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This page contains philatelic information on the (USA) Galileo spacecraft. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes 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.
This list includes the single USA Galileo spacecraft launched in 1989 only, not to be confused with the European Space Agency (ESA) Galileo-series satellites launched in the 2000s.
See also Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 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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| Galileo (USA) | Galileo (USA) | Galileo (USA) |
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) |
Below is a list of Galileo spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo (USA) | ||||
| Abkhazia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | MS9 (a-i) Imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 1996 | "Galileo" atmospheric entry probe with parachute and heat shield (see also Buriatia Unknown label 1996) |
| Abkhazia | Mi349 | One of MS8 (Mi346-353 + label) | 1999 | Galileo (with booster attached); with Space Shuttle |
| Austria | KM3174 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin), also reverse detail | 2009 | Also Galileo Galilei (on obverse) |
| Benin | 678 (Mi500) | 1990 | "Galileo" | |
| Benin | 681 (Mi506) | 678 overprinted in red | 1991 | "Galileo" |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Bulgaria | 3574 (Mi3875) | 1990 | "Galileo" (with booster attached); (see also Tuva Local strip of 5 1994 set of 10) | |
| Bulgaria | 3627 (Mi3916) | 1991 | Galileo (with booster attached); with Space Shuttle "Atlantis" | |
| Buriatia (Republic) | Unknown label (BL? label) | Label4 from imperforate SS1 + 4 labels | 1996 | "Galileo" atmospheric entry probe with parachute and heat shield (see also Abkhazia Unknown ms 1996) |
| Burundi | 758d (Mi1851) | One of MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | "Galileo" |
| Central African Republic | C277a (BL206A) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 1982 | Artist's drawing of the Galileo orbiter and its probe descending beneath a parachute (in anticipation of the future Galileo mission, whose probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); also three research balloons floating in the Jovian atmosphere. Similar balloons are depicted in CAR 658a. The depiction of the probe and parachute is probably based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s. Similar probe/parachute depictions are found in Comoro Islands 275 and Chad 718a and Nicaragua 1985c. |
| Central African Republic | 658a (BL285A) i658a (BL285B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1984 | "Galileo Orbiter" (fantasy depiction) and two "sounding balloons for Saturn", though the Galileo context suggests that such balloons were proposed for Jupiter as well as Saturn. |
| Central African Republic | 759a (BL345A) i759a (BL345B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (759) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i759) | 1985 | "Galileo" |
| Central African Republic | 973 (Mi1442A) i973 (Mi1442B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Sonde Galileo" |
| Central African Republic | 973a (BL513A) i973a (BL513B) | SS1 (973) Imperforate SS1 (i973) | ||
| Central African Republic | C349a (Mi1440A-1447A) iC349a (Mi1440B-1447B) | On one of MS8 (970-975 + C348-C349) On one of imperforate MS8 (i970-i975 + iC348-iC349) | ||
| Central African Republic | 1371b (Mi2604A) i1371b (Mi2604B) | One of MS3 (1371 (a-c)) (Mi2603A-2605A) One of imperforate MS3 (i1371) | 2000 | "Sonde Galileo vers Jupiter, décember 1995" |
| Chad | 718a (Mi1636A) i718a (Mi1636B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (718) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i718) | 1997 | "Galileo [and its] atmospheric probe at Jupiter" (the probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); the probe/parachute depiction can be traced back to this NASA artwork from the late 1970s. Similar probe/parachute depictions are found in Comoro Islands 275 and CAR C277a and Nicaragua 1985c. |
| Chad | 923a (BL326A) i923a (BL326B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (923) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i923) | 2001 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Comoro Islands | 275 (Mi369A) i275 (Mi369B) | Imperforate | 1977 | "Jupiter lander" entry probe beneath its parachute (in anticipation of the future Galileo mission, whose probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); the depiction of the probe and parachute is probably based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s. Similar probe/parachute depictions are found in CAR C277a and Chad 718a and Nicaragua 1985c. |
| Comoro Islands | 275a (BL108A) i275a (BL108B) | On stamp of SS1 (275) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i275) | ||
| Czech Republic | None | (Fil Press) cachet on postal card | 2009 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Djibouti | Unknown g (Mi?) Unknown ig | One of MS8 (a-h + label) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS8 (a-h + label) | 2007 | "Galileo probe" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | "Galileo" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | Galileo (with mesh antenna in collapsed position) |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6702-6705_ms4 | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | 20th anniv. end Galileo mission |
