Olympus / L-Sat
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Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) | ARTEMIS (ESA) |
This page contains philatelic information on the Olympus / L-Sat and ARTEMIS (and other non-USA single-launch 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.
The Olympus satellite was originally named L-Sat (Large-SATellite).
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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Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) | Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) | Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) |
Olympus (on other than Olympus launch covers) | ||
Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 (Indonesia) | Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 (Indonesia) | Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 (Indonesia) |
AfriStar (International) | AfriStar (International) | AfriStar (International) |
Garuda-1 (Indonesia) | Garuda-1 (Indonesia) | Garuda-1 (Indonesia) |
AsiaStar (International) | AsiaStar (International) | AsiaStar (International) |
ARTEMIS (ESA) | ARTEMIS (ESA) | ARTEMIS (ESA) |
ARTEMIS (on other than ARTEMIS launch covers) | ||
STENTOR (France/CNES) | STENTOR (France/CNES) | STENTOR (France/CNES) |
Venesat-1 (Venezuela) | Venesat-1 (Venezuela) | Venesat-1 (Venezuela) |
Athena-Fidus (France-Italy) | Athena-Fidus (France-Italy) | Athena-Fidus (France-Italy) |
MonacoSat (Monaco-Turkmenistan) | MonacoSat (Monaco-Turkmenistan) | MonacoSat (Monaco-Turkmenistan) |
LaoSat-1 (Laos) | LaoSat-1 (Laos) | LaoSat-1 (Laos) |
Belintersat-1 (Belarus-China/PRC) | Belintersat-1 (Belarus-China/PRC) | Belintersat-1 (Belarus-China/PRC) |
BRIsat (Indonesia) | BRIsat (Indonesia) | BRIsat (Indonesia) |
SGDC-1 (Brazil) | SGDC-1 (Brazil) | SGDC-1 (Brazil) |
Alcomsat-1 (Algeria) | Alcomsat-1 (Algeria) | Alcomsat-1 (Algeria) |
Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh) | Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh) | Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh) |
Bangabandhu-1 (on other than Bangabandhu-1 launch covers) |
Below is a list of Olympus / L-Sat and ARTEMIS (and other non-USA single-launch 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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Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) | ||||
Australia | None | (Anpex pictorial) cancel | 1982 | (possible early-design) Olympus |
Austria | 1586 fdc (Mi2082 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1992 | (possible) Olympus |
Andorra (Spanish) | 212 (Mi221) | 1991 | "Olympus" | |
Andorra (Spanish) | 213 (Mi222) | |||
Andorra (Spanish) | 212-213 fdc1 | Two stamps on FDC card (Edicions PUJOL cachet) | ||
Andorra (Spanish) | 212-213 fdc2 | Two stamps on FDC (Edicions PUJOL cachet) | ||
Andorra (Spanish) | 212-213 fdc3 | Two stamps and (FNMT) cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (Spanish) | 212-213 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Belgium | 1399 (Mi2458) i1399 | Imperforate | 1991 | "Olympus" |
Belgium | 1399 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
Belgium | 1399 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
Belgium | 1399 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
Belgium | 1399 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (S.A. Campo-Rodan N.V.) cachet on FDC | ||
Belgium | 1399-1400 black | Blackprint (1399-1400) | ||
Belgium | 1399-1400 folder | Folder (1399-1400), page3, also page1, page2, and page4 | "Olympus-1" | |
Belgium | 1399 cover (Mi2458 cover) | Stamp on cover | 1991 | "Olympus" |
Central African Republic | C279A (Mi868) iC279A | From imperforate MS4 (4x iC279A) | 1982 | "L-Sat" |
Central African Republic | C279Ac (BL208) | On stamp of SS1 (C279A) | ||
Central African Republic | 859a (BL423A) i859a (BL423B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (859) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i859) | 1987 | "Olympus" |
Central African Republic | 860a (BL424A) i860a (BL424B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (860) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i860) | "L-Sat" | |
Central African Republic | BL454A BL454B | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1989 | "Olympus" |
Central African Republic | 954a (BL489A) i954a (BL489B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (954) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i954) | 1990 | |
Chad | 706c (Mi1495A) i706c (Mi1495B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (706 (a-f)) (Mi1493A-1498A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i706 (a-f)) (Mi1493B-1498B) | 1997 | "L-Sat" (in selvedge text) |
Comoro Islands | 650a (BL252) i650a | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (650) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i650) | 1988 | |
Comoro Islands | 651a (BL253) i651a | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (651) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i651) | ||
