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Below is a list of (selected) Unknown-identity, or Fantasy-design, or Canceled satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites are given when available. If viewers know of additional information or details about these items, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Definitions:
For additional unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites supposedly launched by the Space Shuttle, see the Space Shuttle and satellites page.
| Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
|---|---|
| Unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites | Sputnik-like |
| Satellite-and-booster | |
| Cylindrical spin-stabilized7 | |
| Three-axis-stabilized6 | |
| RCC logo with three-axis-stabilized12 | |
| Interkosmos-like | |
| WTD5 | |
| Paddlewheel-design | |
| Other/various | |
| Unknown instrument | |
| MCIM1 [canceled] | |
| CNSR9 [canceled] | |
| Marsnet8 [canceled] | |
| GRASP11 [canceled] | |
| AGORA13 [canceled] | |
| Multi-Scout Mars Lander14 [canceled] | |
| General reference to communications satellites |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-identity, Fantasy-design, or Canceled satellites | ||||
| 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 | (Pictorial) 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) | ||
| 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) | ||
| Unknown/fantasy cylindrical spin-stabilized7 (communications) satellites | ||||
| Australia | 431 fdc (Mi395 fdc) | (Sigma) cachet on FDC (GPO Melbourne VIC cancel) | 1968 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Australia | 433 fdc7 (Mi397 fdc) | (Rubber-stamp and hand-printed) cachet on FDC (Moree NSW cancel) | Unknown/fantasy "tele-comm sat" (different) | |
| Germany | None | Meter | 1991 | Fantasy comsat (with feature on top offset from center) |
| Grenada | 1154 (Mi1211) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Japan | None | (IAF) cancel on cover | 1980 | Unknown comsat |
| Mongolia | C109 (BL53) | 1978 | Unknown/fantasy (at upper-left) | |
| Morocco | 232 (Mi671) | 1970 | Unknown/fantasy 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 (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| New Caledonia | C101 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and (printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C150 (Mi624) iC150 | Imperforate | 1979 | Five unknown/fantasy geostationary satellites |
| New Caledonia | C150 fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| St. Vincent | 1479 (Mi1731) i1479 | Imperforate | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Surinam | 588 (Mi967) | 1982 | Unkown/fantasy (upper-left) | |
| Surinam | 588 pair | 588 gutter-pair | ||
| Surinam | 588-590 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1967 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Unknown/fantasy three-axis-stabilized6 (communications) satellites (with a symmetrical pair of solar panels) | ||||
| Algeria | 1590 (Mi1725) | 2013 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna); automobile dash-mount GPS receiver/display | |
| Algeria | 1669 (Mi1805) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Australia | 1258-1260 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel on FDC | 1982 | Unknown/fantasy (with 2 large antennas) |
| Austria | 1586 (Mi?) | 1992 | Unknown comsat | |
| Austria | 1586 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 784 (BL152) | On stamp of SS1 | 1987 | Fantasy (with body inspired by a Russian (USSR) DS-type satellite) |
| Canada | Unknown bk | Booklet cover for booklet pane of 10 (5x (a-b)), also back | 2018 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Canada | Unknown fdc | MS2 FDC, also back | ||
| Central African Republic | BL1080 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2013 | Unknown comsat |
| Chad | 264-267+C130-C131 (Mi557-562) | 1972 | Unknown/fantasy comsat; see also Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom Mi892 | |
| 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 |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi3161-3164) | In (lower-center) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | Unknown comsat |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 2004 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with 2 large antennas) |
| China (People's Republic) | 4300+label fdc (Mi?+label fdc) | Detail from cachet on FDC, also back | 2015 | Unknown comsat |
| Cuba | 5662 fdc (Mi5970 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2015 | fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Djibouti | 524 (Mi299) | 1981 | Unknown comsat | |
| Djibouti | 1281c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (1281 (a-d)) | 2017 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna), and 2 fantasy rockets |
| Ecuador | 1260 (Mi2189) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Egypt | 1037 (Mi1248) | 1977 | Fantasy comsat | |
