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| ETS-2 / Kiku-2 | ETS-7 / Kiki-7 |
This page contains philatelic information on the Engineering Test Satellite (ETS) / Kiku 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.
| 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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| ETS / Kiku (Japan) | ETS / Kiku (Japan) | ETS / Kiku (Japan) |
Below is a list of ETS / Kiku-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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| Engineering Test Satellite (ETS) / Kiku (Japan) | ||||
| Cambodia | 874 (Mi952) | 1988 | ETS-5 | |
| Djibouti | C234a (BL142A) iC234a (BL142B) | In (center-right) margin of SS1 (C234) In (center-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC234) | 1987 | "ETS-5" |
| Djibouti | C234a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL417A BL417B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1992 | "ETS-6" |
| Japan | None | Phonecard | 1992 | "Engineering Test Satellites-5" / "Kiku-5", "Engineering Test Satellite-6" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1050 (Mi1350A) i1050 (Mi1350B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | 1992 | "ETS-6" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1050b (BL181A) i1050b (BL181B) | On stamp of SS1 (1050) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1050) | ||
| Mali | 855a (BL_D98A) i855a (BL_D98B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (855) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i855) | 1996 | "Kiku-5" |
| Mali | 856 (BL99A) i856 (BL99B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | "ETS-6" | |
| Zaire | Mi1250A-1251A ms2 Mi1250B-1251B ms2 | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (Mi1250A-1251A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi1250B-1251B) | 1996 | "Kiku-5" |
| Zaire | BL90A BL90B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | "ETS-6" | |
Below is a list of ETS / Kiku-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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| Engineering Test Satellite (ETS) / Kiku (Japan) | ||||
| 1975-09-09: ETS-1 / Kiku-1 | ||||
| Japan | 1975-09-09 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (JapanCover no.59) cachet on cover | ETS-1 launch |
| 1977-02-23: ETS-2 / Kiku-2 | ||||
| Japan | 1977-02-23 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ETS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1977-02-23 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | ETS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1977-02-23 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (JapanCover no.79) cachet on cover | ETS-2 launch (but Shinsei depicted) |
| Japan United States | 1977-02-23 1977-12-14 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ETS-2 launch CS-1 launch |
| 1982-09-03: ETS-3 / Kiku-4 | ||||
| Japan | 1982-09-03 1982-09-03 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) Minimitane (text cancel) | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1982-09-03 1982-09-03 | Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1982-09-03 1982-09-03 | Minamitane (English text cancel) Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1982-09-03 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (JPS Space Stamp Club) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1982-09-03 1982-09-03 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) Minimitane (text cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and green) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1982-09-03 | Tsukubagakuen (English-text cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and cyan) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| United States | 1982-09-03 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage blue and purple) cachet on cover | ETS-3 launch |
| 1981-02-11: ETS-4 / Kiku-3 | ||||
| Japan | 1981-02-11 1981-02-11 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) Minimitane (text cancel) | (Space Voyage green and magenta) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1981-02-11 | Tsukubagakuen (English-text cancel) | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1981-02-11 1981-02-11 | Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1981-02-11 1981-02-11 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) Minimitane (text cancel) | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1981-02-11 | Tsukubagakuen (English-text cancel) | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1981-02-11 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (JPS Space Stamp Club) cachet on cover | ETS-4 launch |
| 1987-08-27: ETS-5 / Kiku-5 | ||||
| Japan | 1987-08-27 1987-08-27 | Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.31) cachet on cover, also insert | ETS-5 launch |
| Japan | 1987-08-27 1987-08-27 | Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) Minamitane (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.31) cachet on cover, also insert | ETS-5 launch |
| Japan | 1987-08-27 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | ETS-5 launch |
| United States | 1987-08-27 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | ETS-5 launch |
| 1994-08-28: ETS-6 / Kiku-6 [failed] | ||||
| Japan | 1994-08-28 1994-08-28 | Minamitane (text cancel) Minamitane (scenic cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-6 launch [failed] |
| Japan | 1994-08-28 1994-08-28 | Tsukubagakuen (text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (scenic cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-6 launch [failed] |
| 1997-11-27: ETS-7 / Kiku-7 (Orihime and Hikoboshi, and TRMM) | ||||
| Japan | 1997-11-28 1997-11-28 | Minamitane (Japaness text cancel) Minamitane (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | ETS-7 launch |
| 2006-12-18: ETS-8 / Kiku-8 | ||||
| United States | 2006-12-18 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (NORAD printed) cachet on cover | ETS-8 launch |
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