Comoro Islands | 698 (Mi890A) i698 (Mi890B) | Imperforate | 1989 | "Olympus" |
Comoro Islands | 698a (BL299A) i698a (BL299B) | On stamp of SS1 (698) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i698) | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | BL67A BL67B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1991 | "Olympus" |
Congo (Republic) | 988 (BL97A) i988 (BL97B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1992 | "Olympus" |
Congo (Republic) | C418 (BL113A) iC418 (BL113B) | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1993 | |
Congo (Republic) | 1033a (BL120A) i1033a (BL120B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1033) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1033) | 1993 | "Olympus" |
Djibouti | C215a (BL117A) iC215a (BL117B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (C215) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC215) | 1985 | |
Djibouti | C233a (BL141A) iC233a (BL141B) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (C233) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC233) | 1987 | "Olympus" |
France | 1934 fdc (Mi2450 fdc) | (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC | 1984 | |
Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back, and detail | 1991 | "Olympus, the large experimental multipurpose communications satellite developed by ESA" |
Guinea Republic | 1032a (BL259A) i1032a (BL259B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1032) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1032) | 1987 | |
Guinea Republic | 1035 (Mi1155) | 1987 | ||
Guinea Republic | 1035b (BL262) | On stamp of SS1 (1035) | ||
Guinea Republic | 1039a (Mi1154-1159) | On one of MS6 (1039a (1034-1039)) | ||
Guinea Republic | 1055a (BL282A) i1055a (BL282B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1055) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1055) | 1987 | |
Guinea Republic | 1141A (BL352A) i1141A (BL352B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1990 | "Olympus" |
Guinea Republic | 1187B (BL416) i1187B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1992 | "Olympus" |
Guinea Republic | 1251 (BL466A) i1251 (BL466B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1993 | Olympus (but "ECSC-2" in text) |
Guinea Republic | 1252b (BL471A) i1252b (BL471B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (1252), gold foil In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1252), gold foil | ||
Guinea Republic | 1267E (BL490) i1267E | In (upper) margin of SS1, 1251 overprinted in gold In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1, i1251 overprinted in gold | 1994 | Olympus (but "ECSC-2" in text) |
Guyana | BL205A BL205B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1992 | "Olympus" |
Italy | 1553a label (Mi1834-1837 label) | On one of two labels with block of 4 (1553a (1550-1553 + 2 labels)) | 1983 | |
Jersey (Great Britain) | 562 (Mi542) | 1991 | "Olympus" | |
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 | 955 (Mi1011) | 1991 | ||
Liechtenstein | 955 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Malagasy (DR) | 804 (Mi1070A) i804 (Mi1070B) | Imperforate | 1987 | |
Malagasy (DR) | 804a (BL55A) i804a (BL55B) | On stamp of SS1 (804) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i804) | ||
Malagasy (DR) | 804b (Mi1065A-1070A) i804b (Mi1065B-1070B) | On one of MS6 (799-804) On one of imperforate MS6 (i799-i804) | ||
Malagasy (DR) | 978 (BL139A) i978 (BL139B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1990 | "Olympus" |
Malagasy (DR) | 1145 (BL224A) i1145 (BL224B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 978 overprinted in gold In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, i978 overprinted in gold | 1993 | "Olympus" |
Malagasy (DR) | 1145 silver (BL224A silver) i1145 silver (BL224B silver) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 978 overprinted in silver In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, i978 overprinted in silver | ||
Madagascar | 1173J (BL240A) i1173J (BL240B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1994 | "Olympus" |
Madagascar | 1288E (BL260A) i1288E (BL260B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 1173J overprinted in gold In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, i1173J overprinted in gold | 1994 | "Olympus" |
Madagascar | 1539c (Mi2493) i1539c | One of MS6 (1539 (a-f)) (Mi2491-2496) One of imperforate MS6 (i1539 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Olympus-1" |
Madagascar | 1539 proof | On one of imperforate proof MS6 | ||
Madagascar | 1539 fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Malawi | 611 (Mi612) | 1991 | ||
Malawi | 608-611 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Mauritania | 676 Type1 (BL73IA) i676 Type1 (BL73IB) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, Type1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, Type1 | 1990 | "Olympus" |
