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This page contains philatelic information on the ITOS (Improved TIROS Operational System), TIROS-N, ATN (Advanced TIROS-N), and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) series satellites [TIROS: Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite]. 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.
NOAA-series satellites are built on the same spacecraft bus as the DMSP series. Therefore, it is hard to distinguish between the two, and items that are not specifically identified are assumed to be NOAA rather than DMSP.
| 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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| ITOS-type (NOAA)1 | ITOS-type (NOAA)1 | ITOS-type / TIROS-N-type / ATN-type (NOAA) |
| TIROS-N-type (NOAA)2 | TIROS-N-type (NOAA)2 | |
| ATN-type (NOAA)3 | ATN-type (NOAA)3 | |
| NOAA (on other than NOAA launch covers) | ||
| S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) | S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) | S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) |
Below is a list of ITOS, TIROS-N, and ATN-type (NOAA) series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITOS-type / TIROS-N-type / ATN-type (NOAA) | ||||
| Argentina | 1017 cover (Mi1170 cover) | (Photo/sticker and black printed sticker) cachet on FDC | 1977 | "ITOS-D" (NOAA-2) |
| Barbados | 516 (Mi486) | 1979 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 (not "Intelsat", as in text) | |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| Bulgaria | 4524 (Mi4924) | 2009 | ATN-type/NOAA3 | |
| Bulgaria | 4524 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 4772 (Mi5270) 4772+tab | From MS15 (4772a (15x 4772 + 5 tabs)), also detail; joint issue with Israel 2115 | 2016 | ATN-type/NOAA3; also Argos |
| Bulgaria Israel | 4772 sc 2115 sc | Joint-issue souvenir card/leaf, also back | ||
| Canada | 2111d (Mi2283) | Two stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS8 (2111 (2x 2111 (a-d))) (Mi2280-2283) | 2005 | ATN-type/NOAA3; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| Canada | 2111a-d fdc | One of strip of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 535a (BL203A) | In (upper-middle) margin of SS1 (535) | 1982 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (exact name is in un-readable text) |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221 (Mi1373) | 1981 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 fdc | One of two stamps and (multi-color printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 folder | One of two stamps in folder, also inside and outside (front and back) | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label6 (Mi2986-2995 label6) | Label from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | "NOAA-16" image of the sea surface temperature on 27 October 2003 around Taiwan |
| Comoro Islands | 768b (BL350A) i768b (BL350B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (768) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i768) | 1991 | "Satellite NOAA" (ATN-type/NOAA3); also "'Système Argos'" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "NOAA-4" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "NOAA-5" | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion | "ITOS-1" | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C50 (Mi128) iC50 | Imperforate | 1979 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2; also "Programme Argos" |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C50 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C50 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1990 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C114 (Mi281) iC114 | Imperforate | 1991 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2; also Argos |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C114 ds | Deluxe sheet (C114) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C114 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (FSAT PO official cachet) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C114 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C147 (Mi383) | 1998 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2; also Argos | |
| Germany | None | Postcard, also back | 1990s | "NOAA-9" and image |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4188A Mi4188B | From SS1 (BL897A), or from MS4 (4x Mi4188A) From imperforate SS1 (BL897B), or from imperforate MS4 (4x Mi4188B) | 2005 | NOAA/"POES"4 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4189A Mi4189B | From SS1 (BL898A), or from MS4 (4x Mi4189A) From imperforate SS1 (BL898B), or from imperforate MS4 (4x Mi4189B) | "TIROS-N" | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A-4189A fdc Mi4186B-4189B fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC Two of four imperforate stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A_ms4+4188A_ms4 fdc Mi4186B_ms4+4188B_ms4 fdc | One of two MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC One of two imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4187A_ms4+4189A_ms4 fdc Mi4187B_ms4+4189B_ms4 fdc | One of two MS4 on FDC One of two imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL900A BL900B | Both stamps on MS2 (Mi4188A-4189A) Both stamps on imperforate MS2 (Mi4188B-4189B) | NOAA/"POES"4, "TIROS-N" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL900A fdc BL900B fdc | MS2 on FDC Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1882 (Mi1953) | 2000 | ATN-type/NOAA3 | |
| Israel | 2115 (Mi2529) 2115+tab | From MS15 (2115a (15x 2115 + 5 tabs)), also detail; joint issue with Bulgaria 4772 | 2016 | ATN-type/NOAA3; also Argos |
| Israel Bulgaria | 2115 sc 4772 sc | Joint-issue souvenir card/leaf, also back | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 969 (Mi1248A) i969 (Mi1248B) | One of MS6 (972b (967-972)) (Mi1246A-1251A) One of imperforate MS6 (i972b (i967-i972)) (Mi1246B-1251B) | 1990 | ATN-type/NOAA3; also Argos |
| Malagasy (DR) | 969a (BL135) i969a | SS1 (969) Imperforate SS1 (i969) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 1047b (BL178A) i1047b (BL178B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1047) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1047) | 1992 | "Advanced TIROS-N"-type/NOAA2 |
| Madagascar | 1304A (Mi1799aA-1804aA) i1304A (Mi1799aB-1804aB) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in silver On one of imperforate MS6, i972b overprinted in silver | 1996 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| Madagascar | 1304B (Mi1799bA-1804bA) i1304B (Mi1799bB-1804bB) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in gold On one of imperforate MS6, i972b overprinted in gold | ||