| France | None | (G. Lavedrine) cachet on cover | 1979 | Unknown/fantasy(with some design elements of both ESA's OTS and Marecs satellites) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 319 (Mi506) | 2003 | Unknown | |
| Gambia | 3656a (Mi7143) | One of MS5 (3656 (a-e)) (Mi7143-7147) | 2015 | Unknown, design similar to Meteor |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N120 cover (Mi? cover) | Cachet on cover | 1963 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 (Mi?) | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); DFS (in maxicard image) | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 cover1 (Mi? cover1) | Stamp on cover, also back | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); DFS (in cachet) |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 cover2 (Mi? cover2) | Stamp on cover (different) | Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp); "TV-Sat-2" (in cachet) | |
| Germany (East) | None | Cachet on postal card | 1989 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Great Britain | 1000-1001 fdc (Mi927-928 fdc) | (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | 1982 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | (Cotswold Covers/BPCPA) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | 1991 | (Two) Unknown/fantasy |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc (Mi3366-3371 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy planetary-exploration spacecraft; see also GB None 2012 |
| Great Britain | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy planetary-exploration spacecraft; see also GB 3113-3118 fdc |
| Greece | 2872 (BL141) | In logo of SS1 | 2018 | Unknown comsat |
| Greece | 2872 fdc | SS1 and (HSA logo) cancel on FDC | ||
| Greece | None | (HSA logo) cancel | 2018 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413A (Mi575A) i413A (Mi575B) | Imperforate | 1981 | Unknown comsat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Ad (BL175A) i413Ad (BL175B) | On stamp and in (center-left) margin of SS1 (413A) On stamp and in (center-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413A) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Guyana | 1853b (Mi2062) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1853) | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Guyana | 1853c (Mi2062) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1853) | 1992? | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Hungary | 3286-3287 fdc (Mi4133-4134 fdc) i3286-i3287 fdc | Cachet on FDC Cachet on imperforate-stamped FDC | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (at left) |
| Hungary | 4408 (BL395) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2016 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| India | 2927 (Mi3158) | 2017 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| India | 2927 fdc | Stamp and (TRAI) cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | Unknown1 (Mi?) | One of strip of 2 (2x unknown1-2) or twelve of MS24 (12x unknown1-2) | 2018 | Fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Indonesia | Unknown fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Iran | 2379 (Mi2353) | 1989 | Unknown comsat, design similar to Marecs | |
| Israel | Unknown+tab (Mi?+tab) | 2019 | Fantasy comsat | |
| Jamaica | 566 (Mi574) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Korea (South) | 1442 fdc (Mi1423 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1985 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Korea (South) | 1675 (Mi?) | Also booklet of 4 front | 1992 | (two) unknown comsat(s) (one on stamp, other on booklet front and FDC cachet) |
| Korea (South) | 1675 fdc | Stamp and (Korea Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2020 fdc (Mi2087 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2000 | (four) Unknown/fantasy comsat(s) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 (Mi675) | From MS6 (386a (6x 386)) | 2011 | Unknown comsat |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Unknown fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2016 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna); see also Mongolia 2850 |
| Libya | 1195c (Mi1340) | From strip of 3 (1195 (a-c)), or from MS15 (1195d (5x (a-c))) | 1984 | Unknown comsat |
| Libya | 1403 (Mi1868) | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1018 (Mi1482) | 1999 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Luxembourg | 1376 (Mi2002-2003) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (1376 (a-b)) | 2014 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Maldive Islands | 1275 (Mi1286) | 1988 | Fantasy "communication satellite" | |
