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This page contains philatelic information on ANS and ISO (and other non-USA astronomical/telescope satellites). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
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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| ANS (Netherlands) | ANS (Netherlands) | ANS (Netherlands) |
| COS-B (ESA) | COS-B (ESA) | COS-B (ESA) |
| EXOSAT (ESA) | EXOSAT (ESA) | EXOSAT (ESA) |
| EXOSAT (on other than EXOSAT launch covers) | ||
| ISO (ESA) | ISO (ESA) | ISO (ESA) |
| HIPPARCOS (ESA) | HIPPARCOS (ESA) | HIPPARCOS (ESA) |
| HIPPARCOS (on other than HIPPARCOS launch covers) | ||
| Rosat (Germany) | Rosat (Germany) | Rosat (Germany) |
| Astron / Granat (Russia/USSR) | Astron / Granat (Russia/USSR) | Astron / Granat (Russia/USSR) |
| Spektr (Russia) | Spektr (Russia) | Spektr (Russia) |
| INTEGRAL (ESA) | INTEGRAL (ESA) | INTEGRAL (ESA) |
| GAIA (ESA) | GAIA (ESA) | GAIA (ESA) |
| CHEOPS (Europe-Switzerland) | CHEOPS (Europe-Switzerland) | CHEOPS (Europe-Switzerland) |
| Euclid (ESA) | Euclid (ESA) | Euclid (ESA) |
| SVOM (France-China/PR) | SVOM (France-China/PR) | SVOM (France-China/PR) |
Below is a list of ANS and ISO (and other non-USA astronomical/telescope satellite) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANS (Netherlands) | ||||
| Netherlands | 1040b+tab (Mi1741+tab) | From MS10 (1040 (a-j)) (Mi1740-1749) | 1999 | "Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet" |
| Netherlands | 1040b maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Netherlands | 1040a-f fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | 1395 cover (Mi1832 cover) | (Black printed) cachet on cover; also annotated with satellites numbered | 1973 | [#17] ANS |
| COS-B (ESA) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| EXOSAT (ESA) | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361e (Mi3191A) i2361e (Mi3191B) | One of MS6 (2361 (a-f)) (Mi3187-3192) One of imperforate MS6 (i2361 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361e essay | One of imperforate MS6 (2361 essay (a-f)) | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361 essay fdc | MS4 essay on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "EXOSAT" |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown c proof Unknown ic proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | One of signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 850 (BL470A) i850 (BL470B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1987 | EXOSAT (not "HIPPARCOS", as in text) |
| Gambia | 2268e (Mi3702) | From MS6 (2268 (a-f)) (Mi3698-3703) | 2000 | "EXOSAT" |
| Gambia | 2268e essay | From MS6 (2268 imperforate essay (a-f)) | ||
| Gambia | 2268 essay fdc | MS6 (2268 imperforate essay) on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Bd (BL176A) i413Bd (BL176B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (413B) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413B) | 1981 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bd fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard | 1983 | "EXOSAT" |
| Madagascar | 1536b (Mi2474) i1536b | One of MS6 (1536 (a-f)) (Mi2473-2478) One of imperforate MS6 (i1536 (a-f)) | 2000 | "EXOSAT" |
| Madagascar | 1536 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "EXOSAT" (and launch date) |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims (Mi?) | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2006 | |
| Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | Also "EXOSAT" logo |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "EXOSAT" (in text only) |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 298 fdc (BL9 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1981 | "EXOSAT" |
| ISO (ESA) | ||||
| Djibouti | C180a (BL79) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C180) | 1983 | |
| Central African Republic | 850 (BL470A) i850 (BL470B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1987 | "ISO" |
| Comoro Islands | 792 (Mi998A) i792 (Mi998B) | More perforations than MS6 or SS1, and no inscriptions at bottom | 1992 | "ISO" |
| Comoro Islands | 792_from_ms6 (Mi998A) i792_from_ms6 (Mi998B) | One of MS6 (795a (790-795)) (Mi996A-1001A) One of imperforate MS6 (i795a (i790-i795)) (Mi996B-1001B) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 792b (BL375A) i792b (BL375B) | On stamp of SS1 (792) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i792) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 944 (Mi1746-1748) i944 | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (944 (a-c)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (i944 (a-c)) | 1999 | "Satellite I.S.O." |
| Great Britain | 1376 fdc (Mi1339 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | 1991 | "Infrared Space Observatory" (ISO) |
| HIPPARCOS (ESA) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 850 (BL470A) i850 (BL470B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1987 | "HIPPARCOS" (but EXOSAT depicted) |
| Chuvashia | Local_c | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | |
| Chuvashia | Local_ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | 936 (Mi1726-1738) i936 | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (936 (a-c)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (i936 (a-c)) | 1999 | "HIPPARCOS" |