| Djibouti | BL2166 | SS1 (Mi6706) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2167 | SS1 (Mi6707) | ||
| Gambia | 2174f (Mi3286) i2174f | One of MS6 (2174 (a-f)) (Mi3281-3286) One of imperforate MS6 (i2174 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Galileo" |
| Germany | 1884 cover (Mi1785 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel and (Archiv der Astronomie und Raumfahrt-Philatelie XIV) cachet on cover | 1995 | "Galileo" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1997 | "Galileo" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | ||
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206 (Mi3197-3202) | In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Galileo" |
| Guinea Republic | C172 (Mi1294A) iC172 (Mi1294B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Module orbital de Galileo" |
| Guinea Republic | C172a (BL369A) iC172a (BL369B) | SS1 (C172) Imperforate SS1 (iC172) | (As above for stamp); "Sonde Galileo" with entry probe, heat shield, and parachute (in right margin); also Galileo Galilei | |
| Guinea Republic | 1135-1136+1142-1143+C170+C172_ms6 i1135-i1136+i1142-i1143+iC170+iC172_ms6 | On one of MS6 (1135-1136+1142-1143+C170+C172) On one of imperforate MS6 (i1135-i1136+i1142-i1143+iC170+iC172) | (As above for stamp) | |
| Guinea Republic | 1262b (Mi1484A) i1262b (Mi1484B) | One of strip of 3 (1262 (a-c)) (Mi1482-1484) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i1262 (a-c)) | 1994 | "sonde Galileo" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5238-5243_ms6 | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi5238-5243) | 2007 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7646A | One of MS6 (Mi7641-7646) | 2010 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7647A fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7646A_ms6 fdc Mi7641B-7646B_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC Imperforate MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi10807A-10810A_ms4 Mi10807B-10810B_ms4 | MS4 (Mi10807A-10810A) Imperforate MS4 (Mi10807B-10810B) | 2014 | Galileo spacecraft (on 2nd stamp), Galileo probe (on 3rd stamp), Galileo SSI [solid-state imager] (on 4th stamp); also Galileo Galilei (on 1st and 4th stamps and FDC cachet) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi10807A-10810A_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL2457A BL2457B | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | Galileo spacecraft; also Galileo Galilei (on stamps and FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL2457A fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Ad (BL175A) i413Ad (BL175B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (413A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413A) | 1981 | With booster attached |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2006 | With Space Shuttle |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3763A Mi3763B | One of MS4 (Mi3760A-3763A + 2 labels) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi3760B-3763B + 2 labels) | 2008 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3991A Mi3991B | One of MS6 (Mi3986A-3991A) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi3986B-3991B) | 2008 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "20th anniv. end of the Galileo Mission" (in Portuguese text); also Galileo mission patch (on tab to right of stamp on SS1) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Guyana | 2874g (Mi4926) i2874g | One of MS9 (2874 (a-i)) (Mi4920-4928) One of imperforate MS9 (i2874 (a-i)) | 1994 | "Galileo" |
| Guyana | 2876 (BL441) i2876 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guyana | 4689c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (4689 (a-f)), also inverted | 2021 | Galileo (shown in Space Shuttle cargo bay), matching NASA photo |
| Hungary | 4126a (Mi5351) | Two of MS4 (4126 (2x 4126 (a-b))) (BL328) | 2009 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2012 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 996 (Mi1282A) i996 (Mi1282B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Galileo" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 996a (BL149A) i996a (BL149B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (996) On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i996) | "Galileo" (with booster attached) (in upper-left margin) | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 997b (Mi1282A-1283A) i997b (Mi1282B-1283B) | On one of MS2 (996-997) On one of imperforate MS2 (i996-i997) | "Galileo" | |
| Maldive Islands | 3221 fdc (Mi5355-5358 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2014 | Also Galileo Galilei |
| Mali | 687 (Mi1337A) i687 (Mi1337B) | Imperforate | 1995 | "sonde Galileo" |
| Mali | 687a (BL_A68A) i687a (BL_A68B) | On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (687) On stamp and in (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i687) | ||
