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This page contains philatelic information on the Meteosat (METEOrological SATellite) series, the MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) series, and the MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) series. 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.
Images from the instruments on Meteosat can be found on the satellite images 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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| Meteosat (Eumetsat) | Meteosat (Eumetsat) | Meteosat (Eumetsat) |
| Meteosat (on other than Meteosat launch covers) | ||
| MSG (Eumetsat) | MSG (Eumetsat) | MSG (Eumetsat) |
| MTG (Eumetsat) | MTG (Eumetsat) | MTG (Eumetsat) |
Below is a list of Meteosat, MSG, and MTG series 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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| Austria | 1857 (Mi2358) | 2001 | Meteosat | |
| Austria | 1857 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Meteosat-3 launch (also launch date in text) |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown b proof Unknown ib proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Meteosat-3" launch (also launch date in text) |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown a proof Unknown ia proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612 (Mi3901) | 1991 | "Meteosat" | |
| Bulgaria | 3612 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 fdc | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 booklet | Booklet of 8 (4x (3612-3613)) | ||
| Central African Republic | C234 (Mi692) iC234 | Imperforate | 1980 | Meteosat |
| Central African Republic | C234a (BL95) | SS1 (C234) | ||
| Central African Republic | 535 (Mi862A) i535 (Mi862B) | Imperforate | 1982 | Meteosat |
| Central African Republic | 535 fdc | Stamp on FDC (magenta printed cachet) | ||
| Central African Republic | 535a (BL203) | SS1 (535) | ||
| Central African Republic | 1171c (Mi1869A) i1171c (Mi1869B) | One of MS4 (1171 (a-d)) (Mi1867A-1870A) One of imperforate MS4 (i1171 (a-d)) (Mi1867B-1870B) | 1997 | Meteosat-1 |
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508A) i708d (Mi1508B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (708 (a-f)) (Mi1505A-1510A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) (Mi1505B-1510B) | 1997 | "Meteosat" (in selvedge text) |
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 193 (Mi217) | 1992 | "Meteosat" | |
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 191-194 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (CPT cachet) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 386a (BL184) i386a | In (right) margin of SS1 (386) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i386) | 1978 | Meteosat |
| Comoro Islands | 387 (Mi488) i387 | Imperforate | ||
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) i387a | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (387) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i387) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 388a (BL186) i388a | In (right) margin of SS1 (388) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i388) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 389a (BL187) i389a | In (right) margin of SS1 (389) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i389) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 390a (BL188) i390a | In (right) margin of SS1 (390) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i390) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 391a (BL189) i391a | In (right) margin of SS1 (391) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i391) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 392 (BL183A) i392 (BL183B) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 961 (Mi1309) i961 | Imperforate | 1992 | "Meteosat MOP-2"1 (Meteosat-5) |
| Congo (Republic) | 961b (BL89) i961b | SS1 (961) Imperforate SS1 (i961) | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 962a (Mi1307+1309+1311) i962a | MS3 (959+961-962) Imperforate MS3 (i959+i961-i962) | ||
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Meteosat-3" (launch) |
| Cyprus | 960 (Mi959) | Also block of 4 (4x 960) | 2000 | Meteosat |
| Cyprus | 960 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Cyprus | 960 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Cyprus Post cachet) | ||
| Cyprus | 960 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Cyprus Post and blue rubber-stamp cachet) | ||
| Cyprus | 960 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (brown and purple printed cachet) | ||
| Cyprus | 960 sc | Souvenir card, also back | ||
| Cyprus | 957-960 card | Advertising postcard (957-960) back, also front | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprinted | 1976-1978 | Meteosat |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p muestra | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprinted, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p inverted | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) inverted overprint | ||
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1977 | "Meteosat"-1 |
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter (same design as 1980 meter below) | 1979 | "Meteosat" |
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter (same design as 1985 meter below) | 1979 | "Meteosat" |
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter (same design as 1st 1979 meter above) | 1980 | "Meteosat" |
| France | C51 sc (Mi2157 sc) | Souvenir card | 1981 | "Meteosat-F1" and "Meteosat-F2" |
| France | C51 cover (Mi2157 cover) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1981 | "Meteosat" |
| France | C51 cover (Mi2157 cover) | (ESA) cachet on cover | 1982 | "Meteosat"-2 |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1983 | "Meteosat" |
| France | 1903 (Mi2416) | 1983 | Meteosat | |
| France | 1903 essay | Photo essay | ||
| France | 1903 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions CEF cachet) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions CEF cachet, different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet, different) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Quillivic) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc7 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| France | 1903 fdc8 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 sc1 | Souvenir card | ||
| France | 1903 sc2 | Souvenir card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc3 | Souvenir card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1903 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi4 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi5 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi6 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale cachet) | 1984 | Meteosat |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | Meteosat |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel (same, except for year) | 1985 | Meteosat |