| Djibouti | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "HIPPARCOS" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS9 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 on FDC Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 2239 (BL405) | On stamp of SS1 | 2000 | "HIPPARCOS" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1048 (Mi1348A) i1048 (Mi1348B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | 1992 | "HIPPARCOS" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1048b (BL179A) i1048b (BL179B) | On stamp of SS1 (1048) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1048) | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Djibouti MS9) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "HIPPARCOS" (on stamp 'd' in cachet) |
| Rosat (Germany) | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2243d (Mi2925) i2243d | One of MS6 (2243 (a-f)) (Mi2922-2927) One of imperforate MS6 (i2243 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Rosat" |
| Barbuda | 1790d (Mi?) | One of MS6 (1790 (a-f)), Antigua and Barbuda 2243d overprinted | 2000 | "Rosat" |
| Gambia | 2268b (Mi3699) | From MS6 (2268 (a-f)) (Mi3698-3703) | 2000 | "Rosat" |
| Gambia | 2268b essay | From MS6 (2268 imperforate essay (a-f)) | ||
| Gambia | 2268 essay fdc | MS6 (2268 imperforate essay) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (purple printed) cachet on cover | 1988 | "Rosat" |
| Germany (West) | 1170 card | (Pictorial) cancel (not launch date) and (multi-color printed) cachet on card | 1990 | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1990 | "Rosat" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1990 | "Rosat" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 1990 | "Rosat" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 1990 | not "Rosat launch" (as in text) |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Archiv der Astronomie - und Raumfahrt-Philatelie III) cachet on cover (different) | 1990 | "Rosat" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1990 | "Rosat" |
| Germany | None | (Red pictorial) meter on cover | 1991 | "Rosat" |
| Germany | 1991 cover1 (Mi1973 cover1) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1998 | "Rosat" |
| Germany | 1991 cover2 (Mi1973 cover2) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1998 | "Rosat" |
| Germany | 1991 cover3 (Mi1973 cover3) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1998 | "Rosat" |
| Germany | None | (Red and black) cachets on cover | 1998 | "Rosat" |
| United States | None | (Brown and blue printed and blue rubber-stamp mission patch) cachets on cover | 1994 | "Rosat" |
| Astron / Granat (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Comoro Islands | 741a (BL330) i741a | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (741) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i741) | 1990 | "Télescope 'Granat'" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Astron" |
| Hungary | 2976 (Mi3809A) i2976 (Mi3809B) | Imperforate | 1986 | "Asztron" (Astron) |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2013 | "Granat" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] | "Astron" | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Printed stamp and (pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope | 1989 | "Granat" |
| Spektr (Russia) | ||||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Spektr-R" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | "Radioastron" | |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] | "Spektr-RG" | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 2015 | Spektr-R |
| Russia | 8170b (Mi2876) | One of MS3 (8170 (a-c)) (BL302, Mi2875-2877) | 2020 | "Spektr-RG" |
| INTEGRAL (ESA) | ||||
| Comoro Islands | 795b (BL378) i795b | In (left) margin of SS1 (795) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i795) | 1992 | "INTEGRAL" |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "INTEGRAL" mission |
| Guinea Republic | BL1377A BL1377B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi5042) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | 5th anniv. "INTEGRAL" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5842A Mi5842B | One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi5838A-5843A) One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (Mi5838B-5843B) | 2008 | "INTEGRAL" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5838A-5843A_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| GAIA (ESA) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "GAIA" (also launch date in text) |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown c proof Unknown ic proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2018 | "GAIA" launch and logo |
| Central African Republic | Mi7360 | One of MS4 (Mi7360-7363) | 2017 | "GAIA" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On stamp and label from MS2 (2x single) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "GAIA" |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss (BL none) | Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2013 | "GAIA" |