| Maldive Islands | 3585 (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3585 (a-d)), also detail | 2016 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Maldive Islands | 3586 (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3586 (a-d)), also detail | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3585 o/p (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3585 (a-d)) overprinted, also detail | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3586 o/p (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3586 (a-d)) overprinted, also detail | ||
| 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) | ||
| Malaysia | 364 (Mi365) | 1994 | Unknown comsat | |
| Malaysia | 364-367 fdc | One of four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 501 (Mi512) | 1994 | Unknown comsat | |
| Malaysia | 499-501 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 1263 (Mi1674C) | From strip of 5 (1264b (1260-1264)). or from booklet pane of 10 (1264a (2x (1260-1264))) (Mi1671C-1675C), with booklet cover | 2009 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Malaysia | 1264b fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Malaysia | 1549 (Mi?) | Also MS20 (1549a (20x 1549 + label)) | 2015 | Fantasy comsat (although the body is somewhat inspired by Planet-B/Nozomi) |
| Malaysia | 1547-1549 fdc | One of three stamps and cachet on FDC, also insert | (As above for stamp); unknown comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Maldive Islands | BL1082 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna) (but "Chandra X-ray Observatory" in text) |
| Mali | 534 (Mi1067) | 1986 | Fantasy/unknown comsat | |
| Mali | 534 artwork1 | Original artwork 1 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork2 | Original artwork 2 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork3 | Original artwork 3 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork3 | Original artwork 4 (534) | ||
| Malta | 866 (Mi963) | 1995 | Fantasy comsat | |
| Malta | 862-866 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Malta | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2019 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) |
| Malta | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC (Malta Post cachet) | ||
| Mauritania | 780 (Mi1139) | 2005 | (Two) unknown comsat(s) | |
| Mauritania | 781 (Mi1140) | |||
| Mexico | 1760 (Mi2320) | 1992 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Mexico | 2247 (BL63) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Mongolia | 2850 (Mi3977) | 2016 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna); see also Kyrgyzstan Unknown fdc (2016) | |
| Mongolia | Unknown (Mi?) | 2017 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Mongolia | Unknown fdc | Stamp on FDC (? cachet), also back | ||
| Morocco | 952 (Mi1442) | 2003 | Unknown comsat (with single large antenna) (upper-right) | |
| Morocco | 952 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet (design like stamp) on FDC (Rabat cancel) | ||
| Morocco | 952 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (same, design like stamp) on FDC (Fed Jedid cancel) | ||
| Morocco | 1164b (Mi1809) | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (at upper-left); unknown/fantasy (at left) | |
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 161b (Mi246) | One of strip of three (161 (a-c)) (Mi245-247) | 1989 | Unknown comsat |
| Romania | 3650 cover (Mi4653 cover) | (Blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1991 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Romania | 3929 (BL290) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1994 | Unknown comsat |
| Romania | 3929 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2004 | Unknown comsat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| San Marino | 1869 (BL?) | SS1 | 2012 | Unknown/fantasy comsat, but design is similar to Magellan |
| San Marino | 1869 fdc | SS1 and cancel on FDC | ||
| Sierra Leone | 4338 (Mi8462) | From MS6 (4338a (6x 4338)) | 2017 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Slovenia | 149 (Mi34) | 1992 | Unknown/fantasy (with single large antenna) | |
| Slovenia | 149 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Spain | 2710 (Mi3114) | 1993 | Fantasy comsat | |
| Spain | 2710 fdc | Stamp and cancel (design like stamp) and (FNMT) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Spain | 2710 maxi | Stamp (only) on maxicard | ||
| Spain | 2710 folder | Folder | ||
| Spain | 3461 (Mi4179) | 2006 | Fantasy/unknown comsat | |
| Spain | 3461 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3461 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3461 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Sudan | Unknown1 (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown comsat | |
| Sudan | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Sudan | Unknown3 (Mi?) | |||
| Surinam | 1196 (Mi1709) | 1999 | Unkown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) | |
| Surinam | 1197 (Mi1710) | |||
| Tajikistan | 172 (BL22) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Tajikistan | 179 (BL27) i179 | SS1 + 2 labels Imperforate | 2001 | Unknown comsat |
