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This page contains philatelic information on the Meteor-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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Meteor (Russia/USSR) | Meteor (Russia/USSR) | Meteor (Russia/USSR) |
Meteor (on other than Meteor launch covers) |
Below is a list of Meteor-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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Meteor (Russia/USSR) | ||||
Abkhazia | Mi344 | One of MS8 (Mi338-345 + label) | 1999 | Similar to Meteor except the large antenna in the form of an X is incorrect |
Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 45173 (Mi4494), from strip of 5 | 1996 | Meteor |
Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 45203 (Mi4497), from strip of 5 | ||
Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
Altai Republic | Local (350 value) | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 57273 (Mi5898), from strip of 5 | ||
Altai Republic | Local (800 value) | |||
Armenia | 873 (Mi745) | 2011 | Meteor | |
Azerbaijan | 799 (Mi612) | On stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS10 (799a (10x 799) | 2005 | Meteor-1 |
Bashkortostan | Local | Cuba 2186 overprinted on 2x Russia 6064 (Mi261), from a strip of 5 such overprints, also overprint template | 1996 | Meteor |
Bashkortostan | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 2x Russia 6061 (Mi225), from a strip of 5 such overprints, also overprint template | Meteor | |
Buriatia Republic | Local | Mongolia 1686 overprinted on 2x Russia 57253 (Mi5896), from strip of 5 | 1994 | Meteor |
Buriatia Republic | Local | Mongolia 1686 overprinted on 2x Russia 57333 (Mi5904), from strip of 5 | ||
Buriatia Republic | Local | Mongolia 1686 overprinted on 2x Russia 5987 (Mi6180), from strip of 5 | ||
Cambodia | 778 (Mi856) | 1987 | Meteor | |
China (People's Republic) | 2021 fdc (Mi2047 fdc) | (Blue and cyan printed) cachet on FDC | 1986 | (probable) Meteor |
Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Meteor" |
Cuba | 1592 (Mi1666) | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
Cuba | 1589-1592 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Cuba | 2186 (Mi2289) | 1978 | "Cosmos" (Kosmos-Meteor) | |
Cuba | 2185-2186+C278 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Cuba | 2324 (Mi2473) | 1980 | Meteor | |
Cuba | 2502 (Mi2651) | 1982 | Meteor | |
Cuba | 2587 (Mi2736) | 1983 | Meteor | |
Czechoslovakia | 2304 (Mi2559) | 1980 | Meteor | |
Czechoslovakia | 2304 proof | Signed proof | ||
Czechoslovakia | 2304+2307 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Czechoslovakia | 2304+2307 card | FDC card | ||
Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2014 | "Meteor" |
Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
Germany (East) | 1364 (BL36) | SS1 | 1972 | Meteor |
Germany (East) | 1364 fdc1 | SS1 on FDC (pictorial cancel) | ||
Germany (East) | 1364 fdc2 | SS1 on FDC (text cancel) | ||
Germany (East) | None c | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1975 | Meteor (at left) |
Germany (East) | None e | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels), also annotated | Meteor | |
Germany (East) | 1900 (Mi2312) | 1978 | Meteor | |
Germany (East) | 1900 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
Germany (East) | 1898-1900 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Germany (East) | None h | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1981 | "Meteor" |
Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (green and black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1981 | Meteor-1, "Meteor-25" (Meteor-1-25) |
Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (purple and red printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | Meteor-1 |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1997 | Meteor |
Guinea-Bissau | 469 (Mi670) | 1983 | Meteor-1 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 466+469 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 45193 (Mi4496), from strip of 5 | 199? | Meteor |
Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 45213 (Mi4498), from strip of 5 | ||
Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 57243 (Mi5895), from strip of 5 | ||
Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
Komi | Local (450 value) | Cuba 2324 overprinted on 4x Russia 57253 (Mi5896), from strip of 5 | ||
Komi | Local (950 value) | |||
Korea (North) | 2430 (Mi2523) i2430 | Imperforate | 1984 | Meteor-Priroda |
Korea (North) | 2430 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
Laos | 784 (Mi991) i784 | Imperforate | 1987 | Kosmos-Meteor |
Liberia | C201 (BL70A) iC201 (BL70B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1974 | (poorly-depicted) Meteor1 |
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2013 | "Meteor-3" |
Mali | Unknown fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | "Meteor-M" | |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
Mari El | Local (400 value) | Overprint on Russia 45173 (Mi4494) | 1994 | Kosmos-Meteor |
Mongolia | C78 (Mi986) | 1976 | Meteor | |
Mongolia | C90 (Mi1088) | Also detail | 1977 | Meteor (at left) |
Mongolia | 1686 (Mi1975) | 1988 | Meteor | |
Nicaragua | 1657 (Mi2819) | 1987 | Kosmos-"Meteor" | |
Nicaragua | 1654+1657+1660 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Romania | 2422 (Mi3128) | From MS50 (2422a (50x 2422)) | 1973 | Meteor |
Romania | 2422 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel on WMD cover | 1982 | Meteor |
Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel on WMD cover (different stamp) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3860 (Mi3891) | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor | |
Russia (USSR) | 3860 cover1 (Mi3891 cover1) | Stamp on cover | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 3860 cover2 (Mi3891 cover2) | Stamp (3860) added to (airmail) stamped envelope, with cachet of same design, and (black pictorial) cancel | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3860 cover3 (Mi3891 cover3) | Stamp (3860) added to (airmail) stamped envelope, with cachet of same design, and (purple pictorial) cancel | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back, also front | 1971 | Kosmos-Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4175 (Mi4216) | 1974 | Meteor | |
Russia (USSR) | 4175 card (Mi4216 card) | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on card | 1974 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4175 card (Mi4216 card) | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on card | 19852 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet (design like Russia 4175) on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1974 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | Russia 4175 and (orange and purple and cyan printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (with cancel) | 1974 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card | 1974 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1974 | (tiny) Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4428 (Mi4461) | 1976 | Meteor | |
