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This page contains philatelic information on the SMS (Synchronous Meteorological Satellite) series and the GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) 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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| SMS | SMS | SMS and GOES |
| GOES | GOES | |
| SMS or GOES (on other than SMS or GOES launch covers) |
Below is a list of SMS and GOES series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS and GOES | ||||
| Angola | 1110c (Mi1446) | From MS6 (1110 (a-f)) (Mi1444-1449) | 1999 | "GOES-D" (GOES-4) |
| Angola | 1110f (Mi1449) | "S.M.S. 1980 Missão Solar Máxima" ("SMS" part of text incorrect, SMM depicted) | ||
| Cayman Islands | 628 (Mi642) | 1991 | "GOES"-8/12 type | |
| Cayman Islands | 628-631 fdc (Mi642-645 fdc) | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508A) i708d (Mi1508B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (708 (a-f)) (Mi1505A-1510A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) (Mi1505B-1510B) | 1997 | SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type1 (not "GEOS", as in selvedge text) |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "GOES-S" (GOES-17) |
| Croatia | None | (Croatian Meteorological Society/Croatian Philatelic Academy) cachet on cover | 2010 | GOES-8/12 type |
| Croatia | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 2011 | "GOES-8" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Synchronous Meteorological Satellite" and "SMS-1" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "SMS-2" | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "GOES-1" | |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | In lower-left of (Cotswold Covers/BPCPA) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | 1991 | GOES-8/12 type |
| Guinea Republic | BL1436 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi5170) | 2007 | GOES-12 |
| Niger | 1075e (Mi1951A) i1075e (Mi1951B) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | "GOES"-8/12 type |
| Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | GOES-8/12 type |
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| St. Lucia | 611 (BL36) | SS1 | 1983 | SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type1 |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "GOES" (in text only) |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1988 | GOES-4/7 type (or GMS)2 |
| Turkmenistan | BL_A23 | In (center) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2005 | GOES-13/15 type (not OICETS or INDEX or the Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule, as implied by the launch date 24.08.2005 in the left-hand stamp) |
| United Nations | 945a (Mi1075) | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (6x 945) | 2007 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United Nations | 946 (Mi1076) | In background of six stamps, and in (upper) margin of MS6 (946a (6x 946)) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 478 (BL22) | Partially on stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2007 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | 1395 cover (Mi1832 cover) | (Black printed) cachet on cover; also annotated with satellites numbered | 1973 | [#3] SMS/GOES |
| United States | None | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | 1977 | SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type1 |
| United States | None | (Ken Bishop) cachet on cover, also back | 1985 | SMS-B depicted (on cover front); "SMS-B" (on cover back) |
| United States | None | (Lawrence Hall of Science Station) cancel on (airmail) cover | 1991 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | None | Launch card | ~1995 | "GOES-J" (GOES-9) |
| United States | None | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2000 | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | None | Card, also back | 2011 | GOES-13/15 type |
| United States | 4893 fdc (Mi5079 fdc) | (HL) cachet on FDC, also back | 2014 | GOES-R (GOES-16) |
| Venezuela | 1426e (Mi2566) | One of MS5 (1426 (a-e)) (Mi2562-2566) | 1989 | (poorly-depicted) SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type1 |
1SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type (SMS-1 and SMS-2, and GOES-1 — GOES-3) are similar-looking cylindrical spin-stabilized spacecraft.
2GOES-4/7 type and the GMS-series have a similar appearance, both being built by Hughes Space and Communications Company.
