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Salyut (and Soyuz capsule) | Mir (core) | ISS |
Below is a checklist of (selected) ISS (and other space-station-related) spacecraft (transfer vehicles and sub-satellites), including launch dates and images of the satellites. A Master List of Un-manned Satellites, or click the 'Satellite' column title below. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete in this page!
A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew, which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time, and to which other spacecraft can dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by its lack of major propulsion or landing systems. Instead, other vehicles transport people and cargo to and from the station. As of October 2011 two space stations are in orbit; the International Space Station, and the People's Republic of China Tiangong. Previous stations include the Almaz and Salyut series, Skylab, and Mir.
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ISS (and other space-station-related) spacecraft (transfer vehicle and sub-satellite) launches |
Un-manned space transportation vehicles/systems to support the ISS (ATV, HTV, Dragon, and Cygnus) |
Un-manned space transportation vehicles/systems to support Tiangong space stations (Tianzhou cargo spacecraft) |
Satellite | Launch/Deploy Segment | Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
Salyut-6 related sub-satellites (1977 — 1982) | |||||
KRT-10 (radio telescope, attached to Salyut-6) [Progress-7 launched] | launched to Salyut-6 un-dock from Salyut-6 | 1979-06-28 1979-07-18 | KRT-10 | ||
Salyut-7 related sub-satellites (1982 — 1991) | |||||
Iskra-2 [Salyut-7 launched] | launched with Salyut-7 deployed from Salyut-7 | 1982-05-14 1982-05-17 | Iskra-2 | Iskra | Iskra |
Iskra-3 [Progress-16 launched] | launched to Salyut-7 deployed from Salyut-7 | 1982-10-31 1982-11-18 | |||
Mir-related sub-satellites (1986 — 2001) | |||||
MAK-1 (upper atmosphere and ionosphere) [Progress-M8 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1991-05-30 1991-06-17 | MAK-1 | MAK-1 | |
Naduvaniy Hazovoy Ballon [Progress-M8 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1991-05-30 1991-08-15 | Naduvaniy Hazovoy Ballon | ||
MAK-2 (upper atmosphere) [Progress-M15 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1992-10-27 1992-11-20 | MAK-2 | MAK-2 | |
Znamya-2 [Progress-M15 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1992-10-27 1993-02-04 | Znamya-2 | Znamya-2 | Znamya-2 |
GFZ-1 (geodesy) [Progress-M27 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1995-04-09 1995-04-18 |
GFZ-1 GFZ-1 | GFZ-1 | GFZ-1 |
RS-17a / Sputnik-40 [Progress-M36 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1997-10-05 1997-11-04 | RS-17a | RS-17a | |
Inspector-1 [Progress-M36 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1997-10-05 1997-10-05 | Inspector-1 | Inspector-1 | Inspector |
RS-18 / Sputnik-41 [Progress-M40 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1998-10-25 1998-11-10 |
RS-18 RS-18 | RS-18 | |
Znamya-2.5 [Progress-M40 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1998-10-25 1998-11-10 | Znanya-2 | Znamya-2.5 | Znamya-2.5 |
RS-19 / Sputnik-99 [Progress-M41 launched] | launched to Mir deployed from Mir | 1999-04-02 1999-04-16 | RS-19 | ||
