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This page contains (selected) philatelic information on the GPS (Global Positioning System) / NAVSTAR (NAVigation System using Timing And Ranging) (and other navigation-constellation 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.
There are currently 24 to 32 satellites in the US GPS / NAVSTAR constellation (including satellites in operation and extras in case of failures).
Other emerging or planned constellations, which go by the generic name of "global navigation satellite system (GNSS)" include:
This list includes the European Space Agency (ESA) Galileo-series satellites launched in the 2000s only, not to be confused with the single (USA) Galileo satellite launched in 1989, both of which are named after Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642).
Because of the similarity between BD-1 and DFH-3, these two may be mis-identified.
| 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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| NTS (USA) | NTS (USA) | NTS (USA) |
| (Selected) GPS / NAVSTAR (USA) | (Selected) GPS / NAVSTAR (USA) | GPS / NAVSTAR (USA) |
| GPS / NAVSTAR (on other than GPS / NAVSTAR launch covers) | ||
| (Selected) GLONASS / Uragan (Russia) | (Selected) GLONASS / Uragan (Russia) | GLONASS / Uragan (Russia) |
| GLONASS (on other than GLONASS launch covers) | ||
| (Selected) Galileo (ESA) | (Selected) Galileo (ESA) | Galileo (ESA) |
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) | ||
| (Selected) Beidou (BD) (China/PR) | (Selected) Beidou (BD) (China/PR) | Beidou (BD) (China/PR) |
| IRNSS / NAVIC (India) | IRNSS / NAVIC (India) | IRNSS / NAVIC (India) |
| QZS / Michibiki (Japan) | QZS / Michibiki (Japan) | QZS / Michibiki (Japan) |
| GPS equipment and GPS coordinates |
Below is a list of GPS / NAVSTAR-series (and other navigation-constellation satellite) 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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| NTS (USA) | ||||
| Angola | 1110e (Mi1448) | One of MS6 (1110 (a-f)) (Mi1444-1449) | 1999 | NTS-11 (but "NAVSTAR" in text) |
| GPS / NAVSTAR (USA) | ||||
| Angola | 1110e (Mi1448) | One of MS6 (1110 (a-f)) (Mi1444-1449) | 1999 | "NAVSTAR" (in text, but NTS-11 depicted) |
| Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1994 | NAVSTAR constellation (18 satellites depicted); "Surveying in the upwind" |
| Bermuda | 782 (Mi767?) | 1999 | NAVSTAR | |
| Central African Republic | 1354a (BL644) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1354) | 2000 | GPS / NAVSTAR-2/2A |
| Central African Republic | Mi4331-4334_ms4 | In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (Mi4331-4334) | 2013 | GPS / NAVSTAR-2R |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "Navstar-2F" |
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 192 (Mi216) | 1992 | "NAVSTAR" | |
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 191-194 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 194a (BL7) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 194a fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 804 (BL82) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | NAVSTAR |
| Fiji | 781 (Mi790) | 1996 | (four) NAVSTAR, and another satellite | |
| India | Unknown (Mi?) | 2018 | GPS-2F | |
| India | Unknown fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| India | Unknown fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (slightly different cachet) | ||
| India | Unknown maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| India | Unknown brochure | Brochure | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1416a (Mi none) i1416a | One of MS9 (1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) | 1999 | NAVSTAR-2R |
| Malagasy Republic | 1416ab (BL none) i1416ab | On stamp of SS1 (1416a) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1416a) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1416a-1416i fdc | One of nine stamps on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1503a (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1503) | 1999 | "Satellite américain GPS" |
| Niger | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2011 | NAVSTAR-2f ? |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | From MS9 (a-i) From imperforate MS9 (a-i)) | 2005 | NAVSTAR-2R/2RM type |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown f (Mi?) Unknown if | NAVSTAR-2/2A type | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | NAVSTAR-2R/2RM type | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | NAVSTAR-2/2A type | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (black cancel) | (As above for stamps) | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (red cancel) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown a+b+c fdc Unknown ia+ib+ic fdc | One of three stamps on FDC One of three imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown d+e+f fdc Unknown id+ie+if fdc | One of three stamps on FDC One of three imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "GPS-2F-4" |
