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This page contains philatelic information on the Galileo satellite. 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.
This list includes the single U.S. Galileo satellite launched in 1989 only, not to be confused with the European Space Agency (ESA) Galileo-series satellites to be launched in 2000s.
See also Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) in the Contributors to Meteorology pages.
| Launch information (found in the planetary/lunar 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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| Galileo | Galileo | Galileo |
Below is a list of Galileo satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo | ||||
| Benin | 678 (Mi500) | 1990 | ||
| Benin | 681 (Mi506) | 678 overprinted in red | 1991 | |
| Bulgaria | 3574 (Mi?) | 1990 | With booster attached | |
| Bulgaria | 3627 (Mi?) | 1991 | With Space Shuttle Atlantis, booster attached | |
| Burundi | 758d (Mi?) | One of MS12 (758 (a-l)) | 2000 | |
| Central Africa | 973 (Mi?) | 1990 | ||
| Central Africa | C349a (BL?) | On one of MS8 (970-975, C348-C349) | 1990 | |
| Central Africa Republic | 1371b (Mi2604A) i1371b (Mi2604B) | One of MS3 (1371 (a-c)), also imperforate MS3 (i1371) | 2000 | |
| Chad | 923a (BL326A) i923a (BL326B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (923) | 2001 | Also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 1997 | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206 (Mi?) | In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Guinea Republic | C172 (Mi1294) | 1990 | ||
| Guinea Republic | C172a (BL369A) | SS1 (C172) | 1990 | Entry probe and parachute (in right margin); also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| Guinea Republic | 1262b (Mi?) | One of strip of 3 (1262 (a-c)) | 1994 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown d (new issue) | One of MS4 (a-d + 2 labels) | 2008 | Also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| Guyana | Unknown g (new issue) | One of MS9 | ? | |
| Malagasy | 996 (Mi?) | 1990 | ||
| Malagasy | 996a (Mi1282) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (996) | 1990 | With booster attached (in upper-left margin) |
| Malagasy | 997b (BL149A) | On one of MS2 (996-997) | 1990 | |
| Mali | 687 (Mi1337) | 1994 | ||
| Mali | 687a (BL?) i687a (BL?) | On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (687) | ||
| Mali | 690b (BL?) | On one of MS3 (687-688, 690) | 1994 | |
| Mali | Unknown a (new issue) Unknown a (imperf.) | One of MS2 (a-b), also imperforate MS2 | 2006 | Also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| Micronesia | 344s (Mi?) | One of MS20 (344 (a-t)) and on selvedge | 1999 | |
| Nevis | 1542 (Mi?) | On stamps and in (left) margin of MS6 (a-f) | 2008 | With booster attached (on one stamp) |
| Nevis | 1542 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Nicaragua | 1985c (Mi?) | One of MS16 (1985 (a-p)) | 1994 | Entry probe and parchute; also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| Niger | 1078i (Mi?) | One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) | 2001 | |
| Osetia (North) | Local_c | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | With booster attached |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown (new issue) | 2009 | Also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) | |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown2 (new issue) | (different) | ||
| St. Vincent | 2791b (Mi?) | One of MS6 (2791 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Tanzania | 1325 (Mi?) | 1994 | With booster attached | |
| Tuvalu | 1076 (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2008 | |
| Tuvalu | 1076 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Uganda | 1484Ag (Mi1860) | From MS8 (1484A (b-i)) | 1997 | Entry probe and parachute |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1993 | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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 Galileo satellite 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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| Galileo | ||||
| United States | 1982-07-17 | Roswell NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (Jupiter atmosphere) probe (parachute/impact) test; also Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch |
| United States | 1989-10-18 / 2003-09-21 | Pasadena CA / Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch / Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 / 2003-09-21 | Barstow CA / Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch / Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 / 2003-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL / Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch / Impact with Jupiter |
| Australia / United States | 1989-10-19 / 2003-09-21 | Canberra ACT / Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (STS-34/Atlantis) launch / Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1992-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (Second) earth flyby |
| United States | 1993-08-28 | Pasadena CA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ida flyby |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Jupiter orbit insertion |
| United States | 1996-06-26 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Ganymede encounter |
| United States | 1996-11-04 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Callisto encounter |
| United States | 1996-12-18 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Europa encounter |
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