| Micronesia | 298 (BL40) | SS1 | 1998 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| Netherlands | B652 (Mi1381) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651 + 2x B652)) (MH41 (1379C+1380D+1381D-E)), with interior | 1990 | "NOAA-11" (in cachet of B652 fdc); cloud image produced by satellite (in stamp) |
| Netherlands | B652 fdc | Stamp and (Ruimtevaart filatelie club nederland) cachet on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (NVPH cachet) | ||
| Romania | 2422 cover (Mi3128 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1983 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| Russia (USSR) | 5603 (BL196) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1987 | ATN-type/NOAA3; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| Russia (USSR) | 5603 cover (BL196 cover) | SS1 and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1987? | ATN-type/NOAA3; also COSPAS/SARSAT logo |
| Rwanda | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "TIROS-N" |
| Rwanda | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown d+e+f fdc (Mi none fdc) Unknown id+ie+if fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] (Multi-color printed) cachet on imperforate-stamped FDC | 2005 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1834c_ss1 (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1834c) (Mi3466) | 2008 | "NOAA-7" |
| Senegal | 390 (Mi523) i390 | Imperforate | 1973 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| Senegal | 388-390 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| South Africa | None | (Light green/cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1983 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| South Africa | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet | 1984 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| South Africa | None | (Light green/cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1985 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| South West Africa | None | (Pale green/cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1984 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "ITOS" (in text only) |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1988 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| Tonga | 785b (Mi1182) | From strip of 3 (785 (a-c)) (Mi1181-1183) | 1991 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| Tonga | 785c (Mi1183) | |||
| Tonga | 785b specimen | From strip of 3 (785 specimen (a-c)) | ||
| Tonga | 785c specimen | |||
| United Nations | 947 (BL27) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2007 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| United Nations | 947a (BL27_I) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1, overprinted | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 409 (Mi518) | Six stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS6 (409a (6x 409)) | 2007 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| United States | None | (Red pictorial) meter on cover | 1970 | "TIROS-M" |
| United States | None | Cover back, also front | 1978 | "TIROS-N"; also Argos |
| United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | [#1] ATN-type/NOAA3 (depicted with Space Shuttle and its manipulator arm5); [#5] ITOS-type/NOAA1; [#14] TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| United States | 1919a fdc (Mi1481-1488 fdc) | (RCA) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1981 | TIROS-N |
| United States | None | (Manphil '83) cancel on cover, also detail | 1983 | ATN-type/NOAA3 (depicted with Space Shuttle and its manipulator arm5) |
| United States | None | (Manphil '83) cancel (in center) on cover, also detail | ||
| United States | 1919 cover (Mi1488 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1985 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | 1985 | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover (Parforex Station cancel) | 1985 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| United States | None | (COSPAS/SARSAT logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1994 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| United States | None | Card, also back | 2011 | ATN-type/NOAA3 |
| Vanuatu | 1123a (Mi1599) | One of MS6 (1123 (a-f)) (BL81, Mi1599-1604) | 2021 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| Vietnam (South) | 447 (Mi525) | 1973 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 | |
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (black printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (green and red printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (orange and brown printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (yellow-orange and green printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (yellow-orange and red printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (blue and red printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (yellow-green and red printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc8 | Stamp on FDC (red-brown printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (blue and red and grey printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (green and purple printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc11 | Stamp on FDC (orange-brown printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc12 | Stamp on FDC (green printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 folder1 | FDC folder (blue and black printed cachet), also inside | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 folder2 | FDC folder (green and red printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 folder3 | FDC folder (yellow-orange and green printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 folder4 | FDC folder (green and red-brown printed cachet) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 497 (Mi575) | 447 overprinted new currency | 1974 | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| Vietnam (South) | 497+499 fdc | One of two stamps and (blue printed) cachet (reproduction of both un-surcharged stamps) on FDC | ||
1ITOS-type/NOAA: TIROS-M (ITOS-1), and NOAA-1 — NOAA-5.
2TIROS-N-type/NOAA: TIROS-N and NOAA-6 — NOAA-7, and NOAA-12.
3ATN-type/NOAA: NOAA-8 — NOAA-19, except NOAA-12.
4POES: Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite, a generic name for NOAA satellites.
