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Below are checklists of Scientific/research/technology 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.
More-specific scientific/research/technology disciplines/categories are covered elsewhere on this Website.
Notes on the Explorer series: The numbering of the Explorer-series satellites is consistent among sources only through Explorer-55. Beyond that number there is controversy over what constitutes an Explorer satellite. Of the numbered Explorer satellites, only Explorer-2 and Explorer-5 failed but were numbered in sequence. This occurred before it was common practice to delay final numbering until a launch was successful.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Explorer-1 | 1958-01-31 | Explorer-1 Explorer-1 Explorer-1 | Explorer-1 | Explorer-1 |
Explorer-2 [failed] | 1958-03-05 | Explorer (except Explorer-1) | Explorer (except Explorer-1) | |
Explorer-3 | 1958-03-26 | |||
Explorer-4 | 1958-07-26 | Explorer-4 | ||
Explorer-5 [failed] | 1958-08-24 | |||
Explorer-S1 / Explorer-7X [failed] | 1959-07-16 | |||
Explorer-6 (S2) (like Pioneer-5)1 | 1959-08-07 | Explorer-6 Explorer-6 Explorer-6 Explorer-6 | ||
Explorer-7 (S1A) | 1959-10-13 | Explorer-7 Explorer-7 Explorer-7 | ||
Explorer-S46 [failed] | 1960-03-23 | Explorer-S46 | ||
Explorer-8 (S30) | 1960-11-03 | Explorer-8 Explorer-8 | ||
Explorer-S56 [failed] | 1960-12-04 | |||
Explorer-9 (S56A) (identical to Explorer-19) | 1961-02-16 | |||
Explorer-S45 [failed] | 1961-02-24 | Explorer-S45 Explorer-S45 Explorer-S45 | ||
Explorer-10 (P14) | 1961-03-25 | Explorer-10 Explorer-10 | ||
Explorer-11 (S15) | 1961-04-27 | Explorer-11 Explorer-11 | ||
Explorer-S45A [failed] | 1961-05-24 | |||
Explorer-S55 [failed] | 1961-06-30 | |||
Explorer-12 (EPE-A, S3) | 1961-08-16 | Explorer-12 | ||
Explorer-13 (S55A) | 1961-08-25 | Explorer-13 Explorer-13 | ||
Explorer-14 (EPE-B, S3A) | 1962-10-02 | |||
Explorer-15 (EPE-C, S3B) | 1962-10-29 | |||
Explorer-16 (S55B) | 1962-12-16 | |||
Explorer-17 (AE-A, S6) | 1963-04-03 | Explorer-17 | ||
Explorer-18 / IMP-1 (IMP-A) | 1963-11-27 | Explorer-18 Explorer-18/21 type | ||
Explorer-19 (ADE-A, S56B) (identical to Explorer-9) | 1963-12-19 | |||
Explorer-S66 (BE-A) [failed] | 1964-03-19 | |||
Explorer-20 (IE-A, S48, Topsi) | 1964-08-25 | Explorer-20 | ||
Explorer-21 / IMP-2 (IMP-B) | 1964-10-04 | Explorer-18/21 type Explorer-21 | ||
Explorer-22 (S66a, BE-B) | 1964-10-09 | Explorer-22 | ||
Explorer-23 (S55C) | 1964-11-06 | |||
Explorer-24 (ADE-B, S56C) | 1964-11-21 | Explorer-24 Explorer-24+25 | ||
Explorer-25 (IE-B) / Injun-4 | 1964-11-21 | Explorer-25 Explorer-25 Explorer-24+25 | ||
Explorer-26 (EPE-D) | 1964-12-21 | |||
Explorer-27 (BE-C) | 1965-04-29 | Explorer-27 | ||
Explorer-28 / IMP-3 (IMP-C) | 1965-05-29 | |||
Explorer-29 / GEOS-1 (GEOS-A) | 1965-11-06 | Explorer-29 Explorer-29 | ||
Explorer-30 (SE-A) / SolRad-8 | 1965-11-19 | Explorer-30 | ||
Explorer-31 (DME-A) / ISIS-X | 1965-11-28 | Explorer-31 | ||
Explorer-32 (AE-B) | 1966-05-25 | Explorer-32 | ||
Explorer-33 / AIMP-1 (IMP-D) | 1966-07-01 | Explorer-33 Explorer-33/35 type | ||
Explorer-34 / IMP-4 (IMP-F) | 1967-05-24 | Explorer-34 | ||
Explorer-35 / AIMP-2 (IMP-E) | 1967-07-19 | Explorer-35 Explorer-33/35 type | ||
Explorer-36 / GEOS-2 (GEOS-B) | 1968-01-11 | |||
Explorer-37 (SE-B) / SolRad-9 | 1968-03-05 | Explorer-37 | ||
Explorer-38 / RAE-1 (RAE-A) | 1968-07-04 | Explorer-38 Explorer-38/49 type Explorer-38/49 type | ||
Explorer-39 (ADE-C) | 1968-08-08 | |||
Explorer-40 (IE-C) / Injun-5 | 1968-08-08 | Explorer-40 Explorer-40 | ||
Explorer-41 / IMP-5 (IMP-G) | 1969-06-21 | Explorer-41 | ||
Explorer-42 (SAS-A) / Uhuru | 1970-12-12 | Explorer-42 (Uhuru) Explorer-42 | ||
Explorer-43 / IMP-6 (IMP-H) | 1971-03-13 | Explorer-43 | ||
Explorer-44 (SE-C) / SolRad-10 | 1971-07-09 | Explorer-44 | ||
Explorer-45 (SSS-A / S-Cubed-A) | 1971-11-15 | Explorer-45 | ||
Explorer-46 / MTS | 1972-08-13 | Explorer-46 | ||
Explorer-47 / IMP-7 (IMP-I) | 1972-09-22 | |||
Explorer-48 (SAS-B) | 1972-11-15 | Explorer-48 Explorer-48 | ||
Explorer-49 / RAE-2 (RAE-B) | 1973-06-10 | Explorer-38/49 type Explorer-38/49 type Explorer-49 Explorer-49 | ||
Explorer-50 / IMP-8 (IMP-J) | 1973-10-26 | Explorer-50 Explorer-50 | ||
Explorer-51 (AE-C) | 1973-12-16 | Explorer-51 | ||
Explorer-52 (IE-D) / Hawkeye / Injun-6 | 1974-06-03 | Explorer-52 | ||
Explorer-53 (SAS-C) | 1975-05-07 | Explorer-53 | ||
Explorer-54 (AE-D) | 1975-10-06 | Explorer-54 | ||
Explorer-55 (AE-E) | 1975-11-20 | |||
Explorer: DAD-A (DADE-A), DAD-B (DADE-B) [failed] | 1975-12-05 | DAD-A | ||
Explorer-56 / ISEE-1 (ISEE-A) | 1977-10-22 | ISEE-1 ISEE-1 ISEE-1/2 | ||
Explorer-57 (SAS-D) / IUE | 1978-01-26 | Explorer-57 (IUE) Explorer-57 (IUE) | ||
Explorer-58 / HCMM / AEM-1 (AEM-A) | 1978-04-26 | Explorer-58 Explorer-58/60 type | ||
Explorer-59 / ISEE-3 (ISEE-C) / ICE2 | 1978-08-14 | ISEE-3 ISEE-3 ISEE-3 | ||
Explorer-60 / SAGE / AEM-2 (AEM-B) | 1979-02-18 | Explorer-60 Explorer-58/60 type | ||
Explorer-61 / MagSat | 1979-10-30 | Explorer-61 Explorer-61 | ||
Explorer-62 (DE-1) | 1981-08-03 | Explorer-62/63 type Explorer-62/63 type | ||
Explorer-63 (DE-2) | 1981-08-03 | |||
Explorer-64 / SME | 1981-10-06 | Explorer-64 (SME) Explorer-64 (SME) | ||
Explorer-65 / AMPTE (CCE, IRM, and UKS) | 1984-08-16 | Explorer-65 (AMPTE) UKS | ||
Explorer-66 / COBE | 1989-11-18 | COBE (patch, early-design)3 Explorer-66 (COBE, early-design)3 Explorer-66 (COBE, final-design)3 Explorer-66 (COBE, final-design)3 | ||
Explorer-67 / EUVE | 1992-06-07 | Explorer-67 (EUVE) Explorer-67 (EUVE) | ||
