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This page contains philatelic information on the FRUSA (Flexible Rolled-Up Solar Array) / ASTEX (Advanced Space Technology EXperiment) (and other US military weather-related and scientific/research/technology 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.
The USAF Geophysical Research Satellite (GRS) from 1963 should not be confused with the West German Azur/GRS from 1969, which goes by the same acronym.
| 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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| GRS | GRS | GRS |
| P698BK-1-D2 | P698BK-1-D2 | P698BK-1-D2 |
| ESRS | ESRS | ESRS |
| FRUSA / ASTEX | FRUSA / ASTEX | FRUSA / ASTEX |
| Wideband / P76-5 | Wideband / P76-5 | Wideband / P76-5 |
| Delta-Star | Delta-Star | Delta-Star |
| Zuma | Zuma | Zuma |
| S5 | S5 | S5 |
Below is a list of FRUSA / ASTEX (and other US military weather-related and scientific/research 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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| GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| P698BK-1-D2 | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| ESRS (Environmental Sciences Research Satellite) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| FRUSA / ASTEX | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Wideband / P76-5 | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Delta-Star | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Zuma | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| S5 | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of FRUSA / ASTEX (and other US military weather-related and scientific/research 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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| 1963-06-28: GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) | ||||
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | GRS launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Wallops Island VA | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | GRS launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GRS launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Swanson green and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GRS launch |
| 1963-06-29: P698BK-1-D2 | ||||
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, magenta accents) cachet on cover | P698BK-1-D2 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, pink accents) cachet on cover | P698BK-1-D2 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, trial with overlay) cachet on cover | P698BK-1-D2 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-1-D2 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black printed) cachet on cover | P698BK-1-D2 launch ("secret satellite") |
| 1964-06-25: ESRS (Environmental Sciences Research Satellite) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1964-06-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESRS launch [failed] |
| 1971-10-17: FRUSA / ASTEX | ||||
| United States | 1971-10-17 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | FRUSA launch |
| United States | 1971-10-17 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover, also insert | FRUSA launch |
| United States | 1971-10-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/Vandy? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FRUSA launch |
| United States | 1971-10-17 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Swanson/Vandy? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FRUSA launch |
| 1976-05-22: Wideband / P76-5 | ||||
| United States | 1976-05-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Wideband / P76-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-22 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau?.blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Wideband / P76-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Wideband / P76-5 launch |
| 1989-03-24: Delta-Star | ||||
| United States | 1989-03-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Photo and black printed) cachet on cover | Delta-Star launch |
| United States | 1989-03-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Delta-Star launch |
| United States | 1989-03-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | Delta-Star launch |
| 2018-01-08: Zuma | ||||
| United States | 2018-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Zuma launch ("secret" and "super-secret") |
| United States | 2018-01-07 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Zuma launch ("secret" and "super-secret") |
| United States | 2018-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Zuma launch |
| 2019-02-22: S5 (and Beresheet and Nusantara-1) | ||||
| United States | 2019-02-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | S5 mating to rocket |
| United States | 2019-02-21 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | S5 launch |
| United States | 2019-02-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | S5 launch |
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