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LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS)
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LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS)
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| LAGEOS | LAGEOS-2 (patch) |
This page contains philatelic information on the LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) and LAser RElativity Satellite (LARES) 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.
| 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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| LAGEOS | LAGEOS | LAGEOS |
| LARES | LARES | LARES |
Below is a list of LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) series 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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| LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) | ||||
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "LAGEOS" (in text only) |
| LAser RElativity Satellite (LARES) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | LARES-1 and others (also launch date in text) |
| Benin | Unknown b proof Unknown ib proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2020 | LARES-2 launch (and others, aboard "Vega-C" first launch); (see also French Guiana LARES-2 launch cover 2022-07-13) |
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2022 | LARES-2 launch (and others, aboard "Vega-C" rocket) |
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | LARES-1 and others (launch date "13 Feb 2012" on stamp) |
| Gabon | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) {known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2018 | LARES-1 and others (also launch date) |
| Gabon | Unknown proof1 | MS4 proof | ||
| Gabon | Unknown proof2 | MS4 proof (different) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | (BiberPost) private post | 2022 | LARES-2 launch (and others, aboard "Vega-C" first launch) |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "Lasar Reflectivity Satellite" (LARES) (also launch date) |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "LARES" (also launch date) |
Below is a list of LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) series 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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| LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) | ||||
| 1976-05-04: LAGEOS-1 | ||||
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WLOD magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-1 launch |
| 1992-10-22: LAGEOS-2 (deployed by STS-52) | ||||
| United States | 1992-10-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-52 launch |
| United States | 1992-10-22 | Sunspot NM | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-52 launch |
| United States | 1992-10-22 1992-11-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-52 launch STS-52 landing |
| United States | 1992-10-23 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-2 deployed |
| United States | 1992-10-23 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-2 deployed; (also "LAGEOS-1" in text) |
| United States | 1992-10-23 | Houston TX | (Red and cyan printed) cachet on cover | LAGEOS-2 deployed |
| United States | 1992-10-24 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "Space Vision System (SVS) experiment" |
| United States | 1992-11-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-52 landing |
| United States | 1992-11-01 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet on cover | STS-52 landing |
| LAser RElativity Satellite (LARES) | ||||
| LARES-1 (and OSCAR-72 and ALMASat-1 and others) (pre-launch events) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2011-10-24 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet on cover | LARES-1 pre-launch: arrival of the Vega-C launch rocket at Kourou |
| French Guiana | 2012-02-12 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet on cover | LARES-1 pre-launch: launch rehearsal |
| 2012-02-13: LARES-1 (and OSCAR-72 and ALMASat-1 and others) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-02-13 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet on cover | LARES-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-02-13 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | LARES-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-02-13 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet on cover | LARES-1 launch |
| Gabon | 2012-02-13 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LARES-1 launch |
| Russia | 2012-02-13 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LARES-1 launch (LARES-1 and unknown cubesat depicted) |
| French Guiana | 2012-02-14 | Kourou | (Muli-color printed) cachet on cover | LARES-1 launch; (also ALMASat-1 mis-spelled as "AMALSat-1"; unknown cubesat depicted) |
| 2022-07-13: LARES-2 (and OSCAR-117 and others) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2022-07-13 | Kourou | (ESA/ArianeSpace/CNES?) cachet on cover | LARES-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2022-07-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LARES-2 launch (see also France lettre-verte 2020) |
| French Guiana | 2022-07-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | LARES-2 launch |
| Gabon | 2022-07-13 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LARES-2 launch |
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