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Megha-Tropiques
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Megha-Tropiques (India-France) | SARAL (India-France) |
This page contains philatelic information on the Megha-Tropiques and SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtika [altimeter]). 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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Megha-Tropiques (India-France) | Megha-Tropiques (India-France) | Megha-Tropiques (India-France) |
SARAL (India-France) | SARAL (India-France) | SARAL (India-France) |
Below is a list of Megha-Tropiques and SARAL 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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Megha-Tropiques (India-France) | ||||
France | 4799 (Mi6119) | Joint issue with India 2725 | 2015 | "Megha-Tropiques"; also, the FDC folder specifies that "Megha-Tropiques" is "a tropical atmosphere observation satellite" |
France | 4798-4799 proof | Proof (4798-4799) | ||
France India | 4798-4799 folder1 | Folder (4798-4799 and India 2725-2726) | ||
France India | 4798-4799 folder2 | FDC folder inside (4798-4799 and India 2725-2726), (one of two cancels depicts the satellite); also front | ||
India | 2725 (Mi2870) | Joint issue with France 4799 | 2015 | Megha-Tropiques"; also, p1 of the brochure specifies that "Megha-Tropiques" is "an Indo-French joint satellite mission ... for studying the water cycle and energy exchanges in the tropics" |
India | 2725-2726 fdc1 | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
India | 2725-2726 fdc2 | One of two stamps on FDC (different) | ||
India | 2726a (BL128) | MS2 (2726 (a-b)) | ||
India | 2726a fdc1 | MS2 on FDC (Lucknow cancel) | ||
India | 2726a fdc2 | MS2 on FDC (Amritsar cancel) | ||
India | 2726a fdc3 | MS2 on FDC (Kolkata cancel) | ||
India | 2726a fdc4 | MS2 on FDC on brochure (Kolkata cancel) | ||
India | 2725-2726 brochure1 | Brochure, including page1 and page2 | ||
India | 2725-2726 brochure2 | FDC brochure, including page1 and page2 | ||
India France | 2725-2726 folder1 | Folder (2725-2726 and France 4798-4799) | ||
India France | 2725-2726 folder2 | FDC folder inside (2725-2726 and France 4798-4799), (one of two cancels depicts the satellite); also front | ||
SARAL (India-France) | ||||
France | 4798 (Mi6118) | Joint issue with India 2726 | 2015 | "SARAL"; also, the FDC folder specifies that SARAL is "an oceanography and localisation satellite" ("localisation" refers to its Argos capability) |
France | 4798-4799 proof | Proof (4798-4799) | ||
France India | 4798-4799 folder1 | Folder (4798-4799 and India 2725-2726) | ||
France India | 4798-4799 folder2 | FDC folder inside (4798-4799 and India 2725-2726), (both cancels depict the satellite); also front | ||
India | 2726 (Mi2871) | From MS45 (2726b (45x 2726)); joint issue with France 4798 | 2015 | "SARAL"; also, p2 of the brochure specifies that SARAL is "a joint Indo-French satellite ... for "oceanographic studies"; it is equipped with "Argos and ALTIKA" |
India | 2725-2726 fdc1 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
India | 2725-2726 fdc2 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (similar, including the depiction from the brochure) on FDC | ||
India | 2726a (BL128) | MS2 (2726 (a-b)) | ||
India | 2726a fdc1 | MS2 and (Lucknow pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
India | 2726a fdc2 | MS2 and (Amritsar pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
India | 2726a fdc3 | MS2 and (Kolkata pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
India | 2726a fdc4 | MS2 and (Kolkata pictorial) cancel on FDC on brochure | ||
India | 2725-2726 brochure1 | Brochure, including page1 and page2 | ||
India | 2725-2726 brochure2 | FDC brochure, including page1 and page2 | ||
India France | 2725-2726 folder1 | Folder (2725-2726 and France 4798-4799) | ||
India France | 2725-2726 folder2 | FDC folder inside (2725-2726 and France 4798-4799), (both cancels depict the satellite); also front |
Below is a list of Megha-Tropiques and SARAL 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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2011-10-12: Megha-Tropiques (and others) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
2013-02-25: SARAL (and CanX-3A/3B and AAUSAT-3 others) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet |
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