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AsiaSat series
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This page contains philatelic information on AsiaSat (ASIA SATellite) series (and other China/PRC communications 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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| AsiaSat (China/PRC) | AsiaSat (China/PRC) | AsiaSat (China/PRC) |
| APStar (China/PRC) | APStar (China/PRC) | APStar (China/PRC) |
| Sinosat (China/PRC) | Sinosat (China/PRC) | Sinosat (China/PRC) |
| ChinaSat/ZX (China/PRC) | ChinaSat/ZX (China/PRC) | ChinaSat/ZX (China/PRC) |
| ChinaSat (on other than ChinaSat launch covers) | ||
| ABS (China/PRC) | ABS (China/PRC) | ABS (China/PRC) |
Below is a list of AsiaSat-series (and other China/PRC communications satellites) 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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| AsiaSat (China/PRC) | ||||
| Armenia | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 2015 | AsiaSat-8 |
| Central African Republic | BL700A BL700B | In (upper) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1995 | "TelecomAsiaSat-4" |
| Central African Republic | BL701A BL701B | In (upper) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | "AsiaSat-3" | |
| China (People's Republic) | 2929-2930 fdc (Mi2976-2977 fdc) | (China National Philatelic Corporation) cachet on cover, also detail and back | 1998 | AsiaSat-2 |
| Guinea Republic | BL844A BL844B | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | Asiasat-2 (not "Sinosat-1A" as in text) |
| Guinea Republic | BL844A fdc BL844B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4088A-4090A_ms3 Mi4088B-4090B_ms3 | In (upper) margin of MS3 (Mi4088A-4090A) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS3 (Mi4088B-4090B) | "Asiasat"-2 (with "Asiasat" in FDC cachet text) | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4088A-4090A_ms3 fdc Mi4088B-4090B_ms3 fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL845A BL845B | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | "AsiaSat-3" |
| Guinea Republic | BL845A fdc BL845B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL846A BL846B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | "AsiaSat-4" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL846B fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL886A BL886B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi4182A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi4182B) | 2005 | AsiaSat-4 (same design as Galaxy-4R/10R/13 and Panamsat-9) |
| Guinea Republic | BL886A-887A fdc BL886B-887B fdc | One of two SS1 on FDC One of two imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL888A BL888B | In (upper) margin of MS2 (Mi4176A-4177A) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi4176B-4177B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1128 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi4614) | 2007 | "AsiaSat-4" |
| Kazakhstan | 769 (Mi929) | 2016 | (possible) AsiaSat-8 | |
| Korea (North) | 3888 (BL430) i3888 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | AsiaSat-2 |
| Korea (North) | 3904 (Mi4207) i3904 | Imperforate | 1999 | AsiaSat-2 |
| Korea (North) | 4038 (Mi4345) i4038 | Imperforate | 2000 | AsiaSat-2 (lower-right) |
| Korea (North) | 4111a (BL483) | On two of three labels from MS6 (4111a (4106-4111 + 3 labels)) | 2001 | AsiaSat-2 |
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc1 (Mi1614 fdc1) | (KPC) cachet on FDC (purple pictorial cancel), also back | 1990 | AsiaSat-2 |
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc2 (Mi1614 fdc2) | (KPC) cachet on FDC (black pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1656 (Mi?) | Also booklet of 4 cover | 1992 | AsiaSat-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 | AsiaSat-3/3S (same design as Panamsat-5 / Arabsat-2C) |
| Mali | 1080 (Mi2498-2501) i1080 | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (1080 (a-d)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1080 (a-d)) | AsiaSat-4 (same design as Galaxy-4R/10R/13 and Panamsat-9) | |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | AsiaSat-4 (same design as Galaxy-4R/10R/13 and Panamsat-9) |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss proof1 | SS1 progressive proof (blue) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss proof2 | SS1 progressive proof (grey) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss proof3 | SS1 progressive proof (magenta) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss proof4 | SS1 progressive proof (yellow) | ||
| Zaire | BL65A BL65B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "AsiaSat-2" |
| Asia-Pacific STAR (APStar) (China/PRC) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | BL891A BL891B | In (upper) margin of MS2 (Mi4182A-4183A) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi4182B-4183B) | 2005 | APStar-5 / Telstar-18 (or the identical ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / Protostar-1 / Intelsat-25) |
| Mongolia | 2165 (BL239) i2165 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1994 | APStar-1; served east Asia including Mongolia as seen in this APStar-1 launch cover |
| Tonga | 1035 (Mi1575) | 2000 | "APStar-1" launch | |
| Tonga | 1036 (Mi1576) | "APStar-1" | ||
| Tonga | 1037a (BL38) | One of MS2 (1026-1037) | ||
| Sinosat (China/PRC) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | BL844A BL844B | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | "Sinosat-1A" (but Asiasat-2 depicted) |
| Guinea Republic | BL844A fdc BL844B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4187A Mi4187B | From SS1 (BL896A), or from MS4 (4x Mi4187A) From imperforate SS1 (BL896B), or from imperforate MS4 (4x Mi4187B) | 2005 | "Sinosat-2" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4187A_ms4+4189A_ms4 fdc Mi4187B_ms4+4189B_ms4 fdc | One of two MS4 on FDC One of two imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL899A BL899B | One of two stamps on MS2 (Mi4186A-4187A) One of two stamps on imperforate MS2 (Mi4186B-4187B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL899A fdc BL899B fdc | MS2 on FDC Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2006 | Sinosat-3 |