5The depiction of an ATN-type NOAA satellite with the Space Shuttle and its manipulator arm is not correct, since those satellites were all rocket-launched and neither deployed nor repaired by the Space Shuttle. This depiction of the satellite being held by the Canadarm is found on USA cover (1978), USA cover1 (1983), and USA cover2 (1983).
Below is a list of ITOS, TIROS-N, and ATN-type (NOAA) 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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| 1970-01-23: TIROS-M (and OSCAR-5) | ||||
| United States | 1970-01-22 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Centennial) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-22 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch (but SERT-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1970-01-22 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.2) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back, also insert | TIROS-M launch |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau?/Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch (but ESRO-2A depicted)4 |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau?/Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | TIROS-M launch (but ESRO-2A depicted)1 |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Colorado Springs CO | (ATA Space Unit/R.E. Nichol black and magenta and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | TIROS-M launch (spelled "TYROS") |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch; also APT |
| United States | 1970-01-23 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Centennial) cachet on cover | TIROS-M launch |
| 1970-12-11: NOAA-1 (and CEP-1) | ||||
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-1 launch; also "TIROS-M (ITOS-1)" (in insert text); also APT |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.22) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert1 and insert2 (partial) | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Centennial) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar Covers no.7) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-1 launch; also APT |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau?/Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch (but ESRO-2A depicted)4 |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau?/Swanson cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-1 launch (but ESRO-2A depicted)4 |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch (but TIROS depicted) |
| United States | 1970-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | NOAA-1 launch (but TIROS depicted) |
| 1971-10-21: ITOS-B [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | ITOS-B launch [failed]; also APT |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] (but TIROS depicted) |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.8) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar Covers no.25) cachet on cover, also insert | ITOS-B launch [failed]; also "ITOS-A (NOAA-1)" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1971-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | ITOS-B launch [failed] |
| 1972-10-15: NOAA-2 (and OSCAR-6) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1972-10-15 | Bochum | (InterCover) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| Spain | 1972-10-15 | Madrid | (NASA blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| Spain | 1972-10-15 | Madrid | (Red printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar Covers no.52) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-2 launch; (also "ITOS-1 (TIROS-M)", "ITOS-A", "ITOS-B", and "ITOS-C", in insert text) |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch (but OSCAR-6 depicted) |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature, different) on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Polar Covers) cachet on cover, also back and insert and insert back | NOAA-2 launch; also APT |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (Polar Covers) cachet on cover, also back and insert and insert back | NOAA-2 launch; also APT |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.38) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | NOAA-2 launch |
| 1973-07-16: ITOS-E [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] (but TIROS depicted) |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | ITOS-E launch [failed] |
| 1973-11-06: NOAA-3 | ||||
| Spain | 1973-11-06 | Madrid | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| Spain | 1973-11-06 | Madrid | (Grey rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (KSC-WLOD black rubber-stamp and hand-written) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch; (but TIROS depicted) |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (A Santa Maria Spacemen's Cover) cachet on cover | NOAA-3 launch |
| 1974-11-15: NOAA-4 (and OSCAR-7 and Intasat) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1974-11-15 | Bochum | (Bochum Observatory Institute for Space Research) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| Malagasy Republic | 1974-11-15 | Tananarive | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| Malagasy Republic | 1974-11-15 | Tananarive | (Black rubber-stamp and extra hand-written) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Polar Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Lompoc CA | (Amsat) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch (but OSCAR-7 depicted) |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Lompoc CA | (Amsat) cachet (and signatures) on cover | NOAA-4 launch (but OSCAR-7 depicted) |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Fairbanks AK | (Hand-written) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (different) on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (KSC/WLOD black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-11-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (based on an original SpaceCraft/Swanson design) on cover | NOAA-4 launch |
| 1976-07-29: NOAA-5 | ||||
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WLOD/Vandy? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WLOD/Vandy? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WLOD/Vandy? green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WLOD/Vandy? green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-5 launch |
| TIROS-N-type (NOAA) | ||||
| 1978-10-13: TIROS-N | ||||
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC STDN black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | GSFC, MD | (CNES) cachet on cover, also back | TIROS-N launch; also Argos |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch; also (Argos) "Data Collection System" |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WOSO magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WOSO magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WOSO magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | TIROS-N launch; also Argos |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Wallops Island VA | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| United States | 1978-10-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIROS-N launch |
| 1979-06-27: NOAA-6 | ||||
