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ITOS/TIROS-N/ATN
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This page contains philatelic information on the ITOS (Improved TIROS Operational System), TIROS-N, ATN (Advanced TIROS-N), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) series satellites [TIROS =Television and InfraRed Observation 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.
The current NOAA-series satellites are built on the same spacecraft bus as the DMSP series. Therefore, it is hard to distinguish between the two, and items that are not specifically identified are assumed to be NOAA rather than DMSP.
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ITOS | ITOS | ITOS |
| TIROS-N | TIROS-N | TIROS-N |
| ATN | ATN | ATN |
Below is a list of ITOS, TIROS-N, and ATN (NOAA) series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITOS / TIROS-N / ATN (NOAA) | ||||
| Barbados | 516 (Mi468) | 1979 | ITOS/NOAA1 (not Intelsat)4 | |
| Canada | 2111d (Mi2283) | Two stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS8 (2111 (2x 2111 (a-d))) | 2005 | ATN/NOAA3; also COSPAS/SARSAT6 |
| Canada | 2111a-d fdc (Mi2280-2283 fdc) | One of strip of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 535a (BL203) | In (upper-middle) margin of SS1 (535) | 1982 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| China (Taiwan) | None | Cancel | 1970 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221 (Mi1373) | 1981 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Comoro Islands | 768a (BL350) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (768) | 1991 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C50 (Mi128) | 1979 | TIROS-N/NOAA2; also Argos5 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 1990 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C114 (Mi281) | 1991 | TIROS-N/NOAA2; also Argos5 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C147 (Mi383) | 1998 | TIROS-N/NOAA2; also Argos5 | |
| Germany | None | Postcard, also back | 1990s | NOAA-9 (in text) and image |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186 Mi4186B | From SS1 (BL897), also imperforate SS1 (BL897B) | 2005 | NOAA/POES7 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4187 Mi4187B | From SS1 (BL895), also imperforate SS1 (BL895B) | 2005 | TIROS-N |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186B-4189B fdc | Two of four imperforate stamps on FDC | 2005 | NOAA/POES7, TIROS-N |
| Guinea Republic | BL899 | Both stamps on MS2 | 2005 | NOAA/POES7, TIROS-N |
| Indonesia | 1882 (Mi?) | 2000 | ATN/NOAA3 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 969 (Mi1248) | One of MS6 (972b (967-972)) | 1990 | ATN/NOAA3; also Argos5 |
| Malagasy Republic | 969a (BL135) | SS1 (969) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1047B (BL178) | SS1 (1047) | 1992 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| Malagasy Republic | 1304A (Mi1799Aa-1804Aa) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in silver | 1996 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| Malagasy Republic | 1304B (Mi1799Ab-1804Ab) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in gold | 1996 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| Micronesia | 298 (BL41) | SS1 | 1998 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| Netherlands | B652 (Mi1381) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651 + 2x B652)) | 1990 | ATN/NOAA-11 image |
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | Cancel | 1983 | ITOS/NOAA1 |
| Russia (USSR) | 5603 (BL196) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1987 | ATN/NOAA3; also COSPAS/SARSAT6 |
| Senegal | 390 (Mi523) | 1973 | ITOS/NOAA1 | |
| Senegal | 388-390 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| South Africa | None | Cachet on cover | 1981 | TIROS-N/NOAA; also Argos5 |
| South Africa | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet | 1984 | TIROS-N/NOAA |
| South Africa | None | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1985 | TIROS-N/NOAA |
| South West Africa | None | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1984 | TIROS-N/NOAA |
| Tonga | 785b (Mi1182) | From strip of 3 (785 (a-c)) | 1991 | TIROS-N/NOAA2; also COSPAS/SARSAT6 |
| Tonga | 785c (Mi1183) | |||
| United Nations | 947 (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2007 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| United Nations | 947a (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1, overprinted | 2007 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Meter | 1988 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 409 (Mi?) | Six stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS6 (409a (6x 409)) | 2007 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| United States | None | Meter | 1970 | TIROS-M |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1985 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1985 | TIROS-N/NOAA2 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on 25th anniv. TIROS-1 launch cover | 1985 | ATN/NOAA3 |
| Viet Nam (South) | 447 (Mi525) | 1973 | ITOS/NOAA1 | |
| Viet Nam (South) | 447 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Viet Nam (South) | 497 (Mi575) | 447 overprinted new currency | 1974 | ITOS/NOAA1 |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1ITOS/NOAA = TIROS-M (ITOS-1), and NOAA-1 — NOAA-5.
2TIROS-N/NOAA = TIROS-N and NOAA-6 — NOAA-7, and NOAA-12.
3ATN/NOAA = NOAA-8 — NOAA-16, except NOAA-12.
4ITOS/NOAA, not Intelsat as indicated on this item.
5Argos = Argos Data Collection and Location System.
6COSPAS/SARSAT = Search And Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking.
7POES = Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite, a generic name for NOAA satellites.
Below is a list of ITOS, TIROS-N, and ATN (NOAA) 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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| ITOS (NOAA) | ||||
| TIROS-M | ||||
| United States | 1970-01-22 / 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA / Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Boudwin rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch (wrong image)3 |
| NOAA-1 | ||||
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Riser/Andromeda no.22) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Solar no.7) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-1 launch |
| ITOS-B | ||||
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] (wrong image) |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Riser/Cygnus no.8) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Solar no.25) cachet on cover, also insert | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| NOAA-2 | ||||
| Spain | 1972-10-15 | Madrid | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| Spain | 1972-10-15 | Madrid | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Solar no.?) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch (OSCAR-6 image) |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Polar) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| ITOS-E | ||||
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| NOAA-3 | ||||
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| NOAA-4 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1974-11-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1974-11-15 | Bonn | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Polar) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| NOAA-5 | ||||
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| TIROS-N (NOAA) | ||||
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch; also Argos1 |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| NOAA-6 | ||||
| United States | 1979-06-27 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Zaso/IASP silk) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| NOAA-B | ||||
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| NOAA-7 | ||||
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| NOAA-12 | ||||
| United States | 1991-05-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-12 launch |
| United States | 1991-05-14 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (NOAA) cachet on cover | NOAA-12 launch |
| ATN (NOAA) | ||||
| NOAA-8 | ||||
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (2-color printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| NOAA-9 | ||||
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| NOAA-10 | ||||
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| NOAA-11 | ||||
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Geeenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT2 |
| NOAA-13 | ||||
| United States | 1993-08-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-13 launch |
| NOAA-14 | ||||
| United States | 1994-12-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | NOAA-14 launch |
| NOAA-15 | ||||
| United States | 1998-05-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-15 launch |
| NOAA-16 | ||||
| United States | 2000-09-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-16 launch |
1Argos = Argos Data Collection and Location System.
2COSPAS/SARSAT = Search And Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking.
3The satellite depicted on this item is no known spacecraft design.
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