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This page contains philatelic information on the Space Based InfraRed Sensor (SBIRS) series 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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| SBIRS (USAF) | SBIRS (USAF) | SBIRS (USAF) |
Below is a list of SBIRS-series 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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| Space Based InfraRed Sensor (SBIRS) | ||||
| Maldive Islands | 3221b (Mi5356) | One of MS4 (3221 (a-d)) (Mi5355-5358) | 2014 | |
| Maldive Islands | 3221 fdc (Mi5355-5358 fdc) | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "SBIRS-Geo"-2 |
Below is a list of SBIRS-series 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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| Space Based InfraRed Sensor (SBIRS) | ||||
| 2011-05-07: SBIRS-Geo-1 | ||||
| United States | 2011-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-1 launch |
| United States | 2011-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | SBIRS-Geo-1 launch |
| 2013-03-19: SBIRS-Geo-2 | ||||
| United States | 2013-03-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | SBIRS-Geo-2 launch; (also 7 satellite names, and their USA numbers, "carrying SBIRS or STSS payloads" launched to the date of this satellite) |
| 2017-01-20: SBIRS-Geo-3 | ||||
| United States | 2017-01-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-3 launch |
| United States | 2017-01-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-3 launch |
| 2017-09-24: SBIRS-Heo-4 / NROL-42 | ||||
| Finland | 2017-09-241 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | NROL-42 (SBIRS-Heo-4) launch |
| Finland | 2017-09-241 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet (slightly different) on cover | NROL-42 (SBIRS-Heo-4) launch |
| 2018-01-20: SBIRS-Geo-4 | ||||
| United States | 2018-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Sticker/photo and black printed) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-4 launch |
| 2021-05-18: SBIRS-Geo-5 | ||||
| United States | 2021-05-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-5 launch |
| United States | 2021-05-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | SBIRS-Geo-5 launch |
1These Kerava, Finland, cancels read "xx.xx.2117" in error, with year 2017 intended.
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