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This page contains philatelic information on the Space Shuttle and un-manned 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.
This page contains only postal items on which both the Space Shuttle and at least one un-manned satellite appear together on the same item. Their appearance together must be on a single stamp or on a souvenir sheet containing only one stamp. For each item listed below, STS-related satellites are separated from those with an implied relationship to the Space Shuttle, but that are not directly related to the Space Shuttle. (When the Space Shuttle and an un-manned satellite appear on separate stamps of a souvenir sheet or strip of more than one stamp, their appearance together does not necessarily imply that the Space Shuttle and un-manned satellite are related. Therefore, those items are excluded.) A master list of un-manned satellites including acronyms and full names is available.
This page does not include any of the International Space Station (ISS) modules or construction equipment, or any of the manned-only aspects of Space Shuttle missions.
For additional examples of unknown-identity or fantasy-design satellites, those not launched by the Space Shuttle, see the unknown-identity, fantasy-design, or canceled satellites 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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STS-related | Space Shuttle and satellite | Space Shuttle and satellite |
Shuttle and satellite (on other than Shuttle and satellite launch covers) | ||
Summary and cross-references for fantasy-design satellites (for which two or more entries are found in separate sets of items) |
Below is a list of Space Shuttle and un-manned satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Space Shuttle | STS-related Satellites* | Non-STS-related Satellites* |
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Space Shuttle and un-manned satellites | ||||||
Abkhazia | Unlisted d (Mi unlisted) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1996 | STS-51I / Discovery | Syncom-4-3/Leasat-F3, as in this photo; see also Tajikistan None e (2000), and STS-51I launch (1985-09-01) | |
Abkhazia | Mi349 | One of MS8 (Mi346-353 + label) | 1999 | Unspecified | Galileo (with booster attached) | |
Afghanistan (spelled "Afganistan") | Unknown b (Mi?) | From MS9 (a-i) | 1999 | STS-61 / Endeavour | HST with new solar panels after its repair by STS-61, as in this photo | |
Afghanistan (spelled "Afganistan") | Unknown f (Mi?) | STS-31R / Discovery | HST deployed by STS-31, as in this photo | |||
Afghanistan (spelled "Afganistan") | Unknown i (Mi?) | STS-61 / Endeavour | HST during its repair by STS-61, as in this photo | |||
Algeria | 1174 (Mi1279-1288) | On two (c and j) of booklet pane of 10 (1174 (a-j + 2 labels)) | 2000 | Unspecified | Unknown | |
Angola | 939 (Mi1001) | One of MS2 (939a (938-939)) (Mi1000-1001) | 1995 | Unspecified | "Intelsat"-7 | |
Angola | 1115 (BL70) | SS1 | 1999 | Discovery | "SBS-4" | |
Ascension Island | 456 (Mi477) | CD341 | 1988 | STS-51A / Discovery | Westar-6 recovery on 14 November 1984 (based on this photograph; see also information contained in this image; see also Congo (DR) Unknown i 2002 | |
Ascension Island | 945 (Mi1042) | On all stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS8 (945a (8x 945)) | 2008 | Unspecified | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
Australia | 972-973 fdc (Mi956-957 fdc) | (Wesley) cachet on FDC | 1986 | Discovery or Atlantis | "Aussat" | |
Australia | 1908+1912 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Alpha) cachet on FDC | 2000 | Unspecified | HST | |
Australia | 2740a strip fdc | Gutter strip and (Wesley) cachet on FDC | 2007 | Unspecified | HST | |
Australia | 2740c fdc | Booklet pane of 5 and (Wesley) cachet (different) on FDC | ||||
Australia | 2741a fdc | Booklet pane of 2 and (Wesley) cachet (different) on FDC | ||||
Australia | 2742 fdc1 | MS6 and (Wesley) cachet (different) on FDC | ||||
Australia | 2742 fdc2 | MS6 and (Wesley) cachet (different) on FDC (overprinted) | ||||
Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | Unspecified | Vega | |
Bahamas | KM171 | $5. (silver coin) | 1994 | Challenger | SMM | |
Barbados | 977 (BL38) | SS1 | 2000 | Unspecified | Early Bird | |
Belize | 813b (Mi877) | One of strip of 3 (813 (a-c)) (Mi876-878), or three of MS9 (813d (3x (813 (a-c)))) | 1986 | Unspecified | Hubble "Space Telescope" (HST) | |
Belize | 812a-c+813a-c fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||||
Bulgaria | 3623 (Mi3912) | 1991 | "Challenger" | Manipulator arm and unknown | ||
Bulgaria | 3624 (Mi3913) | "Discovery" | HST | |||
Bulgaria | 3625 (Mi3914) | "Atlantis" | Magellan | |||
Bulgaria | 3627 (Mi3916) | "Atlantis" | Galileo | |||
Canada | 1100 (Mi1000) | From block of 4 (1102a (1099-1102)) (Mi999-1002), or from MS16 (1102b (4x (1099-1102))) | 1986 | Unspecified | ERBS (with CanadaArm) | |
