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Below is a list of (selected) unknown-identity, or fantasy-design, or canceled satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites are given when available. If viewers know of additional information or details about these items, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Definitions:
For additional unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites supposedly launched by the Space Shuttle, see the Shuttle and satellites page.
| Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | Sputnik-like |
| Satellite and booster | |
| cylindrical spin-stabilized7 various | |
| three-axis-stabilized6 various | |
| three-axis-stabilized6 similar (one kind only) | |
| Interkosmos-like | |
| WTD5 | |
| Paddlewheel-design | |
| Various designs | |
| Unknown instrument | |
| MCSR1 canceled | |
| Marsnet7 canceled |
This is a place for philatelic items of interest that otherwise are of unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | ||||
| The following are of similar design: Sputnik-like design (not Vanguard-2)4 | ||||
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 57233 (Mi5894) | 199? | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6060 (Mi231) | ||
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068 (Mi233) | ||
| Brazil | 955 cover (Mi1031 cover) | Cachet (design similar to East Germany 370) on cover | 1965 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Cuba | 2132 (Mi2208) | Stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Germany (East) | 370 (Mi603) | 1957 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 | |
| Germany (East) | 370 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and cachet (reproduction of East Germany 370) on cover | 1962 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Hungary | 2492 (Mi3208) | Stamp and label, stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | Sputnik-like (not Vanguard-2)4 |
| Hungary | 2492a | MS3 (3x 2492 + 3 labels) | ||
| The following are of similar design: A satellite-and-booster design | ||||
| Fujeira | Mi970A Mi970B | One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A) Imperforate | 1972 | Unknown and booster (satellite being boosted into geostationary orbit) |
| Sharjah | Mi1055A Mi1055B | Silver foil Imperforate silver foil | 1972 | Unknown and booster (satellite being boosted into geostationary orbit) |
| Sharjah | Mi1056A Mi1056B | Gold foil Imperforate gold foil | ||
| Sharjah | BL129B | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1055B, silver foil) | ||
| Sharjah | BL130B | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1056B, gold foil) | ||
| The following are of various designs: Unknown or fantasy cylindrical spin-stabilized7 (mostly communications) satellites | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Printed) cachet on cover, also back | 1990 | Unknown comsat |
| Germany | None | Meter | 1991 | Fantasy comsat (with feature on top offset from center) |
| Grenada | 1154 (Mi1211) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Korea (South) | 1538 (Mi?) | Also booklet cover | 1989 | Unknown comsat |
| Japan | None | Cancel on cover | 1980 | Unknown comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | Unknown comsat |
| Morocco | 232 (Mi671) | 1970 | Unknown comsat | |
| New Caledonia | C101 (Mi533) iC101 | Imperforate | 1973 | Fantasy |
| New Caledonia | C101 ds | Deluxe sheet (C101) | ||
| New Caledonia | C101 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC ('FDC' cachet) | ||
| New Caledonia | C101 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and (printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C150 (Mi624) iC150 | Imperforate | 1979 | Five unknown/fantasy geostationary satellites |
| New Caledonia | C150 fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| United States | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1967 | Unknown/fantasy |
| The following are of various designs: Unknown or fantasy three-axis-stabilized6 (mostly communications) satellites | ||||
| Algeria | 1669 (Mi1805) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Austria | 1586 (Mi?) | 1992 | Unknown comsat | |
| Austria | 1586 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 784 (BL152) | On stamp of SS1 | 1987 | Fantasy (with body inspired by a Russian (USSR) DS-type satellite) |
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge1 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge1 | Pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) with (black) selvedge | 1985 | Unknown comsat |
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge2 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge2 | Pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) with (blue) selvedge | ||
| Central African Republic | BL1080 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2013 | Unknown comsat |
| Chad | 745 (Mi1594-1599) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (745 (a-f)) | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| Chad | 758 (Mi1612A-1617A) i758 (Mi1612B-1617B) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (768 (a-f)) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (i768 (a-f)) | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 2004 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with large antenna) |
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown+label fdc | Detail from cachet on FDC, also back | 2015 | Unknown comsat |
| China (Taiwan) | 3133 (Mi?) | 1997 | Unknown comsat | |