| Mali | 690b (Mi1337A-1338A+1340A) i690b (Mi1337B-1338B+1340B) | On one of MS3 (687-688+690) On one of imperforate MS3 (i687-i688+i690) | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS2 (a-b) One of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2006 | "Galileo"; also Galileo Galilei |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | Also Galileo Galilei (on stamp 'b') |
| Micronesia | 344s (Mi739) | One stamp and on selvedge of MS20 (344 (a-t)) (Mi721-740) | 1999 | "Galileo" |
| Mordovia | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | (early-design?) Galileo |
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | Local post MS6 on FDC | ||
| Nevis | 1542 (Mi2302-2307) | On all stamps and in (left) margin of MS6 (1542 (a-f)) | 2008 | "Galileo" (with booster attached) (on one stamp) |
| Nevis | 1542 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Nicaragua | 1985c (Mi3294) | One of MS16 (1985 (a-p)) (Mi3292-3307) | 1994 | "Sonda Galileo" entry probe/parachute design based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s. Similar probe/parachute depictions are found in CAR C277a and Comoro Islands 275 and Chad 718a; also Galileo Galilei |
| Nicaragua | 1986 (BL210) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Niger | 1078i (Mi1934A) i1078i (Mi1934B) | One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) (Mi1926A-1934A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1078 (a-i)) | 2001 | "sonde Galileo" |
| Niger | 1078 fdc | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_c | From local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | With booster attached |
| Osetia (North) | Local_d | Galileo; also probe descending via parachute | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); also probe descending via parachute (in the cachet, different depiction than in local_d stamp) | |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown1 (Mi?) | From MS10 (10x single) | 2009 | "Galileo"; also Galileo Galilei |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown ms fdc | MS10 on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2005 | "Galileo" |
| Rwanda | Unknown g (Mi?) | One of MS10 (a-j) [known illegal issue] | 2010 | "Galileo" |
| St. Vincent | 2791b (Mi4929) i2791b | One of MS6 (2791 (a-f)) (Mi4928-4933) One of imperforate MS6 (i2791 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Galileo" |
| St. Vincent | i2791b proof | One of imperforate proof MS6 (i2791 proof (a-f)) | ||
| St. Vincent | i2791 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | ||
| Solomon Islands | 1660 (Mi2722-2725) | In (right) margin of MS4 (1660 (a-d)) | 2014 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1660 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Tanzania | 1325 (Mi2023) | 1994 | "Galilei" (Galileo) (with booster attached) | |
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 4521, also overprint template | 1994 | Galileo (with booster attached); (see also Bulgaria 3574) |
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5723, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5725, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5726, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5727, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5732, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5733, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5984, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5987, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 6068A, also overprint template | ||
| Tuvalu | 1076 (Mi1468-1471) | MS4 (1076 (a-d)) | 2008 | "Galileo" |
| Tuvalu | 1076 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Uganda | 1484Ag (Mi1860) | One stamp and in (lower) margin of MS8 (1484A (b-i)) (Mi1855-1862) | 1997 | "Galileo entry probe" and parachute |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 477 (Mi585) | Six stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS6 (477a (6x 477)) | 2007 | |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 411 (BL21) | On stamp of SS1 | 2007 | |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Hughes and TRW/SEA Stamp Club cachet) | 1980 | "The '80s, the new decade in space": "Jupiter orbiter" foreshadows Galileo |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | ||
| United States | 2573 fdc (Mi2188 fdc) | (Mars-Jupiter Station) cancel on FDC (also Pioneer-11 launch cover) | 1991 | "Galileo" |
| United States | None | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | 1993 | "Galileo" |
| United States | 5073 fdc (Mi5247 fdc) | (Dave Curtis) cachet on FDC | 2016 | "Galileo" |
Below is a list of Galileo spacecraft 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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| Galileo (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1982-07-17 | Roswell NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (Jupiter atmosphere) probe (parachute/impact) test; also Galileo Galilei |
| 1989-10-18: Galileo (USA) (deployed by STS-34) | ||||
