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Below are checklists of communications satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. This is a work in progress, and completeness is our goal. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Communications satellites are often referred to as "comsats", but the authors in general do not use this terminology.
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete for the satellite series accompanied by "selected" on this page.
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Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Shotput-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1959-10-28 | Shotput | Echo | Echo |
Shotput-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-01-16 | |||
Shotput-3 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-02-27 | |||
Shotput-4 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-04-01 | |||
Echo-1 [failed] | 1960-05-13 | Echo Echo Echo-1 | ||
Shotput-5 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-05-31 | Shotput | ||
Echo-1A | 1960-08-12 | Echo-1 | ||
Big Shot-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket [failed] | 1962-01-15 | |||
Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1962-07-18 | |||
Echo-2 (Echo-C) | 1964-01-25 | Echo-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Courier-1A [failed] | 1960-08-18 | Courier-1A | Courier-1A | |
Courier-1B | 1960-10-04 | Courier-1B | Courier-1B Courier-1B | "Courier-1B" |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Telstar-1 | 1962-07-10 | Telstar-1 Telstar-1 Telstar Telstar Telstar Telstar Telstar Telstar-1 | Telstar | Telstar |
Telstar-2 | 1963-05-07 | |||
Telstar-301 / Telstar-3A / Arabsat-1E | 1983-07-28 | Telstar-301 Telstar-3 Telstar-3 | ||
Telstar-302 / Telstar-3C [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | |||
Telstar-303 / Telstar-3D1 [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | |||
Telstar-401 | 1993-12-16 | Telstar-401 | ||
Telstar-402 | 1994-09-09 | |||
Telstar-402R / Telstar-4 | 1995-09-23 | |||
Telstar-5 / Intelsat Americas-5 / Galaxy-25 | 1997-05-24 | Telstar-5/6/7 type | ||
Telstar-6 / Intelsat Americas-6 / Galaxy-26 | 1999-02-15 | |||
Telstar-7 / Intelsat Americas-7 / Galaxy-27 | 1999-09-25 | |||
Telstar-8 / Intelsat Americas-8 / Galaxy-28 | 2005-06-23 | Telstar-8 | ||
Telstar-9 | Canceled | |||
Telstar-10 / APStar-2R | 1997-10-17 | Telstar-10 | ||
Telstar-11 / Orion-1 | 1994-11-29 | Telstar-11 | ||
Telstar-12 / Orion-2 | 1999-10-19 | Telstar-12 | ||
Telstar-13 / Intelsat Americas-13 / Galaxy-23 / EchoStar-9 | 2003-08-08 | Telstar-13 | ||
Telstar-14 / Estrela do Sul-1 | 2004-01-11 | Telstar-14 | ||
Telstar-18 / APStar-5 | 2004-06-29 | Telstar-18 | ||
Telstar-11N | 2009-02-26 | Telstar-11N | ||
Telstar-14R / Estrela do Sul-2 | 2011-05-20 | Telstar-14R | ||
Telstar-18V / APStar-5C | 2018-09-10 | Telstar-18V |
1There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B!
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Relay-1 | 1962-12-13 | Relay-1 | Relay | Relay |
Relay-2 | 1964-01-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Syncom-1 | 1963-02-14 | Syncom-1 Syncom-1 Syncom Syncom | Syncom | Syncom |
Syncom-2 | 1963-07-26 | |||
Syncom-3 | 1964-08-19 | |||
Syncom-4-2 / Leasat-F1 [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | Leasat | ||
Syncom-4-1 / Leasat-F2 [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 [STS-51D/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-04-12 | |||
Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 [STS-51I/Discovery-repaired] | 1985-08-29 | |||
Syncom-4-4 / Leasat-F4 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-29 | |||
Syncom-4-5 / Leasat-F5 [STS-32R/Columbia-deployed] | 1990-01-09 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Westar-1 (Westar-A) | 1974-04-13 | Westar-1 Westar | Westar | Westar |
Westar-2 (Westar-B) | 1974-10-10 | |||
Westar-3 (Westar-C) | 1979-08-10 | |||
Westar-4 | 1982-02-26 | Westar-4 | ||
Westar-5 | 1982-06-09 | |||
Westar-6 [STS-41B/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-02-03 | |||
Westar-6 [STS-51A/Discovery-recovered] / now AsiaSat-1 | 1984-11-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TDRS-1 (TDRS-A) [STS-6/Challenger-deployed, partial failure] | 1983-04-04 | TDRS-1 (STS-6/Challenger-deployment) TDRS-1 TDRS-1 (patch, with STS-6/Challenger) | TDRS | TDRS |
TDRS-2 (TDRS-B) [STS-51L/Challenger, failed] | 1986-01-28 | TDRS-2 (patch) | ||
TDRS-3 (TDRS-C) [STS-26R/Discovery-deployed] | 1988-09-29 | |||
TDRS-4 (TDRS-D) [STS-29R/Discovery-deployed] | 1989-03-13 | |||
TDRS-5 (TDRS-E) [STS-43/Atlantis-deployed] | 1991-08-02 | |||
TDRS-6 (TDRS-F) [STS-54/Endeavour-deployed] | 1993-01-13 | |||
TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) [STS-70/Discovery-deployed] | 1995-07-13 | TDRS-7 | ||
TDRS-8 (TDRS-H) | 2000-06-30 | TDRS-8 | ||
TDRS-9 (TDRS-I) | 2002-03-08 | |||
TDRS-10 (TDRS-J) | 2002-12-05 | |||
TDRS-11 (TDRS-K) | 2013-01-30 | TDRS-11 | ||
TDRS-12 (TDRS-L) | 2014-01-24 | |||
TDRS-13 (TDRS-M) | 2017-08-18 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
AMSC-1 / M-Sat-2 | 1995-04-07 | AMSC-1 | AMSC / M-Sat | AMSC / M-Sat |
AMSC-2 / M-Sat-1 | 1996-04-20 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Anik-A1 / Telesat-1 (Telesat-A) | 1972-11-10 | Anik-A Anik-A | Anik / Telesat | Anik / Telesat |
Anik-A2 / Telesat-2 (Telesat-B) | 1973-04-19 | |||
Anik-A3 / Telesat-3 (Telesat-C) | 1975-05-07 | |||
Anik-B1 / Telesat-4 (Telesat-D) | 1978-12-15 | Anik-B1 Anik-B1 | ||
Anik-C1 / Telesat-9 (Telesat-I) / Nahuel-I1 / Brazil-1T [STS-51D/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-04-12 | Anik-C/D type | ||
Anik-C2 / Telesat-7 (Telesat-G) / Nahuel-I2 [STS-7/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-06-18 | |||
Anik-C3 / Telesat-6 (Telesat-E) [STS-5/Columbia-deployed] | 1982-11-11 | |||
Anik-D1 / Telesat-5 (Telesat-F) | 1982-08-26 | |||
Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 (Telesat-H) / Satcom-4R / Arabsat-1DR [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
Anik-E1 | 1991-09-26 | Anik-E1 | ||
Anik-E2 | 1991-04-04 | |||
Anik-E2R / formerly Galaxy-3R | 1995-12-15 | |||
Anik-F1 | 2000-11-21 | Anik-F1 | ||
Anik-F1R | 2005-09-08 | Anik-F1R Anik-F1R | ||
Anik-F2 | 2004-07-18 | Anik-F2 | ||
Anik-F3 | 2007-04-09 | Anik-F3 | ||