Explorer-68 / SMEX-1 / SAMPEX | 1992-07-03 | Explorer-68 (SAMPEX) Explorer-68 (SAMPEX) SAMPEX (patch) | ||
Explorer-69 / XTE / RXTE / MIDEX-(-2) | 1995-12-30 | Explorer-69 (XTE) Explorer-69 (XTE) | ||
Explorer-70 / SMEX-2 / FAST | 1996-08-21 | Explorer-70 (FAST) Explorer-70 (FAST) FAST (patch) | ||
Explorer-71 / ACE / MIDEX-(-1) | 1997-08-25 | Explorer-71 (ACE) Explorer-71 (ACE) Explorer-71 (ACE) ACE (patch) | ||
Explorer-72 / STEDI-1 / SNOE | 1998-02-26 | Explorer-72 (SNOE) | ||
Explorer-73 / SMEX-4 / TRACE | 1998-04-02 | Explorer-73 (TRACE) TRACE (patch) | ||
Explorer-74 / SMEX-3 / SWAS | 1998-12-06 | Explorer-74 (SWAS) Explorer-74 (SWAS) SWAS (patch) | ||
Explorer-75 / SMEX-5 / WIRE [failed] | 1999-03-05 | Explorer-75 (WIRE) | ||
Explorer-76 / STEDI-2 / TERRIERS [failed] | 1999-05-18 | Explorer-76 (TERRIERS) | ||
Explorer-77 / MIDEX-0 / FUSE | 1999-06-23 | Explorer-77 (FUSE) Explorer-77 (FUSE) FUSE (patch) | ||
Explorer-78 / MIDEX-1 / IMAGE | 2000-03-25 | Explorer-78 (IMAGE) | ||
Explorer-79 / HETE-2 | 2000-10-09 | Explorer-79 (HETE-2) | ||
Explorer-80 / MIDEX-2 / MAP / WMAP | 2001-06-30 | Explorer-80 (WMAP) | ||
Explorer-81 / SMEX-6 / HESSI / RHESSI | 2002-02-05 | Explorer-81 (HESSI) Explorer-81 (HESSI) | ||
Explorer-82 / UNEX-1 / CHIPS | 2003-01-12 | Explorer-82 (CHIPS) | ||
Explorer-83 / SMEX-7 / GALEX | 2003-04-28 | Explorer-83 (GALEX) | ||
Explorer-84 / MIDEX-3 / Swift | 2004-11-20 | Explorer-84 (Swift) | ||
Explorer-85/89 / MIDEX-5A/5E / THEMIS-A/E / ARTEMIS-P1/P2 | 2007-02-17 | Explorer-85/89 type (THEMIS) | ||
Explorer-90 / SMEX-9 / AIM | 2007-04-25 | Explorer-90 (AIM) | ||
Explorer-91 / SMEX-10 / IBEX | 2008-10-19 | Explorer-91 (IBEX) | ||
Explorer-92 / MIDEX-6 / WISE / NGSS / NEOWISE | 2009-12-14 | Explorer-92 (WISE) | ||
Explorer-93 / SMEX-11 / NuSTAR | 2012-06-13 | Explorer-93 (NuSTAR) Explorer-93 (NuSTAR patch) | ||
Explorer-94 / SMEX-12 / IRIS | 2013-06-28 | Explorer-94 (IRIS) Explorer-94 (IRIS patch) | ||
Explorer-95 / MIDEX-7 / TESS | 2018-04-18 | Explorer-95 (TESS) | ||
Explorer-96 / MIDEX-8 / ICON | 2019-10-11 | Explorer-96 (ICON) Explorer-96 (ICON) |
1Explorer-6 and Pioneer-5 were similar "paddlewheel" satellites. It is believed that Explorer-6 contained two short antennas on its "top", whereas Pioneer-5 contained only a single short antenna. When there are no antennas on top, the distinction is unclear, but of the two, Pioneer-5 is assumed.
2Explorer-59 / ISEE-3 was renamed ICE in 1983.
3COBE (early-design) was intended for Space Shuttle launch; COBE (final-design) was intended for rocket launch.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Injun-1 | 1961-06-29 | Injun Injun-1+SolRad-3 Transit-4A+Injun-1+SolRad-3 Transit-4A+Injun-1+SolRad-3 | Injun | Injun |
Injun-2 | 1962-01-24 | Injun-2 | ||
Injun-3 | 1962-12-13 | Injun-3 | ||
Injun-4 / Explorer-25 (IE-B) | 1964-11-21 | Explorer-25 Explorer-25 Explorer-24+25 | ||
Injun-5 (Injun-C) / Explorer-40 (IE-C) | 1968-08-08 | Explorer-40 Explorer-40 | ||
Injun-6 (Injun-F) / Explorer-52 (IE-D) / Hawkeye | 1974-06-03 | Explorer-52 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GEOS-1 (GEOS-A) / Explorer-29 | 1965-11-06 | Explorer-29 Explorer-29 | GEOS | GEOS |
PAGEOS | 1966-06-23 | PAGEOS | ||
GEOS-2 (GEOS-B) / Explorer-36 | 1968-01-11 | |||
GEOS-3 (GEOS-C) | 1975-04-09 | GEOS-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ISEE-1 (ISEE-A) / Explorer-56 | 1977-10-22 | ISEE-1 ISEE-1 ISEE-1/2 | ISEE | ISEE |
ISEE-2 (ISEE-B) | 1977-10-22 | ISEE-2 ISEE-1/2 | ||
ISEE-3 (ISEE-C) / Explorer-59 / ICE1 | 1978-08-14 | ISEE-3 ISEE-3 ISEE-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Vanguard-TV0 [sub-orbital] | 1956-12-08 | Vanguard | Vanguard | |
Vanguard-TV1 [sub-orbital] | 1957-05-01 | |||
Vanguard-TV2 [sub-orbital] | 1957-10-23 | |||
Vanguard-TV3 [failed] | 1957-12-06 | Vanguard-TV3 Vanguard-1 Vanguard-1 Vanguard-1 Vanguard-1 | ||
Vanguard-TV3 (backup) [failed] | 1958-02-05 | |||
Vanguard-1 (TV4) | 1958-03-17 | |||
Vanguard-TV5 [failed] | 1958-04-28 | Vanguard-TV5 | ||
Vanguard-SLV1 [failed] | 1958-05-27 | Vanguard-SLV2 | ||
Vanguard-SLV2 [failed] | 1958-06-26 | |||
Vanguard-SLV3 [failed] | 1958-09-26 | Vanguard-2 Vanguard-2 Vanguard-2 Vanguard-2 | ||
Vanguard-2 (SLV4) | 1959-02-17 | |||
Vanguard-SLV5 [failed] | 1959-04-13 | Vanguard-SLV5 | ||
Vanguard-SLV6 [failed] | 1959-06-22 | Vanguard-SLV6 | ||
Vanguard-3 (SLV7) | 1959-09-18 | Vanguard-3 Vanguard-3 Vanguard-3 |
Of the numbered Pioneer satellites, only Pioneer-2 failed but was numbered in sequence. This occurred before it was common practice to delay final numbering until a launch was successful.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Pioneer-0 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1958-08-17 | Pioneer-0/1/2 type Pioneer-1 Pioneer-1 | Pioneer (non-planetary) | Pioneer (non-planetary) |
Pioneer-1 (lunar orbit attempt) | 1958-10-11 | |||
Pioneer-2 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1958-11-08 | |||
Pioneer-3 (lunar flyby attempt) | 1958-12-06 | Pioneer-3 Pioneer-3/4 type Pioneer-4 Pioneer-4 | ||
Pioneer-4 (solar orbit) | 1959-03-03 | |||
Pioneer-P1 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1959-09-24 | Pioneer-P3 | ||
Pioneer-P3 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1959-11-26 | |||
Pioneer-5 (P2) (like Explorer-6)1 (interplanetary) | 1960-03-11 | Pioneer-5 Pioneer-5 Pioneer-5 Pioneer-5 | ||
Pioneer-P30 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1960-09-25 | Pioneer-P3 | ||
Pioneer-P31 (lunar orbit attempt) [failed] | 1960-12-15 | |||
