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This page contains philatelic information on US Navy FltSatCom (FLeeT SATellite COMmunications) 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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| FltSatCom (US Navy) | FltSatCom (US Navy) | FltSatCom (US Navy) |
Below is a list of FltSatCom-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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| FLeeT SATellite COMmunications (FltSatCom) (US Navy) | ||||
| Angola | 1079 (Mi1343) | 1999 | ||
| Grenada Grenadines | 542 (Mi552) | 1983 | ||
| India | P94 | 1000 rupee (banknote) back, also front | 2000 | |
| Madagascar | 1539d (Mi2494) i1539d | One of MS6 (1539 (a-f)) (Mi2491-2496) One of imperforate MS6 (i1539 (a-f)) | 2000 | "FltSatCom" |
| Madagascar | 1539 proof | On one of imperforate proof MS6 | ||
| Madagascar | 1539 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Below is a list of FltSatCom-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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| FLeeT SATellite COMmunications (FltSatCom) (US Navy) | ||||
| 1978-02-09: FltSatCom-1 | ||||
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| 1979-05-04: FltSatCom-2 | ||||
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Goddard Space Flight Center MD | (GSFC Tracking Team black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch (not "FltSatCom-1", as in text) |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch ("FleetSatCom-2" in text) |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-2 launch |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte black and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| 1980-01-18: FltSatCom-3 | ||||
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-3 launch |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch ("FleetSatCom" in text) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch ("FleetSatCom" in text) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Tracking Team black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-3 launch |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hand-printed) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch |
| 1980-10-31: FltSatCom-4 | ||||
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney black) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney black) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage red and black and tan) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-4 launch ("FleetSatCom-3" and "FleetSatCom-4" in text) |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage red and brown and grey) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-4 launch ("FleetSatCom-3" and "FleetSatCom-4" in text) |
| United States | 1980-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-4 launch |
| 1981-08-06: FltSatCom-5 [partial failure] | ||||
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney brown and blue) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney brown and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] ("FleetSatCom-Five" in text) |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and black and brown and green comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| 1987-03-26: FltSatCom-6 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1987-03-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-6 launch [failed] ("FleetSatCom-6" and "FleetSatcom-7" in text) |
| United States | 1987-03-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney brown and purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | FltSatCom-6 launch [failed] |
| 1986-12-05: FltSatCom-7 | ||||
| United States | 1986-12-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-7 launch ("FleetSatCom-6" and "FleetSatcom-7" in text) |
| United States | 1986-12-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-7 launch |
| United States | 1986-12-04 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-7 launch |
| 1989-09-25: FltSatCom-8 | ||||
| United States | 1989-09-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-8 launch ("FleetSatCom-Eight" in text) |
| United States | 1989-09-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-8 launch ("FleetSatCom-F8" in text) |
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