Anik-G1 | 2013-04-15 | Anik-G1 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Nimiq-1 | 1999-05-20 | Nimiq-1/2 type Nimiq-1/2 type | Nimiq | Nimiq |
Nimiq-2 | 2002-12-29 | |||
Nimiq-4 | 2008-09-19 | Nimiq-4 | ||
Nimiq-5 | 2009-09-17 | Nimiq-5 | ||
Nimiq-6 | 2012-05-17 | Nimiq-6 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Insat-1A | 1982-04-10 | Insat Insat-1 Insat-1A | Insat | Insat |
Insat-1B [STS-8/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-08-30 | |||
Insat-1C | 1988-07-21 | |||
Insat-1D | 1990-06-12 | |||
Insat-2A / SARSAT | 1992-07-09 | Insat-2 Insat-2 Insat-2A | ||
Insat-2B / SARSAT | 1993-07-22 | |||
Insat-2C / SARSAT | 1995-12-06 | Insat-2C | ||
Insat-2D / SARSAT | 1997-06-04 | |||
Insat-2DT / Arabsat-1C | 1992-02-26 | |||
Insat-2E / Intelsat-APR-2 | 1999-04-03 | Insat-2E | ||
Insat-3A / SARSAT | 2003-04-09 | Insat-3A | ||
Insat-3B | 2000-03-21 | Insat-3B | ||
Insat-3C | 2002-01-23 | Insat-3C | ||
Insat-3D [meteorological only] / SARSAT | 2013-07-25 | Insat-3D | ||
Insat-3E | 2003-09-27 | Insat-3E | ||
Insat-4A | 2005-12-21 | Insat-4A | ||
Insat-4B | 2007-03-11 | Insat-4B | ||
Insat-4C [failed] | 2006-07-10 | Insat-4C | ||
Insat-4CR | 2007-09-02 | |||
Insat-4D (GSat-5) | 20xx-? | Insat-4D | ||
Insat-4E (GSat-6) | 201x-? | Insat-4E | ||
Insat-4F (GSat-7) | 2013-08-29 | Insat-4F | ||
Insat-4G (GSat-8) | 2011-05-20 | Insat-4G GSat-8 | ||
Insat-3DR [meteorological only] | 2016-09-08 | Insat-3DR |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
NATO-1 (also known as IDCSP-1-1/20 or DSCS-1) | 1966-06-16 — 1968-06-13 | IDCSP | IDCSP | |
NATO-2A | 1970-03-20 | NATO-2 | NATO | NATO |
NATO-2B | 1971-02-03 | |||
NATO-3A | 1976-04-22 | NATO-3A | ||
NATO-3B | 1977-01-28 | |||
NATO-3C | 1978-11-19 | |||
NATO-3D | 1984-11-14 | |||
NATO-4A | 1991-01-08 | NATO-4A | ||
NATO-4B (USA-98) | 1993-12-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Symphonie-1 (Symphonie-A) | 1974-12-19 | Symphonie-1 Symphonie-1 Symphonie (patch) Symphonie (patch) | Symphonie | Symphonie |
Symphonie-2 (Symphonie-B) | 1975-08-27 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SIRIO-1 (SIRIO-A) | 1977-08-25 | SIRIO-1 SIRIO | SIRIO | SIRIO |
SIRIO-2 (SIRIO-B) [failed] | 1982-09-10 | SIRIO-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TV-Sat-1 | 1987-11-21 | TV-Sat-1 | TV-Sat | TV-Sat |
TV-Sat-2 | 1989-08-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TDF-1 | 1988-10-28 | TDF-1 | TDF | TDF |
TDF-2 | 1990-07-24 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
OTS-1 (OTS-A) [failed] | 1977-09-13 | OTS-1 OTS | OTS | OTS |
OTS-2 (OTS-B) | 1978-05-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Astra-1A | 1988-12-11 | Astra-1A Astra-1A | Astra | Astra |
Astra-1B (like Intelsat-K, ex Satcom-K3) | 1991-03-02 | Astra-1B | ||
Astra-1C | 1993-05-12 | Astra-1C | ||
Astra-1D | 1994-11-01 | |||
Astra-1E | 1995-10-19 | Astra-1E | ||
Astra-1F | 1996-04-08 | |||
Astra-1G | 1997-12-02 | Astra-2A | ||
Astra-1H | 1999-06-18 | |||
Astra-1K [partial failure] | 2002-11-25 | Astra-1K | ||
Astra-1KR | 2006-04-20 | Astra-1KR | ||
Astra-1L | 2007-05-04 | Astra-1L | ||
Astra-1M | 2008-11-05 | Astra-1M | ||
Astra-1N | 2011-08-06 | Astra-1N | ||
Astra-2A | 1998-08-30 | Astra-2A | ||
Astra-2B | 2000-09-14 | Astra-2B | ||
Astra-2C | 2001-06-16 | Astra-2A | ||
Astra-2D | 2000-12-20 | Astra-2D | ||
Astra-2E | 2013-09-29 | Astra-2E | ||
Astra-2F | 2012-09-28 | |||
Astra-2G | 2014-12-27 | |||
Astra-3A | 2002-03-29 | Astra-3A (similar to Astra-2D) | ||
Astra-3B | 2010-05-21 | Astra-3B | ||
Astra-5A / formerly Sirius-2 | 1997-11-12 | Sirius-2 | ||
Astra-5B | 2014-03-22 | Astra-5B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GE-1 / AMC-1 | 1996-09-08 | GE-1 | GE / AMC | GE / AMC |
GE-2 / AMC-2 | 1997-01-30 | |||
GE-3 / AMC-3 / Eagle-1 | 1997-09-04 | |||
GE-4 / AMC-4 | 1999-11-13 | GE-4 | ||
GE-5 / AMC-5 | 1998-10-28 | GE-5 | ||
GE-7 / AMC-7 | 2000-09-14 | |||
GE-8 / AMC-8 | 2000-12-20 | GE-8 | ||
GE-18 / AMC-18 | 2006-12-08 | |||
AMC-21 | 2008-08-14 | AMC-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SES-1 (ex AMC-4R) | 2010-04-24 | SES-1 | SES | SES |
SES-2 (ex AMC-5R) | 2011-09-21 | SES-2 | ||
SES-3 (ex AMC ground spare) | 2011-07-15 | |||
SES-6 | 2013-06-03 | SES-6 | ||
SES-8 | 2013-12-03 | SES-8 | ||
SES-11 / EchoStar-105 | 2017-10-11 | EchoStar-105/SES-11 | ||
SES-12 | 2018-06-04 | SES-12 | ||
SES-14 / GOLD | 2018-01-25 | SES-14/GOLD |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Thor-1 / MarcoPolo-2 | 1990-08-18 | Marcopolo-1 | "Thor" "Thor" | |
Thor-2 | 1997-05-21 | Thor-2 | ||
Thor-3 | 1998-06-09 | |||
Thor-5 (Thor-2r) | 2008-02-11 | Thor-2r | ||
Thor-6 | 2009-10-29 | Thor-6 | Thor-6 (with NSS-12) | |
Thor-7 | 2015-04-26 | Thor-7 | Thor-7+SICRAL-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
HotBird-1 / formerly Eutelsat-2-F6X | 1995-03-28 | HotBird-1 | HotBird | HotBird |
HotBird-2 | 1996-11-21 | HotBird-2 | ||
HotBird-3 | 1997-09-02 | |||
HotBird-4 | 1998-02-27 | |||
HotBird-5 | 1998-10-09 | |||
HotBird-6 | 2002-08-21 | HotBird-6 | ||
HotBird-7 [failed] | 2002-12-11 | HotBird-7 | ||
HotBird-7A | 2006-03-11 | HotBird-7A | ||
HotBird-8 | 2006-08-04 | HotBird-8 | ||
HotBird-9 | 2008-12-20 | |||
HotBird-10 | 2009-02-12 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Marisat-1 (Marisat-A) | 1976-02-19 | Marisat-1 Marisat-1 | Marisat | Marisat |
Marisat-2 (Marisat-B) | 1976-06-09 | |||
Marisat-3 (Marisat-C) | 1976-10-14 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Marecs-1 (Marecs-A) | 1981-12-20 | Marecs | Marecs | Marecs |
Marecs-B [failed] | 1982-09-10 | |||
Marecs-2 (Marecs-B2) | 1984-11-10 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Inmarsat-2-F1 | 1990-10-30 | Inmarsat-2 | Inmarsat | Inmarsat |
Inmarsat-2-F2 | 1991-03-08 | |||
Inmarsat-2-F3 | 1991-12-16 | |||
Inmarsat-2-F4 | 1992-04-15 | |||
Inmarsat-3-F1 | 1996-04-03 | Inmarsat-3 | ||
Inmarsat-3-F2 | 1996-09-06 | |||
Inmarsat-3-F3 | 1996-12-18 | |||
Inmarsat-3-F4 | 1997-06-03 | |||
Inmarsat-3-F5 | 1998-02-04 | |||
Inmarsat-4-F1 | 2005-03-11 | Inmarsat-4 | ||
Inmarsat-4-F2 | 2005-11-08 | |||
Inmarsat-4-F3 | 2008-08-19 | |||
Inmarsat-4A-F4 / Alphasat | 2013-07-25 | Alphasat | ||
Inmarsat-5-F1 | 2013-12-08 | Inmarsat-5 | ||
Inmarsat-5-F2 | 2015-02-01 | |||
Inmarsat-5-F3 | 2015-08-28 | |||