| Cuba | 5662 (Mi5970) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Ecuador | 1260 (Mi2189) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 (Mi?) | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); DFS (in maxicard image) | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 cover (Mi? cover) | Stamp on cover | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); "TV-Sat-2" (in cachet) |
| Germany (East) | None | Cachet on postal card | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413A (Mi575A) i413A (Mi575B) | Imperforate | 1981 | Unknown comsat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Ad (BL175A) i413Ad (BL175B) | On stamp and in (center-left) margin of SS1 (413A) On stamp and in (center-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413A) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Hungary | 4408 (BL395) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2016 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Iran | 2379 (Mi2353) | 1989 | Unknown comsat, similar to Marecs | |
| Jamaica | 566 (Mi574) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Korea (North) | 3888 (BL430) i3888 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 3904 (Mi4207) i3904 | Imperforate | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4038 (Mi4345) i4038 | Imperforate | 2000 | Unknown comsat (in lower right), (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4111a (BL483) | On two of three labels from MS6 (4111 (4106-4111 + 3 labels)) | 2001 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Sinosat-1 |
| Korea (North) | 4394 (BL600) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (4394 (a-d)) | 2004 | Unknown comsat or GPS-type satellite |
| Korea (South) | 1675 (Mi?) | Also booklet of 4 cover | 1992 | (two) unknown comsats (one on booklet cover only) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Unknown fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2016 | Fantasy comsat |
| Libya | 1195c (Mi1340) | From strip of 3 (1195 (a-c)), or from MS15 (1195d (5x (a-c))) | 1994 | Unknown comsat |
| Libya | 1403 (Mi1868) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1018 (Mi1482) | 1999 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1376 (Mi2002-2003) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (1376 (a-b)) | 2014 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415b (Mi none) i1415b | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | Unknown comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415bc (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415b) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1415i (Mi none) i1415i | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | Unknown comsat |
| Malagasy Republic | 1415ij (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415i) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1415ij fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1999 | Unknown comsat, (possible) Optus-B |
| Malaysia | 501 (Mi512) | 1994 | Unknown comsat | |
| Malaysia | 499-501 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 1263 (Mi1674C) | From strip of 5 (1264b (1260-1264)). or from booklet pane of 10 (1264a (2x (1260-1264))) (Mi1671C-1675C), with booklet cover | 2009 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Malaysia | 1264b fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | Unknown (Mi?) | Also stamps and gutter | 2015 | Fantasy comsat (although the body is somewhat inspired by Planet-B/Nozomi) |
| Malaysia | Unknown fdc | One of three stamps and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); unknown comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Mali | 987 (BL128A) i987 (BL128B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| Mordovia | Local_c | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | Unknown comsat |
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Morocco | Unknown (Mi1808) | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 161b (Mi246) | One of strip of three (161 (a-c)) (Mi245-247) | 1989 | Unknown comsat |
| Russia | Unknown sc | Cachet on souvenir card | 2015 | Unknown comsat |
| Russia | Unknown | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2004 | Unknown comsat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Sudan | Unknown1 (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown comsat | |
| Sudan | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Sudan | Unknown3 (Mi?) | |||
| Tajikistan | 172 (BL22) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Tajikistan | 179 (BL27) i179 | SS1 + 2 labels Imperforate | 2001 | Two unknown comsats |
| Tajikistan | 407 (BL68) | SS1 + 2 labels, 179 overprinted in red | 2013 | Two unknown comsats |
| Tajikistan | 408 (BL69) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 172 overprinted in red | 2013 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Thailand | Unknown (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Turkey | None | Postal card | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| United States | CP537J back CP537J | On back of (USPS) commemorative panel (3191) | 2000 | Unknown comsat |
| Vietnam | Unknown Unknown imp | Imperforate | 2015 | Unknown comsat |
| The following are of similar design: An Interkosmos-like design | ||||
| Iran | 1863 (Mi1781) | 1975 | Fantasy (with some rough similarities to the IK-1 series2) | |
| Iran | 1862-1863 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 311 (Mi456) i311 | Imperforate | 1975 | Fantasy (with some rough similarities to the IK-1 series2) |
| Niger | 311 fdc | Stamp on FDC (printed cachet) | ||
