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This page contains philatelic information on the Freja and Viking1 (and other Scandinavian 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.
See also Ørsted, Hans Christian (1777–1851) in the Contributors to Meteorology pages.
| 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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| Viking1 (Sweden) | Viking1 (Sweden) | Viking1 (Sweden) |
| Freja (Sweden) | Freja (Sweden) | Freja (Sweden) |
| Astrid (Sweden) | Astrid (Sweden) | Astrid (Sweden) |
| Oersted (Denmark) | Oersted (Denmark) | Oersted (Denmark) |
| Munin (Sweden) | Munin (Sweden) | Munin (Sweden) |
| Odin (Sweden) | Odin (Sweden) | Odin (Sweden) |
| PRISMA (Sweden) | PRISMA (Sweden) | PRISMA (Sweden) |
Below is a list of Freja and Viking (and other Scandinavian scientific/research/technology 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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| Viking1 (Sweden) | ||||
| Guyana | 3504d (Mi6967) i3504d | One of MS6 (3504 (a-f)) (Mi6964-6969) One of imperforate MS6 (i3504 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Viking" |
| Guyana | 3504 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Sweden | 1514 (Mi1305) | 1984 | "Viking" | |
| Sweden | 1514 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on maxicard | ||
| Sweden | 1514-1515 fdc1 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Sweden | 1514-1515 fdc2 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Sweden | None | (Black pictorial) meter | 1986 | "Viking" |
| Sweden | 1893c (Mi1663-1665) | Full booklet | 1991 | "the first Swedish research satellite Viking" |
| Freja (Sweden) | ||||
| Sweden | 1892 (Mi1664) | One of booklet pane of 3 (1893a (1891-1893)), with booklet front, and booklet interior (1893b (2x 1893a)) (MH159, Mi1663-1665); also full booklet (1893c) | 1991 | "Freja" |
| Sweden | 1893a fdc | Booklet pane of 3 on FDC | ||
| Sweden | 1893a folder | Inside of folder (2x (1893a (1891-1893))) | ||
| Sweden | 1893a black | Blackprint | ||
| Sweden | i1893a trial | Imperforate trial color printing on white paper | ||
| Astrid (Sweden) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Oersted (Denmark) | ||||
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2008 | Oersted (smaller of the two satellites) |
| Denmark | 1143 (Mi1203) | 1999 | "Oersted" | |
| Munin (Sweden) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Odin (Sweden) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | Mi5840A Mi5840B | One stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi5838A-5843A) One stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (Mi5838B-5843B) | 2008 | "Odin" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5838A-5843A_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission technology Advancement (PRISMA) (Sweden) | ||||
| Comoro Islands | 795b (BL378) i795b | In (center-left) margin of SS1 (795) In (center-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i795) | 1992 | (early-design2) "PRISMA" |
1The Swedish Viking scientific mission launched in 1986 should not be confused with two much-earlier USA Viking Mars missions, both of which were launched in 1975.
2An early design, from before PRISMA was built and launched.
Below is a list of Freja and Viking (and other Scandinavian scientific/research/technology 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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| 1986-02-22: Viking1 (Sweden) (and SPOT-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale philatélie) cachet on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Swedish Space Corp.) cachet on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet on card | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet (slightly different) on card | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS? multi-color printed) cachet on card | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS? red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cobrt | (Swedish) Viking launch |
| 1992-10-06: Freja (Sweden) (and FSW-1-4) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 1992-10-05 1992-10-06 | ? | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Freja launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 1992-10-06 | ? | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Freja launch |
| Astrid (Sweden) | ||||
| 1995-01-24: Astrid-1 (and Tsikada-1 and Faisat-1) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1998-12-10: Astrid-2 (and Nadezhda-5) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1999-02-23: Oersted (Denmark) (and ARGOS and OSCAR-35) | ||||
| United States | 1999-02-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (JM) cachet on cover | Oersted launch |
| 2000-11-21: Munin (Sweden) (and EO-1 and SAC-C) | ||||
| United States | 2000-11-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Munin launch |
| 2001-02-20: Odin (Sweden) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2010-06-15: PRISMA (Sweden) (and Picard and BPA-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2010-06-15 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | PRISMA launch (but cancel date "15-6-2011" is incorrect, year should be 2010) |
| Russia | 2010-06-15 | Korolev, Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PRISMA launch (Picard depicted) |
1The Swedish Viking spacecraft from 1986 should not be confused with two much-earlier USA Viking planetary-exploration spacecraft, both of which were launched in 1975.
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