(Selected) ISS-related sub-satellites (1998 →) | |||||
ISS-related sub-satellties launched by HTV, Dragon, and Cygnus are found farther below. | |||||
RS-21 / Kolibri-2000 [Progress-M1-7 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from Progress after departing from the ISS | 2001-11-26 2002-02-14 |
RS-21 RS-21 | RS-21 | |
TNS-0 [Progress-M52 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS | 2005-02-28 2005-03-28 |
TNS-0 TNS-0 | TNS-0 | |
OSCAR-54 / SuitSat / RadioSkaf-1 [Progress-M54 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS | 2005-09-08 2006-02-03 | OSCAR-54 | OSCAR-54 | |
ARISSat-1 / Kedr / RadioSkaf-2 [Progress-M-09M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS | 2011-01-28 2011-08-03 | ARISSat-1 | ARISSat-1 | |
RS-39 / Chibis-M [Progress-M-13M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from Progress after departing from the ISS | 2011-10-30 2012-01-23 | RS-39 | RS-39 | |
Sfera-53 [Progress-M-16M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2012-08-01 2012-08-20 | Sfera-53 | Sfera-53 | |
Chasqui-1 [Progress-M-22M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2014-02-05 2014-08-18 | Chasqui-1 | Chasqui-1 | |
Fleshka [Progress-MS launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2015-12-21 2016-02-03 | Fleshka | Fleshka | |
Tomsk-TPU-120 [Progress-MS-2 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from the ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2016-03-31 2017-08-17 |
Tomsk-TPU-120 Tomsk-TPU-120 | Tomsk-TPU-120 |
Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (ATV) (ESA) | ||||
ATV-1 / Jules Verne (no sub-satellites) | 2008-03-09 |
ATV-1 (information) ATV-1 (logo) ATV (interior) | ATV | ATV |
ATV-2 / Johannes Kepler (no sub-satellites) | 2011-02-16 | ATV-2 | ||
ATV-3 / Edoardo Amaldi (no sub-satellites) | 2012-03-23 | |||
ATV-4 / Albert Einstein (no sub-satellites) | 2013-06-05 | |||
ATV-5 / Georges Lemaître (no sub-satellites) | 2014-07-29 |
Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) / Kounotori (JAXA) | ||||
HTV-1 / Kounotori-1 (no sub-satellites) | 2009-09-10 | HTV-1 | HTV (no sub-satellites) | HTV |
HTV-2 / Kounotori-2 (no sub-satellites) | 2011-01-22 | |||
HTV-3 / Kounotori-3 (with Raiko, WE-WISH, FITSat-1, F-1, TechEdSat-1) | 2012-07-21 |
Raiko WE-WISH FITSat-1 F-1 TechEdSat-1 | ||
HTV-4 / Kounotori-4 (with STP-H4, TechEdSat-3, ArduSat-X, ArduSat-1, PicoDragon) | 2013-08-03 |
STP-H4 TechEdSat-3 ArduSat-1 PicoDragon ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS, text) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS) ArduSat-1+ArduSat-X+PicoDragon (deployed from the ISS, text) | ||
HTV-5 / Kounotori-5 (with CALET, Flock-2b-1/14, SERPENS, S-CUBE, GOMX-3, AAUSAT-5) | 2015-08-18 | HTV-5 (with Flock-2b-1/14 and others) | ||
HTV-6 / Kounotori-6 (with EDT, Lemur-2-18/21, TechEdSat-5, EGG, TuPOD, AOBA-VELOX-3, STARS-C, FREEDOM, ITF-2/OSCAR-89, Waseda-SAT-3, OSNSAT, Tancredo-1) | 2016-12-09 | TechEdSat-5 | HTV-6 (with OSCAR-89 and TechEdSat-5 and Lemur-2-18/21 and others) | |
HTV-7 / Kounotori-7 (with HSRC, SPATIUM-1, STARS-Me, RSP-00) | 2018-09-22 | HTV-7 (with others) | ||
HTV-8 / Kounotori-8 (with AQT-D, RWASAT-1, NARSScube-1) | 2019-09-24 | |||