Below is a list of SMS and GOES-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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| Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) | ||||
| 1974-05-17: SMS-1 | ||||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 1974-05-16 | Brazzaville | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | SMS-1 tracking |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney green and black) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | SMS-1 launch |
| SMS-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1974-05-26 | WSMR, NM | (Szostek/WSMR Cover no.32) cachet on cover | SMS-1 first ground pictures received |
| 1975-02-06: SMS-2 | ||||
| Great Britain | 1975-02-06 | Ascot, Berkshire | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover, also back | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial tan image and black text) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial red image and black text) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| South Africa | 1975-02-07 | Kenmare | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) | ||||
| 1975-10-16: GOES-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Satellite Beach FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Satellite Beach FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp and blue printed) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch (not "GEOS-1", as in text); also DCS |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Fairbanks AK | (NASA black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Atlantic VA | (Black typed) cachet (return address, and signature) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| South Africa | 1975-10-17 | Kenmare | (NASA purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| 1977-06-16: GOES-2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and blue) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch (not "GEOS-2", as in text) |
| 1978-06-16: GOES-3 | ||||
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | GOES-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Hampton VA | (NASA) cachet (return address) on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch (not "GEOS-3", as in text) |
| 1980-09-09: GOES-4 | ||||
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| 1981-05-22: GOES-5 | ||||
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch (but SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.81/4) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.81/4) cachet (and signature) on cover, also part of back | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch (but SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-5 launch (but SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| 1983-04-28: GOES-6 | ||||
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte magenta and brown printed) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte cyan and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte cyan and orange-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage brown and purple) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| 1986-05-03: GOES-G [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1986-05-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.137) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; also DCS |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; "GOES-1" |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; "GOES-1" |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple and red) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NOAA logo) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte red and green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| 1987-02-26: GOES-7 | ||||
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; "GOES-1" |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; "GOES-1" |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| 1994-04-13: GOES-8 | ||||
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch |
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Systems/Loral) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch; also "SMS-1/2" and "GOES-1/2/3" |
| 1995-05-23: GOES-9 | ||||
| United States | 1995-05-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GOES-9 launch |
| 1997-04-25: GOES-10 | ||||
| United States | 1997-04-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed/typed) cachet on cover | GOES-10 launch |
| United States | 1997-04-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCP - GOES-I/M type mission patch) cachet on cover | GOES-10 launch |
| 2000-05-03: GOES-11 | ||||
| United States | 2000-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (B&D) cachet on cover | GOES-11 launch |
| 2001-07-23: GOES-12 | ||||
| United States | 2001-07-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (JM) cachet on cover | GOES-12 launch |
| GOES-12 (events) | ||||
| United States | 2007-12-04 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-07 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-11 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| United States | 2007-12-17 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GOES-12 anomaly and recovery |
| 2006-05-24: GOES-13 (now EWS-G1) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| GOES-14 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 2009-03-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | GOES-14 pre-launch: "GOES-O arrives at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station" |
| 2009-06-27: GOES-14 | ||||
| United States | 2009-06-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-14 launch; "GOES-13 (GOES-N)" and "GOES-P" (in text on back); also WEFAX |
| 2010-03-04: GOES-15 (now EWS-G2) | ||||
| United States | 2010-03-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-15 launch; also WEFAX |
| 2016-11-20: GOES-16 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2018-03-01: GOES-17 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2022-03-01: GOES-18 | ||||
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | GOES-18 launch |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lockheed Martin?) cachet on cover | GOES-18 launch |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Patrick AFB, FL | (JM) cachet on cover | GOES-18 launch |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-18 launch |
| 2024-06-25: GOES-19 | ||||
| United States | 2024-06-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on cover, also back | GOES-19 launch |
| United States | 2024-06-25 | Titusville FL | (JM) cachet on cover | GOES-19 launch |
| SMS or GOES (on other than SMS or GOES launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1974-10-02 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-02 | Kourou | (Lollini green and brown printed) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" |
| French Guiana | 1974-10-30 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SMS" (but Syncom depicted) |
| French Guiana | 1975-10-03 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on isentropic balloon launch cover | "SMS-1", "SMS-2" (but simplified depictions) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on ESA-GEOS-1 launch cover | SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GMS-1 launch cover | "SMS-3" and "SMS-1" and "SMS (USA)" and "GOES (USA)" (but GMS-1 depicted) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on ESA-GEOS-2 launch cover | SMS/GOES-1/2/3 type |
| United States | 1980-04-26 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NAVSTAR-6 launch cover | "GOES"-6 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Minamitane (English text cancel) Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.11) insert from GMS-2 launch cover, also front | "GOES" |
| United States | 1983-03-28 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NOAA-8 launch cover | "GOES"-6 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (Purple printed) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | SMS and GOES images, and "SMS" and "GOES" (in logo text) |
| United States | 2000-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on HST anniversary cover | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | 2002-12-04 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on TDRS-10 launch cover | GOES-8/12 type |
| United States | 2012-12-11 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on X-37B_OTV-3 launch cover | GOES-8/12 type |
1The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type satellites, all of which are essentially identical.
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