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This page contains philatelic information on Arabsat (ARABian SATellite) series. 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.
Some of the Arabsat series are also named Badr.
| 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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| Arabsat (Saudi Arabia) | Arabsat (Saudi Arabia) | Arabsat (Saudi Arabia) |
| Arabsat (on other than Arabsat launch covers) |
Below is a list of Arabsat-series 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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| Arabsat (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 900a (BL451A) i900a (BL451B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (900) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i900) | 1988 | Arabsat-1 |
| Central African Republic | 912b (BL457A) i912b (BL457B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (912) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i912) | 1989 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| Comoro Islands | 649a (BL248) i649a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (649) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i649) | 1988 | Arabsat-1 |
| Comoro Islands | 701 (BL301) i701 (BL301B) | SS1, golf foil Imperforate SS1, golf foil | 1989 | Arabsat-1 |
| Congo (Republic) | 1030a (BL117A) i1030a (BL117B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1030) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1030) | 1993 | "Arabsat" |
| Djibouti | C217 (Mi456A) iC217 (Mi456B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| Djibouti | C217 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | C217 ds | Deluxe sheet (C217) | ||
| Djibouti | C217a (BL119A) iC217a (BL119B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Egypt | 2211 (Mi?) | 2019 | Arabsat-4 series (except missing detail in the body of the satellite) | |
| Egypt | 2211 fdc | Stamp and (African Space Agency) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale cachet) | 1984 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel (same, except for year) | 1985 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1985 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1985 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Aérospatiale Philatélie Aquitane/SEP Philatélie le Haillan) cachet on cover | 1985 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| France | None | (Purple printed) cachet on cover | 1987 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale cachet) | 1987 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | 2109 maxi (Mi2667 maxi) | Cachet (only) on maxicard | 1988 | Arabsat-1 |
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2015 | "Arabsat-6B" launch (also launch date) |
| Gabon | 514 (Mi831) | 1982 | Arabsat-1 (in center) | |
| Gabon | 514 proof | Signed proof | ||
| Great Britain | 1871-1874 fdc (Mi1823-1826_fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1999 | Arabsat-1 (but missing its two antennas) depicted in front of a possible large ground-based communications antenna |
| Guinea Republic | 1105a (BL323A) i1105a (BL323B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1105) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1105) | 1988 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| Guinea Republic | BL700A BL700B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2002 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| Guinea Republic | 2252 (BL837) i2252 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Arabsat-3A" (but Skynet-4 depicted) |
| Jordan | 1258 (Mi1332) | 1986 | "Arabsat-1" | |
| Jordan | 1259 (Mi1333) | |||
| Lebanon | 495 (Mi1333) | 1988 | Arabsat-1 | |
| Libya | 1492 (BL132) i1492 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1994 | Arabsat-1 |
| Malagasy (DR) | 802 (Mi1068A) i802 (Mi1068B) | Imperforate | 1987 | Arabsat-1 |
| Malagasy (DR) | 802a (BL53A) i802a (BL53B) | On stamp of SS1 (802) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i802) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 804b (Mi1065A-1070A) i804b (Mi1065B-1070B) | On one of MS6 (799-804) On one of imperforate MS6 (i799-i804) | ||
| Madgascar | 1415e (Mi none) i1415e | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | Arabsat-2 |
| Madgascar | 1415ef (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415e) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Madgascar | 1527 (BL309) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2000 | Arabsat-2 |
| Mali | 1076 (Mi2485-2488) i1076 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (1076 (a-d)) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1076 (a-d)) | 2000 | Arabsat-2C / Panamsat-5 (same design as AsiaSat-3/3S) |
| Morocco | 923 (Mi1408) | 2002 | (possible) Arabsat-3A | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown5 iss (BL none) | In (upper) margin of one of (nine) imperforate SS1(s) [known illegal issue] | 2005 | Arabsat-2/3A type (not "Eurasiasat", as in text) |
| Saudi Arabia | 924 (Mi797) | 1985 | Arabsat-1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 924 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 1049 (Mi880) | 1987 | Arabsat-1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1049-1050 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 298 fdc (BL9 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1991 | "Arabsat"-1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 215 (Mi203) | 1986 | Arabsat-1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 216 (Mi204) | |||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 442 (Mi813) | 1986 | 1st anniv. Arabsat-1 launch | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 443 (Mi814) | |||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 443a (BL240) | SS1 (443) | ||
Below is a list of Arabsat-series 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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| Arabsat (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| 1985-02-08: Arabsat-1A (and Brasilsat-A1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1985-02-08 | Kourou | (Club philatélique ESA-Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-02-08 | Kourou | (Club philatélique ESA-Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-02-08 | Kourou | (Club philatélique ESA-Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-02-08 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-02-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| France | 1985-02-09 | Paris | (Club philatélique ESA-Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1A launch |
