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FY-2 series
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This page contains philatelic information on the FY-2 and FY-4 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.
The Chinese FY-2 and FY-4 series are geostationary weather satellites; whereas the FY-1 and FY-3 series are polar-orbiting weather satellites.
| 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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| FY-2 and FY-4 (China/PRC) | FY-2 (China/PRC) | FY-2 (China/PRC) |
| FY-4 (China/PRC) | FY-4 (China/PRC) |
Below is a list of FY-2 and FY-4 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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| FY-2 (China/PRC) | ||||
| Benin | 1177 selvedge (Mi1184-1191 selvedge) | On (left) selvedge of MS8 (1177 (a-h)) | 1999 | FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card, also back | 1997 | FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also annotated, and front | 1999 | FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc (Mi3194-3197 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2000 | FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505b+label (Mi3765+label) | One of four different labels associated with pair (3505 (a-b)), or two of eight labels associated with MS8 (3505c (4x (3505 (a-b)) + 8 labels)) | 2006 | FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505a cover (Mi3764 cover) | (Brown monochrome) cachet on cover, also back | 2006 | [#7] FY-2 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505b cover (Mi3765 cover) | (Blue monochrome) cachet on cover, also back | ||
| Hong Kong | Unknown ms (BL408, Mi2551-2552) | MS2 (a-b), also annotated | 2022 | FY-2A |
| Niger | 1075f (Mi1952A) i1075f (Mi1952B) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | "FY-2" |
| Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| FY-4 (China/PRC) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet1 p0 (Mi4071+4946+4703 booklet1 p0) | p0/front (blue) of booklet, also annotated, and p17/back | 2018? | FY-4 (not on front, inside only) |
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet2 p0 (Mi4071+4946+4703 booklet2 p0) | p0/front (white) of booklet, also annotated | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet p13-16 | p13-16 of booklet | p15: FY-4 (at right) | |
Below is a list of FY-2 and FY-4 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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| FY-2 (China/PRC) | ||||
| 1994-04-02: FY-2A [accident/explosion] | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover, also back | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | ? | (Multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | ? | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion (but Meteor depicted) |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2A accident/explosion |
| 1997-06-10: FY-2A | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1997-06-10 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2A launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1997-06-10 | Xichang, Sichuan | (Red printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2A launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1997-06-10 | Xichang, Sichuan | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover, also back | FY-2A launch |
| 2000-06-25: FY-2B | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-25 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2B launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-25 | Xichang, Sichuan ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2B launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-25 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2B launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-25 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2B launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-25 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2B launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2000-06-26 | Yibin, Sichuan | (Blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2B launch |
| 2004-10-19: FY-2C | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? (pictorial cancel) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan (text cancel) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2C launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover, also back | FY-2C launch |
| 2006-12-08: FY-2D | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-12-08 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-12-08 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-12-08 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2006-12-08 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover, also back | FY-2D launch; also "FY-2C" (on cover back) |
| 2008-12-23: FY-2E | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2008-12-23 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2E launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2008-12-23 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2E launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2008-12-23 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2E launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2008-12-23 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | FY-2E launch |
| 2012-01-13: FY-2F | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-01-13 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2F launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-01-13 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2F launch |
| 2014-12-31: FY-2G | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-12-31 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2G launch |
| 2018-06-05: FY-2H | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2018-06-05 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-2H launch |
| FY-4 (China/PRC) | ||||
| 2016-12-10: FY-4A | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2016-12-11 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | FY-4A launch |
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