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Environmental-observing
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Below are checklists of Environmental-observing (Earth-observation) 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.
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Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Landsat-1 / ERTS-1 (ERTS-A) | 1972-07-23 | Landsat / ERTS Landsat / ERTS Landsat-1 Landsat-1/2/3 type Landsat-3 ERTS / Landsat (patch) | Landsat / ERTS | Landsat / ERTS |
Landsat-2 / ERTS-2 (ERTS-B) | 1975-01-22 | |||
Landsat-3 (Landsat-C / ERTS-C) | 1978-03-05 | |||
Landsat-4 (Landsat-D) | 1982-07-16 | Landsat-4 Landsat-4/5 type Landsat-5 | ||
Landsat-5 (Landsat-D1) | 1984-03-01 | |||
Landsat-6 [failed] | 1993-10-05 | Landsat-6 Landsat-6 Landsat-6 Landsat-6 (patch) | ||
Landsat-7 | 1999-04-15 | Landsat-7 Landsat-7 Landsat-7 (patch) | ||
Landsat-8 / LDCM | 2013-02-11 | Landsat-8 Landsat-8 | ||
Landsat-9 / LDCM | 2021-? |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SPOT-1 (SPOT-A) | 1986-02-22 | SPOT-1 SPOT-1 SPOT-1/2/3 type | SPOT | SPOT |
SPOT-2 (SPOT-B) | 1990-01-22 | |||
SPOT-3 | 1993-09-26 | |||
SPOT-4 | 1998-03-24 | SPOT-4 SPOT-4 SPOT-4 | ||
SPOT-5 | 2002-05-03 | SPOT-5 | ||
SPOT-6 | 2012-09-09 | SPOT-6 | ||
SPOT-7 / Azersky | 2014-06-30 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
IRS-1A | 1988-03-17 | IRS IRS-1 IRS-1A | IRS | IRS |
IRS-1B | 1991-08-29 | |||
IRS-1E / IRS-P1 [failed] | 1993-09-20 | IRS-1E | ||
IRS-P2 | 1994-10-15 | IRS-P2 | ||
IRS-1C | 1995-12-28 | IRS-1C IRS-1C/1D type IRS-1D | ||
IRS-1D | 1997-09-29 | |||
IRS-P3 | 1996-03-21 | IRS-P3 | ||
IRS-P4 / OceanSat-1 | 1999-05-26 | IRS-P4 | ||
IRS-P6 / ResourceSat-1 | 2003-10-17 | IRS-P6 | ||
IRS-P5 / CartoSat-1 | 2005-05-05 | IRS-P5 | ||
CartoSat-2 | 2007-01-10 | CartoSat-2 | ||
CartoSat-2A | 2008-04-28 | |||
CartoSat-2B | 2010-07-12 | |||
CartoSat-2C | 2016-06-22 | |||
CartoSat-2D | 2017-02-15 | |||
CartoSat-2E | 2017-06-23 | |||
CartoSat-2F | 2018-01-12 | |||
IRS-P7 / OceanSat-2 | 2009-09-23 | OceanSat-2 | ||
CartoSat-3 | 2019-11-27 | CartoSat-3 | ||
CartoSat-3A | 2021-? | |||
CartoSat-3B | 2021-? | |||
ResourceSat-2 | 2011-04-20 | ResourceSat-2 | ||
ResourceSat-2A | 2016-12-07 | |||
ResourceSat-3 | 2021-? | |||
ResourceSat-3A | 2022-? | |||
ResourceSat-3B | 2022-? | |||
ResourceSat-3S | 2021-? | |||
ResourceSat-3SA | 2021-? |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ERS-1 | 1991-07-16 | ERS ERS ERS ERS-1 ERS-1 | ERS | ERS |
ERS-2 | 1995-04-20 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