HTV-9 / Kounotori-9 (with iSIM) | 2020-05-20 | HTV-9 (with 1 other) |
Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Dragon (SpaceX) | ||||
Dragon-DQU (no sub-satellites) | 2010-06-04 | Dragon-DQU | Dragon-DQU |
"Dragon" (+"Cygnus"+"HTV") "Dragon" (+"ATV"+"HTV-3") "Dragon" (+"ATV"+"HTV-3") "Dragon" "Dragon" "Dragon" "SpaceX Dragon" (in Portuguese text) |
Dragon-C1 (no sub-satellites, but with other satellites) | 2010-12-08 | Dragon-C1 | Dragon-C1 | |
Dragon-C2 (no sub-satellites, but with other satellites) | 2012-05-22 | Dragon-C2 | Dragon-C2 | |
Dragon-CRS-1 [partial failure] (with Orbcomm-FM101) | 2012-10-08 | Dragon-CRS-1 (with Orbcomm-FM101) | ||
Dragon-CRS-2 (no sub-satellites) | 2013-03-01 | Dragon-CRS-2 (no sub-satellites) | ||
Dragon-CRS-3 (with OPALS, HDEV, ALL-STAR/THEIA, KickSat-1, SporeSat-1, TSAT, PhoneSat-2.5) | 2014-04-18 | Dragon-CRS-3 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-4 (with RapidScat, SpinSat) | 2014-09-21 | Dragon-CRS-4 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-5 (with CATS, Flock-1d'-1/2, AESP-14) | 2015-01-10 | Dragon-CRS-5 (with Flock-1d'-1/2 and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-6 (with Flock-1e-1/14, Arkyd-3-Reflight, Centennial-1) | 2015-04-14 | Dragon-CRS-6 (with Flock-1e-1/14 and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-7 [failed] (with IDA-1, Flock-1f-1/8) | 2015-06-28 | Dragon-CRS-7 (with Flock-1f-1/8 and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-8 (with BEAM) | 2016-04-08 | Dragon-CRS-8 (with BEAM) | ||
Dragon-CRS-9 (with IDA-2) | 2016-07-18 | Dragon-CRS-9 (with IDA-2) | ||
Dragon-CRS-10 (with SAGE-3, STP-H5) | 2017-02-16 | STP-H5 | Dragon-CRS-10 (with STP-H5 and others) | |
Dragon-CRS-11 (with ROSA, NICER, MUSES, Bird-B/G/J/M/N) | 2017-06-03 | Dragon-CRS-11 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-12 (with CREAM, KestrelEye-2M, Dellingr, ASTERIA, OSIRIS-3U) | 2017-08-14 | Dragon-CRS-12 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-13 (with TSIS-1, SDS) | 2017-12-15 | Dragon-CRS-13 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-14 (with MISSE-FF-1, ASIM, PFCS, RemoveDEBRIS, DebrisSat-1/2, RemDeb-Net, UBAKUSAT, 1KUNS-PF, Irazú) | 2018-04-02 | Dragon-CRS-14 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-15 (with ECOSTRESS, Biarri-Squad-1/2/3, Bird-BTN (Bhutan-1), Bird-MYS, Bird-PHL) | 2018-06-29 | Dragon-CRS-15 (with Bird-BTN (Bhutan-1) and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-16 (with GEDI, TechEdSat-8, RRM3, CAT-1/2, UNITE, Delphini-1, Quantum-Radar-1/2) | 2018-12-05 | Dragon-CRS-16 (with TechEdSat-8 and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-17 (with OCO-3, STP-H6, Red-Eye-1) | 2019-05-04 | STP-H6 | Dragon-CRS-17 (with OCO-3 and STP-H6 and others) | |
Dragon-CRS-18 (with IDA-3, ORCA-1, RFTSat-1, Quantum-Radar-3, NARSScube-2) | 2019-07-25 | Dragon-CRS-18 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-19 (with HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, CryoCube-1, QARMAN, SORTIE, AzTechSat-1, EdgeCube, MakerSat-1, ORCA-2+8) | 2019-12-05 | Dragon-CRS-19 (with AzTechSat-1 and others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-20 (with Bartolomeo, Lynk-04, G-Satellite, Quetzal-1) | 2020-03-07 | Dragon-CRS-20 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-21 (with Bishop) | 2020-12-06 | Dragon-CRS-21 (with 1 other) | ||