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter (same design as 2nd 1979 meter above) | 1985 | "Meteosat" |
| France | None | Cinderella strip of 3 (a-c) | 1988 | Meteosat-3 launch (first launch of Ariane-4) |
| France | None | (Aérospatiale) cachet on cover | 1990 | Meteosat (in upper-right of cachet) |
| France | None | (Red pictorial) meter, also annotated | 2001 | Meteosat |
| France | 6100a (Mi8049) | In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated | 2021 | Meteosat-1 [#5] |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1979 | "Meteosat" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black pictorial) meter | 1989 | "Meteosat" |
| Guinea Republic | 951 (Mi1064A) i951 (Mi1064B) | 1985 | Meteosat (with enlarged cap on central axis) | |
| Guinea Republic | 951a (BL174A) i951a (BL174B) | On stamp of SS1 (951) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i951) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1020 (Mi1137A) i1020 (Mi1137B) | Imperforate | 1986 | Meteosat (with enlarged cap on central axis) |
| Guinea Republic | 1020a (BL244A) i1020a (BL244B) | On stamp of SS1 (1020) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1020) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1021 (BL240A) i1021 (BL240B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1435 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi5169) | 2007 | Meteosat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Bd (BL176A) i413Bd (BL176B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (413B) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413B) | 1981 | Meteosat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bd fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 561 (Mi541) | 1991 | "Meteosat" | |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 559-562 pack | Presentation pack front, also inside page1 and page2 | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 559-562 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC (JPO cachet) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 559-562 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (Benham cachet) | ||
| Liechtenstein | 956 (Mi1012) | 1991 | Meteosat | |
| Liechtenstein | 956 fdc | Stamp on FDC (FDC Officiel cachet) | ||
| Liechtenstein | 956 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 969a (BL135) i969a | In (right) margin of SS1 (969) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i969) | 1990 | "Meteosat-P2"1 (Meteosat-5) |
| Mali | 847a (Mi1672) i847a | From MS4 (847 (a-d)) (Mi1672-1675) From imperforate MS4 (i847 (a-d)) | 1996 | "MOP-2"1 (Meteosat-5) |
| Mali | 847b (Mi1673) i847b | "Meteosat-P2"1 (Meteosat-5) | ||
| Morocco | 464 (Mi935) | 1980 | Meteosat | |
| Morocco | 464 ds | Deluxe sheet (464) | ||
| Morocco | 464 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 946 (Mi1015) | 1985 | Meteosat | |
| Niger | 393 (Mi573) i393 | Imperforate | 1977 | (early-design) Meteosat |
| Niger | 393 proofs | Color proof strip | ||
| Niger | 393 fdc | Stamp and (EDILA) cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 1075a (Mi1947A) i1075a (Mi1947B) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | "Meteosat" |
| Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 10b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 10b) overprinted in black | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 10b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 10b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 18b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 18b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 18b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 18b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 20b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 20b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 20b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 20b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL unlisted) | SS1 overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL unlisted) | Imperforate SS1 overprinted in silver | ||
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1989 | Meteosat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (lower-right) margin of SS1: stamp-on-stamp: Bulgaria 3612 [known illegal issue] In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2005 | "Meteosat" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Slovenia | 425a (Mi312) | On label of MS9 (9x 425 + label) | 2000 | Meteosat |
| Turkey | 2331 (Mi2730) | 1985 | Meteosat | |
| Turkey | 2331 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 298 fdc (BL9 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1991 | "Meteosat" |
| Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) (Eumetsat) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2005 | MSG |
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2012 | "MSG-3" launch (also launch date) |
| France | None2+label2 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None3+label3 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None4+label4 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 649 (Mi1127) | 2021 | MSG | |
| Guinea Republic | BL896A BL896B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2005 | MSG-2 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5880A Mi5880B | One of MS6 (Mi5880-5885) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi5880B-5885B) | 2008 | "MSG-2" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5880A-5886A_ms fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) (Eumetsat) | ||||
| Central African Republic | Mi4331-4334_ms4 | In (lower-center) margin of MS4 (Mi4331-4334) | 2013 | MTG-S (Sounder) |
| France | 4798 fdc1 (Mi6118 fdc1) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF) cachet on FDC | 2015 | MTG-S |
| France | 4798 fdc2 (Mi6118 fdc2) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF, slightly different) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 4799 fdc1 (Mi6119 fdc1) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 4799 fdc2 (Mi6119 fdc2) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF, slightly different) cachet on FDC) | ||
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2022 | "Meteosat MTG"-I1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 410 (BL1A) i410 (BL1B) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (410 (a-d)) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i410 (a-d)) | 2012 | MTG-I (Imager) |
1MOP: Meteosat Operational Program (MOP-1/2/3: Meteosat-P1/P2/P3: Meteosat-4/5/6).