MOS-1A / Momo-1 | 1987-02-19 | MOS MOS MOS-1 | MOS /Momo | MOS / Momo |
MOS-1B / Momo-1B | 1990-02-07 | MOS-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ADEOS-1 / Midori / TOMS(-4?) | 1996-08-17 | ADEOS ADEOS ADEOS ADEOS ADEOS ADEOS-1 | ADEOS / Midori | ADEOS / Midori |
ADEOS-2 / Argos-2+ | 2002-12-14 | ADEOS-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ALOS-1 / Daichi-1 | 2006-01-24 | ALOS-1 | ALOS | ALOS |
ALOS-2 / Daichi-2 | 2014-05-24 | ALOS-2 | ||
ALOS-3 | 2021-? | ALOS-3 | ||
ALOS-4 | 2021-? | ALOS-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EO-1 / NMP | 2000-11-21 | EO-1 EO-1 EO-1 EO-1 (patch) | EO-1 | EO-1 |
EO-2 / NMP | Canceled | |||
EO-3 / NMP | Canceled |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EOS-AM1 / EOS-Terra | 1999-12-18 | EOS-Terra (early-design) EOS-Terra EOS-Terra EOS (patch) EOS-Terra (patch) | EOS | EOS |
EOS-PM1 / EOS-Aqua | 2002-05-04 | EOS-Aqua EOS-Aqua EOS-Aqua | ||
EOS-Aura (formerly EOS-Chem) | 2004-07-15 | EOS-Aura EOS-Aura EOS-Aura EOS-Aura (patch) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Resurs-OE-1 / Kosmos-1484 | 1983-07-24 | Resurs | Resurs | |
Resurs-O1-1 / Kosmos-1689 | 1985-10-03 | |||
Resurs-O1-2 / Kosmos-1939 | 1988-04-20 | |||
Resurs-F1, Pion-1, Pion-2 | 1989-05-25 | |||
Resurs-F2 | 1989-06-27 | Resurs-F2 | ||
Resurs-F3, Pion-3, Pion-4 | 1989-07-18 | |||
Resurs-F4 | 1989-08-15 | |||
Resurs-F5 | 1989-09-06 | |||
Resurs-F6 | 1990-05-29 | |||
Resurs-F7 | 1990-07-17 | |||
Resurs-F8 | 1990-08-16 | |||
Resurs-F9 | 1990-09-07 | |||
Resurs-F10 | 1991-05-21 | |||
Resurs-F11 | 1991-06-28 | |||
Resurs-F12 | 1991-07-23 | |||
Resurs-F13 | 1991-08-21 | |||
Resurs-F14 | 1992-04-29 | |||
Resurs-F15 | 1992-06-23 | |||
Resurs-F16, Pion-5, Pion-6 | 1992-08-19 | |||
Resurs-500 | 1992-11-15 | |||
Resurs-F17 | 1993-05-21 | |||
Resurs-F18 | 1993-06-25 | |||
Resurs-F19 | 1993-08-24 | |||
Resurs-O1-3 | 1994-11-04 | Resurs-O1 | ||
Resurs-F20 | 1995-09-26 | |||
Resurs-F1M-1 | 1997-11-18 | |||
Resurs-O1-4 | 1998-07-10 | Resurs-O1 | ||
Resurs-F1M-2 | 1999-09-28 | |||
Resurs-O2 | 19xx-? | Resurs-O2 | ||
Resurs-DK1 | 2006-06-15 | Resurs-DK1 | ||
Resurs-P1 | 2013-06-25 | Resurs-P1 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Almaz-T1 / Kosmos-1803 [failed] | 1986-11-29 | Almaz-1 Almaz-2 | Almaz-1 | Almaz-1 |
Almaz-T2 / Kosmos-1870 | 1987-07-25 | |||
Almaz-1 | 1991-03-31 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Okean-E1 / Kosmos-1076 | 1979-02-12 | Okean | Okean | |
Okean-E2 / Kosmos-1151 | 1980-01-23 | |||