Dragon-CRS-22 (with iROSA-2B/4B, SOAR, RamSat, MIR-Sat-1/OSCAR-112, G-Satellite-2) | 2021-06-03 | Dragon-CRS-22 (with OSCAR-112 with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-23 (with CAPSat, PR_CuNaR-2, SPACE-HAUC, CUAVA-1, Binar-1, Maya-3/4) | 2021-08-29 | Dragon-CRS-23 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-24 (with STP-H7, STP-H8 / TEMPEST-D_copy, DAILI, PATCOOL, TARGIT, GASPACS, Light-1, TauSat-3, GT-1, FEES-2) | 2021-12-21 |
STP-H7 STP-H8 / TEMPEST-D_copy | Dragon-CRS-24 (with STP-H7 and STP-H8 / TEMPEST-D_copy and others) | |
Dragon-CRS-25 (with EMIT, BeaverCube, CLICK-A, D3, JAGSAT-1, CapSat-1, TUMnanoSAT) | 2022-07-15 | EMIT | Dragon-CRS-25 (with others) | |
Dragon-CRS-26 (with iROSA-3A/4A, PetitSat, SPORT, MARIO, TJREVERB, DANTESat, NUTSat, LORIS, ORCASat, HSKSAT, Optimal-1, SS-1) | 2022-11-26 | Dragon-CRS-26 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-27 (with STP-H9, ARKSAT-1, LightCube, Ex-Alta-2, AuroraSat, YukonSat, NEUDOSE) | 2023-03-14 | STP-H9 | Dragon-CRS-27 (with STP-H9 and others) | |
Dragon-CRS-28 (with iROSA-1A/1B, Moonlighter, ESSENCE, Iris, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN, Ukpik-1, Maya-5/6) | 2023-06-06 | Dragon-CRS-28 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-29 (with AWE, ILLUMA-T) | 2023-11-10 | Dragon-CRS-29 (with others) | ||
Dragon-CRS-30 (with BLAST, Burstcube, HyTI, SNoOPI, BigRedSat-1, Killick-1, QMSat, VIOLET) | 2024-03-21 | Dragon-CRS-30 (passport stamp) | Dragon-CRS-30 (with others) | |
Dragon-CRS-31 (with ONGLAISAT, Yodaka, LignoSat, Yomogi) | 2024-11-05 | Dragon-CRS-31 (passport stamp) | Dragon-CRS-31 (with others) |
Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Cygnus (Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)) | ||||
Cygnus-MS-A1 (with Dove-1, PhoneSat-v1a+v1b+v2a) | 2013-04-21 | Dove-1 | Cygnus-MS-A1 (with Dove-1 and others) |
"Cygnus" (+"HTV"+"Dragon") "Cygnus-1" (Cygnus-PCM) "Cygnus" "Cygnus" "Cygnus" "Cygnus-1" (but Cygnus-PCM-enhanced depicted) |
Cygnus-D1 (no sub-satellites) | 2013-09-18 | Cygnus-1 (Cygnus-PCM) | Cygnus-D1 (no sub-satellites) | |
Cygnus-CRS-1 (with Flock-1-1/28, ArduSat-2, OSCAR-78 / LituanicaSat-1, LitSat-1, SkyCube, UAPSat-1) | 2014-01-09 |
Flock-1 Flock-1 Flock-1 ArduSat-2 OSCAR-78 LitSat-1 SkyCube UAPSat-1 | Cygnus-CRS-1 (with OSCAR-78 and Flock-1-1/28 and others) | |
Cygnus-CRS-2 (with Flock-1b-1/28, TechEdSat-4, MicroMAS, GEARRS-1, Lambdasat) | 2014-07-13 | Cygnus-CRS-2 (with Flock-1b-1/28 and TechEdSat-4 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-3 [failed] (with Flock-1d-1/26, Arkyd-3, RACE, GOMX-2) | 2014-10-28 | Cygnus-CRS-3 (with Flock-1d-1/26 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-4 / OA-4 (with SIMPL, AggieSat-4, Bevo-2, Flock-2e1-1/12, CADRE, MinXSS-1, Nodes-1/2, STMSat-1) | 2015-12-06 |
Cygnus-CRS-4 (Cygnus-PCM-enhanced) Cygnus-CRS-12 (Cygnus-PCM-enhanced) Cygnus-PCM (standard vs. enhanced) | Cygnus-CRS-4 (with Flock-2e1-1/12 and others) | |
