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Below is a checklist of (selected) International Space Station (ISS) and other space-station-related sub-satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. A master list of un-manned satellites, including acronyms and full names is available, or click the 'Satellite' column title below. This is a work in progress, and completeness is our goal. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of 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-1. Previous stations include the Almaz and Salyut series, Skylab, and Mir.
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| ISS and other space-station-related sub-satellite launches |
| Un-manned space transportation vehicles/systems to support the ISS (HTV, Cygnus, ATV, and Dragon) |
| 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 undock 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 →) | |||||
| RS-21 / Kolibri-2000 [Progress-M1-7 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from Progress after departing from ISS | 2001-11-26 2002-02-14 | RS-21 RS-21 | RS-21 | |
| TNS-0 [Progress-M52 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from 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 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 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 ISS | 2011-10-30 2012-01-23 | RS-39 | RS-39 | |
| Sfera-53 [Progress-M-16M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2012-08-01 2012-08-20 | Sfera-53 | Sfera-53 | |
| ArduSat-1 [HTV-4 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2013-08-03 2013-11-19 | ArduSat-1 | ArduSat-1 | ArduSat-1 |
| PicoDragon [HTV-4 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2013-08-03 2013-11-19 | PicoDragon | PicoDragon | PicoDragon |
| TechEdSat-3 [HTV-4 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2013-08-03 2013-11-20 | TechEdSat-3 | TechEdSat-3 | TechEdSat-3 |
| Flock-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-11 — 2014-02-15 | Flock-1 Flock-1 | Flock-1 | |
| ArduSat-2 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-28 | ArduSat-2 | ArduSat-2 | |
| OSCAR-78 / LituanicaSat-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-28 | OSCAR-78 | OSCAR-78 | OSCAR-78 |
| LitSat-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-28 | LitSat-1 | LitSat-1 | LitSat-1 |
| SkyCube [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-28 | SkyCube | SkyCube | |
| UAPSat-1 [Cygnus-CRS-1 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2014-01-09 2014-02-28 | UAPSat-1 | UAPSat-1 | UAPSat-1 |
| Chasqui-1 [Progress-M-22M launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2014-02-05 2014-08-18 | Chasqui-1 | Chasqui-1 | |
| Fleshka [Progress-MS launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2015-12-21 2016-02-03 | Fleshka | Fleshka | |
| Tomsk-TPU-120 [Progress-MS-2 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS during spacewalk (EVA) | 2016-03-31 2017-08-17 | Tomsk-TPU-120 Tomsk-TPU-120 | Tomsk-TPU-120 | |
| ROSA [Dragon-CRS-11 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2017-06-03 2017-06-26 | ROSA ROSA | ROSA | |
| ASTERIA [Dragon-CRS-12 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2017-08-14 2017-11-20 | ASTERIA | ||
| TEMPEST-D [Cygnus-CRS-9 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2018-05-21 2018-07-13 | TEMPEST-D TEMPEST-D (patch) TEMPEST-D (patch, back) | ||
| Bhutan-1 [Dragon-CRS-15 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2018-06-29 2018-08-10 | Bhutan-1 | Bhutan-1 | Bhutan-1 |