Pioneer-6 (Pioneer-A) (solar orbit) | 1965-12-16 | Pioneer-6 Pioneer-6 Pioneer-6 Pioneer-6 | ||
Pioneer-7 (Pioneer-B) (solar orbit) | 1966-08-17 | Pioneer-7 | ||
Pioneer-8 (Pioneer-C) (solar orbit) | 1967-12-13 | Pioneer-6/7/8/9 type Pioneer-6/7/8/9 type | ||
Pioneer-9 (Pioneer-D) (solar orbit) | 1968-11-08 | |||
Pioneer-E (solar orbit) [failed] | 1969-08-27 | Pioneer-E | ||
(planetary: Pioneer-10 — Pioneer-13) | reference | Pioneer (planetary) | Pioneer (planetary) |
1Pioneer-5 and Explorer-6 were similar "paddlewheel" satellites. It is believed that Explorer-6 contained two short antennas on its "top", whereas Pioneer-5 contained only a single short antenna. When there are no antennas on top, the distinction is unclear, but of the two, Pioneer-5 is assumed.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
OGO-1 (OGO-A) | 1964-09-05 | OGO OGO-1 | OGO | OGO |
OGO-2 (OGO-C) / POGO-1 | 1965-10-14 | OGO-2 | ||
OGO-3 (OGO-B) | 1966-06-07 | "OGO-3" | ||
OGO-4 (OGO-D) / POGO-2 | 1967-07-28 | |||
OGO-5 (OGO-E) | 1968-03-04 | |||
OGO-6 (OGO-F) / POGO-3 | 1969-06-05 | "OGO-6" |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SurCal-1 [failed] | 1962-01-24 | SurCal-1 | SurCal-1 (with Injun-2 and SolRad-4A and SECOR-(1)) | |
SurCal-2 [partial failure] | 1962-12-13 | SurCal-5 | SurCal-2 (with Injun-3) | |
SurCal-3 [partial failure] | 1963-06-15 | SurCal-3 (with SolRad-6) | ||
SurCal-4 | 1965-03-09 | SurCal-4 (with SolRad-7B and OSCAR-3 and SECOR-3) | ||
SurCal-5 | 1965-08-13 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CalSphere-1 | 1962-12-13 | CalSphere | CalSphere-1 (with Injun-3) | |
CalSphere-2 | 1966-08-13 | |||
CalSphere-3, CalSphere-4 | 1967-05-31 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Dodecapole-1 / Porcupine-1 | 1965-03-09 | Dodecapole-1 Dodecapole-1 | Dodecapole-1 (with SolRad-7B and OSCAR-3 and SECOR-3) | |
Dodecapole-2 / Porcupine-2 | 1965-08-13 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Owl-1 | Never launched | Owl Owl-1 | ||
Owl-2 | Never launched |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Pegasus-1 | 1965-02-16 | Pegasus Pegasus | Pegasus | Pegasus |
Pegasus-2 | 1965-05-25 | |||
Pegasus-3 | 1965-07-30 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
P&FS [Apollo-15 deployed] | 1971-07-26 (launched with Apollo-15) 1971-08-04 (deployed from Apollo-15) | P&FS P&FS P&FS (with Apollo) | P&FS | P&FS |
P&FS [Apollo-16 deployed] | 1972-04-16 (launched with Apollo-16) 1972-04-24 (deployed from Apollo-16) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Mercury Balloon-1 [Mercury-MA-7 deployed] | 1962-05-24 (launched with Mercury-MA-7) [Carpenter] 1962-05-25 (deployed from Mercury-MA-7) | Mercury Balloon-2 | Sub-satellites | Sub-satellites |
Mercury Balloon-2, Flashing Light Unit [Mercury-MA-9 deployed] | 1963-05-15 (launched with Mercury-MA-9) [Cooper] 1963-05-15 (deployed from Mercury-MA-9) | Mercury Balloon-2 Flashing Light Unit | ||
REP [Gemini-5 deployed] | 1965-08-21 (launched with Gemini-5) [Cooper and Conrad] 1965-08-21 (deployed from Gemini-5) | REP REP |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
LAGEOS-1 (LAGEOS-A) | 1976-05-04 | LAGEOS LAGEOS | LAGEOS | LAGEOS |
LAGEOS-2 (LAGEOS-B) [STS-52/Columbia-deployed] | 1992-10-22 | LAGEOS-2 LAGEOS-2 (patch) LAGEOS-2 (patch, with STS-52/Columbia) LAGEOS-2 (patch, with STS-52/Columbia, back) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GP-A [sub-orbital] | 1976-06-18 | GP | GP | |
GP-B | 2004-04-20 | GP-B GP-B GP-B (prototype) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SERT-1 | 1964-07-20 | SERT-1 | SERT | SERT |
SERT-2 | 1970-02-03 | SERT-2 SERT-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TETR-1 (TETR-A) | 1967-12-13 | TETR | TETR-1 (with Pioneer-8) | |
TETR-2 (TETR-B) | 1968-11-08 | TETR-2 (with Pioneer-9) | ||
TETR-3 (TETR-C) [failed] | 1969-08-27 | TETR-3 (with Pioneer-E) | ||
TETR-4 (TETR-D) | 1971-09-29 | TETR-4 (with OSO-7) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Beacon-1 [failed] | 1958-10-23 | |||
Beacon-2 [failed] | 1959-08-14 | Beacon-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
PIX-1 | 1978-03-05 | PIX | PIX-1 (with Landsat-3 and OSCAR-8) | |
PIX-2 | 1983-01-26 | PIX-2 (with IRAS) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
WSF-1 [STS-60/Discovery-deployed, failed] | 1994-02-03 | WSF-1 | ||
WSF-2 [STS-69/Endeavour-deployed] | 1995-09-07 | WSF-2 | WSF-2 (with SPARTAN-201-F3) | |
WSF-3 [STS-80/Columbia-deployed] | 1996-11-19 | WSF-3 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) WSF-3 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia, back) | WSF-3 (with ORFEUS-SPAS-2) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
STARSHINE-1 [STS-96/Discovery-deployed] | 1999-05-27 | STARSHINE-1 | STARSHINE-1 | |
STARSHINE-3 / OSCAR-43 | 2001-09-30 | STARSHINE-3 / OSCAR-43 | STARSHINE-3 / OSCAR-43 | |
STARSHINE-2 [STS-108/Endeavour-deployed] | 2001-12-05 | STARSHINE-2 | STARSHINE-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ODERACS [STS-53/Discovery-carried, but not deployed?] | 1992-12-02 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS (with SDS-2-3) | |
ODERACS-1 [STS-60/Discovery-deployed] | 1994-02-03 | ODERACS-1 | ||
ODERACS-2 [STS-63/Discovery-deployed] | 1995-02-03 | ODERACS-2 (with SPARTAN-204) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Mercury-MA-4 | 1961-09-13 | Mercury | Mercury and Gemini (un-manned only) | Mercury and Gemini (un-manned only) |
Mercury-MA-5 (chimp "Enos") | 1961-11-29 | |||
Mercury-MS-1 [failed] | 1961-11-01 | Mercury-MS-1 | ||
Gemini-GT-1 | 1964-04-08 | Gemini-1 | ||
