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This page contains philatelic information on DSP (Defense Support Program) 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.
| 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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| DSP (USAF) | DSP (USAF) | DSP (USAF) |
| DSP (on other than DSP launch covers) |
Below is a list of DSP 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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| Defense Support Program (DSP) (USAF) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of DSP 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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| Defense Support Program (DSP) (USAF) | ||||
| 1970-11-06: DSP-1 | ||||
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | DSP-1 launch ("Project 647" in text on cover; not "MIDAS-10" as in text on cover; "MIDAS-8" and "MIDAS-9" in text on insert; "Vela", in text on cover and insert); ("first secret Titan-3C") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Satellite Beach FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | DSP-1 launch ("Project 647" in text on cover; not "MIDAS-10" as in text on cover; "MIDAS-8" and "MIDAS-9" in text on insert; "Vela", in text on cover and insert); ("first secret Titan-3C") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.19) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 (partial) | DSP-1 launch ("IMEWS" and "sky spy") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.19) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 (partial) | DSP-1 launch ("IMEWS" and "sky spy") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.19) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 (partial) | DSP-1 launch ("IMEWS" and "sky spy") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson multi-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("sky in the sky satellite") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("spy sat[ellite]") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("spy sat[ellite]") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("secret" and "spy satellite") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("attack spotting satellite") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | DSP-1 launch |
| Australia | 1970-11-07 | Woomera SA | (Multi-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-1 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| 1971-05-05: DSP-2 | ||||
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("project 647"; not "MIDAS-11", as in text) |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("secret" and "spy satellite") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney green and purple) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney green and purple) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta printed, based on a Sokalsky design) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("spy satellite") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("secret spy sat[ellite]") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("secret spy sat[ellite]") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-2 launch ("spy satellite") |
| 1972-03-01: DSP-3 | ||||
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | DSP-3 launch (not "MIDAS-12", as in text on cover and insert; "BMEWS-2-3" in text; "code [project] 647"); also DSP-1 and DSP-2 by their launch dates and reference to the first and second USAF/TRW early warning satellites (in insert text) |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("spy in the sky" and "satellite [project] 647") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("spy-in-the-sky satellite") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("skyspy") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta printed) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("spy satellite") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson/DuBeau? red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("skyspy") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson/DuBeau? red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet (no date-time stamp) on cover | DSP-3 launch ("skyspy") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-3 launch ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | DSP-3 launch ("secret ... satellite"); (not "MIDAS-12" as in text) |
| 1973-06-12: DSP-4 | ||||
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch ("code [project] 647" in text; "BMEWS-2-4") |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch ("code [project] 647" in text; "BMEWS-2-4") |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch ("code [project] 647" in text: "BMEWS-2-4") |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.1 no._, red logo) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch ("code [project] 647" in text; "spysat", "secret", and "supersedes program 647") |
| United States | 1973-06-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.73/10 no.70, blue logo) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch ("code [project] 647" in text; "spysat", "secret", and "supersedes program 647") |
| United States | 1973-06-12 1973-06-13 | Patrick AFB, FL Largo FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch |
| United States | 1973-06-12 1973-06-13 | Patrick AFB, FL Largo FL | (Whitney cyan and black) cachet on cover | DSP-4 launch |
| 1975-12-14: DSP-5 | ||||
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCPS ser.75/26) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch ("spysat" and "classified payload" and "secret mission") |
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCPS ser.75/26) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back | DSP-5 launch ("spysat" and "classified payload" and "secret mission") |
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch ("USAF secret satellite" and "spy sky satellite") |
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch [not "lost", as in text] |
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch |
| United States | 1975-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch ("spy satellite") |
| United States | 1975-12-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-5 launch ("IMEWS-5") |
| 1976-06-26: DSP-6 | ||||
| United States | 1976-06-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | DSP-6 launch ("spy satellite" and "classified payload") |
| United States | 1976-06-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan printed, based on a Sokalsky design, and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | DSP-6 launch ("spy satellite") |
| United States | 1976-06-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-6 launch ("Code [project] 614") |
| United States | 1976-06-25 1997-09-18 | Cape Canaveral FL Washington DC | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover (also USA 3167 FDC) | DSP-6 launch ("code [project] 614") |
| United States | 1976-06-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-6 launch ("USAF secret satellite") |
| 1977-02-06: DSP-7 | ||||
| United States | 1977-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage purple and green) cachet on cover | DSP-7 launch ("code [project] 647") |
| United States | 1977-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage purple and cyan) cachet on cover | DSP-7 launch ("code [project] 647") |
| United States | 1977-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | DSP-7 launch ("USAF secret satellite") |
| United States | 1977-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | DSP-7 launch ("secret military payload") |
| United States | 1977-02-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan printed, based on a Sokalsky design, and cyan and black typed) cachet on cover | DSP-7 launch ("secret launch") |
| 1979-06-10: DSP-8 | ||||
| United States | 1979-06-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | DSP-8 launch ("classified payload") |
| United States | 1979-06-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on (airmail) cover | DSP-8 launch ("classified payload") |
| 1981-03-16: DSP-9 | ||||
| United States | 1981-03-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | DSP-9 launch ("secret Titan-3C rocket" and "launch was classified") |
| United States | 1981-03-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | DSP-9 launch ("code [project] 647") |
| United States | 1981-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | DSP-9 launch |
| United States | 1981-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (USPS) postal card, also back | DSP-9 launch |
| 1984-12-22: DSP-12 | ||||
| United States | 1984-12-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | DSP-12 launch ("classified payload") |
| 1987-11-29: DSP-13 | ||||
| United States | 1987-11-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | DSP-13 launch |
| United States | 1987-11-29 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney orange and black) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | DSP-13 launch ("classified payload") |
| 1989-06-14: DSP-14 | ||||
| United States | 1989-06-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | DSP-14 launch |
| DSP-16 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1991-10-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-44 pre-launch: "rolls out" |
| 1991-11-24: DSP-16 (deployed by STS-44) | ||||
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover, also medallion reverse | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta printed) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and black text) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Houston TX | (Mission patch and Mission Control Houston green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA photo and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue mission patch) cachet on postcard | STS-44 launch |
| United States | 1991-11-25 | Houston TX | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | DSP-16 deployed |
| United States | 1991-12-01 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-44 landing |
| 1999-04-09: DSP-19 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1999-04-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed and black typed) cachet on cover | DSP-19 launch [failed] |
| DSP (on other than DSP launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) insert from Canyon-4 launch cover, also front | The following insert text refers to DSP-1: "In November [actual date 6 November 1970] ... the first Integrated Satellle designed for the operational early warning missile detection program was put into orbit with a Titan III-C rocket. That payload failed, however, to reach its operational near-synchronous orbit". |
| United States | 1971-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) insert from Canyon-4 launch cover, also front | |
| United States | 1972-12-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) insert from Canyon-5 launch cover, also front | The "last launch of the TITAN III-C-launched early warning package was made in March 1972" (refers to DSP-3, launched 1 Mar 1972 by a Titan-3C rocket) |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) insert from Canyon-5 launch cover, also front | |
| United States | 1978-06-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Chalet-8 launch cover | "Defense Support Program (DSP)" |
| United States | 1979-10-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Chalet-9 launch cover | "Defense Support Program (DSP)" ("Code [project] 647") |
| United States | 1981-10-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Chalet-10 launch cover | "Defense Support Program (DSP)" ("Code [project] 647") |
| United States | 1989-05-08 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-30R/Atlantis landing cover | "massive new missile-warning satellite" (likely referring to DSP-14) |
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