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Parker Solar Probe
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This page contains philatelic information on the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 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.
PSP was launched 12 August 2018. Its mission is to try and answer three basic questions about the Sun:
For more information, see https://earthsky.org/space/parker-solar-probe-1st-image-from-inside-suns-atmosphere.
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was previously known as Solar Probe Plus (SPP).
| 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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Below is a list of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 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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| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | SS1, blue background [known illegal issue] Imperforate SS1, blue background | 2018 | "Parker Solar Probe" |
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1, brown background [known illegal issue] | ||
| Benin | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | SS1, brown background, and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1, brown background, and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2022 | "Parker" (PSP) |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1, or MS2 (1 perforated and 1 imperforate stamp) | ||
| Germany | None (Mi?) | Strip of 2 Bieberpost (private post) | 2018 | "Parker Solar Probe" |
| Maldive Islands | 3495 fdc (Mi6017 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2015 | |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | 2022 | "Parker Solar Probe" (PSP) and logo |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS8 (2x (a-b) + label) | ||
| Niger | Mi6060-6063_ms4 | MS4 (Mi6060-6063) | 2018 | "Parker Solar Probe" (in French text) and "Eugene Parker" |
| Niger | BL914 | SS1 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 5108 (Mi10589-10592) | MS4 (5108 (a-d)) | 2018 | "Parker Solar Probe" |
| Sierra Leone | 5126 (BL1624) | SS1 (Mi10593) | ||
| United States | 5598-5607 fdc (? fdc) | (Panda Cachets) cachet on FDC | 2021 | "Parker Solar Probe" and logo |
Below is a list of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) 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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| United States | 2018-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP "solar array tests" |
| United States | 2018-05-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP "names to the Sun" (computer chip installed) |
| United States | 2018-05-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP "antenna testing" (2018-04-19 in cachet) |
| United States | 2018-05-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP "magnetometer boom testing" |
| United States | 2018-07-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP "Delta IV Heavy WDRs" (Wet Dress Rehearsal) |
| 2018-08-12: Parker Solar Probe (PSP) | ||||
| United States | 2018-08-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PSP launch |
| United States | 2018-08-12 | Laurel MD | (Lollini) cachet on cover | PSP launch |
| United States | 2018-08-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | PSP launch |
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| United States | 2019-09-01 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Perihelion #3" |
| United States | 2019-12-26 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Venus [2nd] flyby gravity assist" |
| United States | 2019-12-26 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Venus [2nd] flyby gravity assist" |
| United States | 2020-01-29 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Perihelion #4" |
| United States | 2020-01-29 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Perihelion #4" |
| United States | 2020-07-10 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Venus flyby 3" |
| United States | 2020-09-27 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Perihelion #6" |
| United States | 2021-02-20 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Venus [4th] gravity-assist flyby" |
| United States | 2022-02-25 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | PSP "Perihelion #11" |
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