Gemini-GT-2 [sub-orbital] | 1965-01-19 | |||
GATV-6 [failed] | 1965-10-25 | |||
GATV-8 | 1966-03-16 | GATV-8 | ||
GATV-9 [failed] | 1966-05-17 | |||
Atlas-ATDA | 1966-06-01 | Atlas-ATDA | ||
GATV-10 | 1966-07-18 | |||
GATV-11 | 1966-09-12 | |||
GATV-12 | 1966-11-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Saturn-SA-5 | 1964-01-29 | Saturn-SA-5 | Saturn-Apollo and Apollo-Saturn (un-manned only) | Saturn-Apollo and Apollo-Saturn (un-manned only) |
Saturn-SA-6 | 1964-05-28 | Saturn-SA-6 | ||
Saturn-SA-7 | 1964-09-18 | |||
Apollo-Saturn AS-201 [sub-orbital] | 1966-02-26 | |||
Apollo-Saturn AS-203 | 1966-07-05 | Apollo-Saturn-AS-203 | ||
Apollo-Saturn AS-202 [sub-orbital] | 1966-08-25 | |||
Apollo-Saturn AS-501 (Apollo-4) | 1967-11-09 | |||
Apollo-Saturn AS-204 (Apollo-5) | 1968-01-22 | |||
Apollo-Saturn AS-502 (Apollo-6) | 1968-04-04 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Transtage-1 [failed] | 1964-09-01 |
Transtage-1/2/5 type Transtage (artist's concept) Transtage (artist's concept info) | Transtage | Transtage |
Transtage-2 | 1964-12-10 | |||
Transtage-5 | 1965-06-18 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
MEPSI-1 [STS-113/Endeavour-deployed] | 2002-11-23 | MEPSI-1A/B+PLA | MEPSI-1 | |
MEPSI-2 [STS-116/Discovery-deployed] | 2006-12-10 | MEPSI-2 (with OSCAR-60/61/62) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
PSSCT-1 [STS-126/Endeavour-deployed] | 2008-11-14 | PSSCT-1 | PSSCT-1 | |
PSSCT-2 [STS-135/Atlantis-deployed] | 2011-07-08 | PSSCT-2 | PSSCT-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
LDEF [STS-41C/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-04-06 | LDEF LDEF (patch, with STS-41C/Challenger) | LDEF (deployed) | LDEF |
LDEF [STS-32R/Columbia-recovered] | 1990-01-09 | LDEF (recovered) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ST-3 / DS-3 / Starlight / NMP | Canceled | Deep Space | Deep Space | |
ST-4 / DS-4 / Champollion / NMP | Canceled | Deep Space-4 (single-spacecraft concept) Deep Space-4 (original concept) | ||
ST-5a, b, c / NCT-1, 2, 3 / NMP | 2006-03-22 | ST-5a,b,c | ST-5a,b,c | |
ST-6 / NMP | Unknown | |||
ST-7 / LISA-Pathfinder / NMP | 2015-12-03 | LISA-Pathfinder LISA-Pathfinder (patch) | LISA-Pathfinder "LISA-Pathfinder" "LISA-Pathfinder" LISA-Pathfinder | |
ST-8 / NMP | Canceled | ST-8 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
STRV-1A, STRV-1B | 1994-06-17 | STRV-1A | STRV-1A/1B (with Intelsat-702) | |
STRV-1C, STRV-1D | 2000-11-16 | STRV-1C/1D (with Panamsat-1R and OSCAR-40) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
GRACE-1 and 2 / ESSP-2A and 2B / Tom and Jerry | 2002-03-17 | GRACE GRACE | GRACE and GRACE-FO | GRACE and GRACE-FO |
GRACE-FO-1 and 2 | 2018-05-22 | GRACE-FO |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
FalconSat-1 | 2000-01-27 | FalconSat-1 | ||
FalconSat-2 [failed] | 2006-03-24 | FalconSat-2 | FalconSat-2 FalconSat-2 (back) FalconSat-2 FalconSat-2 (back) | |
FalconSat-3 | 2007-03-09 | FalconSat-3 | ||
FalconSat-4 | canceled | |||
FalconSat-5 | 2010-11-20 | FalconSat-5 | ||
FalconSat-6 | 2018-12-03 | FalconSat-6 | ||
FalconSat-7 | 2019-06-25 | FalconSat-7 | ||
FalconSat-8 / USSF-7 | 2020-05-17 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Alouette-1 (Alouette-A) | 1962-09-28 | Alouette-1 Alouette-1 Alouette-1 | Alouette | Alouette |
Alouette-2 (Alouette-B) | 1965-11-28 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ISIS-X / Explorer-31 (DME-A) | 1965-11-28 | Explorer-31 | ISIS | ISIS |
ISIS-1 (ISIS-A) | 1969-01-29 | ISIS-1 ISIS-1 | ||
ISIS-2 (ISIS-B) | 1971-03-31 | ISIS-2 | ||
ISIS-C | Canceled |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Ariel-1 / UK-1 (S-51) | 1962-04-26 | Ariel-1 Ariel-1 | Ariel / UK | Ariel / UK |
Ariel-2 / UK-2 (UK-C, S-52) | 1964-03-27 | Ariel-2 | ||
Ariel-3 / UK-3 (UK-E) | 1967-05-05 | Ariel-3 Ariel-3 Ariel-3 Ariel-3 Ariel-3/4 type Ariel-3/4 type Ariel-4 Ariel-4 | ||
Ariel-4 / UK-4 | 1971-12-11 | |||
Ariel-5 / UK-5 | 1974-10-15 | Ariel-5 | ||
Ariel-6 / UK-6 | 1979-06-02 | Ariel-6 Ariel-6 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
San Marco-1 [sub-orbital] test rocket (Shotput-6) | 1963-04-22 | Shotput | San Marco | San Marco |
San Marco-2 [sub-orbital] test rocket (Shotput-7) | 1963-08-02 | |||
San Marco-1 (San Marco-A) | 1964-12-15 | San Marco-1 San Marco-1 | ||
San Marco-2 (San Marco-B) | 1967-04-26 | San Marco-2 | ||
San Marco-3 (San Marco-C) | 1971-04-24 | San Marco-4 | ||
San Marco-4 (San Marco-C2) | 1974-02-18 | |||
San Marco-5 (San Marco-D/L) | 1988-03-25 | San Marco-5 San Marco-5 San Marco-5 | ||
San Marco-D/M | Canceled |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Aeros-1 (Aeros-A) | 1972-12-16 | Aeros | Aeros | |
Aeros-2 (Aeros-B) | 1974-07-16 | Aeros-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
A-1 / Astérix | 1965-11-26 | A-1 A-1 | A-1 / Astérix | A-1 / Astérix |
FR-1 / France-1 | 1965-12-06 | FR-1 | FR-1 / France-1 | FR-1 / France-1 |
D-1A / Diapason | 1966-02-18 | D-1 D-1 D-1A D-1A | D-series | D-series |
D-1B | Canceled | |||
D-1C / Diademe-1 | 1967-02-08 | D-1C/1D type | ||
D-1D / Diademe-2 | 1967-02-15 | |||
D-2A / Tournesol | 1971-04-15 | D-2A D-2A | ||
D-2A / Polaire [failed] | 1971-12-06 | |||
D-2B / Aura | 1975-09-27 | D-2B | ||
D-3 | Changed to FR-2 or CAS-B and canceled | |||
D-4 | Unknown/canceled | |||
D-5A / Pollux, D-5B / Castor [failed] | 1973-05-21 | D-5A D-5B | ||
D-5A / Pollux, D-5B / Castor | 1975-05-17 | |||
SIGNE-31 (D-2B type) | 1977-06-17 | D-2B |
1SIGNE-1 and SIGNE-2 were payloads on Prognoz-2 and (possibly) Prognoz-6 spacecraft, respectively.