Inmarsat-5-F4 | 2017-05-15 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Comstar-1A (Comstar-D1) | 1976-05-13 | Comstar-1 | Comstar | Comstar |
Comstar-1B (Comstar-D2) | 1976-07-22 | |||
Comstar-1C (Comstar-D3) | 1978-06-29 | |||
Comstar-1D (Comstar-D4) | 1981-02-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EchoStar-1 | 1995-12-28 | EchoStar-1 | EchoStar | EchoStar |
EchoStar-2 | 1996-09-11 | |||
EchoStar-3 | 1997-10-05 | EchoStar-3 | ||
EchoStar-4 | 1998-05-07 | |||
EchoStar-5 | 1999-09-23 | |||
EchoStar-6 | 2000-07-14 | EchoStar-6 | ||
EchoStar-7 | 2002-02-21 | |||
EchoStar-8 | 2002-08-22 | EchoStar-8 | ||
EchoStar-9 / Telstar-13 | 2003-08-08 | Telstar | Telstar | |
EchoStar-T1 / formerly TerreStar-1 | 2009-07-01 | TerreStar-1 | EchoStar | EchoStar |
EchoStar-17 | 2012-07-05 | EchoStar-17 | ||
EchoStar-18 | 2016-06-18 | EchoStar-18 | ||
EchoStar-19 | 2016-12-18 | EchoStar-19 | ||
EchoStar-105 / SES-11 | 2017-10-11 | EchoStar-105/SES-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Spacenet-1 / now ChinaSat-5 | 1984-05-23 | Spacenet-1 | Spacenet | Spacenet |
Spacenet-2 / now ChinaSat-5R | 1984-11-10 | |||
Spacenet-3 [failed] | 1985-09-12 | |||
Spacenet-3R | 1988-03-11 | |||
Spacenet-4 / formerly ASC-2 | 1991-04-13 | ASC-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Spaceway-1 | 2005-04-26 | Spaceway | ||
Spaceway-2 | 2005-11-16 | Spaceway-2 (with Telkom-2) | ||
Spaceway-3 | 2007-04-18 | Spaceway-3 (with BSat-3a) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Brasilsat-A1 | 1985-02-08 | Brasilsat-A1 | Brasilsat | Brasilsat |
Brasilsat-A2 | 1986-03-28 | |||
Brasilsat-B1 | 1994-08-10 | Brasilsat-B Brasilsat-B Brasilsat-B | ||
Brasilsat-B2 | 1995-03-28 | |||
Brasilsat-B3 | 1998-01-22 | |||
Brasilsat-B4 | 2000-08-17 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SCD-1 | 1993-02-09 | SCD-1 | SCD | SCD |
SCD-2A [failed] | 1997-11-02 | SCD-2 | ||
SCD-2 | 1998-10-23 | |||
SCD-3 | canceled | SCD-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
StarOne-C1 | 2007-11-14 | StarOne-C1 | StarOne | StarOne |
StarOne-C2 | 2008-04-18 | |||
StarOne-C3 | 2012-11-10 | StarOne-C3 | ||
StarOne-C4 | 2015-07-15 | StarOne-C4 | ||
StarOne-D1 | 2016-12-21 | StarOne-D1 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Palapa-A1 | 1976-07-08 | Palapa-A1 | Palapa | Palapa |
Palapa-A2 | 1977-03-10 | |||
Palapa-B1 [STS-7/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-06-18 | Palapa-B1 | ||
Palapa-B2 [STS-41B/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-02-03 | |||
Palapa-B2 [STS-51A/Discovery-recovered] | 1984-11-08 | |||
Palapa-B2P | 1987-03-20 | |||
Palapa-B2R | 1990-04-13 | |||
Palapa-B4 | 1992-05-14 | |||
Palapa-C1 / HGS-3 / Anatolia-1 / Paksat-1 | 1996-02-01 | Palapa-C | ||
Palapa-C2 | 1996-05-16 | |||
Palapa-D | 2009-08-31 | Palapa-D |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Telkom-1 | 1999-08-12 | Telkom-1 | Telkom | Telkom |
Telkom-2 | 2005-11-16 | Telkom-2 Telkom-2 | ||
Telkom-3 | 2012-08-06 | Telkom-3 | ||
Telkom-3S | 2017-02-14 | Telkom-3S |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Skynet-1A | 1969-11-22 | Skynet-1A | Skynet | Skynet |
Skynet-1B | 1970-08-19 | |||
Skynet-2A [partial failure] | 1974-01-19 | Skynet-2A | ||
Skynet-2B | 1974-11-23 | |||
Skynet-3 | Canceled | |||
Skynet-4A | 1990-01-01 | Skynet-4A | ||
Skynet-4B | 1988-12-11 | |||
Skynet-4C | 1990-08-30 | |||
Skynet-4D | 1998-01-10 | |||
Skynet-4E | 1999-02-26 | |||
Skynet-4F | 2001-02-07 | |||
Skynet-5A | 2007-03-11 | Skynet-5A | ||
Skynet-5B | 2007-11-14 | |||
Skynet-5C | 2008-06-12 | |||
Skynet-5D | 2012-12-19 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Marcopolo-1 / BSB-R1 / Sirius-1 | 1989-08-27 | Marcopolo-1 | "Marcopolo-1" "Marcopolo-1" | |
Marcopolo-2 / BSB-R2 / Thor-1 | 1990-08-18 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DFS-1 / Kopernikus-1 | 1989-06-05 | DFS | DFS | DFS |
DFS-2 / Kopernikus-2 | 1990-07-24 | |||
DFS-3 / Kopernikus-3 / now HellasSat-1 | 1992-10-12 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Sirius-1 / formerly Marcopolo-1 / BSB-R1 | 1989-08-27 | Marcopolo-1 | "Marcopolo-1" "Marcopolo-1" | |
Sirius-2 / now Astra-5A | 1997-11-12 | Sirius-2 | Sirius-2 (see Astra-5A) | |
Sirius-3 | 1998-10-05 | Sirius-3 | Sirius-3 (with Eutelsat-W2) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Ayame-1 (ECS-A) [failed] | 1979-02-06 | Ayame-1 | Ayame-1 Ayame-1 | |
Ayame-2 (ECS-B) | 1980-02-22 | Ayame-2 Ayame-2 Ayame-2 Ayame-2 (insert) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Yuri-1 / BSE | 1978-04-07 | Yuri / BS | Yuri / BS | |
Yuri-2a / BS-2a | 1984-01-23 | BS-2a | ||
Yuri-2b / BS-2b | 1986-02-12 | |||
Yuri-2x / BS-2x [failed] | 1990-02-22 | |||
Yuri-3a / BS-3a | 1990-08-28 | BS-3a | ||
Yuri-3h / BS-3h [failed] | 1991-04-19 | BS-3h | ||
Yuri-3b / BS-3b | 1991-08-25 | |||
Yuri-3n / BS-3n | 1994-07-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
BSat-1a | 1997-04-16 | BSat-1a | BSat | BSat |
BSat-1b | 1998-04-28 | |||
BSat-2a | 2001-03-08 | BSat-2a | ||
BSat-2b [partial failure] | 2001-07-12 | |||
BSat-2c | 2003-06-11 | |||
BSat-3a | 2007-08-14 | BSat-3a | ||
BSat-3b | 2010-10-28 | BSat-3b | ||
BSat-3c / JCSat-110R | 2011-08-06 | BSat-3c | ||
BSat-4a | 2017-09-29 | BSat-4a |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Sakura-1 / CS-1 | 1977-12-15 | CS-1 | Sakura / CS | Sakura / CS |
Sakura-2A / CS-2A | 1983-02-04 | CS-2a | ||
Sakura-2B / CS-2B | 1983-08-05 | |||
Sakura-3A / CS-3A | 1988-02-19 | CS-3a | ||
Sakura-3B / CS-3B | 1988-09-16 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
JCSat-1 | 1989-03-06 | JCSat-1 | JCSat | JCSat |
JCSat-2 | 1990-01-01 | |||
JCSat-3 | 1995-08-29 | JCSat-3/4 type | ||
JCSat-4 | 1997-02-18 | |||
JCSat-5 | 1997-12-02 | JCSat-5/6 type | ||
JCSat-6 | 1999-02-16 | |||
JCSat-8 | 2002-03-29 | JCSat-8 | ||
JCSat-9 (JCSat-5a) / N-Star-d | 2006-04-12 | JCSat-9 | ||
JCSat-10 | 2006-08-11 | JCSat-10 | ||
JCSat-11 [failed] | 2007-05-09 | |||
JCSat-12 | 2009-08-21 | |||
JCSat-13 | 2012-05-15 | JCSat-13 | ||
JCSat-110R / BSat-3c | 2011-08-06 | BSat-3c | ||
JCSat-14 | 2016-05-06 | JCSat-14 | ||
JCSat-15 | 2016-12-21 | JCSat-15 | ||
JCSat-16 | 2016-08-14 | JCSat-16 | ||
JCSat-17 | 2019-? |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Superbird-A | 1989-06-05 | Superbird-A | Superbird | Superbird |
Superbird-A1 | 1992-12-01 | |||
Superbird-B [failed] | 1990-02-22 | |||