Russia (USSR) | 4428 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4591 fdc1 (Mi4650 fdc1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1977 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4591 fdc2 (Mi4650 fdc2) | (Multi-color printed cachet, slightly different) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595 (BL122) | In (left) margin of SS1 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595 fdc1 | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595 fdc2 | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (and signatures) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595_stamp fdc | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC (of stamp from SS1), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1977 | (possible) Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4666 (Mi4730) | From MS36 (4666a (36x 4666)) | 1978 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 4666 fdc1 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4666 fdc2 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4666 pin | Reproduction of stamp as metal pin | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5058 fdc (Mi5189 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on FDC, also detail | 1982 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | Printed stamp on postal card | 1982 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1982 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1984 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on WMD stamped envelope | 1984 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card (Moscow cancel) | 1984 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet (same) on postal card (Tallinn cancel) | 1984 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 5298 (Mi5440) | 1984 | Meteor | |
Russia (USSR) | 5299 (BL176) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5299 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5355a (Mi5496_ms8) | In (right) margin of MS8 (8x 5355) | 1985 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1985 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5246 cover (Mi5376 cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1986 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | 5246 cover (Mi5376 cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1987 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also detail | 1989 | Meteor |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Black and red printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 1991 | Meteor |
Russia | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1993 | Meteor |
Russia | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1995 | Meteor |
Russia | None | Printed stamp on stamped envelope | 1999 | (poorly-depicted) Meteor1 |
Russia | 6505 (BL25) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 1999 | (poorly-depicted) Meteor1 |
Russia | 6577 (BL31) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2000 | Meteor |
Russia | 6577 fdc | SS1 on FDC (Russia Post cachet), also back | ||
Russia | 6788 cover (Mi1106 cover) | (Multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 2005 | (possible) Meteor |
Russia | 7140 (Mi1549) | From MS8 (7140a (4x (7139-7140))) | 2009 | Meteor-3M |
Russia | 7140 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
Russia | 7139-7140 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Russia | 7140a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
Russia | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also detail | 2011 | (tiny) Meteor |
Sri Lanka | 1234 (Mi1187) | 1998 | Meteor | |
Sri Lanka | 1234 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
United Nations (Vienna) | 261 (Mi295) | One of block of 4 (263a (260-263)) (Mi294-297) | 1999 | (possible) Meteor |
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 (Mi225), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Meteor |
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6061 (Mi225), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6063 (Mi226), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6065 (Mi260), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066 (Mi232), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local | Cuba 2502 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068 (Mi233), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
Xhakasia | Local fdc1 | Two strips of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 and 5733 on local post FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Xhakasia | Local fdc2 | Strip of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 on local post FDC |
1Poorly-depicted Meteor items are similar to Meteor, but not necessarily in all aspects.
2Card cut from October page of Kniga International 1986 space calendar.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of Meteor-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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pre-Meteor (Russia/USSR) | ||||
1966-06-26: Kosmos-122 | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1966-06-26 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.116 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor) launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1966-06-26 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.116 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor) launch |
Meteor-1 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
1972-03-30: Meteor-1-11 | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1972-03-30 | Moscow International PO | (Swanson) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-11 launch; also APT |
1972-10-26: Meteor-1-13 | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1972-10-26 | Moscow International PO | (Swanson) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-13 launch; also APT |
1973-05-29: Meteor-1-15 | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-29 | Moscow International PO | (W. Anklam) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-15 launch (but Unknown depictied); also APT |
1974-03-05: Meteor-1-16 | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1974-03-05 | Moscow International PO | (W. Anklam) cachet on cover | Meteor-1-16 launch |
1981-07-10: Meteor-1-31 (and Iskra-1) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
Meteor-2 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
Meteor-3 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
2001-12-10: Meteor-3M | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
Meteor-M (Russia) | ||||
2009-09-17: Meteor-M1 (and Sterkh-2 and IRIS and RS-28 and RS-38 and OSCAR-67 and BLITS) | ||||
Russia | 2009-09-17 | Kosmodrome Baikonur Kazakhstan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Meteor-M1 launch |
2014-07-08: Meteor-M2 | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
2017-11-28: Meteor-M2-1 (and D-Star-One and others) [failed] | ||||
Russia | 2017-11-28 | Uglegorsk, Amurskoi Oblast | (Black printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Meteor-M2-1 launch [failed] |
2019-07-05: Meteor-M2-2 (and 32 others) | ||||
Finland | 2019-07-05 | Kerava | (SVP) cachets on cover | Meteor-M2-2 launch |
Meteor (on other than Meteor launch covers) | ||||
United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on Geosat-1 launch cover | Meteor-1 |
China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on first FY-2A accident/explosion cover | Meteor |
Russia | 1995-08-04 | Plesetsk | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Prognoz-11 launch postal card, also detail | Meteor |
Russia | 2009-09-17 | Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Nimiq-5 launch cover | "Meteor-M" |
1AA no.: Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number. See Jim Reichman's Philatelic Study Report on Tartu Space Club Covers, 1962-1978, 2011. (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).
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