Mauritania | 676 Type2 (BL73IIA) i676 Type2 (BL73IIB) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, Type2 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, Type2 | ||
Mauritius | 890-893 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1999 | |
Portugal | 1860a (Mi1863) | 1991 | "Olympus-1" | |
Portugal | 1860 (BL78) | MS4 (2x (1859+1860a)) (Mi1862-1864) | ||
Portugal | 1859 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel and (Portugal Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Portugal | 1860 fdc | MS4 and (pictorial) cancel and (Portugal Post) cachet on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1595 (BL538) | In (right) margin (reproduction of Portugal 1860) of SS1 (Mi2753) | 2006 | "Olympus-1" |
Spain | 2649 (Mi2991) | 1991 | "Olympus" | |
Spain | 2648-2649 fdc | One of two stamps and (S.F.C.- A,797/F.N.M.T.) cachet on FDC | ||
Zaire | BL_F68A BL_F68B | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (Mi1252A-1253A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi1252B-1253B) | 1996 | Olympus (but "Kopernikus-1" in text) |
Garuda-1 (Indonesia) | ||||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i)) | 2005 | Garuda-1 |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown a+b+c fdc Unknown ia+ib+ic fdc | One of three stamps on FDC One of three imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss (BL none) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (black cancel) | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (red cancel) | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | From MS9 (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2005 | Garuda-1 |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | |||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown g (Mi none) Unknown ig | |||
Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 (Indonesia) | ||||
Chad | Mi2587+2589+2591_ms3 | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2012 | "Indostar-1" |
AfriStar (International) | ||||
Chad | 677 (BL265A) i677 (BL265B) | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "AfriStar" (but depicted with only three sections in each solar array rather than four) |
Somalia | Unknown e (Mi?) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1999 | AfriStar |
Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS7 (MS6 and SS1 combination) | ||
AsiaStar (International) | ||||
France | None | Postcard back, also front | 2001 | "AsiaStar" |
Advanced Relay and TEchnology MISsion (ARTEMIS) (ESA) | ||||
Congo (Republic) | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "ARTEMIS" mission |
Congo (Republic) | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "First laser link [between] SPOT-4 [and] ARTEMIS" via the SILEX (Semiconductor-laser Intersatellite Link Experiment) |
Congo (Republic) | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Congo (Republic) | Unknown ms proof | MS4 proof | ||
Congo (Republic) | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Djibouti | C234a (BL142A) iC234a (BL142B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (C234) In (upprt-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC234) | 1987 | "DRS" (Data Relay Satellite, an early-design ARTEMIS) |
Djibouti | C234a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL885A BL885B | In (upper) margin of SS1 (Mi4181A) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi4181B) | 2005 | |
Guinea Republic | BL884A-885A fdc BL884B-885B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Italy | 1839 (Mi2180) | 1991 | "DRS" (Data Relay Satellite, an early-design ARTEMIS) | |
Mali | 608A (BL40A) i608A (BL40B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1994 | "ARTEMIS" |
Mali | 1079 (Mi2494-2497) i1079 | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (1079 (a-d)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1079 (a-d)) | 2000 | |
Mauritania | 704 (BL75) i704 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1993 | |
Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expérimenter les Nouvelles Technologies en ORbite (STENTOR) (France/CNES) | ||||
Burundi | BL427A BL427B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | "STENTOR" |
Guinea Republic | Mi4183A Mi4183B | From MS8 (8x Mi4183A) From imperforate MS8 (8x Mi4183B) | 2005 | "STENTOR" |
Guinea Republic | BL887A BL887B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi4183A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi4183B) | ||
Guinea Republic | BL886A-887A fdc BL886B-887B fdc | One of two SS1 on FDC One of two imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL891A BL891B | One of two stamps on MS2 (Mi4182A-4183A) One of two stamps on imperforate MS2 (Mi4182B-4183B) | ||
Madagascar | 1503 (Mi?) i1503 | From MS6 (1503b (6x 1503)) From imperforate MS6 (i1503b (6x i1503)) | 1999 | "STENTOR" |
Madagascar | 1503a (BL?) | On stamp of SS1 (1503) | ||
Venesat / Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) | ||||
