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Morelos-series
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This page contains philatelic information on Morelos-series (and other Mexican communications 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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| Morelos (Mexico) | Morelos (Mexico) | Morelos (Mexico) |
| Solidaridad (Mexico) | Solidaridad (Mexico) | Solidaridad (Mexico) |
| SatMex (Mexico) | SatMex (Mexico) | SatMex (Mexico) |
| MexSat (Mexico) | MexSat (Mexico) | MexSat (Mexico) |
Below is a list of Morelos (and other Mexican communications 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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| Morelos (Mexico) | ||||
| Mexico | 1388a (Mi1933-1935) | Strip of 3 (1386-1388 + 2 labels) from MS15 (1388b (5x 1388a)) | 1985 | "Morelos-1 communications satellite deployment [from STS-25]" (in Spanish text); (the FDC cancel date is also the deployment date); (depicted with Space Shuttle) |
| Mexico | 1388a fdc | Strip of 3 + 2 labels and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Mexico | 1386+label fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (yellow and brown and black textured) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1386+label fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1386+label fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (brown printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1387 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (green and yellow-brown and black textured) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1387 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1387 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1388 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (brown textured and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1388+label fdc1 | Stamp and label and (pictorial) cancel and (green and yellow-brown textured and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1388+label fdc2 | Stamp and label and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1388+label fdc3 | Stamp and label and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1389 (BL29) | SS1 | ||
| Mexico | 1389 fdc1 | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (green and yellow and black textured) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1389 fdc2 | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Mexico | 1420 fdc (Mi1966 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Filapot cachet) | 1985 | Morelos-2 deployment (from STS-31) |
| Mexico | 1421 (Mi1967) | "Sistema satélites Morelos" and deployment of Morelos-2 (from STS-31) | ||
| Mexico | 1421-1422 fdc (Mi1967-1968 fdc) | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | Morelos-2 deployment (from STS-31) | |
| Mexico | 1423 (BL32) | Imperforate SS1 | "Morelos-2 communications satellite deployment [from STS-31]" (in Spanish text) | |
| Mexico | 1423 fdc1 | Imperforate SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 1423 fdc2 | Imperforate SS1 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Filapot cachet) | ||
| Mexico | 1420-1423 cancel | (Pictorial) cancel from Ciudad Juarez, used in 1420-1423 FDC | Morelos-2 deployment (from STS-31) | |
| Mexico | 2697 (Mi3589) | 2010 | "Morelos-2" (but ATS-1/3 type depicted) | |
| Mexico | 2697 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2706 (Mi3601) | One of pair (2707a (2706-2707)) (Mi3601-3602) | 2010 | Morelos-1 (depicted with Space Shuttle) |
| Mexico | 2707a fdc | One of pair of stamps and (red pictorial) cancel and (brown-grey printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 3195 (Mi4216) | 2020 | 35th anniv. Morelos-2 deployment from Space Shuttle | |
| Mexico | 3195 fdc | Stamp and (red pictorial) cancel and (Correos de México) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 3195 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Solidaridad (Mexico) | ||||
| Mexico | 1694 (Mi2218) | 1991 | Solidaridad-1/2 type | |
| Mexico | 1695f-g (Mi2233+2222) | Two of MS21 (1695 (a-u)) (Mi2219-2239) | ||
| Mexico | 1723 (Mi2276) | 1992 | Solidaridad-1/2 type | |
| Mexico | 1842 (Mi2372) | 1993 | (two) "Solidaridad"-1/2 type(s) | |
| Mexico | 2196e (Mi2911) | From MS5 (2196 (a-e)) (BL60) | 2000 | Solidaridad-1/2 type |
| Mexico | 2697 (Mi3589) | 2010 | "Solidaridad-2" (but only one antenna is visible) | |
| Mexico | 2697 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| SatMex (Mexico) | ||||
| Burundi | BL423A BL423B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | SatMex-7 / "Eutelsat-115-West-B" |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL588 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi2141) | 2014 | "SatMex-8" |
| Madagascar | 1415ij fdc (Mi none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] | 1999 | SatMex-5 / Eutelsat-115-West-A |
| Mexico | 2117 (Mi2765) | 1999 | "SatMex-5" launch | |
| Mexico | 2348 (Mi3051) | 2004 | SatMex-6 / Eutelsat-113-West-A | |
| Mexico | 2348 fdc | Stamp and (Mexico Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2535 (Mi3313) | 2006 | SatMex-6 / Eutelsat-113-West-A | |
| Mexico | 2535 fdc | Stamp and (Mexico Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2697 (Mi3589) | 2010 | "SatMex-6" | |
| Mexico | 2697 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "SatMex-8" |
| Mali | 1074 (Mi2477-2480) i1074 | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (1074 (a-d)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1074 (a-d)) | 2000 | SatMex-5 / Eutelsat-115-West-A |
| Mexico | 3022 (Mi4006) | 2016 | SatMex-7 / Eutelsat-115-West-B | |
| Mexico | 3022 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Mexico Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| MexSat (Mexico) | ||||
| Chad | Mi2581+2583+2585_ms3 | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2012 | "MexSat-3"; also (possible) MexSat-3 (in FDC cachet) |
