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This page contains philatelic information on the ERBS (Earth Radiation Budget Satellite), UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite), TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission), and SeaWiFS/SeaStar (and other USA environmental-observing 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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| SeaSat | SeaSat | SeaSat |
| SeaSat (on other than SeaSat launch covers) | ||
| ERBS | ERBS | ERBS |
| ERBS (on other than ERBS launch covers) | ||
| UARS | UARS | UARS |
| TOMS-EP | TOMS-EP | TOMS-EP |
| TOMS-EP (on other than TOMS-EP launch covers) | ||
| SeaWiFS/SeaStar1 | SeaWiFS/SeaStar1 | SeaWiFS/SeaStar1 |
| TRMM | TRMM | TRMM |
| Geosat-1 and GFO | Geosat-1 and GFO | Geosat-1 and GFO |
| QuikScat | QuikScat | QuikScat |
| EO-1 | EO-1 | EO-1 |
Below is a list of ERBS and UARS (and other USA environmental-observing 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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| SEA SATellite (SeaSat) | ||||
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "SeaSat" (in text only) |
| United States | 4893 fdc1 (Mi5079 fdc1) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (DCP cancel) | 2014 | |
| United States | 4893 fdc2 (Mi5079 fdc2) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (normal cancel) | ||
| Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) | ||||
| Canada | 1100 (Mi1000) | From block of 4 (1102a (1099-1102)) (Mi999-1002), or from MS16 (1102b (4x (1099-1102))) | 1986 | ERBS (with Space Shuttle and CanadaArm) |
| Canada | 1102a fdc1 | Block of 4 on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| Canada | 1102a fdc2 | Block of 4 on FDC (Canada Post cachet), also back | ||
| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 663 (BL283A) i663 (BL283B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1984 | "UARS" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi10653 | One of MS4 (Mi10652-10655) | 2014 | "satellite to study the upper atmosphere" (UARS) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi10652-10655_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 550 fdc (Mi575 fdc) | (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | 1989 | "UARS" |
| United Nations | 551 fdc (Mi576 fdc) | (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||
| TOMS-EP | ||||
| United States | None | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2000 | TOMS-EP |
| SeaWiFS/SeaStar / OrbView-21 | ||||
| Chile | 1339 (Mi1959) | 2000 | SeaWiFS/SeaStar / OrbView-2 | |
| Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission (TRMM) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2008 | "Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission" (TRMM) |
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | 1415f (Mi none) i1415f | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | TRMM |
| Madagascar | 1415fg (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415f) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Geosat-1 and GFO | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| QUIcK SCATterometer (QuikScat) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| EO-1 | ||||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "EO-1" |
1SeaWiFS is the main instrument on the SeaStar / OrbView-2 satellite, a NASA-instrument / Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) satellite joint venture.
Below is a list of ERBS and UARS (and other USA environmental-observing 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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| 1978-06-26: SeaSat | ||||
| United States | 1978-06-26 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | GSFC, MD | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Pasadena CA | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Hamilton Standard/United Technologies) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | 1978-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WOSO) cachet on cover | SeaSat launch |
| United States | None | None | (NASA KSC-WOSO) cachet on (un-canceled) cover | SeaSat launch |
| SeaSat (on other than SeaSat launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1994-04-09 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-59 launch cover | "SeaSat" |
| ERBS (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1984-09-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41G pre-launch: "rollout" |
| 1984-10-05: ERBS (deployed by STS-17 (41G)) | ||||
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed; (see also cover13) |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Pasadena CA | (Red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed; (see also cover2) |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.82) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.83) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan and orange printed) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-05 1985-04-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 deployed |
| United States | 1984-10-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | "Tracking a hurricane off the Florida coast" |
| United States | 1984-10-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | securing SIR-R antenna |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | "first American woman to walk in space" |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "first American woman walk in space" |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | first American woman walk in space |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | first American woman walk in space |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | first American woman walk in space |
| United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.84) cachet on cover | first American woman walk in space |
| United States | 1984-10-11 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ERBS in orbit? USA 1913 FDC |
| United States | 1984-10-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | work at Orbital Refueling System (ORS) |
| United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41G landing |
| United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.85) cachet on cover | STS-41G landing; also "SIR-B Shuttle Imaging Radar" |
| United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-41G landing |
| United States | 1984-10-13 | Boston MA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-41G landing |
| United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41G landing |
| ERBS (on other than ERBS launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage purple and blue and green) cachet on NOAA-9 launch cover | "ERBS" |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage purple and blue and brown) cachet on NOAA-9 launch cover | |
| UARS (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1991-08-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48 pre-launch: "rolls out" |
| 1991-09-12: UARS (deployed by STS-48) | ||||
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club/NASCOM Network) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-48 launch |
| United States | 1991-09-12 1991-09-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch UARS deployed |
| United States | 1991-09-12 1991-09-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-48 launch STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-13 | Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48 unknown event |
| United States | 1991-09-14 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | UARS deployed |
| United States | 1991-09-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48 unknown event |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA (hand cancel) | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA (machine cancel) | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Red printed) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-48 landing |
| United States | 1991-09-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Discovery arrives back at KSC after STS-48 mission |
| UARS (events) | ||||
| United States | 2011-09-23 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | UARS re-entry |
| 1996-07-02: TOMS-EP | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| TOMS-EP (on other than TOMS-EP launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2000-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on HST anniversary cover | TOMS-EP |
| United States | 2002-12-04 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on TDRS-10 launch cover | TOMS-EP |
| United States | 2012-12-11 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on X-37B_OTV-3 launch cover | TOMS-EP |
| 1997-08-01: SeaWiFS/SeaStar / OrbView-21 | ||||
| United States | 1997-08-01 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Black printed) cachet on cover | SeaWifFS/SeaStar / OrbView-2 launch |
| 1997-11-28: TRMM (and ETS-7) | ||||
| Japan | 1997-11-28 1997-11-28 | Minamitane (Japaness text cancel) Minamitane (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | TRMM launch |
| Geosat-1 and GFO | ||||
| 1985-03-12: Geosat-1 | ||||
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | Geosat-1 launch (several other satellites depicted) |
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on cover | Geosat-1 launch (several other satellites depicted) |
| 1998-02-10: GFO (and Celestis-3 and Orbcomm-FM3/FM4) | ||||
| United States | 1998-02-10 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Black printed) cachet on cover | GFO launch |
| 1999-06-19: QuikScat | ||||
| United States | 1999-06-19 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | QuikScat launch |
| United States | 1999-06-19 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | QuikScat launch |
| United States | 1999-06-19 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | QuikScat launch |
| United States | 1999-06-19 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | QuikScat launch |
| United States | 1999-06-19 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SCP photo) cachet on cover | QuikScat launch (mis-spelled "Quiksat" in text) |
| 2000-11-21: EO-1 (and SAC-C and Munin) | ||||
| United States | 2000-11-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | EO-1 launch |
1SeaWiFS is the main instrument on the SeaStar / OrbView-2 satellite, a NASA-instrument / Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) satellite joint venture.
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