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(Selected)
Flock / Dove
constellation
satellites


This page contains (selected) philatelic information on Flock / Dove 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)
Flock / Dove
(Planet Labs)
Flock / Dove
(Planet Labs)
Flock / Dove
(Planet Labs)


Below is a list of Flock / Dove constellation satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Flock / Dove constellation (Planet Labs)
FranceNone(Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single)2020Flock-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 / Dove constellation satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
(Selected) Flock / Dove 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)
United States2013-04-21Wallops Island VA(T. Chamberlin) cachet on coverCygnus-MS-A1 launch (with Dove-1 and others)
United States2013-04-21Wallops Island VA(Orbital ATK) cachet on (airmail) coverCygnus-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)
United States2014-01-09Wallops Island VA(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-1 launch (with Flock-1-1/28 and others)
United States2014-01-09Wallops Island VA(Lollini) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-1 launch (with Flock-1-1/28 and others)
Russia2014-01-12Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverCygnus-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 AeroCube-6A/6B 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)
United States2014-07-13Wallops Island VA(T. Chamberlin) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-2 launch (with Flock-1b-1/28 and others)
United States2014-07-13Wallops Island VA(Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on coverCygnus-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)
United States2015-01-10Kennedy Space Center FL(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverDragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others)
United States2015-01-10Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on coverDragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others)
United States2015-01-10Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on coverDragon-CRS-5 launch (with Flock-1d'-1/14 and others)
United States2015-02-17Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (Astrium North America Inc.) cachet on coverDragon-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 States2015-02-17Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (EADS Astrium) cachet on coverDragon-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)
United States2015-04-14Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on coverDragon-CRS-6 launch (with Flock-1e-1/14 and others)
Russia2015-04-17Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverDragon-CRS-6 docking with the ISS (with Flock-1e-1/14 and others)
Russia2015-05-21Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverDragon-CRS-6 un-docking from the ISS
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)
United States2015-08-18Corsicana TX(Danny Lee) cachet on coverHTV-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)
United States2015-12-06Cape Canaveral FL(Lollini) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-2 launch (with Flock-2e1-1/12 and others)
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)
United States2016-03-22Cape Canaveral FL(Lollini) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-6 launch (with Flock-2e'-1/20 and others)
United States2016-03-26Houston TX(ISS Mission Control Station) cancel and (Lollini) cachet on coverCygnus-CRS-6 docking with the ISS (with Flock-2e'-1/20 and others)
2016-06-22: Flock-2p-1/12 (and Cartosat-2C and LAPAN-A3 and SkySat-3 and others)
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 States2017-10-31Vandenberg AFB, CA(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverFlock-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 States2018-01-20Huntington Beach CA(Lollini) cachet on coverDove Pioneer launch
United States2018-01-20Huntington Beach CA(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverDove Pioneer launch
2018-12-03: Flock-3s-1/2/3 (and others) [SmallSat Express group]
United States2018-12-03Vandenberg AFB, CA(Lollini) cachet on coverSmallSat Express (with Flock-3s-1/2/3 and others) launch
United States2018-12-03Vandenberg AFB, CA(Red Eagle) cachet on coverSmallSat Express (with Flock-3s-1/2/3 and others) launch
2020-09-02: Flock-4v-1/26 (and ŅuSat-6 and Lemur-2-112/119 and others)
French Guiana2020-09-02Kourou(Lollini) cachet on coverFlock-4v-1/26 (and others) launch
2020-10-28: Flock-4e-1/9 (and CE-Sat-2B)
United States2020-10-28Long Beach CA(Lollini) cachet on coverFlock-4e-1/9 launch
2021-01-24: Flock-4s-1/48 (and others) [Transporter-1 group]
United States2021-01-24Cape Canaveral FL(Ranski) cachet on coverTransporter-1 (with Flock-4s-1/48 and others) launch
United States2021-01-24Cape Canaveral FL(Lollini) cachet on coverTransporter-1 (with Flock-4s-1/48 and others) launch
United States2021-01-24Cape Canaveral FL(Galactic Space Covers) cachet on coverTransporter-1 (with Flock-4s-1/48 and others) launch
United States2021-01-24Hawthorne CA(Red Eagle) cachet on coverTransporter-1 (with Flock-4s-1/48 and others) launch
2022-01-13: Flock-4x-1/44 (and others) [Transporter-3 group]
United States2022-01-13Cape Canaveral FL(Ranski) cachet on cover, also backTransporter-3 (with Flock-4x-1/44 and others) launch
United States2022-01-13Cape Canaveral FL(Lollini) cachet on coverTransporter-3 (with Flock-4x-1/44 and others) launch
United States2022-01-13Cape Canaveral FL(Galactic Space Covers) cachet on coverTransporter-3 (with Flock-4x-1/44 and others) launch
2023-01-03: Flock-4y-1/36 (and others) [Transporter-6 group]
United States2023-01-03Cape Canaveral FL(Lollini) cachet on coverTransporter-6 (with Flock-4y-1/36 and others) launch
United States2023-01-03Cape Canaveral FL(Galactic Space Covers) cachet on cover, also backTransporter-6 (with Flock-4y-1/36 and others) launch
2023-11-11: Flock-4q-1/36 (and others) [Transporter-9 group]
Finland2023-11-11Helsinki(SVP) cachet on coverTransporter-9 (with Flock-4q-1/36 and others) launch
United States2023-11-11Vandenberg SFB, CA(?) cachet on coverTransporter-9 (with Flock-4q-1/36 and others) launch
United States2023-11-11Vandenberg SFB, CA(Galactic Space Covers) cachet on cover, also backTransporter-9 (with Flock-4q-1/36 and others) launch
2024-08-16: Flock-4be-1/36 (and others) [Transporter-11 group]
United States2024-08-16Vandenberg SFB, CA(Galactic Space Covers) cachet on cover, also backTransporter 11 (with Flock-4be-1/36 and others) launch
United States2024-08-16Vandenberg SFB, CA(JM) cachet on cover, also backTransporter-11 (with Flock-4be-1/36 and others) launch
2025-01-14: Flock-4g-1/36 (and others) [Transporter-12 group]
No launch cover images available yet


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