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Boudwin blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station magenta) cancel and (red-purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Boudwin green and purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | West Palm Beach FL | (Boudwin blue and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Boudwin green and magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | MSFC, AL | (Boudwin magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and black text) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Barstow CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ellen Baker) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan printed) cachet on postcard | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet (different) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Germany (West) United States | 1989-10-18 1989-10-23 | Wessling Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Pasadena CA Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Barstow CA Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Dongara WA | (Boudwin purple and magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Ceduna WA | (Boudwin blue and magenta and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Exmouth WA | (Boudwin blue and green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-19 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (NASA photo) cachet on cover | Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV)1 experiment activation |
| Australia United States | 1989-10-19 2003-09-21 | Canberra ACT Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-20 | Jacksonville FL | (Purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "recovery force" |
| United States | 1989-10-22 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | GHCD (Growth Hormone Concentration and Distribution) in Plants experiment |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Honolulu HI, Hickman AF Station | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Edwards AFB, CA | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Edwards CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-34 landing |
| Galileo (spacecraft-only events) | ||||
| United States | 1990-02-09 | Pasadena CA | (Dark-blue printed and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Venus flyby" |
| United States | 1990-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (Green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Earth 1 flyby" |
| United States | 1991-10-29 | Pasadena CA | (Purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Gaspra flyby" |
| United States | 1992-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (Second) Earth flyby |
| United States | 1992-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert | (Second) Earth flyby |
| United States | 1993-08-28 | Pasadena CA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ida flyby |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | Galileo observes the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter; (also HST photographs the impact) |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Galileo views impact on Jupiter of Comet Shoemake-Levy-9" |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (Orange and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "observes comet SL9 Jupiter impact" |
| United States | 1994-07-19 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage grey and red and extra black) cachet on cover | Galileo observes the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter; (also HST and Black-Brant-9 rocket observations of the impact) |
| United States | 1995-10-02 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "probe release" (but on 13 July 1995, not 2 October) |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover, also insert and insert back | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover, also insert | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere; also "Galileo project" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1996-06-26 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ganymede encounter |
| United States | 1996-11-04 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Callisto encounter |
| United States | 1996-12-18 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Europa encounter |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA Barstow CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-19 | Pasadena CA Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2011-07-08 2011-07-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) back of STS-135 launch and landing cover, also front | "Galileo" |
1The SSBUV (Shuttle Solar Backscatter UV) experiment, which made its first flight on STS-34, was developed by NASA to check the calibration of satellite-borne ozone sounders because of calibration drift of the SBUV (Solar Backscatter UV) instrument that they carried. The SSBUV experiment took advantage of the Shuttle's orbital flight path to compare data from identical instruments aboard the satellite and the Shuttle. This could be done because of orbital coincidences in which the Shuttle and the satellite passed over the same Earth location within a 1-hour window. The SSBUV instrument and its dedicated electronics, power, data and command systems were mounted in the Shuttle's payload bay in two Get Away Special canisters (an instrument canister and a support canister) which together weighed 544 kg.
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