EXOspheric Satellite
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EXOS-A / Kyokko | EXOS-D / Akebono |
This page contains philatelic information on the EXOspheric Satellite (EXOS) 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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EXOS (Japan) | EXOS (Japan) | EXOS (Japan) |
EXOS (on other than EXOS launch covers) |
Below is a list of EXOS 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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EXOspheric Satellite (EXOS) (Japan) | ||||
Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Republic) | Local_b | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | EXOS-D / Akebono |
Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Republic) | Local_ms fdc | Local post MS6 on FDC | ||
Niger | 843B (Mi1143A) i843B (Mi1143B) | Imperforate | 1991 | "Aurora borealis observation satellite (Japan)" (EXOS-D / Akebono) |
Niger | 843Bc (BL78A) i843Bc (BL78B) | On stamp of SS1 (843B) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i843B) | ||
Niger | 843A-843B+843F_ms3 i843A-i843B+i843F_ms3 | On one of MS3 (843A-843B+843F) On one of imperforate MS3 (i843A-i843B+i843F) | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2005 | EXOS-D / Akebono |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC |
Below is a list of EXOS 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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EXOspheric Satellite (EXOS) (Japan) | ||||
1978-02-04: EXOS-A / Kyokko | ||||
Japan | 1978-02-04 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | EXOS-A launch |
1978-09-16: EXOS-B / Jikiken | ||||
Japan | 1978-09-16 1978-09-16 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) Uchinoura (text cancel) | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | EXOS-B launch |
Japan | 1978-09-16 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) | (JapanCover no.101) cachet on cover | EXOS-B launch |
1984-02-14: EXOS-C / Ohzora | ||||
Chile | 1984-02-14 | Santiago | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | EXOS-C launch |
Japan | 1984-02-14 | Tsukubagakuen (English-text cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | EXOS-C launch |
Japan | 1984-02-14 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage brown and pink and red) cachet on cover | EXOS-C launch |
United States | 1984-02-14 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage green and pink and red) cachet on cover | EXOS-C launch |
1989-02-21: EXOS-D / Akebono | ||||
United States | 1989-02-21 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage orange and blue and tan) cachet on cover | EXOS-D launch |
Japan | 1989-02-22 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage red and green and tan) cachet on cover | EXOS-D launch |
Japan | 1989-02-22 | Katsuura | (Space Voyage red and black and pink) cachet on cover | EXOS-D launch |
Japan | 1989-02-22 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage orange and purple and pink) cachet on cover | EXOS-D launch |
EXOS (on other than EXOS launch covers) | ||||
Japan | 1977-08-16 | Uchinoura | (JapanCover no.81) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | ionospheric radio wave mission in advance of EXOS-A and EXOS-B launches |
Japan | 1980-01-18 1980-01-18 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage red and brown and grey) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "Test of [an] EXOS-C satellite payload" (in the S-520-4 research rocket mission on 5 Sep 1981) |
Japan | 1980-09-02 | Uchinoura (text cancel) Uchinoura (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage red and blue and pink) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "tests EXOS-C satellite cosmic radio wave instrument" |
Japan | 1981-01-22 1981-01-22 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) Uchinoura (text cancel) | (Space Voyage red and black and grey) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "Test of [an] EXOS-C satellite payload" (in the S-310-11 research rocket mission on 7 Sep 1981) |
Japan | 1981-01-29 1981-01-29 | Uchinoura (scenic cancel) Uchinoura (text cancel) | (Space Voyage red and green and pink) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "Test of [an] EXOS-C satellite payload" (in the S-520-4 research rocket mission on 5 Sep 1981) |
Japan | 1987-02-22 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage orange and purple) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "tests [of] electric equipment for EXOS-D" (in the S-520-9 research rocket mission on 15 Jan 1987) |
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