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Peole (Preliminary Eole) | 1970-12-12 | Peole | Eole | Eole |
Eole / FR-2 / CAS-A | 1971-08-16 | Eole Eole |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SRET-1 / MAS-1 | 1972-04-04 | SRET-1 | SRET / MAS | SRET / MAS |
SRET-2 / MAS-2 | 1975-06-05 | SRET-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ESRO-2A / IRIS-1 [failed] | 1967-05-29 | ESRO-2 ESRO-2A | ESRO | ESRO |
ESRO-2B / IRIS-2 | 1968-05-16 | ESRO-2B ESRO-2B | ||
ESRO-1A / Aurorae | 1968-10-03 | ESRO-1 ESRO-1 ESRO-1A | ||
ESRO-1B / Boreas | 1969-10-01 | |||
ESRO-TD1A | 1972-03-11 | ESRO-TD1A ESRO-TD1A | ||
ESRO-4 | 1972-11-21 | ESRO-4 ESRO-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
HEOS-1 (HEOS-A1) | 1968-12-05 | HEOS-1 HEOS-1 HEOS-1 | HEOS | HEOS |
HEOS-2 (HEOS-A2) | 1972-01-31 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ESA-GEOS-1 | 1977-04-20 | ESA-GEOS ESA-GEOS ESA-GEOS ESA-GEOS-1 | ESA-GEOS | ESA-GEOS |
ESA-GEOS-2 | 1978-07-14 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ISS-1 (ISS-A) / Ume-1 | 1976-02-29 | ISS-1 | ISS / Ume | ISS / Ume |
ISS-2 (ISS-B) / Ume-2 | 1978-02-16 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EXOS-A / Kyokko | 1978-02-04 | EXOS-A | EXOS | EXOS |
EXOS-B / Jikiken | 1978-09-16 | EXOS-B | ||
EXOS-C / Ohzora | 1984-02-14 | EXOS-C | ||
EXOS-D / Akebono | 1989-02-21 | EXOS-D EXOS-D |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
ETS-1 / Kiku-1 | 1975-09-09 | ETS-1 ETS-1 | ETS / Kiku | ETS / Kiku |
ETS-2 / Kiku-2 | 1977-02-23 | ETS-2 | ||
ETS-4 / Kiku-3 | 1981-02-11 | ETS-3 | ||
ETS-3 / Kiku-4 | 1982-09-03 | ETS-4 | ||
ETS-5 / Kiku-5 | 1987-08-27 | ETS-5 | ||
ETS-6 / Kiku-6 [failed] | 1994-08-28 | ETS-6 ETS-6 ETS-6 ETS-6 | ||
ETS-7 / Kiku-7 (Orihime, Hikoboshi) | 1997-11-27 | ETS-7 ETS-7 | ||
ETS-8 / Kiku-8 | 2006-12-18 | ETS-8 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Tansei-1 / MS-T1 | 1971-02-16 | Tansei-1 | Tansei | Tansei |
Tansei-2 / MS-T2 | 1974-02-16 | Tansei-2 | ||
Tansei-3 / MS-T3 | 1977-02-19 | Tansei-3 | ||
Tansei-4 / MS-T4 | 1980-02-17 | Tansei-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Ohsumi (#1) [failed] | 1966-09-26 | Ohsumi | Ohsumi | Ohsumi |
Ohsumi (#2) [failed] | 1966-12-20 | |||
Ohsumi (#3) [failed] | 1967-04-13 | |||
Ohsumi (#4) [failed] | 1969-09-22 | |||
Ohsumi (#5) | 1970-02-11 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CORSA-A [failed] | 1976-02-04 | CORSA / Hakucho | CORSA / Hakucho | |
CORSA-B / Hakucho | 1979-02-21 | CORSA-B CORSA-B |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SSSat-1 | 2006-02-21 | SSSat | SSSat-1 (with Astro-F and OSCAR-56) | |
SSSat-2 | 2006-09-22 | SSSat | SSSat-2 (with Solar-B and OSCAR-59) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Shinsei / SS-1 | 1971-09-28 | Shinsei | Shinsei | Shinsei |
REXS / Denpa | 1972-08-19 | REXS | REXS | |
SRATS / Taiyo | 1975-02-24 | SRATS | ||
MABES / Jindai | 1986-08-12 | MABES | MABES | |
EGP / EGS / Ajisai | 1986-08-12 | EGS | EGS (with OSCAR-12) | |
DEBUT / Orizuru | 1990-02-07 | DEBUT | DEBUT (with MOS-1b and OSCAR-20) | |
COMETS / Kakehashi | 1998-02-21 | COMETS | COMETS / Kakehashi | COMETS / Kakehashi |
MDS-1 / Tsubasa | 2002-02-04 | MDS-1 | MDS-1 | |
SERVIS-1 | 2003-10-30 | SERVIS-1 | ||
INDEX / Reimei | 2005-08-23 | INDEX | INDEX (with OICETS) | INDEX (launch) |
OICETS / Kirari | 2005-08-23 | OICETS | OICETS / Kirari | OICETS / Kirari |
IKAROS | 2010-05-20 | IKAROS | IKAROS | IKAROS |
UNITEC-1 / Shin'en | 2010-05-20 | UNITEC-1 | "UNITEC-1" | |
KSAT / Hayato | 2010-05-20 | KSAT | "KSAT" | |
NegaiStar | 2010-05-20 | NegaiStar | "Negai"Star | |
WasedaSAT-2 | 2010-05-20 | WasedaSAT-2 | "WasedaSAT-2" | |
SERVIS-2 | 2010-06-02 | SERVIS-1 | SERVIS-2 | |
Horyu-4 / AEGIS | 2016-02-17 | Horyu-4 | Horyu (with Astro-H) | |
ChubuSat-2 / Kinshachi-2, ChubuSat-3 / Kinshachi-3 | 2016-02-17 | ChubuSat-2 | ChubuSat-2 and 3 (with Astro-H) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Aryabhata (Ariabata) | 1975-04-20 | Aryabhata | Aryabhata | Aryabhata |
Bhaskara-1 / SEO-1 | 1979-06-07 | Bhaskara | Bhaskara | Bhaskara |
Bhaskara-2 / SEO-2 | 1981-11-20 | Bhaskara-2+Rohini-1B | ||
Rohini-1A [failed] | 1979-08-10 | Rohini-1 | Rohini | Rohini |
Rohini-1 (Rohini-1B) | 1980-07-18 | Rohini-1B Bhaskara-2+Rohini-1B | ||
Rohini-2 | 1981-05-31 | |||
Rohini-3 | 1983-04-17 | |||
SROSS-1 (SROSS-A) [failed] | 1987-03-24 | SROSS-1 | ||
SROSS-2 (SROSS-B) / SRS-2 [failed] | 1988-07-13 | |||
SROSS-3 (SROSS-C) | 1992-05-20 | |||
SROSS-C2 | 1994-05-04 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Badr-1 (Badr-A) | 1990-07-16 | Badr-1 Badr-1 | Badr | Badr |
Badr-2 (Badr-B) | 2001-12-10 | Badr-2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
STSAT-1 (KAISTSat) | 2003-09-27 | STSAT-1 | ||
STSAT-2a [failed] | 2009-08-25 | STSAT-2 | STSAT-2 | |
STSAT-2b [failed] | 2010-06-10 | |||
STSAT-2c | 2013-02-30 | STSAT-2c | "STSAT-2c" | |
STSAT-3 | 2013-11-21 | STSAT-3 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SJ-1 / PRC-2 / China-2 | 1971-03-03 | SJ-1 | SJ-1 | "Chinese satellite for scientific studies" (SJ-1) |
SJ-2 | 1981-09-19 | SJ-2 | ||
SJ-2A / PRC-11 / China-11 | 1981-09-19 | SJ-2A | SJ-2 | |
SJ-2B / PRC-9 / China-9 | 1981-09-19 | SJ-2B | ||
SJ-2C / PRC-10 / China-10 | 1981-09-19 | |||
SJ-4 / Practice-4 | 1994-02-08 | SJ-4 | SJ-4 SJ-4 (back) SJ-4 SJ-4 SJ-4 | SJ-4 |
SJ-5 / Practice-5 | 1995-05-10 | SJ-5 | SJ-5 (with FY-1C) | FY-1C+SJ-5 |
