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This page contains (selected) philatelic information on Flock constellation 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.
Planet Labs has flown three generations of optical instruments aboard Flock satellites: Planet Scope 0 (PS0), Planet Scope 1 (PS1), and Planet Scope 2 (PS2). The satellites provide imagery with a resolution of 3-5 m and operate in a relatively short-lived 400 km orbit with an inclination of 52°. More information can be found here.
| 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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| Flock (Planet Labs) | Flock (Planet Labs) | Flock (Planet Labs) |
Below is a list of Flock constellation 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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| Flock constellation (Planet Labs) | ||||
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2020 | Flock-4v-1/26 and many other small satellites were carried into orbit in the "S.S.M.S." (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) dispenser in the "Vega VV-16" flight from Kourou on 2 September 2020 |
Below is a list of (Selected) Flock constellation 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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| (Selected) Flock constellation (Planet Labs) | ||||
| Items in this table are arranged chronologically, rather than by satellite number | ||||
| 2013-04-21 (launched to ISS) [with Cygnus-MS-A1] 2013-? (deployed from ISS): Dove-1 (and others) |
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| United States | 2013-04-21 | Wallops Island VA | (T. Chamberlin) cachet on cover | Cygnus-MS-A1 launch (with Dove-1 and others) |
| United States | 2013-04-21 | Wallops Island VA | (Orbital ATK) cachet on (airmail) cover | Cygnus-MS-A1 launch (with Dove-1 and others) |
| 2013-11-21: Dove-3/4 (DubaiSat-2 and OSCAR-73/74 and OSCAR-76 and CanX-3C and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2014-01-09 (launched to ISS) [with Cygnus-CRS-1] 2014-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-1-1/28 (and OSCAR-78 and others) |
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| United States | 2014-01-09 | Wallops Island VA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Cygnus-CRS-1 launch (with Flock-1-1/28 and others) |
| Russia | 2014-01-12 | Moscow | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Cygnus-CRS-1 docking with the ISS (with Flock-1-1/28 and others) |
| 2014-06-19: Flock-1c-1/11 (and CanX-3E/3F and OSCAR-79/80 and KazEOSat-2 and Lemur-1 and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2014-07-13 (launched to ISS) [with Cygnus-CRS-2] 2014-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-1b-1/28 (and TechEdSat-4 and others) |
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| United States | 2014-07-13 | Wallops Island VA | (T. Chamberlin) cachet on cover | Cygnus-CRS-2 launch (with Flock-1b-1/28 and others) |
| United States | 2014-07-13 | Wallops Island VA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Cygnus-CRS-2 launch (with Flock-1b-1/28 and others) |
| 2014-10-26 [with Cygnus-CRS-3]: Flock-1d-1/26 (and others) [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2015-01-10 (launched to ISS) [with Dragon-CRS-5] 2015-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-1d'-1/14 (and others) |
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| United States | 2015-01-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Dragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others) |
| United States | 2015-01-10 | Houston TX | (ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Dragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others) |
| United States | 2015-01-10 | Houston TX | (ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Dragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others) |
| United States | 2015-02-17 | Houston TX | (ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (Astrium North America Inc.) cachet on cover | Dragon-CRS-5 splashdown (on 11 Feb); it carried covers that were then returned to Houston (on 17 Feb, the cancel date) (those covers had been launched to the ISS aboard ATV-1, ATV-2, ATV-3, ATV-4, and ATV-5) |
| United States | 2015-02-17 | Houston TX | (ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (EADS Astrium) cachet on cover | Dragon-CRS-5 splashdown (on 11 Feb); it carried covers that were then returned to Houston (on 17 Feb, the cancel date) (those covers had been launched to the ISS aboard ATV-1, ATV-2, ATV-3, ATV-4, and ATV-5) |
| 2015-04-14 (launched to ISS) [with Dragon-CRS-6] 2015-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-1e-1/14 (and others) |
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| United States | 2015-04-14 | Houston TX | (ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Dragon-CRS-6 launch (with Flock-1e-1/14 and others) |
| 2015-06-28 [with Dragon-CRS-7]: Flock-1f-1/8 (and others) [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2015-08-18 (launched to ISS) [with HTV-5] 2015-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-2b-1/14 (and others) |
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| United States | 2015-08-18 | Corsicana TX | (Danny Lee) cachet on cover | HTV-5 launch (with Flock-2b-1/14 and others) |
| 2015-12-06 (launched to ISS) [with Cygnus-CRS-4] 2016-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-2e1-1/12 (and others) |
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| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2016-03-23 (launched to ISS) [with Cygnus-CRS-6] 2016-? (deployed from ISS): Flock-2e'-1/20 (and Lemur-2-5/13 and 1 other) |
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| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2017-02-15: Flock-3p-1/88 (and CartoSat-2D and OSCAR-88 and Lemur-2-22/29 and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2017-10-31: Flock-3m-1/4 (and SkySat-8/13) | ||||
| United States | 2017-10-31 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Flock-3m-1/4 launch |
| 2018-01-12: Flock-3p'-1/4 (and CartoSat-2F and OSCAR-92 and Lemur-2-68/71 and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2018-01-21: Dove Pioneer (Flock-type) (and Lemur-2-72/73 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2018-01-20 | Huntington Beach CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Dove Pioneer launch |
| United States | 2018-01-20 | Huntington Beach CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Dove Pioneer launch |
| 2018-12-03: Flock-3s-1/2/3 (and OSCAR-95/96/97 and FalconSat-6 and STPSat-5 and SkySat-14/15 and ORS-7A/7B and others) | ||||
| United States | 2018-12-03 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Flock-3s-1/2/3 launch |
| United States | 2018-12-03 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Flock-3s-1/2/3 launch |
| 2020-10-28: Flock-4e-1/9 (and CE-Sat-2B) | ||||
| United States | 2020-10-28 | Long Beach CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Flock-4e-1/9 launch |
| 2022-01-13: Flock-4x-1/44 (and USA-320/323 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2022-01-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover, also back | Flock-4x-1/44 launch |
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