Superbird-B1 | 1992-02-26 | |||
Superbird-4 (Superbird-B2) | 2000-02-18 | Superbird-4 | ||
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2008-08-14 | Superbird-7 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
N-Star-a | 1995-08-29 | N-Star-a | N-Star | N-Star |
N-Star-b | 1996-02-05 | |||
N-Star-c | 2002-07-05 | N-Star-c | ||
N-Star-d / JCSat-9 (JCSat-5a) | 2006-04-12 | JCSat-9 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Eutelsat-1-F1 / ECS-1 | 1983-06-16 | Eutelsat-1 | Eutelsat | Eutelsat |
Eutelsat-1-F2 / ECS-2 | 1984-08-04 | |||
Eutelsat-1-F3 / ECS-3 [failed] | 1985-09-12 | |||
Eutelsat-1-F4 / ECS-4 | 1987-09-16 | |||
Eutelsat-1-F5 / ECS-5 | 1988-07-21 | |||
Eutelsat-2-F1 | 1990-08-30 | Eutelsat-2 Eutelsat-2 | ||
Eutelsat-2-F2 | 1991-01-16 | |||
Eutelsat-2-F3 | 1991-12-07 | |||
Eutelsat-2-F4 | 1992-07-10 | |||
Eutelsat-2-F5 | 1994-01-24 | |||
Eutelsat-W2 | 1998-10-05 | Eutelsat-W2 | ||
Eutelsat-16C / SESAT | 2000-04-17 | SESAT | ||
Eutelsat-W1 | 2000-09-06 | Eutelsat-W1R | ||
Eutelsat-12-West-A / Atlantic Bird-1 | 2002-08-28 | |||
Eutelsat-12-West-B / Atlantic Bird-2 | 2001-09-25 | |||
Eutelsat-5-West-A / formerly Stellat-5 / formerly Atlantic Bird-3 | 2002-07-05 | Stellat-5 | ||
eBird-1 / Eurobird-3 / Eutelsat-33A/31A | 2003-09-27 | eBird-1 | ||
Eutelsat-W2M | 2008-12-20 | Eutelsat-W2M | ||
Eutelsat-W3B [partial failure] | 2010-10-28 | Eutelsat-W3B | ||
Eutelsat-25B / Es'hail-1 | 2013-08-29 | Eutelsat-25B | ||
Eutelsat-115-West-A / SatMex-5 (Morelos-3) | 1998-12-06 | SatMex-5 | ||
Eutelsat-113-West-A / SatMex-6 (Morelos-4) | 2006-05-27 | SatMex-6 | ||
Eutelsat-115-West-B / formerly SatMex-7 | 2015-03-02 | SatMex-7 | ||
Eutelsat-117-West-A / formerly SatMex-8 | 2013-03-26 | SatMex-8 | ||
Eutelsat-117-West-B / formerly SatMex-9 | 2016-06-15 | SatMex-9 | ||
Eutelsat-8-West-B | 2015-08-20 | Eutelsat-8-West-B | ||
Eutelsat-9B / EDRS-A | 2016-01-29 | Eutelsat-9B | ||
Eutelsat-65-West-A | 2016-03-09 | Eutelsat-65-West-A | ||
Eutelsat-172B | 2017-06-01 | Eutelsat-172B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Telecom-1A | 1984-08-04 | Telecom-1A | Telecom | Telecom |
Telecom-1B | 1985-05-08 | |||
Telecom-1C | 1988-03-11 | |||
Telecom-2A | 1991-12-16 | Telecom-2A Telecom-2 | ||
Telecom-2B | 1992-04-15 | |||
Telecom-2C | 1995-12-06 | |||
Telecom-2D | 1996-08-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Syracuse-3A | 2005-10-15 | Syracuse-3 | Syracuse-3A (with Galaxy-15) | |
Syracuse-3B | 2006-08-11 | Syracuse-3B (with JCSat-10) | ||
Syracuse-3C / SICRAL-2 | 2015-04-26 | SICRAL-2 | Thor-7+SICRAL-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Aussat-A1 / Optus-A1 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-27 | Aussat-A | Aussat / Optus | Aussat / Optus |
Aussat-A2 / Optus-A2 [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 | |||
Aussat-A3 / Optus-A3 | 1987-09-16 | |||
Aussat-B1 / Optus-B1 | 1992-08-13 | Optus-B | ||
Aussat-B2 / Optus-B2 | 1992-12-21 | |||
Aussat-B3 / Optus-B3 | 1994-08-27 | |||
Optus-C1 | 2003-06-11 | |||
Optus-D1 | 2006-10-13 | Optus-D1 | ||
Optus-D2 | 2007-10-05 | Optus-D2 | ||
Optus-D3 | 2009-08-21 | |||
Optus-10 | 2014-09-11 | Optus-10 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Morelos-1 (Morelos-A) [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | Morelos-1 | Morelos | Morelos |
Morelos-2 (Morelos-B) [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Solidaridad-1 | 1993-11-20 | Solidaridad-1 Solidaridad-1/2 type | Solidaridad | Solidaridad |
Solidaridad-2 | 1994-10-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SatMex-5 (Morelos-3) / Eutelsat-115-West-A | 1998-12-06 | SatMex-5 | SatMex | SatMex |
SatMex-6 (Morelos-4) / Eutelsat-113-West-A | 2006-05-27 | SatMex-6 | ||
SatMex-7 / now Eutelsat-115-West-B | 2015-03-02 | SatMex-7 | Eutelsat | Eutelsat |
SatMex-8 / now Eutelsat-117-West-A | 2013-03-26 | SatMex-8 | ||
SatMex-9 / now Eutelsat-117-West-B | 2016-06-15 | SatMex-9 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
MexSat-1 [failed] | 2015-05-15 | MexSat-1 | MexSat | MexSat |
MexSat-2 | 2015-10-02 | |||
MexSat-3 / Morelos-3 | 2012-12-19 | MexSat-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Hispasat-1A | 1992-09-10 | Hispasat-1A | Hispasat | Hispasat |
Hispasat-1B | 1993-07-22 | |||
Hispasat-1C | 2000-03-02 | Hispasat-1D | ||
Hispasat-1D | 2002-09-18 | |||
Hispasat-1E | 2012-10-29 | Hispasat-1E | ||
Hispasat-55W-2 / Intelsat-34 | 2015-08-20 | Intelsat-34 | ||
Hispasat-AG1 / Hispasat 36W-1 | 2017-01-28 | Hispasat-AG1 | ||
Hispasat-1F / Hispasat 30W-6 | 2018-03-06 | Hispasat-1F |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Amazonas-1 / Hispasat-55W-1 | 2004-08-05 | Amazonas-1 | Amazonas | Amazonas |
Amazonas-2 | 2009-10-01 | Amazonas-2 | ||
Amazonas-3 | 2013-02-07 | Amazonas-3 | ||
Amazonas-4A | 2014-03-22 | Amazonas-4A |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Italsat-1 | 1991-01-15 | Italsat-1 | Italsat | Italsat |
Italsat-2 | 1996-08-08 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Measat-1 / Africasat-1 | 1996-01-13 | Measat-1 | Measat | Measat |
Measat-2 / Africasat-2 | 1996-11-13 | |||
Measat-3 | 2006-12-11 | Measat-3 | ||
Measat-3a | 2009-06-21 | Measat-3a | ||
Measat-3b / Jabiru-2 | 2014-09-11 | Measat-3b | ||
Measat-5 / iPStar-1 / Thaicom-4 | 2005-08-11 | Thaicom-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Arabsat-1E / Telstar-301 / Telstar-3A | 1983-07-28 | Telstar-301 Telstar-3 Telstar-3 | Telstar | Telstar |
Arabsat-1A | 1985-02-08 | Arabsat-1 | Arabsat | Arabsat |
Arabsat-1DR / Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 / Satcom-4R [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | Anik / Telesat | Anik / Telesat | |
Arabsat-1B [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | Arabsat | Arabsat | |
Arabsat-1C / Insat-2DT | 1992-02-26 | |||
Arabsat-2A | 1996-07-09 | Arabsat-2 | ||
Arabsat-2B | 1996-11-13 | |||
Arabsat-2C / Panamsat-5 / now Intelsat-5 (new series) | 1997-08-28 | Panamsat-5 | ||
Arabsat-3A | 1999-02-26 | Arabsat-3A | ||
Arabsat-4A [partial failure] | 2006-02-28 | Arabsat-4A | ||
Arabsat-4B | 2006-11-08 | |||
Arabsat-4AR | 2008-07-07 | |||
Arabsat-5A | 2010-06-26 | Arabsat-5A | ||
Arabsat-5C | 2011-09-21 | Arabsat-5C | ||
Arabsat-6B | 2015-11-10 | Arabsat-6B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Turksat-1A [failed] | 1994-01-24 | Turksat-1A | Turksat | Turksat |