| Vietnam | 2938 (Mi3032) | One of MS6 (2939a (2934-2939)) (BL123, Mi3028-3033) | 2000 | Sinosat-2 |
| ChinaSat / ZhongXing (ZX) (China/PRC) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4181A Mi4181B | From MS8 (8x Mi4181A) From imperforate MS8 (8x Mi4181B) | 2005 | "ChinaSat ZX-9" |
| Guinea Republic | BL890A BL890B | One of two stamps on MS2 (Mi4180A-4181A) One of two stamps on imperforate MS2 (Mi4180B-4181B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL885A BL885B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi4181A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi4181B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL884A-885A fdc BL884B-885B fdc | One of two SS1 on FDC One of two imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL891A BL891B | In (upper) margin of MS2 (Mi4182A-4183A) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi4182B-4183B) | 2005 | ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / Protostar-1 / Intelsat-25 (or the identical Telstar-18 / APStar-5) |
| Maldive Islands | 4040b (Mi7349) | One of MS4 (4020 (a-d)) (Mi7348-7351) | 2018 | "ChinaSat-9A" |
| Pakistan | 1148 (Mi1375) | From MS15 (1148a (15x 1148)) | 2011 | (possible) ChinaSat-20 / ZX-20 / ST-1 |
| Pakistan | 1148 fdc1 | Stamp and (Pakistan Post) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Pakistan | 1148 fdc2 | Stamp and (Pakistan Post) cachet on FDC, with extra Pakistan 1150 | ||
| Pakistan | 1148 leaflet | (Pakistan Post) FDC leaflet | ||
| Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS) (China/PRC) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of AsiaSat-series (and other China/PRC communications satellites) 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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| AsiaSat (China/PRC) | ||||
| 1990-04-07: AsiaSat-1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1990-04-07 | ? | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | AsiaSat-1 launch |
| 1995-11-28: AsiaSat-2 (now AMOS-5i) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1995-11-28 | Mian Ning, Sichuan? | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | AsiaSat-2 launch |
| 2014-08-05: AsiaSat-8 (now AMOS-7) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Asia-Pacific STAR (APStar) (China/PRC) | ||||
| 1994-07-21: APStar-1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover, also back | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover, also back | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover, also back | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Black and brown printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-07-21 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-1 launch |
| 1995-01-26: APStar-2 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1995-01-26? | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | APStar-2 launch |
| 2012-03-31: APStar-7 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-03-31 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | APStar-7 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-03-31 | ? | (Bue printed) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-7 launch |
| 2015-10-16: APStar-9 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2015-10-17 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | APStar-9 launch |
| 2018-05-03: APStar-6C | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2018-05-04 | Mian Ning, Sichuan; Sha Ba PO 3 | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | APStar-6C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2018-05-04 | Mian Ning, Sichuan; Sha Ba PO 3 | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | APStar-6C launch |
| 2020-07-09: APStar-6D | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-07-09 | Mian Ning, Sichuan; Sha Ba PO 1 | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | APStar-6D launch |
| APStar-5C / Telstar-18V (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 2018-09-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) pre-launch: "static fire test" |
| 2018-09-10: APStar-5C / Telstar-18V | ||||
| Finland | 2018-09-09 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) launch |
| Finland | 2018-09-09 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) launch |
| United States | 2018-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) launch |
| United States | 2018-09-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) launch |
| United States | 2018-09-10 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | APStar-5C (Telstar-18V) launch |
| Sinosat (China/PRC) | ||||
| 2006-10-29: Sinosat-2 [failed in orbit] | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-10-29 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also back | Sinosat-2 launch [failed in orbit] |
| ChinaSat / ZhongXing (ZX) (China/PRC) | ||||
| 2003-11-15: ChinaSat-20 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2003-11-15 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | ChinaSat-20 launch |
| 2006-09-13: ChinaSat-22A | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-09-13 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also back | ChinaSat-22A launch |
| ChinaSat (on other than ChinaSat launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1971-03-03 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Red printed) cachet on SJ-1 launch cover | "ChinaSat-2" (in text) |
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Blue and red printed) cachet on Geosat-1 launch cover | ChinaSat-5/5R (formerly Spacenet-1/2) |
| Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS) (China/PRC) | ||||
| 2014-02-06: ABS-2 / Koreasat-8 / ST-3 (and Athena-Fidus) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2014-02-06 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | ABS-2 (Koreasat-8) launch |
| 2015-03-02: ABS-3A (and Eutelsat-115-West-B) | ||||
| United States | 2015-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ABS-3A launch |
| 2016-06-15: ABS-2A (and Eutelsat-117-West-B) | ||||
| United States | 2016-06-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ABS-2A launch |
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