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Kompsat / Arirang
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This page contains philatelic information on the Kompsat / Arirang 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.
The polar-orbiting Kompsat / Arirang series should not be confused with the geostationary Geo-Kompsat / Cheollian series.
| 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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| Kompsat / Arirang (South Korea) | Kompsat / Arirang (South Korea) | Kompsat / Arirang (South Korea) |
Below is a list of Kompsat / Arirang series 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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| Kompsat / Arirang (South Korea) | ||||
| The polar-orbiting Kompsat / Arirang series should not be confused with the geostationary Geo-Kompsat / Cheollian series. | ||||
| Belarus | 693 (Mi764) | From booklet pane of 6 (693a (3x (692-693) + 2 labels)) with booklet front, or from MS7 (693b (7x 693 + label)) (Mi763-764) | 2009 | Kompsat-2 |
| Korea (South) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 2001 | (possible) Kompsat-1 |
| Korea (South) | None | One of Christmas seal MS10 | 2008 | Kompsat-2 |
| Korea (South) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postal card | 2016 | Kompsat-2 |
| Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) | 1415a (Mi none) i1415a | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | Kompsat-1 |
| Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) | 1415ab (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415a) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) | 1416i (Mi none) i1416i | One of MS9 (1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) One of imperforate MS9 (i1416 (a-i + 3 labels)) | 1999 | Kompsat-1 |
| Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) | 1416ij (BL none) i1416ij | On stamp of SS1 (1416i) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1416i) | ||
| Madagascar (Malagasy Republic) | 1416a-1416i fdc | One of nine stamps on FDC | ||
| Niger | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2000 | Kompsat-1 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2170 (Mi4204-4208) | In (upper-center) margin of MS5 (a-e) | 2009 | Kompsat-2 (not "Mugunghwa-5" as in text) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2170 fdc | MS5 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as margin) on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Kompsat-2" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | "Kompsat-3" | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | "Kompsat-5" | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | "Kompsat-5" | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | "Kompsat-5" | |
| Uzbekistan | 793 (BL78) | SS1 | 2015 | Kompsat-2 |
Below is a list of Kompsat / Arirang series 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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| Kompsat / Arirang (South Korea) | ||||
| 1999-12-21: Kompsat-1 / Arirang-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Kompsat-1 / Arirang-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 2007-12-30 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "contact lost" |
| 2006-07-28: Kompsat-2 / Arirang-2 | ||||
| United States | 2006-07-28 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Kompsat-2 launch |
| 2012-05-17: Kompsat-3 / Arirang-3 (and GCOM-W and Japan-SDS-4 and Horyu-2) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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