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This page contains philatelic information on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) satellite and the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). 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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| LRO and LCROSS | LRO and LCROSS | LRO |
| LRO (on other than LRO launch covers) | LCROSS |
Below is a list of LRO and LCROSS 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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| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown (Mi?) | 2009 | ||
| Benin | Unknown fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" | |
| Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1471A BL1471B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" |
| Guinea Republic | BL1471A fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7629A Mi7629B | From MS6 (Mi7627A-7632A) From imperforate MS6 (Mi7627B-7632B) | 2010 | "lro" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7630A Mi7630B | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" (seen from the side of the satellite opposite to the solar panel) | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7627A-7632A fdc | MS6 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi8448 | One of MS6 (Mi8446-8451) | 2011 | "LRO" |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4548 | One of MS5 (Mi4545-4549) | 2010 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" (in Portuguese text) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4545-4549_ms5 fdc | MS5 on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 3930 (BL803) | SS1 | 2006 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" (early-design) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2138 (Mi4135-4138) | MS4 (2138 (a-d)) | 2009 | "LRO" (and "LCROSS") |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2138 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2155 (BL707, Mi4139) | SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2155 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2012 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)" |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail | 1991 | Artist's concept of the LRO |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "LRO" |
| United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 2015 | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC)" image of Earthrise |
| United States | None | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2019 | "Color-enhanced topographic elevation view" of the far side of the Moon from the "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter"; (also the 60th anniv. "first photo of the far side of the Moon" taken by "Luna-3") |
| Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) | ||||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2138 (Mi4135-4138) | MS4 (2138 (a-d)) | 2009 | "LCROSS" (and "LRO") |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2138 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2155 (BL707, Mi4139) | SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2155 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Below is a list of LRO and LCROSS 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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| 2009-06-18: LRO and LCROSS | ||||
| United States | 2009-06-18 | Pasadena CA | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | LRO and LCROSS launch |
| United States | 2009-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Lollini?) cachet (different) on cover | LRO and LCROSS launch |
| United States | 2009-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini?) cachet (different) on cover | LRO and LCROSS launch |
| United States | 2009-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | LRO and LCROSS launch |
| United States | 2009-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | LRO and LCROSS launch |
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| United States | 2009-10-09 | Moffett Field CA | (Ames Research Center multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "LCROSS Moon impact" |
| LRO (on other than LRO launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2019-10-14 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Chandrayaan-2 event cover | "Vikram lander suspected crash location imaged by LRO spacecraft" |
| United States | 2021-04-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | Insert from LADEE anniversary cover, also front | "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" |
| United States | 2019-01-31 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on Chang'e-4 event cover | Chang'e-4 lander identified in LRO photo |
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