Canada | 1102a fdc1 | Block of 4 on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||||
Canada | 1102a fdc2 | Block of 4 on FDC (Canada Post cachet), also back | ||||
Central African Republic | C208 (BL49) iC208 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1979 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design; Nimbus, Voyager | |
Central African Republic | C208 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||||
Central African Republic | 413a (BL72) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (413) | 1980 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Central African Republic | 414a (BL73) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (414) | ||||
Central African Republic | 415a (BL74) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (415) | ||||
Central African Republic | 416a (BL75) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (416) | ||||
Central African Republic | C221a (BL76) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C221) | ||||
Central African Republic | C222 (Mi668A) iC222 (Mi668B) | Imperforate | ||||
Central African Republic | C222a (BL77) | On stamp and in (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C222) | ||||
Central African Republic | C223B (BL79, Mi671) iC223B | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||||
Central African Republic | C223B not-gold | C223B without gold foil | ||||
Central African Republic | C235 (Mi692) iC235 | Imperforate | 1980 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Central African Republic | C235a (BL95) | On stamp of SS1 (C235) | ||||
Central African Republic | C268Ab (BL180) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C268A) | 1982 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Central African Republic | C268B (BL181A) iC268B (BL181B) | Imperforate | Unspecified | HST | ||
Central African Republic | 534 (Mi861A) i534 (Mi861B) | Imperforate | 1982 | Unspecified | Future space station module (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Central African Republic | 534 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||||
Central African Republic | 534a (BL202) | SS1 (534) | ||||
Central African Republic | C279Ac (BL208) | SS1 (C279A) | Unspecified | Future space station (in right margin) | "L-Sat" / Olympus (on stamp) | |
Central African Republic | 659 (Mi1038A) i659 (Mi1038B) | Imperforate | 1984 | "Challenger" | SMM repair | |
Central African Republic | 659 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||||
Central African Republic | 659a (BL286) i659a | On stamp of SS1 (659) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i659) | ||||
Central African Republic | i662b (Mi1036-1041) | On one of imperforate MS6 (657-662) | ||||
Central African Republic | 663 (BL283A) i663 (BL283B) | In (surrounding) margin of SS1 In (surrounding) margin of imperforate SS1 | Unspecified | UARS, HST repair, Intelsat-6 | Explorer-66 / "COBE" (early-design)3, ATS-2/4/5 type | |
Central African Republic | 761 (Mi1165A) i761 (Mi1165B) | Imperforate | 1985 | Discovery (on stamp), Challenger (in surrounding margin) | Palapa-B2 and Westar-6 recovered (one is depicted, both in text, on stamp), SMM repair6 (in surrounding margin); see this photo | |
Central African Republic | 761a (BL347A) i761a (BL347B) | On stamp and in (surrounding) margin of SS1 (761) On stamp and in (surrounding) margin of imperforate SS1 (i761) | ||||
Central African Republic | 847 (Mi1272A) i847 (Mi1272B) | Imperforate | 1987 | Hermes space plane7 (not Space Shuttle) | "EURECA" | |
Central African Republic | 847a (BL411) i847a | SS1 (847) Imperforate SS1 (i847) | ||||
Chad | None essay | Un-adopted essay | 198x | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8; see all items with this design | |
Chad | 435 (Mi954A) i435 (Mi954B) | Imperforate | 1983 | Unspecified | Fantasy-design telescope4; see all items with this design | |
Chad | 435a (BL145A) i435a (BL145B) | On stamp of SS1 (435) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i435) | ||||
Chad | 437 (Mi956A) i437 (Mi956B) | Imperforate | Columbia | Symphonie5, TDF or TV-Sat | ||
Chad | 437a (BL147) | SS1 (437) | ||||
Chad | 440 (BL143A) i440 (BL143B) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | Unspecified | Voyager | ||
Chad | Mi2686A_ms2 Mi2686B_ms2 | In (upper-left and lower-right) margins of MS2 (2x Mi2686A) In (upper-left and lower-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (2x Mi2686B) | 2014 | "Discovery" | HST | "Galileo" (ESA) (GPS) |
Chad | BL554A BL554B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | ||||
Chuvashia | Local d | One of local MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | STS-31R / Discovery | HST deployment | |
Chuvashia | Local ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||||