| Togo | Mi3796 | One of MS4 (Mi3794-3797) | 2010 | "NAVSTAR" / GPS |
| Togo | Mi3796_ss | On stamp of SS1 (Mi3796) | ||
| Togo | BL569 | On stamp of SS1 | "GPS" / NAVSTAR | |
| Togo | BL569 fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Turkey | 3359 (Mi4061) | 2013 | GPS / NAVSTAR | |
| United States | None | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | 1985 | GPS NAVSTAR-2/2A |
| Venezuela | 1626 (Mi?) | In (lower-right) selvedge of MS10 (1626 (a-j)) | 2002 | NAVSTAR |
| GLONASS / Uragan (Russia) | ||||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Glonass-M" |
| Mali | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 (Mi2325) | From MS8 (7741a (8x 7741)) | 2016 | "GLONASS" |
| Russia | 7741 maxi1 | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Russia | 7741 maxi2 | Maxicard (different), also back | ||
| Russia | 7741 maxi3 | Maxicard (different), also back | ||
| Russia | 7741 maxi4 | Maxicard (different), also back | ||
| Russia | 7741 maxi5 | Maxicard (different), also back | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc4 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc5 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc6 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc7 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7741 fdc8 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Uragan-M38" |
| Galileo (ESA) | ||||
| Austria | KM3135 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin) | 2006 | Galileo constellation (8 satellites shown on reverse) |
| Benin | Unknown c (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2018 | ESA "Galileo"-1/4 type launch and logo |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS9 (a-i) | 2009 | "Galileo" (GIOVE-A); (see also Chad Unknown ss 2013, and Russia 7630 sc) |
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2013 | "Galileo" |
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | "Galileo-IOV" launch | |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (left and right) margins of MS4 (a-d) In (left and right) margins of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "Galileo-IOV" launch (in left margin); (two) "Galileo"(s) (in right margin) |
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | GIOVE-A (but "PakSat-1R" in text): (see also Chad Unknown ms 2009, and Russia 7630 sc) | |
| Chad | BL554A BL554B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | "Galileo" |
| Congo | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Galileo" launch |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi?) | On one stamp and one label and in (left) margin of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) | 2014 | "Galileo" and logo |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss | Imperforate SS1 | ||
| France | 3500c (Mi4471) | One of MS4 (3500 (a-d)) (BL95) | 2008 | Galileo constellation (9 satellites depicted) |
| France | 3500 card | 3500 card (with reproduction of 3500c) | ||
| French Guiana | None | Cachet on cover | 2009 | Galileo ground station |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 468c (Mi784) | One of strip of 5 (468 (a-e + 5 labels)) (Mi782-786), or five of MS25 (468f (5x 468 (a-e + 5 labels))) | 2012 | "Galileo satellite system; 30 satellites were placed in circular orbits at 23,222 km altitude" (in French text) |
| Kenya | 892 (Mi?) | 2015 | Galileo-IOV | |
| Kenya | 889-892 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3855 (BL1028) | In (upper and right) margins of SS1 | 2017 | "Galileo, The Global Satellite Navigation System" |
| Russia | 7630 sc | Cachet on souvenir card | 2015 | GIOVE-A; (see also Chad Unknown ms 2009, and Chad Unknown ss 2013) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ic (Mi?) | One of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2006 | (Two) Galileo(s) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2006 | |
| Beidou (BD) (China/PR) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 4155 (Mi4528) | Also annotated; one of MS4 (4157a (4154-4157)) (BL195, Mi4527-4530). or from MS16 (4155b (16x 4155)) | 2013 | (three) BD-2(s) |
| China (People's Republic) | 4155 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4157a fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4157c (BL?) | MS4 (different), issued in 2014 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4276 (Mi4678) | 2015 | BD-2 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 4276 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4276 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2020 | A Chinese team measured the summit height of Mt. Everest on 27 May 2020 using data from Beidou navigation satellites. Two BD-2 satellites are depicted. |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2018 | "satellites de navigation Beidou" |