SJ-6A, SJ-6B | 2004-09-08 | SJ-6A/6B | SJ-6A+6B SJ-6A+6B (back) | SJ-6 (in upper-left margin) SJ-6 (margin detail) |
SJ-6C, SJ-6D | 2006-10-23 | SJ-6C+6D SJ-6C+6D (back) | ||
SJ-7 | 2005-07-05 | SJ-7 | ||
SJ-8 | 2006-09-09 | SJ-8 | SJ-8 SJ-8 (back) | |
SJ-9A | 2012-10-14 | SJ-9A | ||
SJ-9B | 2012-10-14 | SJ-9B | ||
SJ-10 | 2016-04-05 | SJ-10 | ||
SJ-11-01 | 2009-11-12 | SJ-11 | SJ-11-01 SJ-11-01 (back) | |
SJ-11-02 | 2011-07-29 | SJ-11-02 | ||
SJ-11-05 | 2013-07-15 | SJ-11-05 | ||
SJ-12 | 2010-06-15 | |||
SJ-13 | 2017-04-12 | SJ-13 | ||
SJ-15 | 2013-07-19 | "SJ-15" | ||
SJ-16-01 | 2013-10-25 | SJ-16 | ||
SJ-16-02 | 2016-06-29 | |||
SJ-17 | 2016-11-03 | SJ-17 | SJ-17 | |
SJ-18 [failed] | 2017-07-02 | SJ-18 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CX-1-01 | 2003-10-21 | CX-1 | CX-1-01 (with ZY-1-02) | |
CX-1-02 | 2008-11-05 | |||
CX-1-03 | 2011-11-20 | |||
CX-1-04 | 2014-09-04 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Kwangmyongsong-1 / KMS-1 [failed] | 1998-08-30 | KMS-1 | Kwangmyongsong | Kwangmyongsong |
Kwangmyongsong-2 / KMS-2 [failed] | 2009-04-05 | KMS-2 KMS-2 | ||
Kwangmyongsong-3 / KMS-3 [failed] | 2012-04-12 | KMS-3 KMS-3 | ||
Kwangmyongsong-3-2 / KMS-3-2 | 2012-12-12 | |||
Kwangmyongsong-4 / KMS-4 [partial failure] | 2016-02-07 | KMS-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Viking | 1986-02-22 | Viking Viking Viking | Viking | Viking |
Freja | 1992-10-06 | Freja Freja | Freja | Freja |
Astrid-1 | 1995-01-24 | Astrid-1 Astrid-1 | Astrid | Astrid |
Astrid-2 | 1998-12-10 | Astrid-2 | ||
Munin | 2000-11-21 | Munin | Munin | Munin |
Odin | 2001-02-20 | Odin | Odin | Odin |
PRISMA | 2010-06-15 | PRISMA | PRISMA | PRISMA |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
SPAS-1 [STS-7/Challenger-deployed-and-recovered] | 1983-06-22 | SPAS-1 | SPAS | SPAS |
SPAS-1A [STS-41B/Challenger-deployed-and-recovered] | 1984-02-03 | |||
IBSS-SPAS (SPAS-2) [STS-39/Discovery-deployed-and-recovered] | 1991-04-28 | SPAS-2 | ||
ORFEUS-SPAS-1 [STS-51/Discovery-deployed-and-recovered] | 1993-09-12 | ORFEUS-SPAS | ||
CRISTA-SPAS-1 [STS-66/Atlantis-deployed-and-recovered] | 1994-11-03 | CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS-1 (patch, with STS-66/Atlantis) CRISTA-SPAS-1 (patch, with STS-66/Atlantis, back) | ||
ORFEUS-SPAS-2 [STS-80/Columbia-deployed-and-recovered] | 1996-11-19 | ORFEUS-SPAS ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia, back) | ||
CRISTA-SPAS-2 [STS-85/Discovery-deployed-and-recovered] | 1997-08-07 | CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-85/Discovery) CRISTA-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-85/Discovery, back) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TSS [STS-46/Atlantis-deployed-and-recovered] | 1992-07-31 | TSS-1 TSS-1 TSS-1 (patch) | TSS | TSS |
TSS-1R [STS-75/Columbia-deployed-and-recovered] | 1996-02-22 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
EURECA-1 [STS-46/Atlantis-deployed] | 1992-07-31 |
EURECA EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (retrieval) EURECA-1 (retrieval) EURECA-1 (retrieval) | EURECA | EURECA |
EURECA-1 [STS-57/Endeavour-recovered] | 1993-06-21 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CAT-1 | 1979-12-24 | CAT-1 | CAT | CAT |
CAT-2 [failed] | 1980-05-23 | |||
CAT-3 | 1981-06-19 | |||
CAT-4 | 1981-12-20 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
PROBA-1 | 2001-10-22 | PROBA-1 | "MOS"+"PROBA"+"Uribyol" "PROBA" (mission) | |
PROBA-2 | 2009-11-02 | PROBA-2 | PROBA-2 (with SMOS) | "PROBA-2" |
PROBA-3 | 2022-? | PROBA-3 | ||
PROBA-V | 2013-05-07 | PROBA-V | "PROBA-V" "PROBA-V" "PROBA-V" |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
STV-1 [failed] | 1968-11-29 | STV-1 | ||
STV-2 [failed] | 1989-07-02 | |||
STV-3 [failed] | 1970-06-12 | STV-1 | STV-3 | |
STV-4 [failed] | 1971-11-05 | STV-4 | STV-4 STV-4 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
X-1 | Unknown | X-series | X-series | |
X-2 / Orba [failed] | 1970-09-02 | Orba | ||
X-3 / Prospero | 1971-10-28 | Prospero Prospero | ||
X-4 / Miranda | 1974-03-08 | Miranda |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DoubleStar-1 / TC-1 | 2003-12-30 | TC-1 TC (patch) | TC-1 TC-1 TC-1 TC-1 TC-1 TC-1 | TC TC (fdc) TC TC (fdc) |
DoubleStar-2 / TC-2 | 2004-07-26 | TC-2 TC-2 TC-2 TC-2 (back) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
FSW-1-4 / JB-1A-4 | 1992-10-06 | FSW-1 | FSW-1-4 (with Freja) | FSW (recovery) FSW FSW |
FSW-2-2 / JB-1B-2 | 1994-07-03 | FSW-2 | FSW-2-2 (recovery) FSW-2-2 (recovery, back) FSW-2-2 (recovery) FSW-2-2 (recovery) | |
FSW-1-5 / JB-1A-5 | 1994-10-08 | FSW-1 | FSW-1-5 FSW-1-5 | |
FSW-4-1 / JB-4-1 | 2004-08-29 | FSW-3 | FSW-4-1 FSW-4-1 (back) | |
FSW-3-2 / JB-2-2 | 2004-09-27 | FSW-3 | FSW-3-2 FSW-3-2 (back) |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Cluster-1 (FM1, FM2, FM3, FM4) [failed] | 1996-06-04 | Cluster Cluster-2 (patch) | Cluster | Cluster |
Cluster-2 (FM6/Salsa, FM7/Samba) | 2000-07-16 | |||
Cluster-2 (FM5/Rumba, FM8/Tango) | 2000-08-09 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
MaqSat-B, MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT [partial failure] | 1997-10-30 | MaqSat-B MaqSat-H+TEAMSAT | MaqSat | MaqSat |
MaqSat-3 | 1998-10-21 | MaqSat-3 | ||
MaqSat-B2 | 2005-02-12 | MaqSat-B2 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
CanX-1 | 2003-06-30 | CanX-1 | ||
CanX-2 | 2008-04-28 | CanX-2 | ||
CanX-3A — 3F satellites; see BRITE satellites | ||||