| AzTechSat-1 [Dragon-CRS-19 launched] | launched to ISS deployed from ISS | 2019-12-05 2020-02-19 | AzTechSat-1 | AzTechSat-1 | AzTechSat-1 |
| Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| HTV-1 / Kounotori-1 | 2009-09-10 | HTV-1 |
"HTV" / "Kounotori" "H-II Transfer Vehicle" (on stamp) "HTV+Dragon+Cygnus | |
| 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-3" | |
| HTV-4 / Kounotori-4 (with TechEdSat-3. ArduSat-X, ArduSat-1, PicoDragon) | 2013-08-03 |
TechEdSat-3 ArduSat-1 PicoDragon |
TechEdSat-3 ArduSat-1 PicoDragon |
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| HTV-5 / Kounotori-5 (with HTV-5, Flock-2b-1-14, and others) | 2015-08-18 | HTV-5+Flock-2b-1-14+others | ||
| HTV-6 / Kounotori-6 (with EDT, Lemur-2-18-21, TechEdSat-5, and others) | 2016-12-09 | HTV-6+EDT+Lemur-2-18-21+TechEdSat-5+others | ||
| HTV-7 / Kounotori-7 (with HSRC, SPATIUM 1, STARS-Me, RSP 00) | 2018-09-22 |
HTV-7+others (docking) HTV-7+others (docking) | ||
| HTV-9 / Kounotori-9 (with iSIM) | 2020-05-20 |
HTV-9+iSIM (docking) HTV-9+iSIM (docking) |
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| Cygnus-MS-A1 (with Dove-1, PhoneSat-v1a, PhoneSat-v1b, PhoneSat-v2a) | 2013-04-21 |
Cygnus-MS-A1 (T. Chamberlin) Cygnus-MS-A1 (Orbital ATK) | "HTV+Dragon+Cygnus | |
| Cygnus-D1 | 2013-09-18 | Cygnus-1 |
Cygnus-D1 (T. Chamberlin) Cygnus-D1 |
"Cygnus-1" "Cygnus-1" "Cygnus" "Cygnus" Cygnus "Cygnus" |
| 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 ArduSat-2 OSCAR-78 LitSat-1 SkyCube UAPSat-1 |
Cygnus-CRS-1 (docking with ISS) Cygnus-CRS-1 |
OSCAR-78 LitSat-1 UAPSat-1 |
| Cygnus-CRS-2 (with Flock-1b-1/28, TechEdSat-4, MicroMAS, GEARRS-1, Lambdasat) | 2014-07-13 |
Cygnus-CRS-2 (T. Chamberlin) Cygnus-CRS-2 | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-3 (with Flock-1d-1/26, Arkyd-3, RACE, GOMX-2) [failed] | 2014-10-28 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-4 / OA-4 (with SIMPL, AggieSat-4, Bevo-2, Flock-2e1-1/12, CADRE, MinXSS-1, Nodes-1, Nodes-2, STMSat-1) | 2015-12-06 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-5 / OA-5 (with Lemur-2-14/17) | 2016-10-18 |
Cygnus-CRS-5 Cygnus-CRS-5 (undocking from ISS) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-6 / OA-6 (with Diwata-1, Flock-2e'-1/20, Lemur-2-5/13) | 2016-03-23 | |||
| Cygnus-CRS-7 / OA-7 (with ALTAIR-1, SUSat, UNSW-EC0, i-INSPIRE-2, ZA-AeroSat, nSIGHT-1, Ex-Alta-1, LilacSat-1, NJUST-1, Aoxiang-1, SOMP-2, QBITO, Aalto-2, X-CubeSat, SpaceCube, DUTHSat, UPSat, Hoopoe, LINK, SNUSAT-1, SNUSAT-1b, qbee50-LTU-OC, BeEagleSat, HAVELSAT, Phoenix, PolyITAN-2-SAU, QBUS-1, QBUS-2, QBUS-4, IceCube, CSUNSat-1, CXBN-2, KySat-3, SHARC, Lemur-2-30/33) | 2017-04-18 |
Cygnus-CRS-7 Cygnus-CRS-7 | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-8 / OA-8 (with EcAMSat, TechEdSat-6, Lemur-2-50/57, ISARA, CHEFsat, Asgardia-1, OCSD B, OCSD C, PropCube-2) | 2017-11-12 |
Cygnus-CRS-8 Cygnus-CRS-8 (docking with ISS) Cygnus-CRS-8 (undocking from ISS) Cygnus-CRS-8 (lsunch scrubbed) Cygnus-CRS-8 Cygnus-CRS-8 Cygnus-CRS-8 (docking with ISS) Cygnus-CRS-8 (undocking from ISS) Cygnus-CRS-8 (de-orbit) | ||
| Cygnus-CRS-9 / OA-9 (with TEMPEST-D, CubeRRT, HaloSat, Radix, RainCube, Lemur-2-78/81, AeroCube-12A, AeroCube-12B, RadSat-g, EQUiSat, MemSat, EnduroSat-One) | 2018-05-21 | |||
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| ATV-1 / Jules Verne | 2008-03-09 |