Okean-OE1 / Kosmos-1500 | 1983-09-28 | Kosmos-1500 Kosmos-1500 | ||
Okean-OE2 / Kosmos-1602 | 1984-09-28 | |||
Okean-O1-1 / Kosmos-1766 | 1986-06-28 | |||
Okean-O1-2 / Kosmos-1869 | 1987-07-16 | |||
Okean-1 | 1988-07-05 | |||
Okean-2 [failed] | 1989-06-09 | |||
Okean-2 | 1990-02-28 | |||
Okean-3 | 1991-06-04 | |||
Okean-4 | 1994-10-11 | Okean-O Okean-O | ||
Okean-O1 | 1999-07-17 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Sich-1 | 1995-08-31 | Sich-1 Sich Sich-1 | Sich | Sich |
Sich-1m [failed] | 2004-12-24 | Sich-1m | ||
Sich-2 | 2011-08-17 | Sich-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ZY-1-01 / CBERS-1 | 1999-10-14 | ZY-1 ZY-1 (CBERS) | ZY-1 / CBERS | ZY-1 / CBERS |
ZY-1-02 / CBERS-2 | 2003-10-21 | |||
ZY-1-02B / CBERS-2B | 2007-09-19 | |||
ZY-1-02C (not CBERS) | 2011-12-22 | |||
ZY-1-03 / CBERS-3 [failed] | 2013-12-09 | ZY-1-03 | ||
ZY-1-04 / CBERS-4 | 2014-12-07 | |||
ZY-1-04A / CBERS-4A | 2019-12-20 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ZY-2-01 / Resource-2A | 2000-09-01 | ZY-2 | ZY-2 / Resource-2 and ZY-3 / Resource-3 | ZY-2 / Resource-2 and ZY-3 / Resource-3 |
ZY-2-02 / Resource-2B | 2002-10-27 | |||
ZY-2-03 / Resource-2C | 2004-11-06 | |||
ZY-3-01 / Resource-3A | 2012-01-09 | ZY-3 | ||
ZY-3-02 / Resource-3B | 2016-05-30 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
HY-1 / Ocean-1 | 2002-05-16 | HY-1 | HY-1 (with FY-1D) | |
HY-1B / Ocean-1B | 2007-04-11 | HY-1B HY-1B HY-1B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SY-1 / TS-1 | 2004-04-18 | SY-1 | SY-1 | |
SY-2 / TS-2 | 2004-11-18 | SY-2 SY-2 (back) | ||
SY-3 / TS-3 | 2008-11-05 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
RSS-1 / Yaogan-1 | 2006-04-27 | Yaogan-1/3/10 type | ||
RSS-2 / Yaogan-2 | 2007-05-25 | Yaogan-2/4/7 type | Yaogan-2 Yaogan-2 | |
RSS-3 / Yaogan-3 | 2007-11-12 | Yaogan-1/3/10 type | Yaogan-3 Yaogan-3 Yaogan-3 | |
RSS-4 / Yaogan-4 | 2008-12-01 | Yaogan-2/4/7 type | ||
RSS-5 / Yaogan-5 | 2008-12-15 | Yaogan-5 | ||
RSS-6 / Yaogan-6 | 2009-04-22 | Yaogan-6 | ||
RSS-7 / Yaogan-7 | 2009-12-09 | Yaogan-2/4/7 type | ||
RSS-8 / Yaogan-8 | 2009-12-15 | Yaogan-8 | Yaogan-8 (with OSCAR-68) | |
RSS-9 / Yaogan-9A,B,C | 2010-03-05 | Yaogan-9 | ||
RSS-10 / Yaogan-10 | 2010-08-10 | Yaogan-1/3/10 type | ||
RSS-11 / Yaogan-11 | 2010-09-22 | Yaogan-11 | ||
RSS-12 / Yaogan-12 | 2011-11-09 | Yaogan-5 | ||
RSS-13 / Yaogan-13 | 2011-11-29 | Yaogan-13 | ||
RSS-14 / Yaogan-14 | 2012-05-10 | Yaogan-14 | ||
RSS-15 / Yaogan-15 | 2012-05-29 | Yaogan-8 | ||
RSS-16 / Yaogan-16A,B,C | 2012-11-25 | Yaogan-9 | ||