| Tajikistan | 287b (Mi?) | One of MS2 (287 (a-b + label) | 2006 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Tajikistan | 407 (BL68) | SS1 + 2 labels, 179 overprinted in red | 2013 | Unknown comsat |
| Tajikistan | 408 (BL69) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 172 overprinted in red | 2013 | Unknown/fantasy comsat |
| Thailand | 2855 (Mi?) | 2015 | Unknown/fantasy comsat | |
| Turkey | None | Postal card | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy comsat (with single large antenna) |
| United States | None | (Goldstone black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1979 | Fantasy comsat |
| United States | CP537J page2 | Page 2 of (USPS) commemorative panel (3191), also page1 | 2000 | Unknown comsat |
| Vietnam | 3532 (Mi3696) i3532 | Imperforate | 2015 | Unknown/generic comsat |
| Vietnam | 3532 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Vietnam | 3532 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Vietnam | 3531-3534 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi892 | 1970 | Unknown/fantasy comsat; see also Chad 264-267+C130-C131 | |
| RCC (Regional Communications Commonwealth) logo with three-axis-stabilized12 | ||||
| Armenia | 876 (Mi?) | SS1 | 2011 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Belarus | 974 (Mi1103) | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) | |
| Belarus | 974 fdc | Stamp and cancel (design like stamp) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Kazakhstan | 769 (Mi929) | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 287 (Mi?) | 2006 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 (Mi675) | From MS6 (386a (6x 386)) | 2011 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 386 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Moldova | 777 (Mi882) | From MS10 (777a (10x 777)) | 2014 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Russia | 7008 (Mi1387) | 2011 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) | |
| Russia | 7472 (Mi?) | From MS15 (7472a (15x 7472)) | 2013 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Russia | 7472 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7472a fdc | MS15 and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7714 (Mi2296) | 2016 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) | |
| Tajikistan | 179 (BL27) i179 | SS1 + 2 labels Imperforate | 2001 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Tajikistan | 378 (BL63) i378 | SS1 (Mi584) Imperforate SS1 | 2011 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Tajikistan | 407 (BL68) | SS1 + 2 labels, 179 overprinted in red | 2013 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Uzbekistan | 243 (BL29) | On stamp of SS1 | 2001 | Unknown/generic comsat (in RCC logo) |
| Interkosmos-like design | ||||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C51 fdc (Mi129A fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1978 | Fantasy (with some rough similarities to the IK-1 series2) |
| 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) | ||
| 7th WTD5: An unknown/fantasy-design satellite | ||||
| Italy | None | Cancel | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy, somewhat like Symphonie |
| Italy | None | Cancel (different) | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy, somewhat like Symphonie |
| Yugoslavia | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1975 | 7th WTD5: unknown/fantasy, somewhat like Symphonie |
| Fantasy/unknown paddlewheel-design satellites | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423 (Mi1652) | 1966 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design Soviet lunar satellite. The stamp text, "far side of the Moon (1959-1965)", likely refers to Luna-3 (which photographed the far side of the Moon in 1959) and Zond-3 (which took photos of the far side of the Moon in 1965) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 45192 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Image of unknown origin overprinted on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1970 | Unknown/fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| Korea (South) | 1977d (Mi2150) | One stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1977 (a-f)) (BL691, Mi2147-2152), also detail from stamp | 2001 | Unknown/fantasy paddlewheel-design |
| Other/various: Unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites | ||||
| Ascension Island | 151 (Mi151) | 1971 | Fantasy space station and satellites | |
| Austria | KM3101 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin) | 2003 | Unknown, symbolic scanning of town of Hall (possibly Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), on obverse) |
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Fantasy lunar satellite |
| Bolivia | BL197 (Mi1120C) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1992 | Unknown, design similar to Transit-1B |
| Burundi | 758e (Mi1852) | From MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | "Télescope spatial", design somewhat like JWST |