CanX-4 | 2014-06-30 | CanX-4 | CanX-4 and CanX-5 (with SPOT-7) | |
CanX-5 | 2014-06-30 | |||
CanX-6 | 2008-04-28 | CanX-6 | ||
CanX-7 | 2016-09-26 | CanX-7 |
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TAVE | 1962-09-29 | TAVE | TAVE (with Alouette-1) | |
SEV | 1965-08-10 | SEV (+SECOR-5) | SEV (with SECOR-5) | |
Aurora | 1967-06-29 | Aurora | Aurora (with SECOR-9) | |
PAC-1 (PAC-A) | 1969-08-09 | PAC-1 (with OSO-6) | ||
RM-1 / RMS | 1970-11-09 | RM-1 | RM-1 | RM-1 |
CEP-1 | 1970-12-11 | CEP-1 (with NOAA-1) | ||
Radcat-2, Radsat (Pi-in-the-Sky) | 1972-10-02 | Radsat and Radcat | Radcat-2 and Radsat | Radcat and Radsat |
SPHINX [failed] | 1974-02-11 | SPHINX | SPHINX (with Viking-DS) | |
RM-20 / P72-2 [failed] | 1975-04-12 | RM-20 | RM-20 | |
CAMEO | 1978-10-24 | CAMEO (with Nimbus-7) | ||
SCATHA / P78-2 | 1979-01-30 | SCATHA | SCATHA | SCATHA |
HILAT / P83-1 / Transit-O-16 | 1983-06-27 | HILAT | ||
NUSAT [amateur-built, STS-51B/Challenger-deployed] | 1985-04-29 | NUSAT NUSAT (patch, with STS-51B/Challenger) | NUSAT | |
PDP [STS-51F/Challenger-deployed] | 1985-07-29 | PDP | PDP | |
OEX-Target [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-26 | OEX-Target | OEX-Target (with Aussat-2 and Morelos-2 and Satcom-Ku2) | |
PegSat | 1990-04-05 | PegSat | ||
StackSat-1/2/3 (POGS & SSR / TEX / SCE) / USA-56/57/58 | 1990-04-11 | Stacksat-1/2/3 | Stacksat-1/2/3(+PDD) | |
PDD | 1990-04-11 | PDD | PDD(+Stacksat-1/2/3) | |
CRRES | 1990-07-25 | CRRES | CRRES | CRRES |
REX-1 / P89-1A / ISES | 1991-06-29 | REX-2 | REX-1 | |
Geotail / GTL | 1992-07-24 | Geotail Geotail (patch) | Geotail | |
METEOR [formerly COMET] [NASA, failed] | 1995-10-23 | METEOR | METEOR (payload included materials, biological, and GPS/radar correlation tracking experiments) | |
REX-2 / P94-2 | 1996-03-09 | REX-2 | ||
MSX | 1996-04-24 | MSX | ||
PAMS-STU [STS-77/Endeavour-deployed] | 1996-05-19 | PAMS-STU (STS-77/Endeavour-deployment) | PAMS-STU (with SPARTAN-207) | |
AERCam-Sprint [STS-87/Columbia-deployed] | 1997-11-18 | AERCam-Sprint | AERCam-Sprint (with SPARTAN-201-F4) | |
Celestis-3 (space burial) | 1998-02-10 | Celestis-4 | "Celestis-3 (not "Celestis-2", with GFO) | |
ACRIMSAT | 1999-12-20 | ACRIMSAT ACRIMSAT (animation) ACRIMSAT ACRIMSAT (and Kompsat) (patch) | ACRIMSAT | ACRIMSAT |
STEP | Proposed | STEP | STEP | |
SimpleSat [STS-105/Discovery-deployed] | 2001-08-10 | SimpleSat | SimpleSat | |
PICOSat | 2001-08-31 | PICOSat | PICOSat (with OSCAR-43/44/45) | |
TIMED | 2001-12-07 | TIMED TIMED (patch) TIMED (patch) | TIMED | TIMED |
UNOSAT [failed] | 2003-08-22 | UNOSAT | ||
CX-1 (USA) | Never launched | CX-1 (USA) | ||
IMEX / UNEX-2 | Canceled | IMEX | ||
CATSAT / STEDI-3 | Canceled | CATSAT | ||
Bevo-1 / PARADIGM / DRAGONSAT-1 [STS-127/Endeavour-deployed] | 2009-07-15 | Bevo-1 | Bevo-1 | |
AggieSat-2 / DRAGONSAT-2 [STS-127/Endeavour-deployed] | 2009-07-15 | AggieSat-2 | AggieSat-2 | |
ANDE-2-AA (Active, Castor), ANDE-2-PA (Passive, Pollux) [STS-127/Endeavour-deployed] | 2009-07-15 | ANDE-2-AA+PA | ANDE-2 | |
FASTSat | 2010-11-20 | FASTSat | FASTSat | |
NanoSail-D | 2010-11-20 | NanoSail-D | NanoSail-D | |
KySat-1 [failed] | 2011-03-04 | KySat-1 | KySat-1 (with Glory) | |
E1P / HRBE [failed] | 2011-03-04 | E1P | E1P (with Glory) | |
RBSP-A/B | 2012-08-30 | RBSP | RBSP | RBSP |
PhoneSat-1 / Graham / Bell | 2013-04-21 | PhoneSat-1.0_Graham PhoneSat-1.0_Bell | "PhoneSat-1.0" | |
ArduSat-1 [HTV-4 launched] | 2013-08-03 (launched to ISS) 2013-11-19 (deployed from ISS) | ArduSat-1 | ISS-related satellites | |
TechEdSat-3 [HTV-4 launched] | 2013-08-03 (launched to ISS) 2013-11-20 (deployed from ISS) | TechEdSat-3 | ||
PicoDragon [HTV-4 launched] | 2013-08-03 (launched to ISS) 2013-11-19 (deployed from ISS) | PicoDragon | ||
ELaNA, CalPoly, STP, ORS, and others | 2013-11-19 | ELaNa-4+CalPoly+STP+ORS+others | ||
SkyCube [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | 2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) 2014-02-28 (deployed from ISS) | SkyCube | ||
ArduSat-2 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | 2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) 2014-02-28 (deployed from ISS) | ArduSat-2 | ||
Flock-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | 2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) 2014-02-11 — 2014-02-15 (deployed from ISS) | Flock-1 | ||
MMS | 2015-03-13 | MMS | MMS MMS | |
ROSA [Dragon-CRS-11 launched] | 2017-06-03 (launched to ISS) 2017-06-26 (deployed from ISS) | ROSA ROSA | ROSA | |
ISARA (with imaging payload) | 2017-11-12 | ISARA | ||
Dove Pioneer (Flock-type) | 2018-01-21 | Flock-1 | Dove Pioneer Dove Pioneer | |
Lemur-2-72, Lemur-2-73 | 2018-01-21 | Lemur-2 | Lemur-2-72, Lemur-2-73 Lemur-2-72, Lemur-2-73 | |
TDO-1 | 2019-08-08 | |||
TDO-2 | 2020-03-26 | TDO-2 | ||
Sunjammer | 20??-? | Sunjammer Sunjammer |
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
WRESAT | Australia | 1967-11-29 | WRESAT | WRESAT | WRESAT |
Azur / GRS | West Germany | 1969-11-07 | Azur | Azur / GRS | Azur / GRS |
Dial-Wika | France-West Germany | 1970-03-10 | Dial-Wika | Dial-Wika | Dial-Wika |
Dial-Mika | France-West Germany | 1970-03-10 | Dial-Mika | ||
Intasat | Spain | 1974-11-15 | Intasat | Intasat | Intasat |
STARLET (STARLETTE) | France | 1975-02-06 | Stella (nearly identical) | STARLET | STARLET |
Firewheel [failed] | West Germany-USA | 1980-05-23 | Firewheel | Firewheel (with Amsat-P3A and CAT-2) | "Firewheel" (in cachet text only) |