RSS-17 / Yaogan-17A,B,C | 2013-09-01 | Yaogan-9 | "Yaogan-17A-B-C" "Yaogan-17" | |
RSS-18 / Yaogan-18 | 2013-10-29 | Yaogan-13 | ||
RSS-19 / Yaogan-19 | 2013-11-20 | Yaogan-8 | ||
RSS-20 / Yaogan-20A,B,C | 2014-08-09 | Yaogan-9 | ||
RSS-21 / Yaogan-21 | 2014-09-08 | Yaogan-5 | ||
Yaogan-22 | 2014-10-20 | Yaogan-8 | ||
Yaogan-23 | 2014-11-14 | Yaogan-13 | ||
Yaogan-24 | 2014-11-20 | Yaogan-11 | Yaogan-24 | |
Yaogan-25A,B,C | 2014-12-10 | Yaogan-9 | ||
Yaogan-26 | 2014-12-27 | Yaogan-26 | ||
Yaogan-27 | 2015-08-27 | Yaogan-8 | ||
Yaogan-28 | 2015-11-08 | Yaogan-14 | ||
Yaogan-29 | 2015-11-26 | Yaogan-29 | ||
Yaogan-30 | 2016-05-15 | Yaogan-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GF-1 | 2013-04-26 | GF-1 GF-1 | GF-1 (with Turksat-3uSat) | |
GF-2 | 2014-08-19 | GF-2 | ||
GF-3 | 2016-08-09 | |||
GF-4 | 2015-12-29 | GF-4 | GF-4 GF-4 | |
GF-6 | 2018-06-02 | GF-6 | ||
GF-8 | 2015-06-26 | GF-8 | GF-8 | |
GF-9 | 2015-09-14 | GF-9 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Rocsat-1 / Formosat-1 / Chunghua-1 | 1999-01-26 | Rocsat-1 | Rocsat / Formosat | Rocsat / Formosat |
Rocsat-2 / Formosat-2 | 2004-05-20 | Rocsat-2 Rocsat-2 Rocsat-2 | ||
Formosat-3A/F / COSMIC-1/6 | 2006-04-15 | Formosat-3 Formosat-3 | ||
Formosat-5 | 2017-08-24 | Formosat-5 | ||
Formosat-6 | 201?-? | Formosat-6 | ||
Formosat-7A/7F / COSMIC-2A-1/6 | 2019-06-25 | Formosat-7 Formosat-7 (patch) | ||
Formosat-8 | 20??-? | Formosat-8 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EROS-A1 | 2000-12-06 | EROS-A1 EROS-1 | EROS | EROS |
EROS-A2 | Canceled | |||
EROS-B | 2006-04-25 | EROS-B | ||
EROS-C | Canceled | EROS-C |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SAC-A [STS-88/Endeavour-deployed] | 1998-12-04 | SAC-A | SAC | SAC |
SAC-B | 1996-11-04 | SAC-B | ||
SAC-C | 2000-11-21 | SAC-C SAC-C | ||
SAC-D / Aquarius / ESSP-6 | 2011-06-10 | SAC-D | ||
SAC-E / SABIA-Mar-1 | 2022-? | SAC-E |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SACI-1 | 1999-10-14 | SACI-1 | SACI-1 (with ZY-1-01) | "SACI-1" |
SACI-2 [failed] | 1999-12-11 | SACI-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Radarsat-1 | 1995-11-04 | Radarsat-1 Radarsat-1 Radarsat-1 Radarsat-1 | Radarsat | Radarsat |
Radarsat-2 | 2007-12-14 | Radarsat-2 | ||
RCM-1/2/3 | 2019-06-12 | RCM |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Kompsat-1 / Arirang-1 | 1999-12-21 | Kompsat-1 Kompsat (and ACRIMSAT) (patch) | Kompsat | Kompsat |
Kompsat-2 / Arirang-2 | 2006-07-28 | Kompsat-2 Kompsat-2 | ||
Kompsat-3 / Arirang-3 | 2012-07-15 | Kompsat-3 | ||
Kompsat-3A / Arirang-3A | 2015-03-25 | |||