| United States | 1979-06-27 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.16) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA KSC-WOSO rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-6 launch |
| 1980-05-29: NOAA-B [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin? green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA Government Services Division) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch [failed] |
| 1981-06-23: NOAA-7 | ||||
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| United States | 1981-06-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-7 launch |
| 1991-05-14: NOAA-12 | ||||
| United States | 1991-05-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-12 launch |
| United States | 1991-05-14 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (NOAA logo) cachet on cover | NOAA-12 launch |
| ATN-type (NOAA) | ||||
| 1983-03-28: NOAA-8 | ||||
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Havekotte red and green printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (RCA) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1983-03-28 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch USA 2277 FDC |
| 1984-12-12: NOAA-9 | ||||
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Havekotte red and purple and blue printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage purple and blue and green) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage purple and blue and brown) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (NOAA logo) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch |
| 1986-09-17: NOAA-10 | ||||
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin? blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | NOAA-10 launch |
| United States | 1986-09-17 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (NOAA logo) cachet on cover | NOAA-10 launch |
| 1988-09-24: NOAA-11 | ||||
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Geeenbelt MD | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage grey and green) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Geeenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| 1993-08-09: NOAA-13 | ||||
| United States | 1993-08-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-13 launch |
| 1994-12-30: NOAA-14 | ||||
| United States | 1994-12-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | NOAA-14 launch |
| 1998-05-13: NOAA-15 | ||||
| United States | 1998-05-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (B&E) cachet on cover | NOAA-15 launch |
| United States | 1998-05-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SCPS) cachet on cover | NOAA-15 launch |
| 2000-09-21: NOAA-16 | ||||
| United States | 2000-09-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Black printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-16 launch |
| United States | 2000-09-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (SCPS) cachet on cover | NOAA-16 launch |
| 2002-06-24: NOAA-17 | ||||
| United States | 2002-06-24 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (SCPS) cachet on cover, also insert | NOAA-17 launch |
| 2005-05-20: NOAA-18 | ||||
| United States | 2005-05-20 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-18 launch |
| United States | 2005-05-20 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | NOAA-18 launch |
| 2009-02-06: NOAA-19 | ||||
| United States | 2009-02-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | NOAA-19 launch; also COSPAS/SARSAT |
| JPSS-type (NOAA) | ||||
| 2017-11-18: NOAA-20 / JPSS-1 (and OSCAR-91 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2017-11-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) launch |
| 2022-11-10: NOAA-21 / JPSS-2 (and LOFTID) | ||||
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (black hand cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet (different) on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Honolulu HI | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Honolulu HI | (Lollini) cachet on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-017 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (JM) cachet on cover | NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) launch |
| NOAA (on other than NOAA launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1971-03-31 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) insert from ISIS-2 launch cover, also front | "NOAA-1" |
| United States | 1974-05-31 | Chatanika AK | (Red-brown and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "NOAA-3" |
| French Guiana | 1974-11-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| United States | 1980-04-26 1988-03-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA Washington DC | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on NAVSTAR-6 launch cover | "NOAA"-8 (and launch date) USA 2277 FDC |
| South Africa | 1981-09-15 | Pretoria | (Lollini) cachet on stratospheric balloon launch cover | ATN-type/NOAA3; also Argos |
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on Geosat-1 launch cover | ITOS-type/NOAA1 |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (NOAA) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | "ITOS", "TIROS-N", and "ATN" (in logo text), TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (NOAA) cachet (different) on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet), ATN-type/NOAA3 (in printed cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (NOAA Space Philatelic Society) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (Pictorial) cancel and (NASA GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cancel and red and black printed cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (NASA/NOAA/RCA) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet), ATN-type/NOAA3 (in printed cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (Pictorial) cancel on TIROS-1 anniversary (airmail) cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet) |
| United States | 1985-04-01 | Washington DC | (NOAA Space Philatelic Society) cachet (different) on TIROS-1 anniversary cover | TIROS-N-type/NOAA2 (in 25th anniv. rubber-stamp cachet), ATN-type/NOAA3 (in printed cachet) |
| United States | 1993-04-09 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Multi-color printed) cachet on STS-56 event cover | NOAA-11 ozone observations made coincident with the Shuttle's SSBUV observations6 |
| Russia | 2009-07-21 2009-07-21 | Kosmodrome Plesetsk Archangelsk Province | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Kosmos-2454 and Sterkh-1 launch cover | COSPAS/SARSAT logo, including ATN-type/NOAA3 image |
1ITOS-type/NOAA: TIROS-M (ITOS-1), and NOAA-1 — NOAA-5.
2TIROS-N-type/NOAA: TIROS-N and NOAA-6 — NOAA-7, and NOAA-12.
3ATN-type/NOAA: NOAA-8 — NOAA-19, except NOAA-12.
4This Swanson blue rubber-stamp cachet has radial antennas like those on ESRO-2A.
6See https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/ssbuv for a list of all the Shuttle missions that included SSBUV ozone observations along with the various satellites that made coincident ozone observations.
7The "Nov 1, 2022" cancel appears to be an error, as Nov 10, 2022 was the launch date for JPSS-2 (NOAA-21).
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