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This page contains philatelic information on MIDAS (MIssile Defense Alarm System) series 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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| MIDAS (USAF) | MIDAS (USAF) | MIDAS (USAF) |
| MIDAS (on other than MIDAS launch covers) |
Below is a list of MIDAS 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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| MIDAS (USAF) | ||||
| Dahomey | C228 (Mi583A) iC228 (Mi583B) | Imperforate | 1974 | |
| Dahomey | C228a (BL34) | On stamp of SS1 (C228) | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "MIDAS-2" |
Below is a list of MIDAS 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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| MIDAS (USAF) | ||||
| 1960-05-24: MIDAS-2 | ||||
| United States | 1960-05-24 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft red) cachet on cover | MIDAS-2 launch |
| United States | 1960-05-24 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | MIDAS-2 launch |
| United States | 1960-05-24 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso black-and-white sticker) cachet on cover | MIDAS-2 launch |
| United States | 1960-05-24 | Port Canaveral FL | (Black and green printed) cachet on cover | MIDAS-2 launch ("spy satellite") |
| United States | 1960-05-24 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | MIDAS-2 launch ("spy-in-the-sky satellite") |
| 1961-07-12: MIDAS-3 | ||||
| United States | 1961-07-12 | Lompoc CA | (Holden blue rubber-stamp and red printed) cachet on cover | MIDAS-3 launch |
| United States | 1961-07-12 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft Cachets red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | MIDAS-3 launch |
| United States | 1961-07-12 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft Cachets magenta) cachet on cover | MIDAS-3 launch |
| 1961-10-21: MIDAS-4 (and WestFord-1) | ||||
| United States | 1961-10-21 | Lompoc CA | (Holden blue and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | MIDAS-4 launch |
| United States | 1961-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | MIDAS-4 launch (but Vanguard-3 depicted) |
| United States | 1961-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | MIDAS-4 launch (but Mercury boilerplate capsule depicted) |
| United States | 1961-10-21 1986-10-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | MIDAS-4 launch 25th anniv. MIDAS-4 launch |
| MIDAS-4 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1986-10-21 1961-10-21 | Cleveland OH Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. MIDAS-4 launch MIDAS-4 launch |
| 1962-04-09: MIDAS-5 (and WestFord-Drag) | ||||
| United States | 1962-04-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black printed) cachet on cover | MIDAS-5 launch ("spy in sky secret satellite") |
| United States | 1962-04-09 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft Cachets/Space Age Cover) cachet on cover | MIDAS-5 launch ("sky spy satellite") |
| United States | 1962-04-09 | Lompoc CA | (Holden magenta and black and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | MIDAS-5 launch ("sky spy") |
| 1962-12-17: MIDAS-6 (and US-ERS-3/4) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | MIDAS-6 launch [failed] ("secret space ship") |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Lompoc CA | (Holden cyan and red rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | MIDAS-6 launch [failed] ("secret launchings") |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Lompoc CA | (Holden black and cyan and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | MIDAS-6 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Lompoc CA | (Holden blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | MIDAS-6 launch [failed] |
| 1963-05-09: MIDAS-7 (and US-ERS-5/6 and DASH-1 and WestFord-2) | ||||
| United States | 1963-05-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | MIDAS-7 launch |
| United States | 1963-05-09 1964-01-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | MIDAS-7 launch Saturn-SA-5 launch |
| 1963-07-18: MIDAS-9 (and US-ERS-9/10 and DASH-2) | ||||
| United States | 1963-07-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | MIDAS-9 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1963-07-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | MIDAS-9 launch (along with three other satellites); the "two experimental satellites" referred to in the cachet are probably DASH-2 and ERS-9 ("secret experiments in space") |
| United States | 1963-07-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | MIDAS-9 launch |
| MIDAS (on other than MIDAS launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1960-12-20 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Discoverer-19 launch cover | "MIDAS" |
| United States | 1960-12-20 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black printed) cachet on Discoverer-19 launch cover | |
| United States | 1960-12-20 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Brown and black printed) cachet on Discoverer-19 launch cover | |
| United States | 1961-02-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and orange printed) cachet on Discoverer-21 launch cover | "MIDAS" |
| United States | 1961-10-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (sub-orbital) (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Titan mission to test the detection of its exhaust trail and the relaying of that information by "the new Midas-IV spy satellite" (information from newspaper clipping, not mentioned on the cover) |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on DSP-1 launch cover, also insert | "MIDAS-10" (in text on cover); "MIDAS-8" and "MIDAS-9" (in text on insert); ("first secret Titan-3C") |
| United States | 1970-11-06 | Satellite Beach FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on DSP-1 launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1971-05-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on DSP-2 launch cover | "MIDAS-11" ("project 647") |
| United States | 1971-12-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Canyon-4 [failed] launch cover, also insert | "MIDAS" |
| United States | 1971-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Canyon-4 [failed] launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on DSP-3 launch cover, also insert | "MIDAS-12" (in text on cover and insert) |
| United States | 1972-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on DSP-3 launch (airmail) cover | "MIDAS-12" ("secret ... satellite") |
| United States | 1972-12-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.43) cachet on Canyon-5 launch (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 | "MIDAS" ("secret program [project] 313") |
| United States | 1972-12-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Canyon-5 launch cover, also insert | "MIDAS" |
| United States | 1972-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on Canyon-5 launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on Rhyolite-2 launch cover | "MIDAS" ("Program [project] 313") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on Rhyolite-2 launch cover | |
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