Kompsat-5 / Arirang-5 | 2013-08-22 | Kompsat-5 | ||
Kompsat-6 / Arirang-6 | 2021-? | Kompsat-6 | ||
Kompsat-7 / Arirang-7 | 2021-? | Kompsat-7 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Jason-1 | 2001-12-07 | Jason-1 Jason-1 | Jason | Jason |
Jason-2 / OSTM | 2008-06-20 | Jason-2 Jason-2 Jason-2 (patch) | ||
Jason-3 | 2016-01-17 | |||
Jason-CS1 / Sentinel-6A | 2020-11-21 | Jason-CS | ||
Jason-CS2 / Sentinel-6B | 2026-? |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
COSMO-1 | 2007-06-08 | COSMO-SkyMed | ||
COSMO-2 | 2007-12-09 | |||
COSMO-3 | 2008-10-25 | |||
COSMO-4 | 2010-11-06 | COSMO-SkyMed COSMO-SkyMed |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CryoSat-1 [failed] | 2005-10-08 | CryoSat CryoSat-1 | CryoSat | CryoSat |
CryoSat-2 / Earth Explorer-3 | 2010-04-08 | CryoSat-2 (patch) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
NigeriaSat-1 | 2003-09-27 | NigeriaSat-1 | ||
NigeriaSat-2 | 2011-08-17 | NigeriaSat-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
AlSat-1 | 2002-11-28 | AlSat-1 | AlSat | AlSat |
AlSat-2A | 2010-07-12 | AlSat-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Pleiades-1A | 2011-12-17 | Pleiades-1 | Pleiades | Pleiades |
Pleiades-1B | 2012-12-03 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ICESat | 2003-01-12 | ICESat ICESat | ICESat (with Explorer-82) | |
ICESat-2 | 2018-09-15 | ICESat-2 ICESat-2 ICESat-2 ICESat-2 (patch) | ICESat-2 ICESat-2 (but Icesat-1 depicted) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
KazEOSat-1 | 2014-04-30 | KazEOSat-1 | "KazEOSat-1" "KazEOSat-1" KazEOSat-1 | |
KazEOSat-2 | 2014-06-19 | KazEOSat-2 |
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
PARASOL | France | 2004-12-18 | PARASOL | PARASOL | PARASOL |
CloudSat / ESSP-4 | USA | 2006-04-28 | CloudSat CloudSat | CloudSat | CloudSat |
CALIPSO / ESSP-3 | France | 2006-04-28 | CALIPSO CALIPSO CALIPSO CALIPSO (patch) | CALIPSO | CALIPSO |
OCO-1 / ESSP-5 [failed] | USA | 2009-02-24 | OCO OCO | OCO-1 | OCO |
Glory [failed] | USA | 2011-03-04 | Glory | Glory | Glory |
OCO-2 / ESSP-5 [replacement] | USA | 2014-07-02 | OCO-2 | OCO-2 | OCO |
OCO-3 / ESSP-8 | USA | 2019-05-04 | OCO |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Sentinel-1A | 2014-04-03 | Sentinel-1 | Sentinel | Sentinel |
Sentinel-1B | 2016-04-25 | |||
Sentinel-1C | 2021-? | |||
Sentinel-2A | 2015-06-23 | Sentinel-2 | ||
Sentinel-2B | 2017-03-07 | |||
Sentinel-2C | 2021-? | |||
Sentinel-3A / Copernicus | 2016-02-16 | Sentinel-3 | ||
Sentinel-3B | 2018-04-25 | |||
Sentinel-3C | 2021-? | |||