Below is a list of Meteosat, MSG, and MTG series 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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| Meteosat (Eumetsat) | ||||
| 1977-11-22: Meteosat-1 | ||||
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket2) |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Meteosat-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket2) |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney cyan) cachet on (airmail) cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney cyan) cachet on (airmail) cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (ESA Stamp Club and the CNES Philatelic Association) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Lollini silk) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1977-11-23 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1977-11-23 | Darmstadt | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| 1981-06-19: Meteosat-2 (and APPLE and CAT-3) | ||||
| France | 1981-06-19 | Paris | (Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (ESA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (CNES Philatelic Association) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (ESTEC) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (CNES Philatelic Association) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet (and signature) on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet (different, and signature) on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (India Post) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1981-06-19 | Bremen | (ERNO) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1981-06-19 | Darmstadt | (Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| India | 1981-06-19 | Bangalore | (ISRO/Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini sticker) cachet on cover, also back | Meteosat-2 launch |
| South Africa | 1981-06-19 | Pretoria | (Club Philatélique ESA/Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-06-19 | Greenbelt MD | (GFSC NASCOM Network) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| 1988-06-15: Meteosat-3 (and OSCAR-13 and Panamsat-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (CPK black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (CPK multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on card | Meteosat-3 launch (Meteosat-3 image in printed cachet; OSCAR-13 and Meteosat-3 images in rubber-stamp cachet) |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (CPK red rubber-stamp) cachet on card | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Pictorial) cancel only on card | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Blue and gold printed) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Cyan and black printed) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO Philatelie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | Meteosat-3 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1988-06-15 | Bremen | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| 1989-03-06: Meteosat-4 / MOP-1 (and JCSat-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Purple and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Cyan printed) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on card | Meteosat-4 launch |
| 1991-03-02: Meteosat-5 / MOP-2 (and Astra-1B) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch (Astra-1C depicted) |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| Gabon | 1991-03-03 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| 1993-11-20: Meteosat-6 / MOP-3 (and Solidaridad-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini, numbered) cachet (and signature) on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Europa FDC Service?) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| 1997-09-02: Meteosat-7 / MTP (and HotBird-3) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Conseil de l'Europe) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| Gabon | 1997-09-03 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| Meteosat (on other than Meteosat launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GMS-1 launch cover | "Meteosat (ESA)" |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Minamitane (English text cancel) Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.11) insert from GMS-2 launch cover, also front | "Meteosat" |
| French Guiana | 1990-08-30 | Kourou | (CPK? green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on Skynet-4C and Eutelsat-2-F1 launch cover | |
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (ESA / KPS ?) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | |
| French Guiana | 1992-12-01 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Superbird-A1 launch cover | "Meteosat" |
| French Guiana | 2006-03-11 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on HotBird-7A and SpainSat-1 launch cover | |
| Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) (Eumetsat) | ||||
| 2002-08-28: MSG-1 / Meteosat-8 (and Atlantic Bird-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2002-08-28 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on cover, also insert | MSG-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 2002-08-28 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | MSG-1 launch |
| 2005-12-21: MSG-2 / Meteosat-9 (and Insat-4A) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou (black cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou (red cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (Arianespace) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (Lollini and several rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| Gabon | 2005-12-21 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| France | 2005-12-22 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-22 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| 2012-07-05: MSG-3 / Meteosat-10 (and EchoStar-17) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-07-05 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | MSG-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-07-05 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet (slightly different) on cover | MSG-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-07-05 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | MSG-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-07-05 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet (slightly different) on cover | MSG-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-07-05 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | MSG-3 launch |
| 2015-07-15: MSG-4 / Meteosat-11 (and StarOne-C4) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-07-15 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | MSG-4 launch |
| Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) (Eumetsat) | ||||
| 2022-12-13: MTG-I1 / Meteosat-12 (and Galaxy-35/36) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2022-12-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MTG-I1 launch |
| French Guiana | 2022-12-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MTG-I1 launch |
| French Guiana | 2022-12-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | MTG-I1 launch |
| Gabon | 2022-12-13 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MTG-I1 launch |
2The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type satellites, all of which are essentially identical.
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