| IRNSS / NAVIC (India) | ||||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "IRNSS-1A" |
| QZS / Michibiki (Japan) | ||||
| Japan | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS10 (a-j) | 2019 | QZS-2/4 type |
| GPS equipment and GPS coordinates | ||||
| Algeria | 1590 (Mi1725) | 2013 | Automobile dash-mount GPS receiver/display; unknown satellite | |
| Australia | 3646 (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (3646a (3642-3646)) | 2012 | GPS receiver |
| Australia | 3646b (Mi?) | MS5 (3642-3646) | ||
| Australia | 3651 (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (3651a (3647-3651)), or two of booklet pane of 10 (3651b (2x (3647-3651)), self-adhesive | ||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L104 (Mi112) | 1997 | GPS equipment for surveying | |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L102-L106 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 257 (Mi285) | 1998 | Handheld GPS receiver for mapping | |
| Finland | 1341a (Mi1995) | From vertical strip of 3 (1341 (a-c)) | 2009 | (possible GPS, based on precision) coordinates (degrees, minutes, and seconds to 2 decimal places) |
| Finland | 1341b (Mi1994) | |||
| Finland | 1341c (Mi1993) | |||
| Finland | 1341a-c fdc | Three stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Iceland | 1229 (Mi?) | 2011 | (possible GPS, based on precision) coordinates (degrees, minutes, and seconds) | |
| Korea (South) | 2401a (Mi2928) | From strip of 4 (2401 (a-d)) (Mi2928-2931), or from MS20 (5x (2401 (a-d))) | 2013 | (possible) smart phone with built-in GPS receiver; also fantasy GPS satellite (in upper-right of stamp) |
| Korea (South) | 2401d (Mi2931) | fantasy GPS satellite | ||
| Korea (South) | 2401 fdc | Strip of 4 + extra stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| South Africa | 1375a (Mi?) 1375a_detail | One of strip of 5 (1375 (a-e)), or two of MS10 (2x (1375 (a-e))) | 2007 | "GPS" coordinates (degrees, minutes, and seconds to 1 decimal place) |
| South Africa | 1375b (Mi?) 1375b_detail | |||
| South Africa | 1375c (Mi?) 1375c_detail | |||
| South Africa | 1375d (Mi?) 1375d_detail | |||
| South Africa | 1375e (Mi?) 1375e_detail | |||
| South Africa | 1375a-e fdc | Five stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Thailand | 1383 (Mi1404) | 1991 | GPS equipment with surveying theodolite | |
| United States | None | (World Stamp Expo) cancel | 2000 | Handheld GPS receiver |
| Venezuela | 1626 (Mi?) | On (lower-right) selvedge of MS10 (1626 (a-j)) | 2002 | Handheld GPS receiver |
1NTS: Navigation Technology Satellite, precursor to NAVSTAR/GPS spacecraft.
Below is a list of GPS / NAVSTAR-series (and other navigation-constellation satellite) 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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| NTS (USA) | ||||
| 1974-07-13: NTS-1 / Timation-3 | ||||
| United States | 1974-07-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | NTS-1 launch ("Timation-3") |
| United States | 1974-07-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NTS-1 launch ("Timation-3") |
| United States | 1974-07-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NTS-1 launch |
| 1977-06-23: NTS-2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-06-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NTS-2 launch |
| (Selected) GPS / NAVSTAR (USA) | ||||
| 1978-02-22: NAVSTAR-1 | ||||
| United States | 1978-02-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert | NAVSTAR-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Yellow and blue printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover, also insert | NAVSTAR-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Blue printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-1 launch |
| 1978-05-13: NAVSTAR-2 | ||||
| United States | 1978-05-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert | NAVSTAR-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-13 | Lompoc CA | (Red printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NAVSTAR-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-2 launch |
| 1978-10-06: NAVSTAR-3 | ||||
| United States | 1978-10-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-10-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-10-07 | Lompoc CA | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-3 launch |
| 1978-12-10: NAVSTAR-4 | ||||
| United States | 1978-12-10 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-4 launch |
| United States | 1978-12-10 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-4 launch |
| United States | 1978-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Cyan and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-4 launch |