| Burundi | 758i (Mi1856) | "Solar sonde will take closeup images of the Sun's surface. Launch date spring, 2007" (in French text) | ||
| Cape Verde | Unknown (Mi?) | 2016 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A) iC279 (BL201B) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi867A) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi867B) | 1982 | Unknown (in middle-right of stamp); unknown, with solar panel arrangement like JERS (in right margin) |
| Chad | 514 (Mi1048A) i514 (Mi1048B) | Imperforate | 1984 | Unknown, design similar to Symphonie but rounded body |
| Chad | 514b (BL219A) i514b (BL219B) | SS1 (514) Imperforate SS1 (i514) | ||
| Chad | 515a (Mi1044A-1049A) i515a (Mi1044B-1049B) | On one of MS6 (510-515) On one of imperforate MS6 (i510-i515) | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | Unknown design (but "Globalstar-11/16" supposedly in launch configuration) |
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL732) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Unknown/fantasy |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 200? | Unknown (with body and solar panels like HST) |
| Comoro Islands | 790b (BL373A) i790b (BL373B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (790) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i790) | 1992 | Unknown/fantasy ("Spacecraft for sample collection from a cometary nucleus", in French text) |
| Costa Rica | C324 (Mi591) | 1961 | Fantasy depiction (not "Communications satellite 'Courier-1B'" as in Spanish text) | |
| Costa Rica | C322+C324 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (K Print cachet) | ||
| Costa Rica | C324-C325 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Asociación Filatélica de Costa Rica cachet), also back | ||
| Costa Rica | C338 (Mi605) | C324 overprinted in red | 1962 | Fantasy depiction (not "Communications satellite 'Courier-1B'" as in Spanish text) |
| Costa Rica | C338 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Asociación Filatélica de Costa Rica cachet) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1110 (Mi1334) | 1962 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171 (Mi1398) | 1963 | Fantasy depiction of rocket to and returning from the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1171-1173 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291 (Mi1517) | 1965 | Unknown/fantasy spacecraft to the Moon | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1291-1292+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1291+1293+1295 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1426 (Mi1655) | 1966 | Fantasy | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A (Mi2037) | 1971 | Fantasy; (different) fantasy (in FDC cachet) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1720A card | Stamp on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2504-2505 fdc (Mi2759-2760 fdc) | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | 1984 | Unknown/fantasy, other than Salyut (on left stamp) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2507 fdc (Mi2762 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel (different) and cachet on FDC | Unknowns (on cancel and cachet), (possible) recoverable portion of IK-6 (on stamp) | |
| France | 2538 maxi | Cachet on maxicard, also back | 1996 | Unknown/fantasy |
| France | 2538 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 3358 fdc (Mi4323 fdc) | (Numismatique française) cachet on FDC | 2007 | (small) unknown/fantasy |
| Germany (West) | 1404 (Mi1187) | 1983 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (FIDACOS cachet) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 sc | Souvenir card, also back | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 1986 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1990 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1994 | Unknown |
| Greenland | None | QSL card | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Guinea Republic | 677 (BL36) | On stamps of MS4 (4x 677a) | 1974 | (two) Unknown(s) |
| Hungary | 3286-3287 fdc (Mi4133-4134 fdc) i3286-i3287 fdc | Cachet on FDC Cachet on imperforate-stamped FDC | 1987 | Unknown/fantasy (at lower-right); design similar to EXOSAT |
| Ingushetia | Local1 | Overprint on Russia 45173 (Mi4494), also overprint template | 1996 | |
| Ingushetia | Local2 | Overprint on Russia 45203 (Mi4497), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local3 | Overprint on Russia 57233 (Mi5894), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local4 | Overprint on Russia 5984 (Mi6177), also overprint template | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc1 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc2 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC (different) | ||
| Ingushetia | Local fdc3 | Overprints on strip of 5 local post FDC (different) | ||
