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Below is a list of (selected) unknown-identity, or fantasy-design, or canceled satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites are given when available. If viewers know of additional information or details about these items, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Definitions:
For additional unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites supposedly launched by the Space Shuttle, see the Space Shuttle and satellites page.
| 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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| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | Sputnik-like |
| Satellite and booster | |
| cylindrical spin-stabilized7 | |
| three-axis-stabilized6 | |
| three-axis-stabilized6 similar (one kind only) | |
| Interkosmos-like | |
| WTD5 | |
| Paddlewheel-design | |
| Various designs | |
| Unknown instrument | |
| MCSR1 canceled | |
| Marsnet8 canceled |
This is a place for philatelic items of interest that otherwise are of unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites on 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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| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | ||||
| The following are of similar design: Sputnik-like design (not Vanguard-2)4 | ||||
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 57233 (Mi5894) | 199? | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6060 (Mi231) | ||
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068 (Mi233) | ||
| Brazil | 955 cover (Mi1031 cover) | Cachet (design similar to East Germany 370) on cover | 1965 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Cuba | 2132 (Mi2208) | Stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Germany (East) | 370 (Mi603) | 1957 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 | |
| Germany (East) | 370 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and cachet (reproduction of East Germany 370) on cover | 1962 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Hungary | 2492 (Mi3208) | Stamp and label, stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Hungary | 2492a | MS3 (3x 2492 + 3 labels) | ||
| The following are of similar design: A satellite-and-booster design | ||||
| Fujeira | Mi970A Mi970B | One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A) Imperforate | 1972 | Unknown and booster (satellite being boosted into geostationary orbit) |
| Sharjah | Mi1055A Mi1055B | Silver foil Imperforate silver foil | 1972 | Unknown and booster (satellite being boosted into geostationary orbit) |
| Sharjah | Mi1056A Mi1056B | Gold foil Imperforate gold foil | ||
| Sharjah | BL129B | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1055B, silver foil) | ||
| Sharjah | BL130B | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1056B, gold foil) | ||
| The following are of various designs: Unknown or fantasy cylindrical spin-stabilized7 (mostly communications) satellites | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on cover, also back | 1990 | Unknown comsat |
| Germany | None | Meter | 1991 | Fantasy comsat (with feature on top offset from center) |
| Grenada | 1154 (Mi1211) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Korea (South) | 1538 (Mi?) | Also booklet cover | 1989 | Unknown comsat |
| Japan | None | Cancel on cover | 1980 | Unknown comsat |
| Morocco | 232 (Mi671) | 1970 | Unknown comsat | |
| New Caledonia | C101 (Mi533) iC101 | Imperforate | 1973 | Fantasy |
| New Caledonia | C101 ds | Deluxe sheet (C101) | ||
| New Caledonia | C101 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC ('FDC' cachet) | ||
| New Caledonia | C101 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and (printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C150 (Mi624) iC150 | Imperforate | 1979 | Five unknown/fantasy geostationary satellites |
| New Caledonia | C150 fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| St. Vincent | 1479 (Mi1731) i1479 | Imperforate | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Surinam | 588 (Mi967) | 1982 | Unkown/fantasy (upper-left) | |
| Surinam | 588 pair | 588 gutter-pair | ||
| Surinam | 588-590 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1967 | Unknown/fantasy |
| The following are of various designs: Unknown or fantasy three-axis-stabilized6 (mostly communications) satellites (mostly with a symmetrical pair of solar panels) | ||||
| Algeria | 1590 (Mi1725) | 2013 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna); automobile dash-mount GPS receiver/display | |
| Algeria | 1669 (Mi1805) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Australia | 1258-1260 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 1982 | Unknown/fantasy (with 2 large antennas) |
| Austria | 1586 (Mi?) | 1992 | Unknown comsat | |
| Austria | 1586 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Belarus | 974 (Mi1103) | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat; see also Russia 7008 and Russia 7714 | |
| Belarus | 974 fdc | Stamp and cancel (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 784 (BL152) | On stamp of SS1 | 1987 | Fantasy (with body inspired by a Russian (USSR) DS-type satellite) |
| Canada | Unknown bk | Booklet cover for booklet pane of 10 (5x (a-b)), also back | 2018 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Canada | Unknown fdc | MS2 FDC, also back | ||