Sentinel-4A / MTG-S1 | 2021-? | MTG-S MTG-S | ||
Sentinel-4B / MTG-S2 | 2029-? | |||
Sentinel-5-Precursor | 2017-10-13 | Sentinel-5-Precursor | ||
Sentinel-5 / MetOp-SG-A1 | 2021-? | MetOp-SG-A | ||
Sentinel-6A / Jason-CS1 | 2020-11-21 | Jason-CS | ||
Sentinel-6B / Jason-CS2 | 2026-? |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
LAPAN-TUBsat / LAPAN-A1 | 2007-01-10 | LAPAN-TUBsat | LAPAN-TUBsat LAPAN-TUBsat LAPAN-TUBsat (fdc) | |
LAPAN-A3 | 2016-06-22 | LAPAN-A3 | "LAPAN-A3" |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Mohammed-6A | 2017-11-08 | Mohammed-6 | Mohammed-6A Mohammed-6A Mohammed-6A | |
Mohammed-6B | 2018-11-21 | Mohammed-6B Mohammed-6B Mohammed-6B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GOSAT-1 / Ibuki-1 | 2009-01-23 | GOSAT-1 | GOSAT | GOSAT |
GOSAT-2 / Ibuki-2 | 2018-10-29 | GOSAT-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GCOM-W / Shizuku | 2012-05-17 | GCOM-W | ||
GCOM-C / Shikisai | 2017-12-23 | GCOM-C |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EgyptSat-1 | 2007-04-17 | EgyptSat-1 (early-design?) EgyptSat-1 | EgyptSat-1 EgyptSat-1 | |
EgyptSat-2 | 2014-04-16 | EgyptSat-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SeaSat-1 (SeaSat-A) | 1978-06-27 | SeaSat SeaSat | SeaSat | SeaSat |
ERBS / SAGE-2 [STS-41G/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-10-05 | ERBS ERBS ERBS ERBS (patch, with STS-41G/Challenger) ERBS (patch) | ERBS | ERBS |
Geosat-1 | 1985-03-13 | Geosat | Geosat-1 and GFO | Geosat-1 and GFO |
UARS [STS-48/Discovery-deployed] | 1991-09-12 | UARS UARS (early-design?) UARS (early-design?) UARS UARS (patch, with STS-48/Discovery) | UARS | UARS |
TOPEX-Poseidon | 1992-08-10 | TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon TOPEX-Poseidon (early-design) TOPEX-Poseidon (patch) | TOPEX-Poseidon | TOPEX-Poseidon |
TOMS-EP / TOMS(-3?) | 1996-07-02 | TOMS-EP TOMS-EP | TOMS-EP | TOMS-EP |
TRMM | 1997-11-28 | TRMM TRMM TRMM TRMM | TRMM | TRMM |
GFO | 1998-02-10 | GFO GFO | Geosat-1 and GFO | Geosat-1 and GFO |
QuikScat | 1999-06-20 | QuikScat QuikScat QuikScat (patch) | QuikScat | QuikScat |
MTI | 2000-03-12 | MTI | ||
QuikTOMS / TOMS-5 [failed] | 2001-09-21 | QuikTOMS | QuikTOMS (with OrbView-4) | |
Coriolis / WindSat | 2003-01-06 | Coriolis Coriolis (patch) | Coriolis | Coriolis |
Hydros / ESSP-7 | Canceled | Hydros | ||
VCL / ESSP-1 | Canceled | VCL | ||
GPM | 2014-02-27 | GPM GPM | ||
SMAP | 2015-01-31 | SMAP SMAP (patch) | SMAP SMAP | |
CYGNSS-1/8 / ESSP-EVM1 | 2016-12-15 | CYGNSS CYGNSS | ||
