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This page contains philatelic information on Canyon-series 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.
Early Canyon series satellites were also called Spook Bird.
| 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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| Canyon (NRO/NSA) | Canyon (NRO/NSA) | Canyon (NRO/NSA) |
Below is a list of Canyon-series satellite 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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| Canyon (NRO/NSA) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of Canyon-series 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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| Canyon (NRO/NSA) | ||||
| 1968-08-06: Canyon-1 [KH8-15 launched separately on same day at Vandenberg AFB, CA] |
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| United States | 1968-08-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson orange and red-brown printed) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-1 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird", also "spy-in-the-sky" on insert) |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson orange and red-brown printed) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-1 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird", also "spy-in-the-sky" on insert) |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson orange and red-brown printed) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Canyon-1 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird", also "spy-in-the-sky" on insert) |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch ("spy in the sky", and "secret Cape shot", and "experimental super secret payload") |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch ("spy in the sky", and "secret Cape shot", and "experimental super secret payload") |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch ("spy-in-sky satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Canyon-1 launch ("secret spy-in-sky satellite") |
| United States | 1968-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | Canyon-1 launch |
| 1969-04-13: Canyon-2 | ||||
| United States | 1969-04-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-2 launch ("spy satellite") |
| 1970-09-01: Canyon-3 | ||||
| United States | 1970-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird 4") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("secret spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch |
| United States | 1970-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Canyon-3 launch ("sky spy" and "spy in the sky rocket") |
| 1971-12-04: Canyon-4 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney orange and purple) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("super spy"; not "MIDAS", as in text); (in the insert text, the following sentence refers to Canyon-3: "The last Atlas-Agena flight in the early warning missile detection satellite program was made on August 31, 1970") |
| United States | 1971-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("super spy"; not "MIDAS", as in text); (in the insert text, the following sentence refers to Canyon-3: "The last Atlas-Agena flight in the early warning missile detection satellite program was made on August 31, 1970") |
| United States | 1971-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1971-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-4 launch [failed] ("secret spy satellite") |
| 1972-12-20: Canyon-5 [KH8-37 launched separately on same day at Vandenberg AFB, CA] |
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| United States | 1972-12-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.43) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 | Canyon-5 launch ("secret program [project] 313" in text; not "SDS", as in text; not "MIDAS" or "SAMOS", as in text) |
| United States | 1972-12-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-5 launch ("program [project] 313" and "super spies" in text; not "MIDAS", as in text) |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover, also insert | Canyon-5 launch ("program [project] 313" and "super spies" in text; not "MIDAS", as in text) |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-5 launch ("spy in the sky" and "Satellite 647") |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney green and magenta) cachet on cover | Canyon-5 launch ("experimental payload") |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney green and magenta) cachet on cover | Canyon-5 launch ("experimental payload") |
| 1975-06-18: Canyon-6 | ||||
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch ("secret payload", "spysat", and "supersecret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.7/75 no.207) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch ("secret payload", "spysat", and "supersecret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch ("supersecret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch ("supersecret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch ("experimental Agena satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch (Vela depicted; "USAF secret satellite") |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney red and purple and black and cyan) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch 10th anniv. Transtage-5 launch |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney red and purple and black and cyan) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch 10th anniv. Transtage-5 launch |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney red and purple and black and cyan) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch 10th anniv. Transtage-5 launch |
| United States | 1975-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney red and purple and black and cyan) cachet on cover | Canyon-6 launch 10th anniv. Transtage-5 launch |
| 1977-05-23: Canyon-7 | ||||
| United States | 1977-05-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Canyon-7 launch ("classified payload" and "spy probe") |
| United States | 1977-05-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Canyon-7 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1977-05-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Canyon-7 launch ("sky spy...satellite") |
| United States | 1977-05-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Canyon-7 launch ("sky spy...satellite") |
| United States | 1977-05-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau? red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Canyon-7 launch ("sky spy...satellite") |
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