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This page contains philatelic information on the Mars Polar Lander (MPL) spacecraft. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes 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.
MPL was sent to Mars with a set of two space probes, named Deep Space-2 (DS-2). However, all contact with both MPL and DS-2 was lost after landing.
Despite the similar name, the mission of the Deep Space-1 (DS-1) spacecraft was very different from that of DS-2. DS-1 had a primary asteroid-exploration mission and a secondary cometary-exploration mission.
| 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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| Mars Surveyor 1998 Lander1 | [canceled] | Mars Surveyor 1998 Lander1 (MPL forerunner) |
| MPL | MPL | MPL |
| MPL (on other than MPL launch covers) |
Below is a list of Mars Polar Lander (MPL) spacecraft 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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| Mars Surveyor 1998 Lander1 (MPL Forerunner) | ||||
| Palau | 412 (BL47) | SS1 | 1996 | Mars Surveyor 1998 Lander (became the MPL); it, together with the Mars Surveyor 1998 Orbiter (which became the MCO), formed the Mars Surveyor 1998 program1 |
| Palau | 412 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mars Polar Lander (MPL) | ||||
| Albania | 2883 (Mi3317) | From MS10 (2883a (10x 2883)), also annotated | 2009 | MPL |
| Albania | 2884a | On 2883 stamp in booklet pane of 3 (2882-2884), with booklet outside (front and back), also annotated | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi9176-9179_ms4 | MS4 (Mi9176-9179) | 2019 | "20th anniv. MPL" (in French text) |
| Central African Republic | BL2032 | SS1 | ||
| Comoro Islands | 1009b (Mi1947) | One of MS6 (1009 (a-f)) (Mi1946-1951) | 2008 | "Mars Polar" Lander |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2024 | "25th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander" (in French text) |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Liberia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "25th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander"; also the Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1 (includes a depiction of MPL) |
| Liberia | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | Mi8590-8593_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8590-8593) | 2019 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander"; also the Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1 (includes a depiction of MPL) in Mi8593 |
| Maldive Islands | BL1379 | SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | Mi8824-8827_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8824-8827) | 2020 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander", 1999 |
| Maldive Islands | BL1423 | SS1 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander", 1999; also the Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1 (includes a depiction of MPL) | |
| Mali | 936d (Mi1940) i936d | One of MS9 (936 (a-i)) (Mi1937-1945) From imperforate MS9 (i936 (a-i)) | 1997 | (early-design) MPL |
| Niger | 1076d (Mi1911A) i1076d (Mi1911B) | One of MS9 (1076 (a-i)) (Mi1908A-1916A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1076 (a-i)) | 2001 | |
| Palau | 501c (Mi1458) | Two stamps and (upper-right) margin of MS6 (501 (a-f)) (Mi1456-1461) | 1999 | "Mars Polar Lander" (stamp 'c'); "Deep Space-2" (stamp 'd'); Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1 (includes a depiction of MPL) (in upper-right margin) |
| Palau | 501d (Mi1459) | |||
| Palau | 504 (BL85) | SS1 | "Mars Polar Lander" | |
| Sierra Leone | Mi11169-11172_ms4 | MS4 (Mi11169-11172) | 2019 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Polar Lander"; also the Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1 (includes a depiction of MPL) in Mi11169 |
| Sierra Leone | BL1734 | SS1 | ||
| Somali Republic | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2005 | |
| Togo | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "25th anniv. launch MPL" (in French text) |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| United States | 3242 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | 1998 | MCO (launched Dec 1998) and MPL (launched Jan 1999) studied "weather changes on Mars, especially in the south polar region" |
1Mars Surveyor 1998 program: see https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Mars_Surveyor_%2798_program.
Below is a list of Mars Polar Lander (MPL) spacecraft 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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| 1999-01-03: Mars Polar Lander (MPL) | ||||
| United States | 1999-01-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 launch |
| United States | 1999-01-03 | Titusville FL | (DTR) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 launch |
| United States | 1999-01-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DTR) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 launch |
| United States | 1999-01-03 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel and (JPL) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 launch |
| MPL (events) | ||||
| United States | 1999-12-03 | Pasadena CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 contact lost |
| United States | 1999-12-03 | Pasadena CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (JPL blue) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 contact lost |
| United States | 1999-12-03 | Pasadena CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | MPL and DS-2 contact lost |
| MPL (on other than MPL launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1998-12-11 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on MCO launch cover | MPL (depicted in the cachet, which reproduces the Mars Surveyor 1998 program mission patch1) |
1Mars Surveyor 1998 program: see https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Mars_Surveyor_%2798_program.
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