| United States | 1978-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NAVSTAR-4 launch |
| 1980-02-09: NAVSTAR-5 | ||||
| United States | 1980-02-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-5 launch |
| United States | 1980-02-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-5 launch |
| 1980-04-26: NAVSTAR-6 | ||||
| United States | 1980-04-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-6 launch |
| United States | 1980-04-26 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-6 launch |
| United States | 1980-04-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NAVSTAR-6 launch |
| United States | 1980-04-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-6 launch |
| United States | 1980-04-26 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-6 launch USA 2277 FDC |
| 1981-12-18: NAVSTAR-7 | ||||
| United States | 1981-12-18 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-7 launch |
| United States | 1981-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-7 launch |
| 1983-07-14: NAVSTAR-8 | ||||
| United States | 1983-07-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert | NAVSTAR-8 launch |
| United States | 1983-07-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | NAVSTAR-8 launch |
| 1984-06-13: NAVSTAR-9 | ||||
| United States | 1984-06-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet (and "USA-001") on cover | NAVSTAR-9 launch |
| United States | 1984-06-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-9 launch |
| United States | 1984-06-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-9 launch |
| 1984-09-08: NAVSTAR-10 | ||||
| United States | 1984-09-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-10 launch |
| 1985-10-08: NAVSTAR-11 | ||||
| United States | 1985-10-08 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | NAVSTAR-11 launch |
| United States | 1985-10-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NAVSTAR-11 launch (not "NAVSTAR-2", as in text) |
| 1989-02-14: GPS-2-1 | ||||
| United States | 1989-02-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and magenta) cachet on (airmail) cover | GPS-2-1 launch |
| United States | 1989-02-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GPS-2-1 launch |
| 1989-06-11: GPS-2-2 | ||||
| United States | 1989-06-10 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GPS-2-2 launch |
| United States | 1989-06-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GPS-2-2 launch |
| 1989-08-18: GPS-2-3 | ||||
| United States | 1989-08-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2-3 launch |
| United States | 1989-08-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | GPS-2-3 launch |
| 1989-10-21: GPS-2-4 | ||||
| United States | 1989-10-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2-4 launch |
| 1989-12-11: GPS-2-5 | ||||
| United States | 1989-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GPS-2-5 launch |
| 1990-03-26: GPS-2-7 | ||||
| United States | 1990-03-25 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GPS-2-7 launch |
| United States | 1990-03-26 1990-03-29 | Cape Canaveral FL Orlando FL | (Whitney black and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | GPS-2-7 launch |
| 1990-10-01: GPS-2-9 | ||||
| United States | 1990-10-01 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GPS-2-9 launch |
| 1990-11-26: GPS-2A-1 | ||||
| United States | 1990-11-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney brown and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GPS-2A-1 launch |
| 1992-09-09: GPS-2A-6 | ||||
| United States | 1992-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2A-6 launch |
| 1992-11-22: GPS-2A-7 | ||||
| United States | 1992-11-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GPS-2A-7 launch |
| 1993-02-02: GPS-2A-9 | ||||
| United States | 1993-02-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2A-9 launch |
| 1993-05-12: GPS-2A-11 | ||||
| United States | 1993-05-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | GPS-2A-11 launch |
| 2003-01-29: GPS-2R-8 | ||||
| United States | 2003-01-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | GPS-2R-8 launch |
| 2004-06-23: GPS-2R-12 | ||||
| United States | 2004-06-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2R-12 launch |
| 2009-03-24: GPS-2RM-7 | ||||
| United States | 2009-03-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover | GPS-2RM-7 launch ("2R20" in text) |
| 2010-05-27: GPS-2F-1 | ||||
| United States | 2010-05-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GPS-2F-1 launch |
| 2011-07-16: GPS-2F-2 | ||||
| United States | 2011-07-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GPS-2F-2 launch |
| 2013-05-15: GPS-2F-4 | ||||
| United States | 2013-05-15 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2F-4 launch |
| 2014-05-16: GPS-2F-6 | ||||