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge1 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge1 | Pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) with (black) selvedge | 1985 | Unknown comsat |
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge2 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge2 | Pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) with (blue) selvedge | ||
| Central African Republic | BL1080 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2013 | Unknown comsat |
| Chad | 745 (Mi1594-1599) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (745 (a-f)) | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| Chad | 758 (Mi1612A-1617A) i758 (Mi1612B-1617B) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (768 (a-f)) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (i768 (a-f)) | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 2004 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with 2 large antennas) |
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown+label fdc | Detail from cachet on FDC, also back | 2015 | Unknown comsat |
| China (Taiwan) | 3133 (Mi?) | 1997 | Unknown comsat | |
| Cuba | 5662 fdc (Mi5970 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2015 | fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Ecuador | 1260 (Mi2189) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N120 cover (Mi? cover) | Cachet on cover | 1963 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 (Mi?) | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); DFS (in maxicard image) | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 cover (Mi? cover) | Stamp on cover | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); "TV-Sat-2" (in cachet) |
| Germany (East) | None | Cachet on postal card | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Great Britain | 1000-1001 fdc (Mi927-928 fdc) | (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | 1982 | Unknown fantasy comsat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413A (Mi575A) i413A (Mi575B) | Imperforate | 1981 | Unknown comsat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Ad (BL175A) i413Ad (BL175B) | On stamp and in (center-left) margin of SS1 (413A) On stamp and in (center-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413A) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Guyana | 1853b (Mi2062) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1853) | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Hungary | 3286-3287 fdc (Mi4133-4134 fdc) i3286-i3287 fdc | Cachet on FDC Cachet on imperforate FDC | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (at left) |
| Hungary | 4408 (BL395) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2016 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| India | Unknown (Mi?) | 2017 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Indonesia | Unknown1 (Mi?) | One of strip of 2 (2x unknown1-2) or twelve of MS24 (12x unknown1-2) | 2018 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Indonesia | Unknown fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Iran | 2379 (Mi2353) | 1989 | Unknown comsat, design similar to Marecs | |
| Jamaica | 566 (Mi574) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Korea (North) | 3888 (BL430) i3888 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 3904 (Mi4207) i3904 | Imperforate | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4038 (Mi4345) i4038 | Imperforate | 2000 | Unknown comsat (in lower right), (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4111a (BL483) | On two of three labels from MS6 (4111 (4106-4111 + 3 labels)) | 2001 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4394 (BL600) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (4394 (a-d)) | 2004 | Unknown comsat or GPS-type satellite |
| Korea (South) | 1675 (Mi?) | Also booklet of 4 cover | 1992 | (two) unknown comsat(s) (one on booklet cover only) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 (Mi675) | From MS6 (386a (6x 386)) | 2011 | Unknown comsat |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Unknown fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2016 | Fantasy comsat |
| Libya | 1195c (Mi1340) | From strip of 3 (1195 (a-c)), or from MS15 (1195d (5x (a-c))) | 1984 | Unknown comsat |
| Libya | 1403 (Mi1868) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1018 (Mi1482) | 1999 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1376 (Mi2002-2003) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (1376 (a-b)) | 2014 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415b (Mi none) i1415b | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | Unknown comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415bc (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415b) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Optus-B |
| Malaysia | 364 (Mi365) | 1994 | Unknown comsat | |
| Malaysia | 364-367 fdc | One of four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 501 (Mi512) | 1994 | Unknown comsat | |
| Malaysia | 499-501 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 1263 (Mi1674C) | From strip of 5 (1264b (1260-1264)). or from booklet pane of 10 (1264a (2x (1260-1264))) (Mi1671C-1675C), with booklet cover | 2009 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Malaysia | 1264b fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 1549 (Mi?) | Also MS20 (1549a (20x 1549 + label)) | 2015 | Fantasy comsat (although the body is somewhat inspired by Planet-B/Nozomi) |