| France | None2+label2 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None3+label3 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None3b+label5 | On label (same) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None4+label4 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None5+label5 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| Germany | 3006 (Mi3347) | 2017 | "GAIA" | |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2017 | "GAIA" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2017 | "GAIA" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5839A Mi5839B | One of MS6 (Mi5838A-5843A) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi5838B-5843B) | 2008 | "GAIA" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5838A-5843A_ms6 fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1959 (Mi2033) | One of MS6 (1960a (1955-1960)) (Mi2029-2034), or from MS10 (1959b (10x 1959)) | 2016 | (Also on the cover and page1 of the Presentation Pack) |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1955-1960 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1960a fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1961 (BL141) | In (left) margin of SS1 | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1961 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1961a (BL141_I) | In (left) margin of SS1, overprinted | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1961a fdc | SS1, overprinted, on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1955-1960 pack | Presentation pack and detail, also back and page1 with page1 detail and page2 | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "GAIA" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | ||
| CHEOPS (Europe-Switzerland) | ||||
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2018 | "CHEOPS" |
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage | 2020 | "CHEOPS" |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "CHEOPS" |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Euclid (ESA) | ||||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Euclid" |
| Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| SVOM (France-China/PR) | ||||
| Malawi | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "SVOM" |
| Malawi | Unknown ia proof | One of imperforate proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Malawi | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Malawi | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Malawi | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Below is a list of ANS and ISO (and other non-USA astronomical/telescope satellite) launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| 1974-08-30: ANS (Netherlands) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1974-08-30 | Darmstadt | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | ANS launch (but OAO-1 depicted) |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Fairbanks? AK | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (KSC/WLOD black rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau?/Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ANS launch (but ESRO-2A1 depicted) |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau?/Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ANS launch (but ESRO-2A1 depicted) |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| United States | 1974-08-30 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Polar Covers) cachet on cover | ANS launch |
| COS-B (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1973-10-13 | Sioux City IA | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | Stratospheric balloon mission to test the gamma ray detector for the COS-B satellite |
| 1975-08-08: COS-B (ESA) | ||||
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Lompoc CA | (KSC-WLOD black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy? green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Fairbanks AK | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| Belgium | 1975-08-09 | Libin | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| Germany (West) | 1975-08-09 | Darmstadt | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| Germany (West) | 1975-08-09 | Ottobrunn | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | COS-B launch |
| United States | 1975-08-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on aerogramme | COS-B launch |
| 1983-05-26: EXOSAT (ESA) | ||||
| United States | 1983-05-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | EXOSAT launch |
| United States | 1983-05-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | EXOSAT launch |
| United States | 1983-05-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage green and blue) cachet on cover | EXOSAT launch |
| United States | 1983-05-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage purple and blue) cachet on cover | EXOSAT launch |
| United States | 1983-05-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin purple rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | EXOSAT launch |
| EXOSAT (on other than EXOSAT launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (ESA / KPS ?) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | EXOSAT |
| 1995-11-17: ISO (ESA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1995-11-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ISO launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-11-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | ISO launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-11-16 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | ISO launch |
| Gabon | 1995-11-17 | Libreville | (Lollini and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | ISO launch |