Turksat-1B | 1994-08-11 | |||
Turksat-1C | 1996-07-09 | |||
Turksat-2A / Eurasiasat-1 | 2001-01-10 | Turksat-2A | ||
Turksat-3A | 2008-06-12 | |||
Turksat-3uSat | 2013-04-26 | Turksat-3uSat | ||
Turksat-4A | 2014-02-14 | Turksat-4A | ||
Turksat-4B | 2015-10-16 | Turksat-4B | ||
Turksat-5A | 2020-? | Turksat-5A | ||
Turksat-6A | 2020-? | Turksat-6A |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Panamsat-1 | 1988-06-15 | Panamsat-1 | Panamsat / PAS | Panamsat / PAS |
Panamsat-2 / Intelsat-2 (new series) | 1994-07-08 | Panamsat-2/3/3R/4 type | ||
Panamsat-3 [failed] | 1994-12-01 | |||
Panamsat-4 / Intelsat-4 (new series) | 1995-08-03 | |||
Panamsat-3R / Intelsat-3R (new series) | 1996-01-12 | |||
Panamsat-6 | 1997-08-07 | Panamsat-6/7/8 type | ||
Panamsat-5 / Arabsat-2C / now Intelsat-5 (new series) | 1997-08-28 | Panamsat-5 | ||
Panamsat-22 / AsiaSat-3 / HGS-1 | 1997-12-24 | |||
Panamsat-7 / Intelsat-7 (new series) | 1998-09-16 | Panamsat-6/7/8 type Panamsat-7 Panamsat-8 | ||
Panamsat-8 / Intelsat-8 (new series) | 1998-11-04 | |||
Panamsat-6B / Intelsat-6B (new series) | 1998-12-22 | Panamsat-6B | ||
Panamsat-9 / Intelsat-9 (new series) | 2000-07-28 | Panamsat-9 | ||
Panamsat-1R / Intelsat-1R (new series) | 2000-11-16 | Panamsat-1R | ||
Panamsat-10 / Intelsat-10 (new series) | 2001-05-15 | |||
Panamsat-11 / Intelsat-11 | 2007-10-05 | Panamsat-11 | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
Panamsat-12 / Intelsat-12 / formerly EuropeStar-1 | 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar-1 | ||
Panamsat-11R / Intelsat-16 | 2010-02-12 | Intelsat-16 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ASC-1 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-27 | ASC-1 (with Leasat-F4 and Aussat-A1) | ||
ASC-2 / now Spacenet-4 | 1991-04-13 | ASC-2 | Spacenet | Spacenet |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GStar-1 | 1985-05-08 | GStar-1 | GStar-1 (with Telecom-1B) | |
GStar-2 | 1986-03-28 | GStar-2 (with Brasilsat-A2) | ||
GStar-3 | 1988-09-08 | GStar-3 (with SBS-5) | ||
GStar-4 | 1990-11-20 | GStar-4 (with Satcom-C1) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SBS-1 (SBS-A) | 1980-11-15 | SBS-1 | SBS | SBS |
SBS-2 (SBS-B) | 1981-09-24 | |||
SBS-3 (SBS-C) [STS-5/Columbia-deployed] | 1982-11-11 | |||
SBS-4 (SBS-D) [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | |||
SBS-5 | 1988-09-08 | |||
SBS-6 | 1990-10-12 | SBS-6 SBS-6 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SDS-1 / Quasar-1 | 1976-06-02 | SDS / Quasar | SDS / Quasar | |
SDS-2 / Quasar-2 | 1976-08-06 | |||
SDS-3 / Quasar-3 | 1978-08-05 | |||
SDS-4 / Quasar-4 | 1980-12-13 | |||
SDS-5 / Quasar-5 / USA-4 | 1984-08-28 | |||
SDS-6 / Quasar-6 / USA-9 | 1985-02-08 | |||
SDS-7 / Quasar-7 / USA-21 | 1987-02-12 | |||
SDS-2-1 / Quasar-8 / USA-40 [STS-28R/Columbia-deployed] | 1989-08-08 | SDS-2 | ||
SDS-2-2 / Quasar-9 / USA-67 [STS-38/Atlantis-deployed] | 1990-11-16 | |||
SDS-2-3 / Quasar-10 / USA-87 [STS-53/Discovery-deployed] | 1992-12-02 | |||
SDS-2-4 / Quasar-11 / USA-125 | 1996-07-03 | |||
SDS-3-1 / Quasar-12 / USA-137 | 1998-01-29 | |||
SDS-3-2 / Quasar-13 / USA-155 | 2000-12-06 | |||
SDS-3-3 / Quasar-14 / USA-162 | 2001-10-11 | |||
SDS-3-4 / Quasar-15 / USA-179 | 2004-08-31 | |||
SDS-3-5 / Quasar-16 / USA-198 | 2007-12-10 | |||
SDS-3-6 / Quasar-17 / NROL-27 / USA-227 | 2011-03-11 | |||
SDS-3-7 / Quasar-18 / NROL-38 / USA-236 | 2012-06-20 | |||
SDS-3-8 / Quasar-19 / NROL-33 / USA-252 | 2014-05-23 | |||
SDS-4-1 / Quasar-20 / NROL-61 / USA-269 | 2016-07-28 | |||
SDS-4-2 / Quasar-21 / NROL-52 / USA-279 | 2017-10-15 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Satcom-1 (Satcom-A) | 1975-12-12 | Satcom-1 Satcom-1 | Satcom | Satcom |
Satcom-2 (Satcom-B) | 1976-03-26 | |||
Satcom-3 (Satcom-C) [partial failure] | 1979-12-07 | |||
Satcom-3R (Satcom-D) | 1981-11-20 | |||
Satcom-4 | 1982-01-16 | |||
Satcom-5 | 1982-10-28 | |||
Satcom-1R (Satcom-F) | 1983-04-11 | |||
Satcom-2R (Satcom-H) | 1983-09-08 | |||
Satcom-4R / Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 / Arabsat-1DR [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
Satcom-Ku2 [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 | |||
Satcom-Ku1 [STS-61C/Columbia-deployed] | 1986-01-12 | Satcom-Ku1 (patch) | ||
Satcom-C1 | 1990-11-20 | |||
Satcom-C2 | Canceled | |||
Satcom-C5 | 1991-05-29 | Satcom-C5 | ||
Satcom-K4 / formerly Intelsat-K / now NSS-K | 1992-06-10 | Intelsat-K | ||
Satcom-C4 | 1992-08-31 | |||
Satcom-C3 | 1992-09-10 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Atlantic Bird-1 / Eutelsat-12-West-A | 2002-08-28 | Atlantic Bird-1 | Atlantic Bird-1 (Eutelsat-12-West-A, with MSG-1) | |
Atlantic Bird-2 / Eutelsat-12-West-B | 2001-09-25 | Atlantic Bird-2 | Atlantic Bird-2 (Eutelsat-12-West-B) | |
Atlantic Bird-3 / Stellat-5 / now Eutelsat-5-West-A | 2002-07-05 | Stellat-5 | Stellat-5 (with N-Star-c) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
FltSatCom-1 | 1978-02-09 | FltSatCom-1 | FltSatCom | FltSatCom |
FltSatCom-2 | 1979-05-04 | |||
FltSatCom-3 | 1980-01-18 | |||
FltSatCom-4 | 1980-10-31 | |||
FltSatCom-5 [partial failure] | 1981-08-06 | |||
FltSatCom-6 [failed] | 1987-03-26 | |||
FltSatCom-7 / USA-20 | 1986-12-05 | FltSatCom-7 | ||
FltSatCom-8 / USA-46 | 1989-09-25 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Orion-1 / Telstar-11 | 1994-11-29 | Telstar-11 | Telstar | Telstar |
Orion-2 / Telstar-12 | 1999-10-19 | Telstar-12 | ||
Orion-3 | 1999-05-05 | Orion-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Estrela do Sul-1 / Telstar-14 | 2004-01-11 | Telstar-14 | Telstar | Telstar |
Estrela do Sul-2 / Telstar-14R | 2011-05-20 | Telstar-14R |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Galaxy-1 | 1983-06-28 | Galaxy-1 | Galaxy | Galaxy |
Galaxy-2 | 1983-09-22 | |||
Galaxy-3 | 1984-09-21 | |||
Galaxy-4 | 1993-06-25 | Galaxy-4 Galaxy-4 | ||
Galaxy-5 | 1992-03-13 | |||
Galaxy-6 | 1990-10-12 | |||
Galaxy-7 | 1992-10-28 | |||
Galaxy-3R (Galaxy-8, now Anik-E2R) | 1995-12-15 | Galaxy-3R | ||
Galaxy-11 | 1999-12-21 | Galaxy-11 | ||
Galaxy-10R | 2000-01-25 | Galaxy-4R/10R Galaxy-10R | ||
Galaxy-4R | 2000-04-19 | |||
Galaxy-25 / Telstar-5 / Intelsat Americas-5 | 1997-05-24 | Telstar-5/6/7 type | Telstar | Telstar |
Galaxy-26 / Telstar-6 / Intelsat Americas-6 | 1999-02-15 | |||