ATV-1 (end of ESTEC testing phase and ATV-1 leaves ESTEC) ATV-1 (departure from France aboard the ship Toucan) ATV-1 (launch) ATV-1 (launch) ATV-1 (launch) ATV-1 (launch) ATV-1 (tracking) ATV-1 (docking with ISS) ATV-1 (docked with ISS) ATV-1 (undocking from ISS) ATV-1 (re-entry and disintegration) ATV-1 (parcel received) "Jules Verne"/"ATV"-1 (in cachet of Optus-D1_and_DirecTV-9S_and_LDREX-2_cover) "Jules Verne"/"ATV"-1 (in cachet of WildBlue-1_and_AMC-18_cover2) "ATV" (in cachet of InSat-4B_and_Skynet-5A_cover2) "ATV" (in cachet of Astra-1L_and_Galaxy-17_cover2) "ATV" (in cachet of BSat-3a_and_Spaceway-3_cover4) "ATV" (in cachet of Intelsat-11_and_Optus-D2_cover4) "ATV" (in cachet of Skynet-5B_and_StarOne-C1_cover4) "ATV" (in cachet of Rascom-QAF-1_and_Horizons-2_cover) |
ATV "ATV" "ATV" "ATV" ATV (solar panels folded) ATV (solar panels folded) ATV (solar panels folded) "ATV" "ATV" ATV "ATV" ATV "ATV" [known illegal issue] "ATV" [known illegal issue] "ATV-1" "ATV-1" "ATV-1" "ATV"-1/"Jules Verne" (launch and logo) [known illegal issue] "ATV"-1/"Jules Verne" [known illegal issue] ATV |
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| ATV-2 / Johannes Kepler | 2011-02-16 | ATV-2 |
ATV-2 (undocking from ISS) ATV-2 (re-entry) ATV-2 (launch) ATV-2 (tracking) ATV-2 (signal relay) ATV-2 (docking with ISS) ATV-2 (undocking from ISS) ATV-2 (letter carried to ISS and returned by STS-135) | "ATV-2"/"Johannes Kepler" |
| ATV-3 / Edoardo Amaldi | 2012-03-23 |
ATV-3 (launch) ATV-3 (tracking) ATV-3 (docking with the ISS) ATV-3 (undocking from ISS) ATV-3 (envelope carried by ATV-3 to ISS and returned by Soyuz) ATV-3 (envelope carried by ATV-3 to ISS and returned by Dragon-CRS-1) ATV-3 (envelope that made two round trips Earth-ISS-Earth) ATV-3 (undocking from ISS) ATV-3 (re-entry and burnup in the atmosphere) |
"ATV-3" "ATV-3" | |
| ATV-4 / Albert Einstein | 2013-06-05 |
ATV-4 (launch) ATV-4 (launch) ATV-4 (docking with ISS) ATV-4 (undocking from ISS) ATV-4 (envelope return via Soyouz) ATV-4 (envelope return via Dragon) ATV-4 (envelope return via Dragon) |
"ATV-4" "ATV-4" | |
| ATV-5 / Georges Lemaître | 2014-07-29 |
ATV-5 (undocking from ISS) ATV-5 (launch) ATV-5 (launch) ATV-5 (launch) ATV-5 (Adelaide tracking (numbered)) ATV-5 (Adelaide tracking (un-numbered)) ATV-5 (Perth tracking (numbered)) ATV-5 (Perth tracking (un-numbered)) ATV-5 (docking with ISS (numbered)) ATV-5 (docking with ISS (un-numbered)) ATV-5 (flown covers returned via Soyuz) ATV-5 (undocking (numbered), error?) ATV-5 (undocking (un-numbered), error?) ATV-5 (re-entry and burnup) ATV-5 (flown covers returned via Dragon SPX-5 (numbered)) ATV-5 (flown covers returned via Dragon SPX-5 (un-numbered)) |
ATV-5 "ATV-5" "ATV-5" | |
| Vehicle (and sub-satellites) | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| Dragon-C1 | 2010-12-08 | Dragon-C1 | "HTV+Dragon+Cygnus | |
| Dragon-C2 | 2012-05-22 | Dragon-C2 | Dragon-C2 |
"Dragon" "Dragon" |
| Dragon-CRS-1 | 2010-10-08 | Dragon-CRS-1 (docking with ISS) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-11 (with ROSA, NICER, MUSES, Bird-B, Bird-G, Bird-J, Bird-M, Bird-N) | 2017-06-03 |
Dragon-CRS-11 (launch) Dragon-CRS-11 (return) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-12 (with CREAM, KestrelEye-2M, Dellingr, ASTERIA, OSIRIS-3U) | 2017-08-14 |
Dragon-CRS-12 (de-orbit) Dragon-CRS-12 (pre-launch news conference) Dragon-CRS-12 (docking with ISS) | ||
| Dragon-CRS-15 (with ECOSTRESS, Biarri-Squad-1, Biarri-Squad-2, Biarri-Squad-3, Bird-BTN (Bhutan-1), Bird-MYS, Bird-PHL) | 2018-06-29 | |||
| Dragon-CRS-17 (with OCO-3, STP-H6, Red-Eye-1) | 2019-05-04 | OCO-3 |
Dragon-CRS-17 (launch) Dragon-CRS-17 (launch) Dragon-CRS-17 (docking witih ISS) | |
| Dragon-CRS-19 (with HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, CryoCube-1, QARMAN, SORTIE, AzTechSat-1, EdgeCube, MakerSat-1, ORCA-2, ORCA-8) | 2019-12-05 | |||
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