TUBsat-A | Germany | 1991-07-17 | TUBsat-A | TUBsat-A (with ERS-1 and OSCAR-22) | |
Cariane | France (CNES) | Canceled | Cariane | ||
Stella | France | 1993-09-26 | Stella | Stella | Stella |
BremSat [STS-60/Discovery-deployed] | Germany | 1994-02-03 | BremSat | BremSat | |
OREX / Ryusei | Japan (NASDA) | 1994-02-03 | OREX | OREX OREX (insert) | |
EXPRESS [partial failure] | Germany-Japan | 1995-01-15 | EXPRESS | EXPRESS-1 | "EXPRESS" |
CERISE | France | 1995-07-07 | CERISE | CERISE (with Helios-1A) | |
UPM-LBSat | Spain | 1995-07-07 | UPM-LBSat | UPM-LBSat (with Helios-1A) | |
FASat-Alpha [failed] | Chile-UK | 1995-08-31 | |||
YES [partial failure] | Europe (ESA) | 1997-10-30 | YES | YES (with MaqSat-B) | |
Equator-S | Germany | 1997-12-02 | Equator-S | Equator-S | Equator-S |
FASat-Bravo | Chile-UK | 1998-07-10 | FASat-Bravo | ||
ARD | Europe (ESA) | 1998-10-21 | ARD | ARD (with MaqSat-3) | ARD (with MaqSat-3) |
Oersted | Denmark-USA | 1999-02-23 | Oersted | Oersted | Oersted |
MegSat-0 | Italy | 1999-04-28 | Megsat-1 | MegSat(+ABRIXAS) | |
Clementine (cubesat) | France | 1999-12-03 | Clementine | Clementine (with Helios-1B) | "Clementine" |
SNAP-1 | UK | 2000-06-28 | SNAP-1 | ||
CHAMP | Germany | 2000-07-15 | CHAMP | CHAMP+MITA+Bird-Rubin | |
MITA | Italy | 2000-07-15 | MITA | ||
Bird-Rubin | Germany | 2000-07-15 | Bird-Rubin | ||
MegSat-1 | Italy | 2000-09-26 | Megsat-1 | ||
LDREX-1 | Japan (NASDA) | 2000-12-20 | LDREX | LDREX-1 (with Astra-2D and GE-8/AMC-8) | |
BIRD-1 | Germany | 2001-10-22 | BIRD-1 | ||
Rubin-3-DSI | Germany | 2002-11-28 | Rubin-3-DSI | Rubin-3-DSI (with AlSat-1 and RS-20) | |
DEMETER | France (CNES) | 2004-06-29 | DEMETER | "DEMETER" "DEMETER" "DEMETER" | |
Nanosat-01 | Spain | 2004-12-18 | Nanosat-01 | Nanosat-01 (with Helios-2A) | |
Sloshsat-FLEVO | Netherlands | 2005-02-12 | Sloshsat-FLEVO | Sloshsat-FLEVO (with MaqSat-B2) | SloshSat-FLEVO (at right in fdc cachet) |
Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule | Turkmenistan | 2005-08-23 | Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule | Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule (with OICETS) | Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule (launch) |
LDREX-2 | Japan (NASDA) | 2006-10-13 | LDREX | LDREX-2 (with Optus-D1 and DirecTV-9S) | |
Libertad-1 [amateur-built] | Colombia | 2007-04-17 | Libertad-1 | "Libertad-1" | |
YES-2 | Europe (ESA) | 2007-09-14 | YES-2 | "YES-2" "YES-2" (fdc) "YES-2" | |
Omid | Iran | 2009-02-02 | Omid | "Omid" "Omid" "Omid" (fdc) "Omid" (back) "Omid" (front) Omid-2+Mesbah-2 | |
GOCE / Earth Explorer-1 | Europe (ESA) | 2009-03-17 | GOCE | GOCE | GOCE |
BeeSat-1 | Germany | 2009-09-23 | BeeSat-1 | ||
SwissCube-1 | Switzerland | 2009-09-23 | SwissCube | "SwissCube" "SwissCube" | |
ALMASat-1 | Italy | 2012-02-13 | ALMASat-1 | "ALMASat-1" "ALMASat-1" | |
LARES | Italy | 2012-02-13 | LARES | LARES (with OSCAR-72) | LARES LARES LARES (and others launch) LARES (and others launch) LARES (and others launch) |
PROITERES | Japan (Osaka Institute of Technology) | 2012-09-09 | PROITERES | PROITERES (with SPOT-6) | |
mRESINS | Japan (ISRO) | 2012-09-09 | mRESINS (with SPOT-6) | ||
AAUSat-3 | Denmark | 2013-02-25 | AAU-Cubesat | "AAUSat-3" | |
STRaND-1 | United Kingdom | 2013-02-25 | STRaND-1 | "STRaND-1" | |
OSSI | Korea (South) | 2013-04-19 | OSSI-1 | "OSSI-1" | |
BeeSat-2, BeeSat-3 | Germany | 2013-04-19 | BeeSat-1 | BeeSat-2 (not "BeeSat-1") | |
SOMP | Germany | 2013-04-19 | SOMP | "SOMP" | |
CubeBug-1 | Argentina | 2013-04-26 | CubeBug-1 | "CubeBug-1" | |
NEE-01_Pegaso | Ecuador | 2013-04-26 | NEE-01_Pegaso | "NEE-01_Pegaso" "NEE-01_Pegaso" | |
ESTCube-1 | Estonia | 2013-05-07 | ESTCube-1 | "ESTCube-1" "ESTCube-1" (fdc) "ESTCube-1" "ESTCube-1" | |
CASSIOPE | Canada | 2013-09-29 | CASSIOPE-1 | ||
CubeBug-2 | Argentina | 2013-11-21 | CubeBug-1 | ||
Swarm-A/B/C / Earth Explorer-5A/5B/5C | Europe (ESA) | 2013-11-22 | Swarm | "Swarm" "Swarm" | |
UAPSat-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | Peru | 2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) 2014-02-28 (deployed from ISS) | UAPSat-1 | ISS-related satellites | |
Chasqui-1 [Progress-M-22M launched] | Peru-Russia | 2014-02-05 (launched to ISS) 2014-08-18 (deployed from ISS) | Chasqui-1 | ||
CBNT-1 | UK | 2015-07-10 | CBNT-1 | ||
DeorbitSail | UK | 2015-07-10 | DeorbitSail | ||
Antelsat | Uruguay | 2014-06-19 | Antelsat |
"Antelsat" "Antelsat" "Antelsat" "Antelsat" "Antelsat" | |
XY-2 / Kaituo-1A | China/PRC | 2015-09-19 | XY-2 | XY-2+19-others | |
SamSat-218D | Russia | 2016-02-28 | SamSat-218D SamSat-218D | "SamSat" | |
MICROSCOPE | France | 2016-04-25 | MICROSCOPE | MICROSCOPE (with Sentinel-1B) | |
M3MSat | Canada | 2016-06-22 | M3MSat | ||
DFFC | China/PRC | 2016-06-25 | DFFC | DFFC (recovery) DFFC (recovery) | |
QSS (QUESS, Mozi) | China/PRC | 2016-08-15 | QSS | QSS QSS (fdc) | |
TK | China/PRC | 2017-03-02 | TK-1 | TK-1 | |
Venta-1 | Latvia | 2017-06-23 | Venta-1 | Venta-1 | |
Pegasus (cubesat) | Austria | 2017-06-23 | Pegasus (cubesat) | Pegasus (cubesat) | |
Humanity Star | New Zealand | 2018-01-21 | Humanity Star | Humanity Star Humanity Star | Humanity Star Humanity Star |
S-Net-A | Germany | 2018-02-01 | S-Net | S-Net-A | |
TARANIS [failed] | France | 2020-11-17 | TARANIS | ||
Mesbah-1, Mesbah-2 | Iran | 20?? | Mesbah-1 Mesbah-2 | Mesbah-2+Omid "Mesbah-2" |
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