Galaxy-27 / Telstar-7 / Intelsat Americas-7 | 1999-09-25 | |||
Galaxy-28 / Telstar-8 / Intelsat Americas-8 | 2005-06-23 | Telstar-8 | ||
Galaxy-23 / Telstar-13 / Intelsat Americas-13 / EchoStar-9 | 2003-08-08 | Telstar-13 | ||
Galaxy-13 / Galaxy-3C | 2002-06-15 | Galaxy-3C | Galaxy | Galaxy |
Galaxy-12 | 2003-04-09 | Galaxy-12 | ||
Galaxy-15 | 2005-10-13 | Galaxy-15 | ||
Galaxy-17 | 2007-05-05 | |||
Galaxy-19 / Intelsat Americas-9 | 2008-09-24 | Galaxy-19 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Globalstar-1/2/3/4 | 1998-02-14 | Globalstar-1 Globalstar-1 (launch configuration) | Globalstar | Globalstar |
Globalstar-5+7+9+10+11+12+13+16+17+18+20+21 [failed] | 1998-09-09 | |||
Globalstar-6+8+14+15 | 1998-04-24 | |||
Globalstar-2 (72-120) | 2010-10-19 → | Globalstar-2 Globalstar-2 (launch configuration) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DirecTV-1 | 1993-12-18 | DirecTV-1 | DirecTV | DirecTV |
DirecTV-2 | 1994-08-03 | |||
DirecTV-3 | 1995-06-10 | |||
DirecTV-4S | 2001-11-27 | DirecTV-4S | ||
DirecTV-14 | 2014-12-06 | DirecTV-14 | ||
DirecTV-15 | 2015-05-27 | DirecTV-15 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DFH-1 | 1970-04-23 | DFH-1 | DFH | DFH |
DFH-2 series (1 — 2) | 1984-01-29 — 1984-04-08 | DFH-2 | ||
DFH-2A series (1 — 5) | 1986-02-01 — 1991-12-28 | DFH-2A | ||
DFH-3 series (1 — 2) | 1994-11-29 — 1997-05-11 | DFH-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
NSS-K / formerly Intelsat-K / formerly Satcom-K4 | 1992-06-10 | Intelsat-K | NSS | NSS |
NSS-7 | 2002-04-16 | NSS-7 | ||
NSS-6 | 2002-12-17 | NSS-6 | ||
NSS-9 | 2009-02-12 | NSS-9 | ||
NSS-12 | 2009-10-29 | NSS-12 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
AsiaSat-1 / formerly Westar-6 | 1990-04-07 | AsiaSat | AsiaSat | |
AsiaSat-2 / AMOS-5i | 1995-11-28 | AsiaSat-2 | ||
AsiaSat-3 / HGS-1 / Panamsat-22 | 1997-12-24 | AsiaSat-3 | ||
AsiaSat-3S | 1999-03-21 | |||
AsiaSat-4 | 2003-04-11 | AsiaSat-4 | ||
AsiaSat-5 | 2009-08-11 | AsiaSat-5 | ||
AsiaSat-7 / Thaicom-6A | 2011-11-25 | |||
AsiaSat-6 / Thaicom-7 | 2014-09-07 | AsiaSat-6 | ||
AsiaSat-8 | 2014-08-05 | AsiaSat-8 | ||
AsiaSat-9 | 2017-09-28 | AsiaSat-9 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
APStar-1 | 1994-07-21 | APStar-1 | APStar | APStar |
APStar-2 | 1995-01-26 | APStar-2 | ||
APStar-1A | 1996-07-03 | |||
APStar-2R / Telstar-10 | 1997-10-16 | APStar-2R | Telstar | Telstar |
APStar-5 / Telstar-18 | 2004-06-29 | |||
APStar-6 | 2005-04-12 | APStar-6 | APStar | APStar |
APStar-7 | 2012-03-31 | APStar-7 | ||
APStar-9 | 2015-10-16 | APStar-9 | ||
APStar-6C | 2018-05-03 | APStar-6C APStar-6C | ||
APStar-5C / Telstar-18V | 2018-09-10 | Telstar-18V | Telstar | Telstar |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ChinaSat-5 / formerly Spacenet-1 | 1984-05-23 | Spacenet-1 | Spacenet | Spacenet |
ChinaSat-5R / formerly Spacenet-2 | 1984-11-10 | |||
ChinaSat-20 / ZX-20 / ST-1 | 2003-11-14 | ST-1 (PRC) | ChinaSat | ChinaSat |
ChinaSat-22A / ZX-22A / FH-18 | 2006-09-12 | |||
ChinaSat-9 / ZX-9 | 2008-06-09 | ZX-9 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ABS-2 / ST-3 / Koreasat-8 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 | ABS | ABS |
ABS-3A | 2015-03-02 | ABS-3A | ||
ABS-2A | 2016-06-15 | ABS-2A |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GSat-1 (GramSat) | 2001-04-18 | GSat-1 | GSat | GSat |
GSat-2 | 2003-08-05 | GSat-2 | ||
GSat-3 (EduSat) | 2004-09-20 | GSat-3 | ||
GSat-4 (HealthSat) [failed] | 2010-04-15 | GSat-4 | ||
GSat-5 (Insat-4D) | 20xx-? | Insat-4D | Insat | Insat |
GSat-6 (Insat-4E) | 201x-? | Insat-4E | ||
GSat-7 (Insat-4F) | 2013-08-29 | Insat-4F | ||
GSat-8 (Insat-4G) | 2011-05-20 | GSat-8 Insat-4G | ||
GSat-10 | 2012-09-28 | GSat-10 | GSat | GSat |
GSat-11 | 2018-12-04 | GSat-11 | ||
GSat-15 | 2015-11-10 | GSat-15 | ||
GSat-16 | 2014-12-06 | GSat-16 | ||
GSat-17 | 2017-06-28 | GSat-17 | ||
GSat-18 | 2016-10-05 | GSat-18 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Thaicom-1 | 1993-12-18 | Thaicom-1 | Thaicom | Thaicom |
Thaicom-2 | 1994-10-08 | |||
Thaicom-3 | 1997-04-17 | Thaicom-5 | ||
Thaicom-5 | 2006-05-27 | |||
Thaicom-4 / iPStar-1 / Measat-5 | 2005-08-11 | Thaicom-4 | ||
Thaicom-6 / Africom-1 | 2014-01-06 | Thaicom-6 | ||
Thaicom-6A / AsiaSat-7 | 2011-11-25 | |||
Thaicom-7 / AsiaSat-6 | 2014-09-07 | AsiaSat-6 | ||
Thaicom-8 | 2016-05-27 | Thaicom-8 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Vinasat-1 | 2008-04-18 | Vinasat-1 | Vinasat | Vinasat |
Vinasat-2 | 2012-05-15 | Vinasat-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Molniya-1 series (1-1 — 1-31) | 1965-04-23 — 1975-09-02 | Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 | Molniya | Molniya |
Molniya-1S-1 | 1974-07-29 | Molniya-1S | ||
Molniya-1T series (1-32 — 1-93) | 1976-01-22 — 2004-02-18 | |||
Molniya-2 series (2-1 — 2-17) | 1971-11-24 — 1977-02-11 | Molniya-2 | ||
Molniya-3 series (3-1 — 3-50) | 1974-11-21 — 1999-07-08 | Molniya-3 Molniya-3 | ||
Molniya-3K series (3K-1 — 3K-3) | 2001-07-20 — 2008-? | Molniya-3K |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
AMOS-5i / AsiaSat-2 | 1995-11-28 | AsiaSat-2 | ||
AMOS-1 / Intelsat-24 | 1996-05-16 | AMOS-1 | AMOS-1 (with Palapa-C2) | AMOS |
AMOS-2 | 2003-12-27 | AMOS-2 | ||
AMOS-3 | 2008-04-28 | AMOS-3 | ||
AMOS-4 | 2013-08-31 | AMOS-4 | "AMOS-4" (in text, but fantasy depiction) | |
AMOS-5 | 2011-12-11 | AMOS-5 | ||
AMOS-6 [destroyed] | 2016-09-01 | AMOS-6 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
KazSat-1 | 2006-06-17 | KazSat-1 | KazSat-1 KazSat-1 KazSat KazSat-1 and 2 | |
KazSat-2 | 2011-07-15 | KazSat-2 | KazSat-1 and 2 | |
KazSat-3 | 2014-04-28 | KazSat-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
IDCSP-1 — 7 / DSCS-1-1 — 7 | 1966-06-16 | IDCSP IDCSP | IDCSP | IDCSP |
IDCSP-8 — 14 / DSCS-1-8 — 14 [failed] | 1966-08-26 | |||
IDCSP-8 — 15 / DSCS-1-8 — 15 [redo] | 1967-01-18 | |||
IDCSP-16 — 19 / DSCS-1-16 — 19 | 1967-07-01 | |||
IDCSP-20 — 27 / DSCS-1-20 — 27 | 1968-06-13 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DSCS-1 or IDCSP-1-1/20 (also known as NATO-1) | 1966-06-16 — 1968-06-13 | DSCS | DSCS | |
DSCS-2-1/2 | 1971-11-03 | DSCS-2 DSCS-2 | ||
DSCS-2-3/4 | 1973-12-13 | |||
DSCS-2-5/6 | 1975-05-20 | |||
DSCS-2-7/8 | 1977-05-12 | |||
DSCS-2-9/10 [failed] | 1978-03-25 | |||
DSCS-2-11/12 | 1978-12-13 | |||
