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This page contains philatelic information on the SPOT (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre / Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) and IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) 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 environmental-observing 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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| SPOT (France) | SPOT (France) | SPOT (France) |
| IRS (India) | IRS (India) | IRS (India) |
Below is a list of SPOT and IRS 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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| SPOT (France) | ||||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 | 199? | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 5726 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 5728 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 535 (Mi862A) i535 (Mi862B) | 1982 | SPOT-1/2/3 | |
| Central Africa Republic | 535a (BL203) | SS1 (535) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 386 (Mi487) | 1978 | SPOT-1/2/3 | |
| Comoro Islands | 386a (BL184) | SS1 (386) | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 961B (BL89) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (961) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| Cuba | 3023 (Mi3179) | 1988 | SPOT-1/2/3 | |
| Djibouti | 702 (Mi572) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 in launch configuration | |
| Dominica | 2240 (BL406) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2000 | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| France | None | Meter | 2001 | SPOT-4/5 |
| France | 3358 (Mi?) | 2007 | SPOT-4/5 | |
| France | 3358 fdc (new issue) | |||
| French Polynesia | 587 (Mi605) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 image | |
| French Polynesia | 588 (Mi606) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 image | |
| French Polynesia | 589 (Mi607) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 image | |
| French Polynesia | 590 (BL19) | Imperforate SS1 | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 (Mi219) | 1986 | SPOT-1/2/3 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 (Mi326) | 1994 | SPOT-4/5 | |
| Gabon | 597 (Mi959) | 1986 | SPOT-1/2/3 | |
| Guinea Republic | 1189a (BL393) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1189) | 1992 | SPOT-2 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4188 Mi4188B | From SS1 (BL898), also imperforate SS1 (BL898B) | 2005 | SPOT-5 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186B-4189B fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL900 | On one of MS2 | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1415h (Mi?) | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415hi | SS1 (1415h) | ||
| Portugal (Madeira) | 152a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (152 (2x (151, 152a))) | 1991 | SPOT-1/2/3 |
| IRS / Oceansat (India) | ||||
| India | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1988 | IRS-1A and remote-sensing image |
| India | 1352 (Mi1295) | 1991 | IRS-1A | |
| India | 1847 (Mi1782) | 2000 | IRS-P4 / OceanSat-1 | |
| India | 1847-1850 fdc (Mi1782-1785 fdc) | One of four stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
*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.
Below is a list of SPOT and IRS 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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| SPOT (France) | ||||
| SPOT-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| SPOT-2 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| SPOT-3 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-3 launch (wrong image) |
| IRS / Oceansat (India) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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