| Malaysia | 1547-1549 fdc | One of three stamps and cachet on FDC, also insert | (As above for stamp); unknown comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna) (but "Chandra X-ray Observatory" in text) |
| Mali | 534 (Mi1067) | 1986 | Fantasy/uknown comsat | |
| Mali | 534 artwork1 | Original artwork 1 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork2 | Original artwork 2 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork3 | Original artwork 3 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork3 | Original artwork 4 (534) | ||
| Malta | 866 (Mi963) | 1995 | Fantasy comsat | |
| Malta | 862-866 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 780 (Mi1139) | 2005 | (Two) unknown comsat(s) | |
| Mauritania | 781 (Mi1140) | |||
| Mongolia | Unknown (Mi?) | 2017 | Unknown (with single large antenna) | |
| Mongolia | Unknown fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet), also back | ||
| Morocco | Unknown (Mi1808) | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 161b (Mi246) | One of strip of three (161 (a-c)) (Mi245-247) | 1989 | Unknown comsat |
| Russia | 7008 (Mi1387) | 2011 | Unknown/generic comsat; see also Belarus 974 and Russia 7714 | |
| Russia | 7714 (Mi2296) | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat; see also Belarus 974 and Russia 7008 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2004 | Unknown comsat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| San Marino | 1869 (BL?) | SS1 | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy comsat, but design is similar to Magellan |
| Slovenia | 149 (Mi34) | 1992 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna) | |
| Slovenia | 149 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Sudan | Unknown1 (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown comsat | |
| Sudan | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Sudan | Unknown3 (Mi?) | |||
| Surinam | 1196 (Mi1709) | 1999 | Unkown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Surinam | 1197 (Mi1710) | |||
| Tajikistan | 172 (BL22) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Tajikistan | 179 (BL27) i179 | SS1 + 2 labels Imperforate | 2001 | (Two) unknown comsat(s) |
| Tajikistan | 287b (Mi?) | One of MS2 (287 (a-b + label) | 2006 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Tajikistan | 407 (BL68) | SS1 + 2 labels, 179 overprinted in red | 2013 | (Two) unknown comsat(s) |
| Tajikistan | 408 (BL69) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 172 overprinted in red | 2013 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Thailand | Unknown (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Turkey | None | Postal card | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| United States | CP537J back CP537J | On back of (USPS) commemorative panel (3191) | 2000 | Unknown comsat |
| Vietnam | Unknown Unknown imp | Imperforate | 2015 | Unknown/generic comsat |
| The following are of similar design: An Interkosmos-like design | ||||
| Iran | 1863 (Mi1781) | 1975 | Fantasy (with some rough similarities to the IK-1 series2) | |
| Iran | 1862-1863 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 311 (Mi456) i311 | Imperforate | 1975 | Fantasy (with some rough similarities to the IK-1 series2) |
| Niger | 311 fdc | Stamp on FDC (printed cachet) | ||
| The following are of (one) similar design: an unknown or fantasy three-axis-stabilized6 communications satellite | ||||
| Chad | 441-446 (Mi967-972) | 1983 | ||
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi892 | 1970 | ||
| The following are of similar design: 7th WTD5: An unknown/fantasy-design satellite | ||||
| Italy | None | Cancel | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| Italy | None | Cancel (different) | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| Yugoslavia | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| The following are of various design: fantasy paddlewheel-design satellites | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423 (Mi1652) | 1966 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design Soviet lunar satellite. The stamp text, "far side of the Moon (1959-1965)", likely refers to Luna-3 (which photographed the far side of the Moon in 1959) and Zond-3 (which took photos of the far side of the Moon in 1965) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 45192 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1970 | |
| Korea (South) | 1977d (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1977 (a-f)) (BL691), also detail from stamp | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| The following are various designs: Unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites | ||||
| Ascension | 151 (Mi151) | 1971 | Fantasy space station and satellites | |
| Austria | KM3101 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin) | 2003 | Unknown, symbolic scanning of town of Hall (possibly Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), on obverse) |
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Fantasy lunar satellite |
| Bolivia | BL197 (Mi1120C) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1992 | Unknown, design similar to Transit-1B |
| Burundi | 758e (Mi1852) | From MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | "Télescope spatial", design somewhat like JWST |
| Burundi | 758i (Mi1856) | "Solar sonde will take closeup images of the Sun's surface. Launch date spring, 2007" (in French text) | ||