DSCS-2-13/14 | 1979-11-21 | |||
DSCS-3-B4/B5 / USA-11/12 [STS-51J/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-10-03 | DSCS-3 DSCS-3 (patch) | ||
DSCS-2-E14 / USA-43 | 1989-09-04 | |||
DSCS-3-A2 / USA-44 | 1989-09-04 | |||
DSCS-3-B14 / USA-78 | 1992-02-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Strela-1 #1 / Kosmos-38 | 1964-08-18 | Kosmos-38 (Strela-1) | ||
Strela-1 #2 / Kosmos-39 | ||||
Strela-1 #3 / Kosmos-40 | ||||
Strela-1 #4 / Kosmos-42 | 1964-08-22 | |||
Strela-1 #5 / Kosmos-43 | ||||
Strela-1 #6 / Kosmos-(49) [failed] | 1964-10-23 | |||
Strela-1 #7 / Kosmos-(50) [failed] | ||||
Strela-1 #8 / Kosmos-(51) [failed] | ||||
Strela-1 #9 / Kosmos-54 | 1965-02-21 | |||
Strela-1 #10 / Kosmos-55 | ||||
Strela-1 #11 / Kosmos-56 | ||||
Strela-1 #12 / Kosmos-61 | 1965-03-15 | |||
Strela-1 #13 / Kosmos-62 | ||||
Strela-1 #14 / Kosmos-63 | ||||
Strela-1 #15 / Kosmos-71 | 1965-07-16 | |||
Strela-1 #16 / Kosmos-72 | ||||
Strela-1 #17 / Kosmos-73 | ||||
Strela-1 #18 / Kosmos-74 | ||||
Strela-1 #19 / Kosmos-75 | ||||
Strela-1 #20 / Kosmos-80 | 1965-09-03 | |||
Strela-1 #21 / Kosmos-81 | ||||
Strela-1 #22 / Kosmos-82 | ||||
Strela-1 #23 / Kosmos-83 | ||||
Strela-1 #24 / Kosmos-84 | ||||
Strela-1 #25 / Kosmos-86 | 1965-09-18 | |||
Strela-1 #26 / Kosmos-87 | ||||
Strela-1 #27 / Kosmos-88 | ||||
Strela-1 #28 / Kosmos-89 | ||||
Strela-1 #29 / Kosmos-90 | ||||
Strela-1M (series) | 1970-04-25 — 1992-06-03 | Strela-1M | "Strela-M1" (Strela-1M) | |
Strela-3 #137 / Kosmos-2437 | 2008-05-23 | "Strela-3" | ||
Strela-3 #138 / Kosmos-2438 | ||||
Strela-3 #139 / Kosmos-2439 | ||||
Strela-3 #140 / Kosmos-2451 | 2009-07-06 | |||
Strela-3 #141 / Kosmos-2453 | ||||
Strela-3 #142 / Kosmos-2467 | 2010-09-08 | |||
Strela-3 #143 / Kosmos-2481 | 2012-05-17 | |||
Strela-3M #4 / Rodnik-S #4 / Kosmos-2482 | 2012-05-17 | |||
Strela-3M #5 / Rodnik-S #5 / Kosmos-2483 | ||||
Strela-3M #6 / Rodnik-S #6 / Kosmos-2484 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
HYLAS-1 | 2010-11-26 | HYLAS-1 | HYLAS | HYLAS |
HYLAS-2 | 2012-08-02 | HYLAS-2 | ||
HYLAS-3 / EDRS-C | 2019-? | HYLAS-3 | ||
HYLAS-4 | 2018-04-05 | HYLAS-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
XM-1 / Roll | 2001-08-05 | XM-1 | "XM satellite" "XM-1" "XM-1" "XM-1" | |
XM-2 / Rock | 2001-03-18 | |||
XM-3 / Rhythm | 2005-03-01 | XM-4 | ||
XM-4 / Blues | 2006-10-30 | XM-4 | ||
XM-5 | 2010-10-14 | XM-5 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Ekspress-1 | 1994-10-13 | Ekspress Ekspress-1 Ekspress-AT2 Ekspress-MD1 | Ekspress | Ekspress |
Ekspress-2 | 1996-09-26 | |||
Ekspress-A (series) | 1999-10-27 — 2000-06-24 | Ekspress-A | ||
Ekspress-AM (series) | 2004-10-30 → | Ekspress-AM Ekspress-AM6 Ekspress-AM33/AM44 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Luch-1 | 1994-12-16 | Luch | Luch | Luch |
Luch-5A / GEOSAT | 2011-12-11 | Luch-5A | ||
Luch-5B | 2012-11-02 | Luch-5B | ||
Luch-5V / GEOSAT | 2014-04-28 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Arsat-1 | 2014-10-16 | Arsat-1 (early-design?) Arsat-1 | Arsat-1 (with Intelsat-30) | "Arsat-1" "Arsat-1" "ArSat-1" "ArSat-1" "ArSat-1" |
Arsat-2 | 2015-09-30 | Arsat-2 | SkyMuster-1+Arsat-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Koreasat-1 / Mugungwha-1 [failed] | 1995-08-05 | Koreasat-1 Koreasat-1 (launch) | Koreasat / Mugungwha | Koreasat / Mugungwha |
Koreasat-2 / Mugungwha-2 | 1996-01-14 | |||
Koreasat-3 / Mugungwha-3 | 1999-09-04 | Koreasat-3 | ||
Koreasat-4 / Mugungwha-4 | ? | |||
Koreasat-5 / Mugungwha-5 | 2006-08-22 | Koreasat-5 | ||
Koreasat-5A / Mugungwha-5A | 2017-10-30 | Koreasat-5A Koreasat-5A (patch) | ||
Koreasat-6 / Olleh-1 | 2010-12-29 | Koreasat-6 | ||
Koreasat-7 / Mugungwha-7 | 2017-05-04 | Koreasat-7 | ||
Koreasat-8 / Mugungwha-8 / ABS-2 / ST-2 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
HellasSat-1 / formerly DFS-3 / Kopernikus-3 | 1992-10-12 | HellasSat | HellasSat | |
HellasSat-2 | 2003-05-13 | HellasSat-2 | ||
HellasSat-3 | 2017-06-28 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Nilesat-101 | 1998-04-28 | Nilesat-101 | Nilesat-101 (with BSat-1b) | |
Nilesat-102 | 2000-08-17 | Nilesat-102 (with Brasilsat-B4) | ||
Nilesat-201 | 2010-08-04 | Nilesat-201 Nilesat-201 (under construction) Nilesat-201 (under construction) | NileSat-201+Rascom-QAF-1R |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Orbcomm-X | 1991-07-17 | Orbcomm-X | Orbcomm | Orbcomm |
Orbcomm-FM05/FM12 | 1997-12-23 | Orbcomm-FM | ||
Orbcomm-FM03/FM04 | 1998-02-10 | |||
Orbcomm-FM105/FM119 | 2015-12-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Iridium (series: 1 — 98) | 1995-05-05 — 2002-02-20 | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium |
Iridium-NEXT (series: 101 →) | 2017-01-14 → | Iridium-NEXT |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SCORE / Chatterbox | 1958-12-18 | SCORE | SCORE SCORE | SCORE (launch)1 SCORE (launch)1 SCORE (launch)1 SCORE (launch)1 "SCORE" |
Advent | Canceled | Advent | ||
Tacomsat-1 / TacSat-1 | 1969-02-09 | TacSat | Tacomsat-1 Tacomsat-1 Tacomsat-1 | "TacSat" |
BATSat / Teledesic-T1 | 1988-02-25 | BATSat | BATSat (with Explorer-72) | |
ACTS [STS-51/Discovery-deployed] | 1993-09-12 | ACTS | ACTS (with ORFEUS-SPAS-1) | ACTS ACTS |
Healthsat-2 | 1993-09-26 | Healthsat-2 | Healthsat-2 (with SPOT-3 and OSCAR-25/28) | |
AfriStar | 1998-10-28 | AfriStar | AfriStar (with GE-5) | "AfriStar" "AfriStar" AfriStar |
MUBLCOM | 1999-05-18 | MUBLCOM | MUBLCOM (with Explorer-76) | |
AsiaStar | 2000-03-21 | AsiaStar (with Insat-3B) | ||
PCSat-1 / OSCAR-44 | 2001-08-31 | OSCAR-44 OSCAR-44 | PCSat-1 / OSCAR-44 | |
WildBlue-1 | 2006-12-08 | WildBlue-1 | WildBlue-1 (with AMC-18) | |
TacSat-2 | 2006-12-16 | TacSat-2 | ||
ProtoStar-1 / Intelsat-25 | 2008-07-07 | ProtoStar-1 | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
TerreStar-1 / now EchoStar-T1 | 2009-07-01 | TerreStar-1 | TerreStar-1 (EchoStar-T1) | |
Hermes [failed] | 2011-03-04 | Hermes | Hermes (with Glory) | |
New Dawn / Intelsat-28 | 2011-04-22 | New Dawn | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
MUOS-1 | 2012-02-24 | MUOS-1 | ||
MUOS-2 | 2013-07-19 | "MUOS-2" | ||
ViaSat-2 | 2017-06-01 | ViaSat-2 | ViaSat-2 (with Eutelsat-172B) |
1The Atlas-B launch rocket, without its booster engines, constituted the SCORE satellite. It is depicted in the upper part of the stamp.