Venezuela | 1691 (Mi4028-4037) | MS10 (1691 (a-j)) | 2002 | "Simon Bolivar" |
Venezuela | 1691_var | MS10 (1691 (a-j)) variation (no black control number on the silver selvedge section at the top of the MS) | ||
Athena-Fidus (France-Italy) | ||||
Mali | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "Athena-Fidus" (also launch date) |
MonacoSat (Monaco-Turkmenistan) | ||||
Monaco | 2795 (Mi3230) | From MS10 (2795a (10x 2795)) | 2015 | "MonacoSat" |
Monaco | 2795 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Monaco | 2795 brochure | Brochure (Monaco Post publicity page, not a philatelic item) | ||
LaoSat-1 (Laos) | ||||
Laos | 1922 (Mi2303) | From MS25 (1922b (25x 1922)) | 2016 | 1st anniv. "LaoSat" launch |
Laos | 1923 (Mi2304) | From MS25 (1923b (25x 1923)) | ||
Laos | 1922a (BL259) i1922a | SS1 (1922) Imperforate SS1 (i1922) | ||
Laos | 1922a fdc i1922a fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Laos | 1922-1923 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Lao Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Laos | 1923 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on (airmail) FDC, also back | ||
Belintersat-1 (Belarus-China/PRC) | ||||
Belarus | 878 (Mi975) | 2013 | Belintersat-1 | |
Belarus | 982 (Mi1111) | From MS6 (982a (6x 982)) | 2016 | "Belintersat-1" |
Belarus | 982 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
BRIsat (Indonesia) | ||||
Indonesia | 2451f (Mi3266) | One of strip of 6 (2451 (a-f)) (Mi3261-3266), or four of MS24 (2451h (4x 2451)) | 2016 | "BRIsat" |
Indonesia | 2451b+e-f fdc | One of three stamps and (Indonesia Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Indonesia | 2451g (BL328, Mi3267) | SS1 | ||
SGDC-1 (Brazil) | ||||
France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2017 | SGDC-1 (launched by "Ariane VA 236", but Bangabandhu-1 depicted) |
Alcomsat-1 (Algeria) | ||||
Algeria | P144 | 2000 dinar (banknote), also detail and back | 2011 | (early-design) Alcomsat-1 (with 4 sections in each solar panel wing rather than 3 sections) |
Algeria | P145 | 500 dinar (banknote) (yellow hologram), also back | 2018 | Alcomsat-1 |
Algeria | P-unknown | 500 dinar (banknote) (green hologram) | ||
Algeria | KM141 | 100 dinar (coin) obverse, and reverse | 2018 | Alcomsat-1 |
Algeria | 1776 (Mi1923) | 2018 | 1st anniv. Alcomsat-1 launch | |
Algeria | 1778 (Mi1925) | 2018 | Alcomsat-1 | |
Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh) | ||||
Bangladesh | 888 (Mi1313) | 2018 | "Bangabandhu-1" launch | |
Bangladesh | 888 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (BCSCL) cachet on FDC | ||
Bangladesh | P65 | 70 taka (banknote) back, also front | 2018 | Bangabandhu-1 |
Bangladesh | 910 (Mi1343) | 2019 | 1st anniv. "Bangabandhu-1" launch | |
Bangladesh | 910 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (BCSCL) cachet on FDC | ||
France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2017 | Bangabandhu-1 (depicted, but not launched on "Ariane VA 236") |
Below is a list of Olympus / L-Sat and ARTEMIS (and other non-USA single-launch 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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Olympus / L-Sat (pre-launch events) | ||||
United States | 1984-10-30 | Pasadena CA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Olympus pre-launch: "solar simulation tests at JPL" |
1989-07-12: Olympus / L-Sat (ESA) | ||||
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (CPK) cachets on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (CNES printed and CPK rubber-stamp) cachet (same, except red rather than black) on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet (different) on card | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (CNES?) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
French Guiana | 1989-07-11 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
France | 1989-07-12 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
Netherlands | 1989-07-12 | Noordwijk | (Estec Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | Olympus-1 launch |
Olympus (on other than Olympus launch covers) | ||||
United States | 1993-06-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Galaxy-4 launch cover | "Satellite Olympus" |
1997-11-12: Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 (Indonesia) (and Sirius-2 / now Astra-5A) | ||||
French Guiana | 1997-11-12 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Indostar-1 launch |
1998-10-28: AfriStar (and GE-5) | ||||
French Guiana | 1998-10-28 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | AfriStar launch |
French Guiana | 1998-10-28 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | AfriStar launch |
2000-02-12: Garuda-1 | ||||
Kazakhstan | 2000-02-12 | Baikonur | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on cover | Garuda-1 launch |
2000-03-21: AsiaStar (and Insat-3B) | ||||
French Guiana | 2000-03-21 | Kourou | (C.E. SNECMA Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | AsiaStar launch |