| Italy | 1189 fdc1 (Mi1492 fdc1) | (Roma) cachet on FDC (Udine cancel) | 1975 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Italy | 1189 fdc2 (Mi1492 fdc2) | (Roma) cachet on FDC (Roma cancel) | ||
| Korea (North) | 2912b (Mi3108) | One of MS4 (2912 (a-d)) (BL255) | 1990 | Unknown (but like much-later GP-B) |
| Liberia | 848 (BL93) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1979 | Fantasy |
| 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" | ||
| Micronesia | 296 (BL41) | On stamp of SS1 | 1998 | Fantasy |
| Mongolia | 364 (Mi368) | 1964 | Unknown/fantasy (but "Cosmos" in text) | |
| Mongolia | BL81 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1982 | (poorly-depicted) Viking orbiter |
| Mongolia | BL_C89 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, BL81 overprinted | 1982 | (poorly-depicted) Viking orbiter |
| Mordovia | Local_b | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1996 | Fantasy Mars lander |
| Niger | C186 (Mi330) | 1972 | Fantasy (large antenna) | |
| Poland | None | Cachet on postal card | 2003 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1972 | unknown (upper satellite), Venera-4/8 type (lower satellite) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 (Mi4108) | Also right and left details | 1973 | Unknown (at right), IK-3/5 type (at left in stamp and in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4070 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet, and signature) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1982 | fantasy (upper-left) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown h (Mi?) Unknown ih | One of MS9 (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 (a-i)) | 2005 | Unknown on Lavochkin Navigator satellite platform |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (black cancel) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (red cancel) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown g+h+i fdc Unknown ig+ih+ii fdc | One of three stamps on FDC One of three imperforate stamps 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) |
| St. Vincent | i2792c proof | One of imperforate proof MS6 (i2792 proof (a-f)) | ||
| St. Vincent | i2792 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | ||
| New Zealand | None | Cachet on cover | 1966 | Fantasy |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | Fantasy (but "AMOS-4" in text) |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | Fantasy (but "TurkSat-3uSat" in text) | |
| Tunisia | 744 (Mi957) | 1979 | Fantasy (attributed to artistic license) | |
| Tunisia | 744 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 947 (BL27) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2007 | (Two different) unknown(s) |
| United Nations | 947a (BL27I) | In (right) margin of SS1, overprinted | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Cancel | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 411+cancel (BL21+cancel) | Cancel (on 411) | 2007 | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1759 fdc (Mi1356 fdc) | (FMF) cachet on FDC, also detail (reproduction of Czechoslovakia 1426) | 1978 | 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 | Fantasy |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J (Mi332A) iC29J (Mi332B) | C29E overprinted in black iC29E overprinted in black | 1964 | Fantasy |
| 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 | Fantasy |
| Yugoslavia | 809 (Mi1157) i809 | Imperforate | 1966 | Unknown/fantasy |
| Zaire | 1142 (Mi849) | 1984 | Unknown/fantasy | |
| Zaire | 1142 essay | Photo-essay | ||
| Unknown-identity or fantasy-design instruments, not associated with any known satellite | ||||
| Togo | 1363 (Mi1946) i1363 | Imperforate | 1986 | Fantasy space telescope |
| MCIM1 [canceled] | ||||
| Central African Republic | 782 (Mi1190) i782 | Imperforate | 1985 | MCIM1 |
| 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 | MCIM1 | |
| 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 | MCIM1 (at left) |
| Guinea Republic | BL219 | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1113) | ||
| CNSR9 [canceled] | ||||
| Guinea Republic | B39a (BL328, Mi1250) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (B39) | 1989 | "CNSR"9 |
| Marsnet8 [canceled] | ||||
| 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"8 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 | ||
| GRASP11 [canceled] | ||||
| Guinea Republic | B43a (BL332, Mi1254) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (B43) | 1989 | "Télescope GRASP"11 |
| AGORA13 [canceled] | ||||
| Central African Republic | 848a (BL412) i848a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (848) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i848) | 1987 | "Sonde AGORA"13 |
| Multi-Scout Mars Lander? [canceled] | ||||
| Guinea Republic | 2224 (Mi4054) | 2003 | "Multi-Scout Mars Lander" | |