Cygnus-CRS-5 / OA-5 (with Lemur-2-14/17) | 2016-10-18 | Cygnus-CRS-5 (with Lemur-2-14/17) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-6 / OA-6 (with Diwata-1, Flock-2e'-1/20, Lemur-2-5/13) | 2016-03-23 | Cygnus-CRS-6 (with Lemur-2-5/13 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-7 / OA-7 (with ALTAIR-1, SUSat, UNSW-EC0, i-INSPIRE-2, ZA-AeroSat, nSIGHT-1, Ex-Alta-1, LilacSat-1/OSCAR-90, NJUST-1, Aoxiang-1, SOMP-2, QBITO, Aalto-2, X-CubeSat, SpaceCube, DUTHSat, UPSat, Hoopoe, LINK, SNUSAT-1+1b, qbee50-LTU-OC, BeEagleSat, HAVELSAT, Phoenix, PolyITAN-2-SAU, QBUS-1/2/4, IceCube, CSUNSat-1, CXBN-2, KySat-3, SHARC, Lemur-2-30/33) | 2017-04-18 | Cygnus-CRS-7 (with OSCAR-90 and Lemur-2-30/33 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-8 / OA-8 (Lemur-2-50/57, CHEFsat, Asgardia-1, OCSD-B/C (AeroCube-7B/7C), PropCube-2, includes ELaNA-13: (EcAMSat, TechEdSat-6, ISARA)) | 2017-11-12 | TechEdSat-6 | Cygnus-CRS-8 (with TechEdSat-6 and Lemur-2-50/57 and others) | |
Cygnus-CRS-9 / OA-9 (with TEMPEST-D, CubeRRT, HaloSat, Radix, RainCube, Lemur-2-78/81, AeroCube-12A/12B, RadSat-g, EQUiSat, MemSat, EnduroSat-One) | 2018-05-21 | Cygnus-CRS-9 (with Lemur-2-78/81 and TEMPEST-D and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-10 / OA-10 (with CHEFsat-2, KickSat-2, MYSAT-1) | 2018-11-17 | |||
Cygnus-CRS-11 / OA-11 (with VCC-A/B/C, Bird-JPN, Bird-LKA, Bird-NPL, IOD-GEMS, SpooQy-1, Swiatowid, KrakSat, AeroCube-10A/10B, SASSI2, Seeker, EntrySat, ThinSat-1A/1L) | 2019-04-17 | Cygnus-CRS-11 (with others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-12 / NG-12 (with STPSat-4, HARP, Phoenix, RadSat-u, SOCRATES, Argus-02, HuskySat-1/OSCAR-107, SwampSat-2, AeroCube-14A/14B, AeroCube-15A/15B, OrbitalFactory-2) | 2019-11-02 | Cygnus-CRS-12 (with STPSat-4 and OSCAR-107 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-13 / NG-13 (Red-Eye-2/3, DeMi, includes ELaNA-30: (TechEdSat-10)) | 2020-02-15 |
TechEdSat-10 DeMi | Cygnus-CRS-13 (with TechEdSat-10 and DeMi and others) | |
Cygnus-CRS-14 / NG-14 (with Bobcat-1, NEUTRON-1, SPOC, Lemur-2-124/125, DESCENT-Mother, DESCENT-Daughter, SATTLA-1) | 2020-10-03 | Cygnus-CRS-14 (with Lemur-2-124/125 and others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-15 / NG-15 (with Lawkanat-1, Gunsmoke-J-2, ORCA-6/7, IT-SPINS, TAU-SAT-1, MYSAT-2, STARS-EC, OPUSAT-2, RSP-01, WARP-01, TUMnanoSAT, Maya-2, Guaranisat-1, Tsuru, ThinSat-2A/2I) | 2021-02-20 | Cygnus-CRS-15 (with others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-16 / NG-16 (with PIRPL) | 2021-08-10 | Cygnus-CRS-16 (with 1 other) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-17 / NG-17 (with KITSUNE, NACHOS-1, IHI-Sat) | 2022-02-19 | Cygnus-CRS-17 (with others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-18 / NG-18 (with Taka, PearlAfricaSat-1, ZimSat-1, SpaceTuna-1) | 2022-11-07 | Cygnus-CRS-18 (with others) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-19 / NG-19 (no sub-satellites) | 2023-08-02 | Cygnus-CRS-19 (no sub-satellites) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-20 / NG-20 (no sub-satellites) | 2024-01-30 | Cygnus-CRS-20 (passport stamp) | ||
Cygnus-CRS-21 / NG-21 (includes ELaNa-52: (CySat-1, DORA)) | 2024-08-04 | Cygnus-CRS-21 (passport stamp) | Cygnus-CRS-21 (with others) |
Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Tianzhou (China/PRC) | ||||
Tianzhou-6 (with Dalian-1 Lianli) | 2023-10-05 |
Tianzhou-6 Dalian-1 Lianli |
Tianzhou-6 Tianzhou-6 |
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