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| Palapa-A1/A2 type | Palapa-B1 | Palapa-C |
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| Palapa-A1/A2 type | Palapa-B1 | Palapa-C |
This page contains philatelic information on the Palapa-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.
Note that Palapa-A1/A2 and Westar-1/2/3 are essentially identical.
| 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) |
| Palapa (on other than Palapa launch covers) |
Below is a list of Palapa-series 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 761 (Mi1165A) i761 (Mi1165B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Palapa-B2 recovery" (in French text), with Space Shuttle manipulator arm |
| Central African Republic | 761a (BL347A) i761a (BL347B) | On stamp of SS1 (761) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i761) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 931 (BL135A) i931 (BL135B) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 1985 | "Récupération du satellite Palapa B2, novembre 1984" (with Space Shuttle manipulator arm) |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 (BL833) i2253 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Anatolia-1" (formerly Palapa-C1) |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 977 (Mi845) | 1976 | ||
| Indonesia | 977 imp top (Mi845Co) | Imperforate on top, from booklet pane of 9, type1 (4x 977 + 5x 987 + label) (MH1a) | 1978 | |
| Indonesia | 977 imp bottom (Mi845Cu) | Imperforate on bottom, from booklet pane of 9, type2 (4x 977 + 5x 987 + label) (MH1b) | ||
| Indonesia | 1006 (Mi879) | 1977 | ||
| Indonesia | 1174 (Mi1051) | 1982 | ||
| Indonesia | 1175 (Mi1052) | |||
| Indonesia | 1174-1175 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1192 (Mi1094) | 1983 | ||
| Indonesia | 1199 (Mi1101) | 1983 | "Palapa-B" | |
| Indonesia | 1215 (BL52) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | |
| Indonesia | 1295 (Mi199) | 1986 | ||
| Indonesia | 1313 (Mi1220) | 1987 | "Palapa-B2" | |
| Indonesia | 1314 (Mi1221) | |||
| Indonesia | 1313-1314 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Indonesia Post SHP) cachet on FDC (also Palapa-B2P launch cover) | ||
| Indonesia | 1366 (Mi1279) | 1988 | ||
| Indonesia | 1519 (Mi1440) | 1992 | "Palapa-B4" | |
| Indonesia | 1520 (Mi1441) | |||
| Indonesia | 1519-1521 fdc | Two of three stamps and (?) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Indonesia | 1643 (Mi1597) | 1996 | "Palapa-C" | |
| Indonesia | 1644 (Mi1598) | |||
| Indonesia | 1694 (Mi1681) | 1997 | (probable) Palapa-C | |
| Indonesia | 1693-1694 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | Unknown (Mi?) | One of strip of 6 (a-f) | 2016 | "Palapa-D" |
| Nevis | 573 (Mi?) | CD341 | 1988 | Palapa-B2 recovery by STS-51A/Discovery on 12 November 1984 (based on this photo (not "deploying satellite" as in text) |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h (Mi1264) | One of MS9 (1074 (a-f)) (Mi1257-1265) | 1989 | Either Palapa-B2 or Westar-6 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h specimen | One of MS9 (1074 specimen (a-f)), overprinted "specimen" | ||
| United States | 2544 program | FDOI program inside, also front | 1995 | "STS-7 ... deployed two communications satellites" (Anik-C2 and Palapa-B1) |
Below is a list of Palapa-series 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| 1976-07-08: Palapa-A1 | ||||
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| 1977-03-10: Palapa-A2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Typed and black and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage red and green) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage red and blue) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| 1983-06-18: Palapa-B1 (and Anik-C2 and SPAS-1 from STS-7) | ||||
| Spain | 1983-06-18 | Madrid | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp and typed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-10-08 | Detroit MI Dearborn Heights MI | (Sally Ride Paper Doll) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed Wolvpex 1982 |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.58) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed; ("Amik-C" mis-spelled in text) |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.59) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed USA 1914 FDC |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| 1984-02-03: Palapa-B2 (and Westar-6 and SPAS-1A from STS-11 (41B)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-02-03 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also (RSDSC) insert and (RSDSC) insert back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.70) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-03 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Green and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-11-12 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-02-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B landing |
| 1984-11-08: Palapa-B2 recovered (and Anik-D2 and Leasat-F2 and Westar-6 recovered by STS-19 (51A)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-11-08 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.86) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.87) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 1984-02-06 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | Unknown event |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.89) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| 1987-03-20: Palapa-B2P | ||||
| Spain | 1987-03-20 | Madrid | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch |
| Indonesia | 1987-03-21 | Jakarta | (Indonesia Post SHP) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch (also FDC for stamps) |
| 1992-05-14: Palapa-B4 | ||||
| United States | 1992-05-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-B4 launch |
| 1996-02-01: Palapa-C1 | ||||
| United States | 1996-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | Palapa-C1 launch |
| 1996-05-15: Palapa-C2 (and AMOS-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-05-15 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Palapa-C2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-05-15 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Palapa-C2 launch |
| 2009-08-31: Palapa-D | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2009-08-31 | Sha Ba Post Office 1 in Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Palapa-D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2009-08-31 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (China National Philatelic Corporation) cachet on cover, also back | Palapa-D launch |
| Palapa (on other than Palapa launch covers) | ||||
| See Westar4 (on other than Westar launch covers) | ||||
1Palapa-A2 appears to have been called Palapa-B at the time these covers were issued.
2Rare/exceptional launch cover with a "Centennial Covers" text logo.
3The 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 Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type satellites.
4The Palapa-A1/A2 type and Westar-1/2/3 type are essentially identical.
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