| Guinea Republic | 2224a (BL818) i2224a | On stamp of SS1 (2224) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i2224) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2224a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2224b (Mi4054) i2224b | MS4 (4x 2224) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2224) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2224b fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| General reference to communications satellites | ||||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2018 | "satellites de télécommunications" |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Sweden | 1893c (Mi1663-1665) | Full booklet | 1991 | "Tele-satellites link tele- and data communication networks between and within continents and make the distribution of radio and TV over great distances possible" |
1MCIM: Multiple Comet Intercept Mission satellite, a mission that was canceled. See https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19760028353
2The IK-1 series includes IK-1, 4, 7, 11, 14, and 16, all of which have a ds-u3-ik bus, as noted on the IK-series reference images page.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
4Not Vanguard-2; rather, according to the Michel catalog, East Germany 370 shows "Künstlicher Erdsatellit Sputnik I, Teil der Erdkugel, Mond" which translates to "Artificial Earth satellite Sputnik I, part of the Earth, Moon". Note that this stamp was issued 1957-11-07 which is before any Vanguard satellite was launched.
5The World Telecommunications Day (WTD) commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1865. It has been celebrated each year on 17 May since 1969. In 1975, a unknown-identity/fantasy-design satellite appeared on several 7th WTD postal items.
6Three-axis stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation without any rotation. This design is now common for communications satellites, often with large solar panels on each side of the spacecraft.
7Spin-stabilization is a method of spacecraft attitude control in which the usually cylindrical spacecraft is held fixed in the desired orientation using rotation. This design was common for communications satellites, with solar cells around the perimeter of the cylinder.
8Marsnet: A Mars-orbiting communications and navigation satellite constellation, a mission that was canceled.
9CNSR: Comet Nucleus Sample Return satellite, a mission that was canceled. See http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1987LPI....18...11A
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11GRASP: Gamma-Ray Astronomy with Spectroscopy and Positioning satellite, a mission that was canceled.
12RCC: Regional Communications Commonwealth / Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC), established in 1991. The RCC logo has an unknown/generic communications satellite in the upper-right.
13AGORA: Affordable and Guaranteed Offers for Rural Areas (satellite planned by the French CNES, but canceled)
14The Multi-Scout Mars Lander was an early concept under consideration by NASA to be the first Scout mission in 2007.
This is a place for philatelic items of interest that otherwise are of Unknown-identity, Fantasy-design, or Canceled satellites on satellite launch covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown-identity, Fantasy-design, or Canceled satellites | ||||
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Ranger-8 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1966-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on ESSA-1 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1968-? | Cape Canaveral FL? | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on unknown launch cover | Unknown |
| United States | 1970-03-31 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol) cachet on Explorer-1 re-entry cover, also detail | Unknown/fantasy cylindrical spin-stabilized |
| United States | 1970-12-10 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol) cachet on Kosmos-248 event cover, also detail | Unknown/fantasy cylindrical spin-stabilized |
| United States | 1972-04-16 | Fairbanks AK | Meter on Apollo-16 launch cover (ESRO return address and typed cachet and signature) | Fantasy-design (in lower left of meter) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-29 | Moscow International PO | (W. Anklam) cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy |
| United States | 1974-12-05 | Fairbanks AK | (Red) cancel on HEOS-1 anniversary cover | Fantasy |
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (ESA / KPS ?) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | Unknown, Marsnet8 [canceled] |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on SPOT-3 and OSCAR-25/28 and Stella and Healthsat-2 launch cover | Unknown three-axis stabilized comsat |
| French Guiana | 2000-11-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on Anik-F1 launch cover | Unknown/fantasy, but design similar to Tsikada |
| French Guiana | 2001-01-10 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on Turksat-2A launch cover | Unknown comsat |
