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This page contains philatelic information on the QuickBird and OrbView (and other USA commercial environmental-observing 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 [failed] Earlybird from 1997 should not be confused with the Early Bird / Intelsat-1 launch from 1965.
| 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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| Earlybird-1 (Earthwatch Inc.) | Earlybird-1 (Earthwatch Inc.) | Earlybird-1 (Earthwatch Inc.) |
| Ikonos (Space Imaging Co.) | Ikonos (Space Imaging Co.) | Ikonos (Space Imaging Co.) |
| QuickBird (DigitalGlobe Inc.) | QuickBird (DigitalGlobe Inc.) | QuickBird (DigitalGlobe Inc.) |
| OrbView (Orbital Imaging Corp.) | OrbView (Orbital Imaging Corp.) | OrbView (Orbital Imaging Corp.) |
| GeoEye (GeoEye Inc.) | GeoEye (GeoEye Inc.) | GeoEye (GeoEye Inc.) |
| WorldView (Satellite Imaging Corp.) | WorldView (Satellite Imaging Corp.) | WorldView (Satellite Imaging Corp.) |
| SkySat (Skybox Imaging Inc.) | SkySat (Skybox Imaging Inc.) | SkySat (Skybox Imaging Inc.) |
Below is a list of QuickBird and OrbView (and other USA commercial environmental-observing 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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| Earlybird-1 (Earthwatch Inc.) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Ikonos (Space Imaging Co.) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| QuickBird (DigitalGlobe Inc.) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A-4189A fdc Mi4186B-4189B fdc | In (upper-left) cachet of FDC In (upper-left) cachet of imperforate-stamped FDC | 2005 | QuickBird |
| Guinea Republic | BL897A BL897B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Pitcairn Islands | 665 (Mi749) | 2008 | "Digital Globe" QuickBird high-resolution visible images of Pitcairn Islands | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 666 (Mi750) | |||
| Pitcairn Islands | 667 (Mi751) | |||
| Pitcairn Islands | 668 (Mi752) | |||
| OrbView (Orbital Imaging Corp.) | ||||
| Chile | 1339 (Mi1959) | 2000 | OrbView-2 / SeaStar/SeaWiFS1 | |
| GeoEye (GeoEye Inc.) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| WorldView (Satellite Imaging Corp.) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| SkySat (Skybox Imaging Inc.) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
1SeaWiFS is the main instrument on the SeaStar / OrbView-2 satellite, a NASA-instrument / Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) satellite joint venture.
Below is a list of QuickBird and OrbView (and other USA commercial environmental-observing 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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| Earlybird (Earthwatch Inc.) | ||||
| 1997-12-24: Earlybird-1 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Ikonos (Space Imaging Co.) | ||||
| 1999-04-27: Ikonos-1 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1999-04-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Ikonos-1 launch [failed] |
| 1999-09-24: Ikonos-2 | ||||
| United States | 1999-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Ikonos-2 launch |
| QuickBird (DigitalGlobe Inc.) | ||||
| 2000-11-20: QuickBird-1 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2001-10-18: QuickBird-2 | ||||
| United States | 2001-10-18 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | QuickBird-2 launch |
| United States | 2001-10-18 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | QuickBird-2 launch |
| OrbView (Orbital Imaging Corp.) | ||||
| 1995-04-03: OrbView-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1997-08-01: OrbView-2 / SeaStar/SeaWiFS1 | ||||
| United States | 1997-08-01 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Black printed) cachet on cover | OrbView-2 / SeaStar/SeaWiFS launch |
| 2003-06-26: OrbView-3 | ||||
| United States | 2003-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | OrbView-3 launch |
| United States | 2003-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | OrbView-3 launch |
| 2001-09-21: OrbView-4 (and QuikTOMS) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 2001-09-21 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | OrbView-4 + QuikTOMS launch [failed] |
| GeoEye (GeoEye Inc.) | ||||
| 2008-09-06: GeoEye-1 | ||||
| United States | 2008-09-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | GeoEye-1 launch |
| WorldView (Satellite Imaging Corp.) | ||||
| 2007-09-18: WorldView-1 | ||||
| United States | 2007-09-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | WorldView-1 launch |
| United States | 2007-09-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | WorldView-1 launch |
| 2009-10-08: WorldView-2 | ||||
| United States | 2009-10-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | WorldView-2 launch |
| 2014-08-13: WorldView-3 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2016-11-11: WorldView-4 / formerly GeoEye-2 (and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| SkySat (Skybox Imaging Inc.) | ||||
| 2013-11-21: SkySat-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2014-07-08: SkySat-2 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2016-09-16: SkySat-3/7 (and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2017-10-31: SkySat-8/13 (and Flock-3m-1/4) | ||||
| United States | 2017-10-31 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SkySat-8/13 launch |
| 2018-12-03: SkySat-14/15 (and FalconSat-6 and STPSat-5 and ORS-7A/7B and Flock-3s-1/2/3 and OSCAR-95/96/97 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2018-12-03 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SkySat-14/15 launch |
1SeaWiFS is the main instrument on the SeaStar / OrbView-2 satellite, a NASA-instrument / Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) satellite joint venture.
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