| United States | 2014-05-16 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2F-6 launch |
| United States | 2014-05-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | GPS-2F-6 launch |
| 2014-08-01: GPS-2F-7 | ||||
| United States | 2014-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2F-7 launch |
| 2015-07-15: GPS-2F-10 | ||||
| United States | 2015-07-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-2F-10 launch |
| United States | 2015-07-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | GPS-2F-10 launch |
| 2018-12-23: GPS-3-1 | ||||
| United States | 2018-12-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GPS-3-1 launch |
| United States | 2018-12-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | GPS-3-1 launch (not "GPS-III-2", as in text) |
| United States | 2018-12-23 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | GPS-3-1 launch (not "GPS-III-2", as in text) |
| 2020-06-30: GPS-3-3 | ||||
| Finland | 2020-06-30 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | GPS-3-3 launch |
| GPS / NAVSTAR (on other than GPS / NAVSTAR launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1983-03-28 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NOAA-8 launch cover | "Navstar"-6 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| United States | 1989-08-28 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney grey and blue) cachet on MarcoPolo-1 / Sirius-1 launch (airmail) cover | "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System [GPS] satellite" |
| United States | 1993-08-18 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on DC-X rocket launch cover | "Global Positioning System [GPS] satellite" |
| French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Ruimtevaart Filatelie Club Nederland) insert from BSat-2b and ARTEMIS launch cover, also front | "GPS" |
| (Selected) GLONASS / Uragan (Russia) | ||||
| 1998-12-30: GLONASS-72/73/74 (Kosmos-2362/2363/2364) | ||||
| Russia | 1998-12-30 | Baikonur | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-72/73/74 launch |
| 2002-12-25: GLONASS-80/81/82 (Kosmos-2394/2395/2396) | ||||
| Russia | 2002-12-25 | Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-80/81/82 launch |
| 2003-12-10: GLONASS-83/84/M2 (Kosmos-2402/2403/2404) | ||||
| Russia | 2003-12-10 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-83/84/M2 launch |
| Russia | 2003-12-10 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-83/84/M2 launch |
| 2004-12-12: GLONASS-85/86/M3 (Kosmos-2411/2412/2413) | ||||
| Russia | 2004-12-12 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-85/86/M3 launch |
| Russia | 2004-12-12 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-85/86/M3 launch |
| 2005-12-25: GLONASS-87/M4/M5 (Kosmos-2417/2418/2419) | ||||
| Russia | 2005-12-25 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-87/M4/M5 launch |
| Russia | 2005-12-25 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-87/M4/M5 launch |
| 2006-12-26: GLONASS-M6/M7/M8 (Kosmos-2424/2425/2426) | ||||
| Russia | 2006-12-26 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-M6/M7/M8 launch |
| Russia | 2006-12-26 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-M6/M7/M8 launch |
| 2007-10-26: GLONASS-M9/M10/M11 (Kosmos-2431/2432/2433) | ||||
| Russia | 2007-10-26 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-M9/M10/M11 launch |
| Russia | 2007-10-26 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-M9/M10/M11 launch |
| 2007-12-25: GLONASS-M12/M13/M14 (Kosmos-2434/2435/2436) | ||||
| Russia | 2007-12-25 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-M12/M13/M14 launch |
| Russia | 2007-12-25 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-M12/M13/M14 launch |
| United States | 2007-12-26 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | GLONASS-M12/M13/M14 launch; "it is likely that the satellites will be designated Cosmos-2435, Cosmos-2436, and Cosmos-2437" |
| 2008-09-25: GLONASS-M15/M16/M17 (Kosmos-2442/2443/2444) | ||||
| Russia | 2008-09-25 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-M15/M16/M17 launch |
| 2011-02-26: GLONASS-K (Kosmos-2471) | ||||
| Russia | 2011-02-26 | Kosmodrome Plesetsk | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-K launch |
| 2011-11-28: GLONASS-M (Kosmos-2478) | ||||
| Russia | 2011-11-28 | Kosmodrome Plesetsk | (Printed) cachet on cover | GLONASS-M launch |
| GLONASS (on other than GLONASS launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Ruimtevaart Filatelie Club Nederland) insert from BSat-2b and ARTEMIS launch cover, also front | "Glasnoss" (GLONASS) |
| (Selected) Galileo (ESA) | ||||
| 2005-12-28: GIOVE-A | ||||
| French Guiana | 2005-12-28 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | GIOVE-A launch |
| Russia | 2005-12-28 | Korolev 9, Moscow Oblast | (Printed) cachet on cover | GIOVE-A launch |
