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This page contains philatelic information on SBS (Satellite Business Systems) series. 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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Below is a list of SBS-series 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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| Satellite Business Systems (SBS) | ||||
| Angola | 1115 (BL70) | On stamp of SS1 | 1999 | "SBS-4" (being deployed from STS-41D/Discovery) |
| Djibouti | C234a (BL142A) iC234a (BL142B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C234) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC234) | 1987 | "SBS" |
| Djibouti | C234a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Switzerland | 890 (Mi1444) | 1991 | "Ariane-4" launch V-39 on 12 October 1990, with an artistic depiction of SBS-6 and Galaxy-6 in a vertical stack1 in the upper stage of the rocket, ready to be deployed as the fairing is jettisoned | |
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc1 | One of two stamps on FDC (Mulei-color printed cachet) | ||
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc2 | One of two stamps on FDC card (Swiss PTT cachet) | ||
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc3 | (Swiss PTT) FDC postcard back (but front is missing and therefore existence of stamps and a cancel is questionable) | ||
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also detail | 1981 1986 | SBS-3 ("First satellite launch from Shuttle STS-5") |
1Ariane-4 used the cylindrical SPELDA (Structure Porteuse Externe pour Lancements Double Ariane) housing inside the fairing for double satellite launches. The artistic rendering in the stamp shows a flat panel but that is misleading. It should be curved, as part of the cylindrical SPELDA housing.
Below is a list of SBS-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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| Satellite Business Systems (SBS) | ||||
| 1980-11-15: SBS-1 | ||||
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orange and green printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | SBS-1 launch |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and blue) cachet on cover | SBS-1 launch |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | SBS-1 launch |
| United States | 1980-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SBS-1 launch |
| 1981-09-24: SBS-2 | ||||
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.82/5) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back | SBS-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch |
| United States | 1981-09-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | SBS-2 launch |
| SBS-3 (and Anik-C3) (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1982-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 pre-launch: "rollout" |
| United States | 1982-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 pre-launch: SBS-3 and Anik-C3 loaded aboard Columbia |
| United States | 1982-11-07 | Houston TX | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 pre-launch: final countdown begins |
| 1982-11-11: SBS-3 (and Anik-C3 deployed by STS-5) | ||||
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Mountain View CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Boulder CO | (NOAA-SEL black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Boudwin blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | WSMR, NM | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Air Force Postal Service | (Purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Satellite Beach FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Stellar Quest Cover no.11) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed (the text "payload of 2 satellites was placed in orbit" refers to the deployment of both SBS-3 and Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) during this mission) |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.49) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.50) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-11 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Telesat Canada) cachet on cover | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-12 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
| United States | 1982-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 spacewalk canceled |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.51) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Edwards AFB Station CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.52) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Edwards CA | (Stellar Quest Cover no.12) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-5 landing |
| United States | 1982-11-22 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 leaves for KSC |
| SBS-4 (and Telstar-3C and Syncom-4-2) (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1984-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D pre-launch: "second rollout" |
| 1984-08-30: SBS-4 (and Telstar-3C and Syncom-4-2 deployed by STS-16 (41D)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-08-30 | Ascension | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| Chile | 1984-08-30 | Santiago | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed ("SB-4" in text) |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Brown and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Signature only) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Omaha NE | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.78) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 1981-05-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed USA 1917 FDC |
| United States | 1984-08-30 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Hughes mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-30 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Mission patch/AT&T) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.79) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2, not "Syncom-4-1", as in text) deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
| United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hughes black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "OAST-1 solar array unfolded" |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.80) cachet on cover | "the 1st extension test of the Advanced Solar Array Technology Panel (OAST-1)" and "AT&T's Telstar-3B/Skynet satellite was deployed today" (should be Telstar-3C, not "Telstar-3B") |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | OAST-1 solar array unfolded |
| United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | OAST-1 solar array unfolded |
| Chile | 1984-09-05 | Santiago | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| Japan | 1984-09-05 | Kadena, Okinawa | (Space Voyage black and red and tan) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| Japan | 1984-09-05 | Kadena, Okinawa | (Space Voyage black and red and pink) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | WSMR Branch, NM | (Space Voyage blue and red and pale-green) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.81) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
| 1988-09-08: SBS-5 (and GStar-3) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Red and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (Black and blue and red and yellow printed) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (MBB/ERNO) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on card | SBS-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-09-08 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet (different) on cover | SBS-5 launch |
| 1990-10-12: SBS-6 (and Galaxy-6) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1990-10-12 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | SBS-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-10-12 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SBS-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-10-12 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SBS-6 launch |
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