| Cape Verde | Unknown (Mi?) | 2016 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A) iC279 (BL201B) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi867A) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi867B) | 1982 | Unknown (in middle-right of stamp); unknown, with solar panel arrangement like JERS (in right margin) |
| Chad | 514 (Mi1048A) i514 (Mi1048B) | Imperforate | 1984 | Unknown, design similar to Symphonie but rounded body |
| Chad | 514b (BL219A) i514b (BL219B) | SS1 (514) Imperforate SS1 (i514) | ||
| Chad | 515a (Mi1044A-1049A) i515a (Mi1044B-1049B) | On one of MS6 (510-515) On one of imperforate MS6 (i510-i515) | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | Unknown design (but "Globalstar-11/16" supposedly in launch configuration) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 200? | Unknown (with body and solar panels like HST) |
| Czechoslovakia | 1110 (Mi1334) | 1962 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171 (Mi1398) | 1963 | Fantasy depiction of rocket to and returning from the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171-1173 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291 (Mi1517) | 1965 | Unknown/fantasy spacecraft to the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1291-1292+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291+1293+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1426 (Mi1655) | 1966 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A (Mi2037) | 1971 | Fantasy; (different) fantasy (in FDC cachet) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A card | Stamp on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2504-2505 fdc (Mi2759-2760 fdc) | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | 1984 | Unknown/fantasy, other than Salyut (on left stamp) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2507 fdc (Mi2762 fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | Unknowns (on cancel and cachet), (possible) recoverable portion of IK-6 (on stamp) | |
| France | 2538 maxi | Cachet on maxicard, also back | 1996 | Unknown/fantasy |
| France | 2538 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 3358 fdc (Mi4323 fdc) | (Numismatique française) cachet on FDC | 2007 | (small) unknown/fantasy |
| Gambia | 3656a (Mi7143) | One of MS5 (3656 (a-e)) (Mi7143-7147) | 2015 | Unknown, design similar to Meteor |
| Germany (West) | 1404 (Mi1187) | 1983 | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (FICACOS cachet) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 sc | Souvenir card, also back | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 1986 | |
| Germany | None | Cancel | 1994 | Unknown |
| Greenland | None | QSL card | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Hungary | 3286-3287 fdc (Mi4133-4134 fdc) i3286-i3287 fdc | Cachet on FDC Cachet on imperforate FDC | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy (at lower-right); design similar to EXOSAT |
| Ingushetia | Local1 | Overprint on Russia 45173 (Mi4494), also overprint template | 1996 | |
| Ingushetia | Local2 | Overprint on Russia 45203 (Mi4497), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local3 | Overprint on Russia 57233 (Mi5894), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local4 | Overprint on Russia 5984 (Mi6177), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc1 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc2 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC (different) | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc3 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC (different) | ||
| Italy | 1189 fdc1 (Mi1492 fdc1) | (Roma) cachet on FDC | 1975 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Italy | 1189 fdc2 (Mi1492 fdc2) | (Roma) cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Korea (North) | 2912b (Mi3108) | One of MS4 (2912 (a-d)) (BL255) | 1990 | Unknown (but like much-later GP-B) |
| Liberia | 848 (BL93) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1979 | |
| Libya | 1251 (Mi1496) | 1985 | Fantasy (at right) | |
| Libya | 1252 (Mi1497) | |||
| Libya | 1253 (Mi1498) | |||
| Maldive Islands | 1273 (Mi1284) | 1988 | Fantasy "weather satellite" | |
| Maldive Islands | 1274 (Mi1285) | Fantasy "navigation satellite" | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1275 (Mi1286) | Fantasy three-axis "communication satellite" | ||
| Micronesia | 296 (BL39) | On stamp of SS1 | 1998 | |
| Mongolia | 364 (Mi368) | 1964 | Unknown/fantasy (but "Cosmos" in text) | |
| Mongolia | 726 (BL32) | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (726 (a-c)) | 1973 | Unknown/Fantasy |
| Mongolia | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1982 | |
| Niger | C186 (Mi330) | 1972 | Fantasy (large antenna) | |
| Poland | None | Cachet on postal card | 2003 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1972 | unknown (upper satellite), Venera-4/8 type (lower satellite) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 (Mi4108) | Also right and left details | 1973 | Unknown (at right), IK-3/5 type (at left in stamp and in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1982 | fantasy (upper-left) |
| St. Vincent | 2792c (Mi4942) i2792c | One of MS6 (2792 (a-f)) (Mi4940-4945) One of imperforate MS6 (i2792 (a-f)) | 2000 | Fantasy (but "Voyager-1" in text) |
| St. Vincent | i2792c proof | One of imperforate proof MS6 (i2792 proof (a-f)) | ||
| St. Vincent | i2792 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | ||