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
CTS-A (CAS-C) / Hermes | USA / Canada | 1976-01-17 | CTS | CTS | CTS |
Ekran / Statsionar (series) | Russia (USSR) | 1976-10-26 — 2001-04-07 | Ekran | Ekran | Ekran |
Gorizont (series) | Russia (USSR) | 1978-12-19 — 2000-06-06 | Gorizont | Gorizont | Gorizont |
APPLE | India | 1981-06-19 | APPLE (with Meteosat-2) | "APPLE" | |
Potok / Gezier (series) | Russia | 1982-05-17 — 2000-07-04 | Potok | "Potok" | |
Tele-X | Sweden, Norway, and Finland | 1989-04-02 | Tele-X | Tele-X | Tele-X |
Olympus / L-sat | Europe (ESA) | 1989-07-12 | Olympus | Olympus / L-Sat | Olympus / L-Sat |
Gonets (series) | Russia | 1996-02-19 — 2001-12-28 | Gonets-D1 | "Gonets-D1" "Gonets" "Gonets" | |
Nahuel-1A | Argentina | 1997-01-30 | Nahuel-1A | Nahuel-1A (with GE-2 / AMC-2) | |
Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 | Indonesia | 1997-11-12 | Indostar-1 | Sirius-2+Indostar-1 | "Indostar-1" |
Sinosat (series) | China/PRC | 1998-07-18 → | Sinosat-1 Sinosat-2 Sinosat-3 | Sinosat | Sinosat |
ST-1 | China (Sinpapore/Taiwan) | 1998-08-27 | ST-1 | ST-1 | |
Garuda-1 | Indonesia | 2000-02-12 | Garuda-1 | Garuda-1 Garuda-1 Garuda-1 Garuda-1 | |
SESAT / Eutelsat-16C | Russia | 2000-04-17 | SESAT | "SESAT" | |
N-Sat-110 | Japan | 2000-10-06 | N-Sat-110 | N-Sat-110 | |
Thuraya-1 | United Arab Emirates | 2000-10-21 | Thuraya | "Thuraya-1" "Thuraya-1" "Thuraya-1" | |
EuropeStar-1 / Panamsat-12 / Intelsat-12 | France / USA | 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar-1 | EuropeStar-1 | |
SICRAL-1 | Italy | 2001-02-07 | SICRAL-1 | SICRAL (with Skynet-4F) | |
Eurobird-1 (Europesat-1) | International | 2001-03-08 | Eurobird-1 | Eurobird-1 (with BSat-2a) | |
ARTEMIS [partial failure] | Europe (ESA) | 2001-07-12 | ARTEMIS ARTEMIS | ARTEMIS | ARTEMIS |
APMT | China/PRC | Canceled | APMT | APMT APMT | |
Stellat-5 / Atlantic Bird-3 / now Eutelsat-5-West-A | France | 2002-07-05 | Stellat-5 | Stellat-5 (with N-Star-c) | |
DRTS / Kodama | Japan (NASDA) | 2002-09-10 | DRTS-1/Kodama | ||
STENTOR [failed] | France (CNES) | 2002-12-11 | STENTOR | STENTOR (with HotBird-7) | "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" "STENTOR" |
AGORA | France (CNES) | Canceled | "Sonde AGORA" "Sonde AGORA" | ||
XTAR-EUR | Spain / USA | 2005-02-12 | XTAR-EUR | XTAR-EUR+MaqSat-B2+SloshSat-FLEVO XTAR-EUR+MaqSat-B2+SloshSat-FLEVO | |
SpainSat | Spain | 2006-03-11 | SpainSat-1 | SpainSat | SpainSat |
Meridian (series) | Russia | 2006-12-24 → | Meridian | "Meridian" "Meridian" "Meridian" "Meridian" | |
NigComSat-1 | Nigeria | 2007-05-13 | NigComSat-1 | "NigComSat-1" (JCSat-14 depicted) | |
Raduga-1M-1 | Russia | 2007-12-09 | Raduga-M1 | Raduga-1M-1 Raduga-1M-1 Raduga-1M-1 | |
Rascom-QAF-1 | International | 2007-12-21 | Rascom-QAF-1 | QAF-1+Horizons-2 | "Rascom-QAF-1" "Rascom-QAF-1" "Rascom-QAF-1" "Rascom-QAF-1" |
Horizons-2 | International | 2007-12-21 | Horizons-2 | QAF-1+Horizons-2 | |
Venesat-1 / Simon Bolivar | Venezuela | 2008-10-29 | Venesat-1 | "Simon Bolivar" | |
Comsat-Bw-1 | Germany | 2009-10-01 | Comsat-Bw-1 | Comsat-Bw-1 (with Amazonas-2) | |
Comsat-Bw-2 | Germany | 2010-05-21 | Comsat-Bw-2 (with Astra-3B) | ||
Rascom-QAF-1R | International | 2010-08-04 | Rascom-QAF-1 | Rascom-QAF-1R+NileSat-201 | |
YahSat-1A | UAE | 2011-04-22 | YahSat-1A | YahSat-1A (with Intelsat-28) | |
PakSat-1R | Pakistan | 2011-08-11 | PakSat-1R | "PakSat-1R" | |
YahSat-1B | UAE | 2012-04-23 | YahSat-1B | "YahSat-Y1B" "YahSat-Y1B" "YahSat-1B" | |
Yamal-300K | Russia | 2012-11-02 | Yamal-300K | "Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" | |
Azerspace-1 / AfricaSat-1a | Azerbaijan | 2013-02-07 | Azerspace-1 | Azerspace-Africasat-1a (with Amazonas-3) | "Azerspace-1" "Azerspace-1" "Azerspace-1" Azerspace-1 Azerspace-1 Azerspace-1 Azerspace-1 |
O3b-FM1/FM2/FM4/FM5 | UK (Channel Islands) | 2013-06-25 | O3b | "O3b" | |
Gonets-M5/M6/M7 | Russia | 2013-09-11 | Gonets-M | "Gonets-M" "Gonets-M" | |
Athena-Fidus | France-Italy | 2014-02-06 | Athena-Fidus | Athena-Fidus (with ABS-2 or Koreasat-8) | |
SICRAL-2 / Syracuse-3C | Italy/France | 2015-04-26 | SICRAL-2 | Thor-7+SICRAL-2 | |
TürkmenÄlem-52E / MonacoSat-1 | Turkmenistan | 2015-04-27 | TürkmenÄlem-52E | TürkmenÄlem-52E | "MonacoSat" |
SkyMexico-1 | Mexico | 2015-05-27 | SkyMexico-1 | SkyMexico-1 (with DirecTV-15) | |
SkyMuster-1 | Australia | 2015-09-30 | SkyMuster-1 | SkyMuster-1+Arsat-2 | |
Belintersat-1 / BelarusSat-1 / ZX-15 / ChinaSat-15 | Belarus / China/PRC | 2016-01-15 | Belintersat-1 | "Belintersat-1" "Belintersat-1" "Belintersat-1" Belintersat-1 | |
BRIsat | Indonesia | 2016-06-18 | BRIsat | BRIsat (with EchoStar-18) | "BRIsat" "BRIsat" |
SkyMuster-2 | Australia | 2016-10-05 | SkyMuster-1 | SkyMuster-2 (with GSat-18) | |
BY70-1 | China/PRC | 2016-12-28 | BY70-1 | BY70-1 | |
SkyBrasil-1 / Intelsat-32e | Brazil | 2017-02-14 | Intelsat-32e | SkyBrasil-1 (with Telkom-3S) | |
SGDC-1 | Brazil | 2017-05-04 | SGDC-1 | SGDC-1 (with Koreasat-7) | |
BulgariaSat-1 | Bulgaria | 2017-06-23 | BulgariaSat-1 | BulgariaSat | |
D-Star-One [failed] | Germany | 2017-11-28 | D-Star-One | D-Star-One (with Meteor-M2-1) | |
Es'hail-2 | Qatar | 2018-11-15 | Es'hail-2 | Es'hail-2 | |
OneWeb (constellation) | UK (Channel Islands) | 2019-? | OneWeb | "OneWeb" "OneWeb" "OneWeb" |
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