| Chad | Mi2581+2583+2585_ms3 fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2012 | MexSat-3 launch (also launch date) |
| France | None2+label2 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None6+label2 | On label (same) 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) | ||
| France | None5+label5 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| Mexico | 2932 (Mi3910) | Also detail | 2015 | MexSat-3 |
| Mexico | 2932 fdc | Stamp and (red pictorial) cancel (design like stamp) and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2985 (Mi3958) | 2015 | MexSat-3 | |
| Mexico | 2985 fdc | Stamp and (grey printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Below is a list of Morelos (and other Mexican communications 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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| Morelos (Mexico) | ||||
| 1985-06-17: Morelos-1 (and SPARTAN-101 and Telstar-3D and Arabsat-1B deployed by STS-25 (51G)) | ||||
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.101) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-17 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Purple and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed STS-41C launch |
| United States | 1985-06-17 1985-11-27 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Cyan and black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (AT&T) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D1 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.102) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
| United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
| United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
| United States | 1985-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.103) cachet on cover | "SPARTAN-1 astronomy platform" |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.104) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
| 1985-11-26: Morelos-2 (and Aussat-A2 and Satcom-Ku2 and OEX-Target deployed by STS-31 (61B)) | ||||
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-61B launch |
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-61B launch |
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Orange and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-61B launch |
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-61B launch |
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-61B launch |
| Australia | 1985-11-27 | Tharwa ACT | (Canberra DSCC green printed) cachet on cover | STS-61B launch |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet (different) on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Houston TX | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-27 1985-06-17 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
| Australia | 1985-11-28 | French's Forest NSW | (Purple rubber-stamp and black printed) cachet on cover | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-11-28 | Houston TX | (Tan and black printed) cachet on cover | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
| United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (SSC) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-61B landing |
| United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-61B landing |
| United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-61B landing |
| Solidaridad (Mexico) | ||||
| 1993-11-20: Solidaridad-1 (and Meteosat-6) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini, numbered) cachet (and signature) on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Europa FDC Service?) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-1 launch |
| 1994-10-08: Solidaridad-2 (and Thaicom-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1994-10-07 | Kourou | (Red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1994-10-07 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Solidaridad-2 launch |
| SatMex (Mexico) | ||||
| 1998-12-06: SatMex-5 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1998-12-05 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SatMex-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-12-05 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SatMex-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-12-05 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SatMex-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-12-05 | Kourou | (Conseil de l'Europe?) cachet on cover | SatMex-5 launch |
| 2006-05-27: SatMex-6 (and Thaicom-5) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2006-05-27 | Kourou (red cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SatMex-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 2006-05-27 | Kourou (black cancel) | (Lollini) cachet (slightly different) on cover | SatMex-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 2006-05-27 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | SatMex-6 launch |
| Gabon | 2006-05-28 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SatMex-6 launch |
| MexSat (Mexico) | ||||
| 2015-05-15: MexSat-1 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2015-10-02: MexSat-2 | ||||
| United States | 2015-10-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MexSat-2 (Morelos-3) launch |
| 2012-12-19: MexSat-3 (and Skynet-5D) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-12-19 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | MexSat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-12-19 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | MexSat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 2012-12-19 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | MexSat-3 launch |
1There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B! See Boeing's Telstar-3 - AT&T's Advanced New Communications Satellite.
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