TEMPEST-D [Cygnus-CRS-9 launched] | 2018-05-21 (launched to ISS) 2018-07-13 (deployed from ISS) | TEMPEST-D TEMPEST-D (patch) TEMPEST-D (patch, back) | ||
PACE | 2022-? | PACE |
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
JERS-1 / Fuyo-1 | Japan (NASDA) | 1992-02-11 | JERS-1 JERS | JERS / Fuyo-1 | JERS / Fuyo-1 |
Temisat | Italy | 1993-08-31 | Temisat | Temisat Temisat | |
Tsinghua-1 | China/PRC | 2000-06-28 | Tsinghua-1 | ||
Envisat | Europe (ESA) | 2002-03-01 | Envisat Envisat Envisat Envisat-1 Envisat | Envisat | Envisat |
CESAR | Spain-Argentina | Proposed | "CESAR" "CESAR" | ||
SciSat-1 | Canada | 2003-08-12 | SciSat-1 SciSat-1 | SciSat | SciSat |
Bilsat | Turkey | 2003-09-27 | Bilsat-1 | ||
Monitor-E | Russia | 2005-08-26 | Monitor-E | ||
BelKA-1 [failed] | Russia | 2006-11-26 | BelKA-1 | BelKA-1 BelKA-1 | |
TerraSAR-X | Germany | 2007-06-15 | TerraSAR-X | TerraSAR-X TerraSAR-X TerraSAR-X TerraSAR-X | |
HJ-1A, HJ-1B | China/PRC | 2008-09-06 | HJ-1A | HJ-1A+1B | HJ-1A/1B type |
RapidEye-1 (Tachys), RapidEye-2 (Mati), RapidEye-3 (Choma), RapidEye-4 (Choros), RapidEye-5 (Trochia) | Germany | 2008-08-29 | RapidEye | RapidEye | |
THEOS | Thailand | 2008-10-01 | THEOS | "THEOS" "THEOS" "THEOS" "THEOS" (fdc) | |
SMOS / Earth Explorer-2 | Europe (ESA) | 2009-11-02 | SMOS | SMOS | SMOS |
TanDEM-X | Germany | 2010-06-21 | TanDEM-X | TanDEM-X | |
Rasat | Turkey | 2011-08-17 | Rasat | Rasat Rasat (fdc) | |
Megha-Tropiques | India-France | 2011-10-12 | Megha-Tropiques | Megha-Tropiques | Megha-Tropiques |
BKA / BelKA-2 | Belarus-Russia | 2012-07-22 | BelKA-2 | "BelKA-2" BKA BKA BKA (fdc) | |
Kanopus-V1 | Russia | 2012-07-22 | Kanopus-V | "Kanopus-Vulkan" "Kanopus-V"(ulkan) | |
VRSS-1 | Venezuela | 2012-09-29 | VRSS-1 VRSS-1 | ||
HJ-1C | China/PRC | 2012-11-18 | HJ-1C | ||
SARAL / Argos-3 | India-France | 2013-02-25 | SARAL | SARAL | SARAL |
Kondor #1 / Kosmos-2487 | Russia | 2013-06-27 | Kondor-E1 | "Kondor-1" | |
Kondor (optical) | Russia | Unknown | Kondor (optical) | ||
Kuaizhou-1 | China/PRC | 2013-09-25 | |||
VNREDSat-1a | Vietnam | 2014-05-07 | VNREDSat-1 | "VNREDSat-1a" | |
DMC-3 | UK | 2015-07-10 | DMC-3 | ||
NuSat-2 / Aleph-1-2 | Argentina | 2016-05-30 | NuSat-1 | NuSat-2 (with ZY3-01 and OSCAR-87) | |
PeruSat-1 | Peru | 2016-09-16 | PeruSat-1 | "PeruSat" | |
TanSat (CarbonSat) | China/PRC | 2016-12-21 | TanSat | TanSat | |
Spark-1, Spark-2 | China/PRC | 2016-12-21 | Spark-1 | Spark-1/2 | |
Yijian? | China/PRC | 2016-12-21 | Yijian | ||
GaoJing-1-01, GaoJing-1-02 | China/PRC | 2016-12-28 | GaoJing-1 | GaoJing-1/2 | |
