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This page contains philatelic information on the Iridium (telephone constellation) 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.
| 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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| Iridium | Iridium | Iridium |
| Iridium (on other than Iridium launch covers) | ||
| Iridium-NEXT | Iridium-NEXT | Iridium-NEXT |
Below is a list of Iridium (telephone constellation) 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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| Iridium constellation | ||||
| Benin | P218B | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Burkina Faso | P318Cq | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Comoro Islands | BL504 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi?) | 2009 | Iridium |
| Guinea-Bissau | P918Sa | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Ivory Coast | P118A | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Madagascar | 1416b (Mi none) i1416b | One of MS9 (1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) | 1999 | Iridium |
| Madagascar | 1416bc (BL none) i1416bc | On stamp of SS1 (1416b) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1416b) | ||
| Madagascar | 1416a-i fdc | One of nine stamps on FDC | ||
| Mali | P418D | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Niger | P618Hn | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ib (Mi?) | One of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2006 | Iridium (upper-left) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Senegal | P718K | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Togo | P818T | 10,000 franc (banknote), also back | 2003-2011 | Iridium [also found on similar banknotes from 7 other West African States1] |
| Iridium-NEXT constellation | ||||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Iridium"-NEXT |
1This 10,000 franc banknote from the West African States monetary union was issued by 8 countries: Ivory Coast, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Guinea-Bissau.
Below is a list of Iridium (telephone constellation) 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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| China (People's Republic) | 1998-03-26 | Kelan, Shangxi; Sizhi Post Office 5 | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-51 and 61 launch |
| Iridium (on other than Iridium launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2013-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) back of TDRS-11 launch cover, also detail and front | (possible) part of Iridium satellite (at left, with Earth's limb in the background) |
| Iridium-NEXT constellation | ||||
| United States | 2017-01-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-102-106+108-109+111-112+114 launch |
| United States | 2017-01-14 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-102-106+108-109+111-112+114 launch |
| United States | 2017-06-25 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-113+115+117-118+120-121+123-124+126+128 launch |
| United States | 2017-06-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-113+115+117-118+120-121+123-124+126+128 launch |
| United States | 2017-10-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | Iridium-NEXT-107+119+122+125+127+129+132-133+136+139 launch |
| United States | 2017-10-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back (different) | Iridium-NEXT-107+119+122+125+127+129+132-133+136+139 launch |
| United States | 2017-10-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-107+119+122+125+127+129+132-133+136+139 launch |
| United States | 2017-10-09 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-107+119+122+125+127+129+132-133+136+139 launch |
| United States | 2017-12-22 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-116+130-131+134-135+137-138+141+151+153 launch; also "Iridium-2 mission" |
| United States | 2017-12-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-116+130-131+134-135+137-138+141+151+153 launch; also "Iridium-2 mission" |
| United States | 2018-03-30 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-140+142-146+148-150+157 launch |
| United States | 2018-05-22 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-110+147+152+161-162 launch (and GRACE-FO-1/2) |
| United States | 2018-05-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-110+147+152+161-162 launch (and GRACE-FO-1/2) |
| United States | 2018-05-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-110+147+152+161-162 launch (and GRACE-FO-1/2) |
| United States | 2018-06-251 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-154-156+158-160+163-166 launch |
| United States | 2018-07-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-154-156+158-160+163-166 launch |
| United States | 2018-07-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-154-156+158-160+163-166 launch |
| United States | 2018-07-25 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-154-156+158-160+163-166 launch |
| United States | 2019-01-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-167-173+175-176+180 launch |
| United States | 2019-01-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Iridium-NEXT-167-173+175-176+180 launch |
12018-06-25 ("Jun") date should be 2018-07-25 ("Jul") as on other cover for this launch.
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