| 1985-06-17: Arabsat-1B (and Morelos-1 and Telstar-3D and SPARTAN-101 deployed by STS-25 (51G)) | ||||
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.101) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Purple and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed STS-41C launch |
| United States | 1985-06-17 1985-11-27 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Cyan and black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (AT&T) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.102) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
| United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
| United States | 1985-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.103) cachet on cover | "SPARTAN-1 astronomy platform" |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.104) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| 1992-02-26: Arabsat-1C (and SuperBird-B1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on cover, also back | Arabsat-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (and signature) on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| France Guiana | 1992-02-26 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| France | 1992-02-27 | Paris | (Lollini black and blue printed) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| France | 1992-02-27 | Paris | (Lollini black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet (same except black only) on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| France | 1992-02-27 | Nice | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| Gabon | 1992-02-27 | Libreville | (Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1C launch |
| 1996-07-09: Arabsat-2A (and Turksat-1C) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-07-09 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Arabsat-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-07-09 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-07-09 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Arabsat-2A launch |
| 1996-11-13: Arabsat-2B (and Measat-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-11-13 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Arabsat-2B launch |
| Gabon | 1996-11-13 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-2B launch |
| 1997-08-28: Arabsat-2C / Panamsat-5 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 1997-08-28 | Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also back | Arabsat-2C (Panamsat-5) launch |
| 1999-02-26: Arabsat-3A (and Skynet-4E) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES)2 cachet on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES)2 cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES)2 cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 1999-02-26 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| Gabon | 1999-02-27 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-3A launch |
| 2006-02-28: Arabsat-4A [partial failure] | ||||
| Russia | 2006-03-01 | Baikonur | (Three different) cancels on cover | Arabsat-4A launch [partial failure] |
| 2006-11-08: Arabsat-4B | ||||
| Russia | 2006-11-08 | Baikonur | (Three different) cancels on cover | Arabsat-4B launch |
| 2008-07-07: Arabsat-4AR (and Intelsat-25) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2008-07-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Arabsat-4AR launch |
| 2010-06-26: Arabsat-5A (and Geo-Kompsat-1 / COMS) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2010-06-26 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover, also back | Arabsat-5A launch |
| French Guiana | 2010-06-26 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-5A launch |
| French Guiana | 2010-06-26 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different, and signature) on cover | Arabsat-5A launch |
| France | 2010-06-27 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-5A launch |
| 2011-09-21: Arabsat-5C (and SES-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2011-09-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover, also back | Arabsat-5C launch |
| French Guiana | 2011-09-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-5C launch |
| 2019-04-11: Arabsat-6A | ||||
| United States | 2019-04-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6A launch |
| United States | 2019-04-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-6A launch |
| United States | 2019-04-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6A launch |
| United States | 2019-04-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet (different) on cover | Arabsat-6A launch |
| 2015-11-10: Arabsat-6B (and GSat-15) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-11-10 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6B launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-11-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6B launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-11-10 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) private post stamp and (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6B launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-11-10 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | Arabsat-6B launch |
| Arabsat (on other than Arabsat launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1984-11-09 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Marecs-2 and Spacenet-2 launch cover, also back | Arabsat-1 |
| United States | 2022-05-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) back of Starlink-v1.5_G4-18-1/53 launch cover, also front | "Arabsat-6A" |
| United States | 2022-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on CSG-2 launch cover | "Arabsat-6A" |
1There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B! See Boeing's Telstar-3 - AT&T's Advanced New Communications Satellite.
2From a packet of three covers for the Ariane V116 launch.
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