| 1989-08-08: HIPPARCOS (ESA) (and TV-Sat-2)2 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Green printed) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Green printed and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Cyan and orange printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (MBB) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| French Guiana Germany (West) | 1989-08-08 1989-08-08 | Kourou Wessling, Oberbay | (CPK?) cachet on postcard | HIPPARCOS launch |
| France | 1989-08-09 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| Germany (West) | 1989-08-09 | Darmstadt | (ESOC) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| Germany (West) | 1989-08-09 | Bremen | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| Netherlands | 1989-08-09 | Noordwijk | (Estec Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | HIPPARCOS launch |
| HIPPARCOS (on other than HIPPARCOS launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-10-22 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Intelsat-701 launch cover | "Satellite HIPPARCOS" |
| 1990-06-01: Rosat (Germany) | ||||
| Germany | 1990-06-01 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Pictorial) cancel and (mission patch purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| Germany | 1990-06-01 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (blank/no cachet) | Rosat launch |
| Germany | 1990-06-01 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Pictorial) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| Germany | 1990-06-01 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Pictorial) cancel and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| Germany | 1990-06-01 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Pictorial) cancel and (black and blue printed) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue mission patch) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan rubber-stamp; design based on Spacecraft Type-C general-purpose cachet and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| Rosat (events) | ||||
| Germany | 1991-03-23 | Munich | (Pictorial) cancel and (red-brown printed) cachet on cover | Single observation phase (in German text) |
| United States | 1996-03-24 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage grey) cachet on cover | Rosat's discovery of "powerful X-rays coming from [the] sunward side of Hyakutake" |
| United States | 1996-03-25 | Socorro NM | (Space Voyage green) cachet on cover | Rosat's discovery of "powerful X-rays coming from [the] sunward side of Hyakutake" |
| Rosat (anniversaries) | ||||
| Germany | 1998-06-01 | Wessling | (Archiv der Astronomie - und Raumfahrt-Philatelie e.V. multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 8th anniv. Rosat launch |
| Astron / Granat (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1983-03-23: Astron-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1989-12-01: Astron-2 / Granat | ||||
| Russia | 1989-12-02 | Baikonur Kosmodrome | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | Granat (Astron-2) launch |
| Spektr (Russia) | ||||
| 2011-07-18: Spektr-R | ||||
| Russia | 2011-07-18 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Spektr-R launch |
| 2019-07-13: Spektr-RG | ||||
| Finland | 2019-07-13 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | Spektr-RG launch |
| 2002-10-17: INTEGRAL (ESA) | ||||
| Netherlands | 2002-10-17 | Noordwijk | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | INTEGRAL launch |
| Russia | 2002-10-17 | Baikonur | (Lollini) cachet on cover | INTEGRAL launch |
| 2013-12-19: GAIA (ESA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2013-12-19 | Kourou | Label (attached to stamp) and (ESA) cachet on cover | GAIA launch |
| Italy | 2013-12-19 | Torino | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GAIA launch |
| 2019-12-18: CHEOPS (Europe-Switzerland) (with CSG-1 and ANGELS and Eye-Sat and OPS-SAT) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2019-12-18 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | CHEOPS launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-12-18 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | CHEOPS launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-12-18 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | CHEOPS launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-12-18 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | CHEOPS launch |
| Gabon | 2019-12-18 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | CHEOPS launch |
| 2023-07-01: Euclid (ESA) | ||||
| United States | 2023-07-01 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (JM) cachet on cover | Euclid launch |
| United States | 2023-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover | Euclid launch |
| United States | 2023-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on cover, also back | Euclid launch |
| 2024-06-21: SVOM (France-China/PR) (with CATCH-1) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2024-06-22 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SVOM launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2024-06-22 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (differenbt) on cover | SVOM launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2024-06-22 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | SVOM launch |
1This Swanson blue rubber-stamp cachet has radial antennas like those on ESRO-2A.
2Image of Ariane-4 1989-08-08 launch of HIPPARCOS and TV-Sat-2
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