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Meteor-series
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This page contains philatelic information on the Russian Meteor-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.
| 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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| Meteor | Meteor | Meteor |
Below is a list of Meteor-series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor | ||||
| Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 4517 | 1996 | Meteor |
| Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
| Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
| Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 5727 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
| Bashkortostan | Local | Cuba 2186 overprinted on 2x Russia 6064, also overprint template | 1996 | Meteor |
| Bashkortostan | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 2x Russia 6061, also overprint template | 1996 | Meteor |
| Cambodia | 778 (Mi856) | 1987 | Meteor | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on first FY-2 accident/explosion cover | 1994 | Meteor |
| Cuba | 1592 (Mi1666) | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
| Cuba | 1589-1592 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 2186 | 1978 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
| Cuba | 2324 (Mi2473) | 1980 | Meteor | |
| Cuba | 2502 (Mi2651) | 1982 | Meteor | |
| Cuba | 2587 (Mi2736) | 1983 | Meteor | |
| Czechoslovakia | 2304 (Mi2559) | 1980 | Meteor | |
| Czechoslovakia | 2304 proof | Die proof | ||
| Germany (East) | 1364 (BL36) | MS1 | 1972 | Meteor |
| Germany (East) | Local | 1975 | Meteor | |
| Germany (East) | Local | 1975 | Meteor | |
| Germany (East) | 1900 (Mi2312) | 1978 | Meteor | |
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1981 | Meteor-1, Meteor-1-25 |
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1984 | Meteor-1 |
| Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 1997 | Meteor |
| Guinea-Bissau | 469 (Mi670) | 1983 | Meteor-1 | |
| Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 4519 | 199? | Meteor |
| Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
| Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521 | ||
| Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
| Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 5724 | ||
| Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
| Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 5725 | ||
| Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
| Korea (North) | 2430 (Mi2523) | 1984 | Meteor-Priroda | |
| Laos | 784 | 1987 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
| Liberia | C201 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1974 | quasi-Meteor1 |
| Mariel | Local (400 value) | Image of unknown source overprinted on Russia 4517 | 1994 | Kosmos-Meteor |
| Mongolia | C78 (Mi986) | 1976 | Meteor | |
| Mongolia | C90 (Mi1088) | 1977 | Meteor | |
| Mongolia | 1686 (Mi1975) | 1988 | Meteor | |
| Nicaragua | 1657 (Mi2819) | 1987 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
| Romania | 2422 (Mi3128) | 1973 | Meteor | |
| Romania | 2422 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | Cancel | 1982 | Meteosat |
| Romania | None | Cancel on cover (different stamp) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 (Mi3891) | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 cov | Stamp on cover | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None None | Stamped envelope (black and purple cancels), with cachet of same design as Russia 3860 | 1971 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Back of postcard, also front | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 4175 (Mi4216) | 1974 | Meteor | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4175 maxi | Maxicard | 19852 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope with cachet like Russia 4175 | 1974 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope with cachet and Russia 4175 stamp | 1974 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's greeting card | 1974 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1975 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 4428 (Mi4461) | 1976 | Meteor | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4595 (BL122) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 1977 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on cover back | 1977 | possible Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 4666 (Mi4730) | 1978 | Meteor | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1981 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1982 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 5246 cover | Cachet on cover | 1984 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1984 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1984 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1984 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 5298 (Mi5440) | 1984 | Meteor | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5299 (BL176) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1984 | Meteor |
| Russia (USSR) | 5355a (Mi5496) | In (right) margin of MS8 (8x 5355) | 1985 | Meteor |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1992 | Meteor |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1999 | quasi-Meteor1 |
| Russia | 6505 (BL25) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 1999 | quasi-Meteor1 |
| Russia | 6577 (BL31) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2000 | Meteor |
| Russia | Unknown (new issue) | From MS8 | 2009 | Meteor-3 |
| Russia | Unknown fdc (new issue) | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1234 (Mi1187) | 1998 | Meteor | |
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6061 | 199? | Meteor |
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6063 | ||
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6065 | ||
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066 | ||
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A | ||
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 | ||
| Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068 | ||
*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.
1"Quasi-Meteor" items are similar to Meteor, but not necessarily in all aspects.
2Maxicard cut from October page of International Kniga 1986 space calendar.
Below is a list of Meteor-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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| pre-Meteor | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-06-26 | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.116) | Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor) launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-06-26 | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.116) | Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor) launch |
| Meteor-1-11 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-03-30 | Moscow | (Swanson) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-11 launch; also APT1 |
| Meteor-1-13 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-10-26 | Moscow | (Swanson) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-13 launch; also APT1 |
| Meteor-1-15 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-29 | Moscow | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-15 launch (wrong image)2; also APT1 |
| Meteor-1-16 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-03-05 | Moscow | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-16 launch |
*AA no. = Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number.
1APT = Automatic Picture Transmission.
2The satellite depicted on this item is no known spacecraft design.
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