| The following are of (one) similar design: an unknown or fantasy three-axis-stabilized6 communications satellite | ||||
| Chad | 441-446 (Mi967-972) | 1983 | ||
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi892 | 1970 | ||
| The following are of similar design: 7th WTD5: An unknown/fantasy-design satellite | ||||
| Italy | None | Cancel | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| Italy | None | Cancel (different) | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| Yugoslavia | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy |
| The following are of various design: fantasy paddlewheel-design satellites | ||||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 45192 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423 (Mi1652) | 1966 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design Soviet lunar satellite. The stamp text, "far side of the Moon (1959-1965)", likely refers to Luna-3 (which photographed the far side of the Moon in 1959) and Zond-3 (which took photos of the far side of the Moon in 1965) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| The following are various designs: Unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites | ||||
| Algeria | 1590 (Mi1725) | 2013 | Unknown; automobile dash-mount GPS receiver/display | |
| Ascension | 151 (Mi151) | 1971 | Fantasy space station and satellites | |
| Australia | 1258-1260 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 1982 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Austria | KM3101 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin) | 2003 | Unknown, symbolic scanning of town of Hall (possibly Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), on obverse) |
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Fantasy lunar satellite |
| Bolivia | BL197 (Mi1120C) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1992 | Unknown, similar to Transit-1B |
| Burundi | 758e (Mi1852) | From MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | "Télescope spatial", design somewhat like JWST |
| Burundi | 758i (Mi1856) | "Solar sonde will take closeup images of the Sun's surface. Launch date spring, 2007" (in French text) | ||
| Cape Verde | Unknown (Mi?) | 2016 | Fantasy/unknown | |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A) iC279 (BL201B) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi867A) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi867B) | 1982 | Unknown (in middle-right of stamp); unknown, with solar panel arrangement like JERS (in right margin) |
| Chad | 514 (Mi1048A) i514 (Mi1048B) | Imperforate | 1984 | Unknown, similar to Symphonie but rounded body |
| Chad | 514b (BL219A) i514b (BL219B) | SS1 (514) Imperforate SS1 (i514) | ||
| Chad | 515a (Mi1044A-1049A) i515a (Mi1044B-1049B) | On one of MS6 (510-515) On one of imperforate MS6 (i510-i515) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 200? | Unknown (with body and solar panels like HST) |
| Czechoslovakia | 1110 (Mi1334) | 1962 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171 (Mi1398) | 1963 | Fantasy depiction of rocket to and returning from the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171-1173 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291 (Mi1517) | 1965 | Unknown/fantasy spacecraft to the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1291-1292+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291+1293+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1426 (Mi1655) | 1966 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2504-2505 fdc (Mi2759-2760 fdc) | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | 1984 | Unknown/fantasy, other than Salyut (on left stamp) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2507 fdc (Mi2762 fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | Unknowns (on cancel and cachet), (possible) recoverable portion of IK-6 (on stamp) | |
| France | 2538 maxi | Cachet on maxicard, also back | 1996 | Unknown/fantasy |
| France | 2538 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Gambia | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS5 (a-e) | 2015 | Unknown, similar to Meteor |
| Germany (West) | 1404 (Mi1187) | 1983 | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 sc | Souvenir card, also back | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 1986 | |
| Germany | None | Cancel | 1994 | Unknown |
| Greenland | None | QSL card | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Ingushetia | Local1 | Overprint on Russia 45173 (Mi4494), also overprint template | 1996 | |
| Ingushetia | Local2 | Overprint on Russia 45203 (Mi4497), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local3 | Overprint on Russia 57233 (Mi5894), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local4 | Overprint on Russia 5984 (Mi6177), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc1 | Overprints on strip of 5 FDC | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc2 | Overprints on strip of 5 FDC (different) | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc3 | Overprints on strip of 5 FDC (different) | ||
| Korea (North) | 2912b (Mi3108) | One of MS4 (2912 (a-d)) (BL255) | 1990 | Unknown (but like much-later GP-B) |
| Liberia | 848 (BL93) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1979 | |
| Libya | 1251 (Mi1496) | 1985 | Fantasy (at right) | |
| Libya | 1252 (Mi1497) | |||
| Libya | 1253 (Mi1498) | |||
| Maldive Islands | 1273 (Mi1284) | 1988 | Fantasy weather satellite | |
| Maldive Islands | 1274 (Mi1285) | Fantasy navigation satellite | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1275 (Mi1286) | Fantasy communications satellite | ||
