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This page contains philatelic information on SBS (Satellite Business Systems) series. 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 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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Below is a list of SBS-series 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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| Satellite Business Systems (SBS) | ||||
| Angola | 1115 (BL70) | On stamp of SS1 | 1999 | "SBS-4" (being deployed from STS-16 (41D) / Discovery) |
| Djibouti | C234a (BL142) iC234a | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C234) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC234) | 1987 | "SBS" |
| Djibouti | C234a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Below is a list of SBS-series 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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| 1980-11-15: SBS-1 | |||||
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orange and green printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | SBS-1 launch | |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and blue) cachet on cover | SBS-1 launch | |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | SBS-1 launch | |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SBS-1 launch | |
| 1981-09-24: SBS-2 | |||||
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch | |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover, also | SBS-2 launch | |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch | |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch | |
| 1982-11-11: SBS-3 (and Anik-C3 from STS-5) | |||||
| United States | 1982-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 rollout | |
| United States | 1982-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SBS-3 and Anik-C3 loaded aboard Columbia | |
| United States | 1982-11-07 | Houston TX | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 final countdown begins | |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed | |
| United States | 1982-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 spacewalk canceled | |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Houston TX | (Zaso/IASP no.51) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing | |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing | |
| United States | 1982-11-22 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 leaves for KSC | |
| 1984-08-30: SBS-4 (and Telstar-3C and Syncom-4-2 from STS-16 (41D)) | |||||
| United States | 1984-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D second rollout | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed ("SB-4" in text) | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-30 1981-05-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed USA 1917 FDC |
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| United States | 1984-08-31 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.79) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2, not "Syncom-4-1", as in text) deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed | |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3C deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-3C deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed | |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Rockwell International) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41D landing | |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | STS-41D landing | |
| 1988-09-08: SBS-5 (and GStar-3) | |||||
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Red and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch | |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Kourou Philatélie spatiale?) cachet on card | SBS-5 launch | |
| 1990-10-12: SBS-6 (and Galaxy-6) | |||||
| United States | 1990-10-12 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | SBS-6 launch | |
| United States | 1990-10-12 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SBS-6 launch | |
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