| New Zealand | None | Cachet on cover | 1966 | Fantasy |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | Fantasy (but "AMOS-4" in text) |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | Fantasy (but "TurkSat-3uSat" in text) | |
| Tunisia | 744 (Mi957) | 1979 | Fantasy (attributed to artistic license) | |
| Tunisia | 744 fdc | Stamp on FDC ('FDC' cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 947 (BL27) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2007 | (Two different) unknown(s) |
| United Nations | 947a (BL27I) | In (right) margin of SS1, overprinted | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Cancel | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 411+cancel (BL21+cancel) | Cancel (on 411) | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 1991 | Unknown (with one solar panel) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29E (Mi316A) iC29E (Mi316B) | Imperforate | 1963 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J (Mi332A) iC29J (Mi332B) | C29E overprinted in black iC29E overprinted in black | 1964 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J+C29L+C29N fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29K (Mi405) iC29K | C29E overprinted in red iC29E overprinted in red | 1965 | |
| Yugoslavia | 809 (Mi1157) i809 | Imperforate | 1966 | |
| The following is an unknown-identity or fantasy-design instrument, not associated with any known satellite | ||||
| Togo | 1363 (Mi1946) i1363 | Imperforate | 1986 | Fantasy space telescope |
| The following are of similar design: MCSR1 canceled satellite | ||||
| Central African Republic | 782 (Mi1190) i782 | Imperforate | 1985 | MCSR1 |
| Central African Republic | 782a (BL361) i782a | On stamp of SS1 (782) On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | 784b (BL?) i784b | MS6 (779-784) Imperforate MS6 (i779-i784) | ||
| Central African Republic | 785 (BL357) i785 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989 (Mi1111) | 1986 | MCSR1 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989a (BL218) i989a | On stamp of SS1 (989) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989b (Mi1106-1111) | On one of MS6 (984-989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 990 (BL212) i990 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi1113A Mi1113B | From MS4 (4x Mi1113A) From imperforate MS4 (4x Mi1113B) | 1986 | MCSR1 |
| Guinea Republic | BL219 | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1113) | ||
| The following are of similar design: Marsnet8 canceled satellite system | ||||
| Chad | 683b (Mi1358aA) i683b (Mi1358aB) | One of pair (683 (a-b)), white border (Mi1357aA-1358aA) One of imperforate pair (i683 (a-b)), white border | 1996 | "Marsnet" communications system |
| Chad | 683cb (Mi1358bA) i683cb (Mi1358bB) | One of MS2 (683c (a-b), blue border (BL256A, Mi1357bA-1358bA) One of imperforate MS2 (i683c (a-b)), blue border | ||
1MCSR = Multiple Comet Sample Return satellite, a mission that was canceled.
2The IK-1 series includes IK-1, 4, 7, 11, 14, and 16, all of which have a ds-u3-ik bus, as noted on the IK-series reference images page.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
4Not Vanguard-2; rather, according to the Michel catalog, East Germany 370 shows "Künstlicher Erdsatellit Sputnik I, Teil der Erdkugel, Mond" which translates to "Artificial Earth satellite Sputnik I, part of the Earth, Moon". Note that this stamp was issued 1957-11-07 which is before any Vanguard satellite was launched.
5The World Telecommunications Day (WTD) commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1865. It has been celebrated each year on 17 May since 1969. In 1975, a unknown-identity/fantasy-design satellite appeared on several 7th WTD postal items.
6Three-axis stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation without any rotation. This design is now common for communications satellites, often with large solar panels on each side of the spacecraft.
7Spin-stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the usually cylindrical spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation using rotation. This design was common for communications satellites, with solar cells around the perimeter of the cylinder.
8Marsnet: A Mars orbiting communications and navigation satellite constellation, a mission that was canceled.
This is a place for philatelic items of interest that otherwise are of unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites on satellite launch covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | ||||
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Ranger-8 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1966-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on ESSA-1 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1972-04-16 | Fairbanks AK | Meter on Apollo-16 launch cover (ESRO return address and typed cachet and signature) | Fantasy-design (in lower left of meter) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-29 | Moscow International PO | (W. Anklam) cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | Unknown and Marsnet |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on SPOT-3 and OSCAR-25/28 and Stella and Healthsat-2 launch cover | Unknown three-axis stabilized comsat |
| French Guiana | 2000-11-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on Anik-F1 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy, but design similar to Tsikada |
| French Guiana | 2001-01-10 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on Turksat-2A launch cover | Unknown comsat |