2001-07-12: Advanced Relay and TEchnology MISsion (ARTEMIS) (ESA) (and BSat-2b) [partial failure] | ||||
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Ruimtevaart Filatelie Club Nederland) cachet on cover, also insert | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure]; (SPOT-4/5 type also depicted) |
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on cover | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure] |
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure] |
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure] |
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet (different) on cover | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure] |
French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Conseil de l'Europe) cachet on cover | ARTEMIS launch [partial failure] |
ARTEMIS (on other than ARTEMIS launch covers) | ||||
Belgium | 2011-02-24 | Libin | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet on ATV-2 launch cover | ATV-2 signal relay and tracking (via ARTEMIS) |
Belgium | 2012-09-23 | Libin | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet (and signature) on ATV-3 launch cover | ATV-3 signal relay and tracking (via ARTEMIS) |
Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expérimenter les Nouvelles Technologies en ORbite (STENTOR) (and HotBird-7) (pre-launch events) | ||||
French Guiana | 2002-11-28 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch delay ("PO error: launch delayed until 2002-12-11", the correct launch date) |
2002-12-11: Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expérimenter les Nouvelles Technologies en ORbite (STENTOR) (France/CNES) (and HotBird-7) [failed] | ||||
French Guiana | 2002-12-11 | Kourou (black pictorial cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch |
French Guiana | 2002-12-11 | Kourou (red pictorial cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch |
French Guiana | 2002-12-11 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | STENTOR launch |
French Guiana | 2002-12-11 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | STENTOR launch |
French Guiana | 2002-12-11 | Kourou | (Philatélie Arianespace) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch |
France | 2002-12-12 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch |
France | 2002-12-12 | Nice | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STENTOR launch |
2008-10-29: Venesat-1 / Simon Bolivar-1 (Venezuela) | ||||
China (People's Republic) | 2008-10-30 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Venesat-1 launch |
China (People's Republic) | 2008-10-30 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Venesat-1 launch |
2014-02-06: Athena-Fidus (France-Italy) (and Koreasat-8 / ABS-2 / ST-3) | ||||
French Guiana | 2014-02-06 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Athena-Fidus launch |
2015-04-27: MonacoSat (Monaco-Turkmenistan) | ||||
United States | 2015-04-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MonacoSat (TurkmenAlem-52e) launch |
2015-11-20: LaoSat-1 (Laos) | ||||
China (People's Republic) | 2015-11-27 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | LaoSat-1 launch |
China (People's Republic) | 2015-11-27 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | LaoSat-1 launch |
China (People's Republic) | 2015-11-27 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | LaoSat-1 launch |
2016-01-15: Belintersat-1 (Belarus-China/PRC) | ||||
China (People's Republic) | 2016-01-16 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Belintersat-1 launch |
China (People's Republic) | 2016-01-16 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Belintersat-1 launch |
2016-06-18: BRIsat (Indonesia) (and EchoStar-18) | ||||
French Guiana | 2016-06-18 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | BRIsat launch |
2017-05-05: SGDC-1 (Brazil) (and Koreasat-7) | ||||
French Guiana | 2017-05-04 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | SGDC-1 launch |
2017-12-10: Alcomsat-1 (Algeria) | ||||
No launch cover images available yet | ||||
2018-05-11: Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh) | ||||
United States | 2018-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Bangabandhu-1 static firing" |
Finland | 2018-05-10 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | Bangabandhu-1 launch "scrubbed" |
United States | 2018-05-11 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Bangabandhu-1 launch (but fantasy depicted) |
United States | 2018-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Bangabandhu-1 launch (but fantasy depicted) |
Bangabandhu-1 (events) | ||||
United States | 2018-05-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Bangabandhu-1 Falcon-9 return to port" |
Bangabandhu-1 (on other than Bangabandhu-1 launch covers) | ||||
United States | 2018-08-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on Telkom-4 (Merah Putih) launch cover | "Bangabandhu-1" |
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