | Local_fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| St. Lucia | 611 (BL36) | SS1 | 1983 | SMS/GOES-1/3 type1 |
| Spain | None | (Printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "GOES" (in text only) |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Meter | 1988 | GOES-4/7 type (or GMS)2 |
| Turkmenistan | BL_A23 | In (center) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2005 | GOES-13/15 type (not OICETS or INDEX or the Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule, as implied by the launch date 24.08.2005 in the left-hand stamp) |
| United Nations | 945a (Mi1075) | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (6x 945) | 2007 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United Nations | 946 (Mi1076) | In background of six stamps, and in (upper) margin of MS6 (946a (6x 946)) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 478 (BL?) | Partially on stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2007 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | None | (Printed) cachet on cover | 1977 | SMS/GOES-1/3 type1 |
| United States | None | (Ken Bishop) cachet on cover, also back | 1985 | SMS-B depicted (on cover front); "SMS-B" (in text on cover back) |
| United States | None | (Lawrence Hall of Science Station) cancel on (airmail) cover | 1991 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | None | Launch card | ~1995 | "GOES-J" (GOES-9) |
| United States | None | (NASCOM blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2000 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | None | Card, also back | 2011 | GOES-13/15 type |
| United States | 4893 fdc (Mi5079 fdc) | (Hobby Link) cachet on FDC, also back | 2014 | GOES-R (GOES-16) |
| Venezuela | 1426e (Mi2566) | One of MS5 (1426 (a-e)) (Mi2562-2566) | 1989 | (poorly-depicted) SMS/GOES-1/3 type1 |
1SMS/GOES-1/3 type (SMS-1 and SMS-2, and GOES-1 — GOES-3) are similar-looking cylindrical spin-stabilized spacecraft.
2GOES-4/7 type and the GMS-series have a similar appearance, both being built by Hughes Space and Communications Company.
Below is a list of SMS and GOES-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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| Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) | ||||
| 1974-05-17: SMS-1 | ||||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 1974-05-16 | Brazzaville | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | SMS-1 tracking |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| SMS-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1974-05-26 | WSMR, NM | (WSMR Cover no.32/Szostek) cachet on cover | SMS-1 first ground pictures received |
| 1975-02-06: SMS-2 | ||||
| Great Britain | 1975-02-06 | Ascot, Berkshire | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial tan image and black text) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial red image and black text) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| South Africa | 1975-02-07 | Kenmare | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) | ||||
| 1975-10-16: GOES-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue) cachet (same) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp and blue printed) cachets on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch (not "GEOS", as in text); also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Fairbanks AK | (NASA black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Atlantic VA | (Return address) cachet (and signature) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| South Africa | 1975-10-17 | Kenmare | (NASA purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| 1977-06-16: GOES-2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-2 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and blue) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| 1978-06-16: GOES-3 | ||||
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet (same) on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | GOES-3 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-3 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Hampton VA | (NASA return address) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| 1980-09-09: GOES-4 | ||||
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| 1981-05-22: GOES-5 | ||||
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover, also part of back | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-5 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| 1983-04-28: GOES-6 | ||||
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch; also DCS |
| 1986-05-03: GOES-G [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; also DCS |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; "GOES-1" (in text) |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; "GOES-1" (in text) |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple and red) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Purple and red and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| 1987-02-26: GOES-7 | ||||
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; "GOES-1" (in text) |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; "GOES-1" (in text) |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| 1994-04-13: GOES-8 | ||||
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch |
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Systems/Loral) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch; also "SMS-1/2" and "GOES-1/2/3" (in text) |
| 1995-05-23: GOES-9 | ||||
| United States | 1995-05-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-9 launch |
| 1997-04-25: GOES-10 | ||||
| United States | 1997-04-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-10 launch |
| United States | 1997-04-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCP - GOES-I/M type mission patch) cachet on cover | GOES-10 launch |
| 2000-05-03: GOES-11 | ||||
| United States | 2000-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (B&D) cachet on cover | GOES-11 launch |
| 2001-07-23: GOES-12 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| GOES-12 (events) | ||||
| United States | 2007-12-04 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-07 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-11 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-17 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| 2006-05-24: GOES-13 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2009-06-27: GOES-14 | ||||
| United States | 2009-06-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-14 launch; "GOES-13 (GOES-N)" and "GOES-P" (in text on back); also WEFAX |
| 2010-03-04: GOES-15 | ||||
| United States | 2010-03-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-15 launch; also WEFAX |
| 2016-11-20: GOES-16 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2018-03-01: GOES-17 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| SMS or GOES (on other than SMS or GOES launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1974-10-02 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-02 | Kourou | (Lollini printed) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-30 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" (in text, but Syncom depicted) |
| French Guiana | 1975-10-03 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on isentropic balloon launch cover | "SMS-1", "SMS-2" (but simplified depictions) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on ESA-GEOS-1 launch cover | SMS/GOES-1/3 type |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GMS-1 launch cover | "SMS-3" and "SMS-1" and "SMS (USA)" and "GOES (USA)" (in text, but GMS-1 depicted) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on ESA-GEOS-2 launch cover | SMS/GOES-1/3 type |
| United States | 1980-04-26 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NAVSTAR-6 launch cover | "GOES"-6 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Minamitane | (Watanabe) insert from GMS-2 launch cover, also front | "GOES" (in text) |
| United States | 1983-03-28 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NOAA-8 launch cover | "GOES"-6 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (Printed) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | SMS and GOES images, and "SMS" and "GOES" (in logo text) |
| United States | 2000-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (NASCOM blue rubber-stamp) cachet on HST anniversary cover | GOES-8/12 type |
1The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type satellites.
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