| Micronesia | 296 (BL39) | On stamp of SS1 | 1998 | |
| Mongolia | 364 (Mi368) | 1964 | Fantasy/unknown (but "Cosmos" in text) | |
| Mongolia | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1982 | |
| Nigeria | 312 essay1 | Essay | 1975 | Unknown |
| Nigeria | 312 essay2 | Essay (different) | ||
| Poland | None | Cachet on postal card | 2003 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1972 | unknown (upper satellite), Venera-4/8 type (lower satellite) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 (Mi4108) | Also right and left details | 1973 | Unknown (at right), IK-3/5 type (at left in stamp and in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1982 | fantasy (upper-left) |
| Slovenia | 149 (Mi34) | 1992 | ||
| Slovenia | 149 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2792c (Mi4942) i2792c | One of MS6 (2792 (a-f)) (Mi4940-4945) One of imperforate MS6 (i2792 (a-f)) | 2000 | Fantasy (but "Voyager-1" in text) |
| Korea (South) | 1977d (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1977 (a-f)) (BL691), also detail from stamp | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Spain | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2013 | Fantasy (but "AMOS-4" in text) |
| Spain | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2013 | Fantasy (but "TurkSat-3uSat" in text) |
| Tunisia | 744 (Mi957) | 1979 | Fantasy (attribued to artistic license) | |
| Tunisia | 744 fdc | Stamp on FDC ('FDC' cachet) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Cancel | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 1991 | Unknown (with one solar panel) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29E (Mi316A) iC29E (Mi316B) | Imperforate | 1963 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J (Mi332A) iC29J (Mi332B) | C29E overprinted in black iC29E overprinted in black | 1964 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J+C29L+C29N fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29K (Mi405) iC29K | C29E overprinted in red iC29E overprinted in red | 1965 | |
| Yugoslavia | 809 (Mi1157) i809 | Imperforate | 1966 | |
| The following is an unknown-identity or fantasy-design instrument, not associated with any known satellite | ||||
| Togo | 1363 (Mi1946) i1363 | Imperforate | 1986 | Fantasy space telescope |
| The following are of similar design: MCSR1 canceled satellite | ||||
| Central African Republic | 782 (Mi1190) i782 | Imperforate | 1985 | MCSR1 |
| Central African Republic | 782a (BL361) i782a | On stamp of SS1 (782) On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | 784b (BL?) i784b | MS6 (779-784) Imperforate MS6 (i779-i784) | ||
| Central African Republic | 785 (BL357) i785 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989 (Mi1111) | 1986 | MCSR1 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989a (BL218) i989a | On stamp of SS1 (989) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989b (Mi1106-1111) | On one of MS6 (984-989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 990 (BL212) i990 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi1113A Mi1113B | From MS4 (4x Mi1113A) From imperforate MS4 (4x Mi1113B) | 1986 | MCSR1 |
| Guinea Republic | BL219 | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1113) | ||
| The following are of similar design: Marsnet7 canceled satellite system | ||||
| Chad | 683b (Mi1358aA) i683b (Mi1358aB) | One of pair (683 (a-b)), white border (Mi1357aA-1358aA) One of imperforate pair (i683 (a-b)), white border | 1996 | "Marsnet" communications system |
| Chad | 683cb (Mi1358bA) i683cb (Mi1358bB) | One of MS2 (683c (a-b), blue border (BL256A, Mi1357bA-1358bA) One of imperforate MS2 (i683c (a-b)), blue border | ||
1MCSR = Multiple Comet Sample Return satellite, a mission that was canceled.
2The IK-1 series includes IK-1, 4, 7, 11, 14, and 16, all of which have a ds-u3-ik bus, as noted on the IK-series reference images page.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
4Not Vanguard-2; rather, according to the Michel catalog, East Germany 370 shows "Künstlicher Erdsatellit Sputnik I, Teil der Erdkugel, Mond" which translates to "Artificial Earth satellite Sputnik I, part of the Earth, Moon". Note that this stamp was issued 1957-11-07 which is before any Vanguard satellite was launched.
5The World Telecommunications Day (WTD) commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1865. It has been celebrated each year on 17 May since 1969. In 1975, a unknown-identity/fantasy-design satellite appeared on several 7th WTD postal items.
6Three-axis stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation without any rotation. This design is now common for communications satellites, often with large solar panels on each side of the spacecraft.
7Spin-stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the usually cylindrical spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation using rotation. This design was common for communications satellites, with solar cells around the perimeter of the cylinder.
7Marsnet: A Mars orbiting communications and navigation satellite constellation, a mission that was canceled.
This is a place for philatelic items of interest that otherwise are of unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites on satellite launch covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | ||||
| United States | 1972-04-16 | Fairbanks AK | Meter on Apollo-16 launch cover (ESRO return address and typed cachet and signature) | Fantasy-design (in lower left of meter) |