| Russia | 2005-12-28 | Polevaya | (Printed) cachet on cover | GIOVE-A launch |
| 2008-04-26: GIOVE-B | ||||
| United States | 2008-04-26 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | GIOVE-B launch (also "demonstration satellite for Galileo", "US GPS system", and "Russian GLONASS system" in text) |
| 2011-10-21: Galileo-IOV-PFM-1 / Tils and 2 / Natalia | ||||
| French Guiana | 2011-10-21 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Galileo-IOV-PFM-1 and 2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2011-10-21 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Galileo-IOV-PFM-1 and 2 launch |
| Gabon | 2011-10-21 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Galileo-IOV-PFM-1 and 2 launch |
| 2012-10-12: Galileo-IOV-FM-3 / David and 4 / Sif | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-10-12 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Galileo-IOV-FM-3 and 4 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-10-12 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Galileo-IOV-FM-3 and 4 launch |
| 2014-08-22: Galileo-5 and Galileo-6 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2014-11-28 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Galileo-5 and 6 "rescue" (in French text, meaning boost from insufficient to proper orbit) |
| 2015-03-27: Galileo-7 and Galileo-8 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-03-28 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Galileo-7 and 8 launch |
| 2015-12-17: Galileo-11 and Galileo-12 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-12-17 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Galileo-11 and 12 launch |
| 2016-05-24: Galileo-13 and Galileo-14 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2016-05-24 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Galileo-13 and 14 launch |
| 2016-11-17: Galileo-15/16/17/18 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2016-11-17 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | Galileo-15/16/17/18 launch |
| 2017-12-12: Galileo-19/20/21/22 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2017-12-12 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. ArianeGroupe LHA) cachet on cover | Galileo-19/20/21/22 launch |
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1981-12-19 | Kourou | (Groppo Filatelico) cachet on Marecs-1 launch cover | the satellite is equipped with sensors IRES-A and ESS, which are from the Galileo suite of sensors (in Italian text) |
| French Guiana | 1982-09-09 | Kourou | (Gruppo Filatelico) cachet on Marecs-B [failed] launch cover | the satellite is equipped with sensors IRES-A and ESS, which are from the Galileo suite of sensors (in Italian text) |
| French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Ruimtevaart Filatelie Club Nederland) insert from BSat-2b and ARTEMIS launch cover, also front | "Galileo" |
| French Guiana | 2009-02-12 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on HotBird-10 and NSS-9 and SPIRALE launch cover | "Galileo" (GIOVE-A) |
| (Selected) Beidou (BD) (China/PR) | ||||
| 2000-10-30: BD-1A | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-10-31 | Yibin | (Pictorial) cancel | BD-1A launch |
| 2007-02-02: BD-1D | ||||
| United States | 2007-02-02 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | BD-1D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-02-03 2007-02-07 (back) | Xi-Chang? ? (back) | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | BD-1D launch unknown event (back) |
| 2010-01-16: BD-2-G1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-01-17 | Xi-Chang? | (Printed) cachet on cover | BD-2-G1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-01-17 | Xi-Chang? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | BD-2-G1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-01-17 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | BD-2-G1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-01-17 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | BD-2-G1 launch |
| 2009-04-14: BD-2-G2 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2009-04-15 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | BD-2-G2 launch |
| 2010-07-31: BD-2-I1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-08-01 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | BD-2-I1 launch |
| 2012-09-18: BD-2-M2/M5 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-09-19 | Xi-Chang? | (Printed) cachet on cover | BD-2-M2/M5 launch |
| 2020-06-23: BD-3-G3Q | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-06-23 | Mian Ning, Sichuan; Sha Ba PO 1. | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | BD-3-G3Q (BD-55) launch |
| IRNSS / NAVIC (India) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| QZS / Michibiki (Japan) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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