Toloo [failed] | Iran | 2017-07-22 | Toloo | "Tolou" (Toloo) | |
VENuS | Israel-France | 2017-08-02 | VENuS | VENuS | |
VRSS-2 | Venezuela | 2017-10-09 | VRSS-2 | ||
Kanopus-V3/V4 | Russia | 2018-02-01 | Kanopus-V | Kanopus-V3/V4+D-Star-1+others | |
Paz / SEOSAR | Spain | 2018-02-22 | Paz | ||
Luojia-1-01 | China/PRC | 2018-06-02 | Luojia-1 | ||
PRSS | Pakistan | 2018-07-09 | PRSS PRSS-1 | PRSS PRSS "PRSS-1" "PRSS-1" (fdc) "PRSS-1" (fdc) | |
PakTES-1A | Pakistan | 2018-07-09 | PakTES-1A | "PakTES-1A" "PakTES-1A" (fdc) "PakTES-1A" (fdc) | |
ADM-Aeolus / Earth Explorer-4 | Europe (ESA) | 2018-08-22 | ADM-Aeolus | "Aeolus" "Aeolus" "Aeolus" | |
SAOCOM-1A | Argentina | 2018-10-07 | SAOCOM-1 | SAOCOM-1A SAOCOM-1A | |
KhalifaSat / DubaiSat-3 | United Arab Emirates | 2018-10-29 | KhalifaSat | "KhalifaSat" "KhalifaSat" "KhalifaSat" (fdc) | |
Ingenio / SEOSat [failed] | Spain | 2020-11-17 | Ingenio | ||
SWOT | France (CNES)-USA (NASA) | 2021-? | SWOT | ||
Biomass / Earth Explorer-7 | Europe (ESA) | 2021-? | Biomass | ||
EarthCARE / Earth Explorer-6 | Europe (ESA) | 2022-? | EarthCARE | ||
FLEX / Earth Explorer-8 | Europe (ESA) | 2022-? | FLEX |
Satellite | Company | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
EarlyBird-1 [failed] | Earth Watch Inc. | 1997-12-24 | EarlyBird | EarlyBird-1 | Earlybird-1 |
Ikonos-1 [failed] | Space Imaging Co. | 1999-04-27 | Ikonos | Ikonos | Ikonos |
Ikonos-2 | Space Imaging Co. | 1999-09-24 | |||
QuickBird-1 [failed] | DigitalGlobe Inc. | 2000-11-20 | QuickBird | QuickBird | |
QuickBird-2 | DigitalGlobe Inc. | 2001-10-18 | QuickBird-2 | ||
OrbView-1 | Orbital Imaging Corp. | 1995-04-03 | OrbView-1 | OrbView | OrbView |
OrbView-2 / SeaStar/SeaWiFS | Orbital Imaging Corp. | 1997-08-01 | OrbView-2 OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | SeaWiFS |
OrbView-3 | Orbital Imaging Corp. | 2003-06-26 | OrbView-3 | OrbView | OrbView |
OrbView-4 [failed] | Orbital Imaging Corp. | 2001-09-21 | OrbView-4 | ||
GeoEye-1 (formerly OrbView-5) | GeoEye Inc. | 2008-09-06 | GeoEye-1 | GeoEye | GeoEye |
WorldView-1 | Satellite Imaging Corp. | 2007-09-18 | WorldView-1 | WorldView | WorldView |
WorldView-2 | Satellite Imaging Corp. | 2009-10-08 | WorldView-2 | ||
WorldView-3 | Satellite Imaging Corp. | 2014-08-13 | |||
WorldView-4 (formerly GeoEye-2) | GeoEye Inc. | 2016-11-11 | WorldView-4 | ||
SkySat-1 | Skybox Imaging Inc. | 2013-11-21 | SkySat-1 | SkySat | SkySat |
SkySat-2 | Skybox Imaging Inc. | 2014-07-08 | |||
SkySat-3 — 7 | Skybox Imaging Inc. | 2016-09-16 |
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