Comoro Islands | 278 (Mi372A) i278 (Mi372B) | Imperforate | 1977 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Comoro Islands | 278a (BL111) | SS1 (278) | ||||
Comoro Islands | 391 (Mi492) i391 | Imperforate | 1978 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Comoro Islands | 391a (BL189) i391a | On stamp of SS1 (391) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i391) | ||||
Comoro Islands | 737 (Mi941A) i737 (Mi941B) | Imperforate | 1990 | Unspecified | "Telescope Spatial" (HST) | |
Comoro Islands | 737 ds i737 ds | Deluxe sheet (737) Imperforate deluxe sheet (i737) | ||||
Comoro Islands | 737a (BL326A) i737a (BL326B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (737) On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i737) | Unspecified | "Telescope Spatial" (HST) | Explorer-66 / COBE (final-design)3 | |
Comoro Islands | 741b (Mi941+945) i741b | On one (737) of MS2 (737+741) On one (i737) of imperforate MS2 (i737+i741) | Unspecifed | "Telescope Spatial" (HST) | ||
Comoro Islands | 790 (Mi996) i790 (Mi996B) | More perforations than MS6 or SS1 | 1992 | "Endeavour" | (possible) ISS module (in Shuttle cargo bay) | Unknown/fantasy (in upper-left margin) |
Comoro Islands | 790_from_ms6 (Mi996) i790_from_ms6 (Mi996B) | One of MS6 (795a (790-795)) (Mi996A-1001A) One of imperforate MS6 (i795a (i790-i795)) (Mi996B-1001B) | ||||
Comoro Islands | 790b (BL373A) i790b (BL373B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (790) On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i790) | ||||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown c (Mi?) | From MS9 (a-i) | 2002 | STS-31R / Discovery | HST deployment on 25 April 1990 (similar to this photograph) | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown i (Mi?) | STS-51A / Discovery | Westar-6 recovery on 14 November 1984 (based on this photograph; see also information contained in this image); see also Ascension 456 | |||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown iss (BL?) | Imperforate SS1 | 2006 | Unspecified | HST | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 (different) on FDC | ||||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC (different) | ||||
Congo (People's Republic) | 582 (Mi807A) i582 (Mi807B) | Imperforate | 1981 | Columbia | Fantasy-design telescope4; see all items with this design | |
Congo (People's Republic) | 582 ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (582) | ||||
Congo (People's Republic) | 584 (BL27A) i584 (BL27B) | In (upper-right and lower-right) margins of SS1 In (upper-right and lower-right) margins of imperforate SS1 | Columbia | Manipulator arm and fantasy (in upper-right margin); manipulator arm and quasi-cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)12 (in lower-right margin); see all items with this design | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | 725 (BL36) | In (right) margin of SS1, 584 overprinted | 1985 | Columbia | Manipulator arm and fantasy (in upper-right margin); manipulator arm and quasi-cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)12 (in lower-right margin); see all items with this design | |
Cook Islands | KM-unknown | $5. (silver coin), also obverse | 2014 | "Atlantis", "Challenger", "Columbia", "Discovery", "Endeavour", "Enterprise" | HST (with Discovery) | Unknown (with Atlantis) |
Djibouti | C149a (BL46A) iC149a (BL46B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C149) (Mi312) On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC149) | 1981 | "Columbia" | HST | |
Djibouti | C151a (BL50A) iC151a (BL50B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C151) (Mi317), C149a overprinted On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC151), iC149a overprinted | 1981 | "Columbia" | HST | |
Djibouti | C150a (BL?A) iC150a (BL?B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C150) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC150) | 1981 | Columbia | Fantasy | |
Djibouti | C152a (BL?A) iC152a (BL?B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C152), C150a overprinted In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC152), iC150a overprinted | 1981 | Columbia | Fantasy | |
Djibouti | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "STS-135" (ready for launch) | PSSCT (not depicted) | |
Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | On stamp of SS1 | ||||
Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1 | ||||
Dominica | 1207e (Mi1266) | One of MS6 (1207 (a-f)) (Mi1262-1267) | 1989 | Unspecified | (possible) ISS module (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Fort Myers FL (USA) | Local | Imperforate local post | 1986 | Challenger | SMM repair | |
France | None | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | 1977 | Unspecified | Unknown (with booster attached) | |
Gabon | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2009 | Unspecified | HST | |
Gabon | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown ss o/p (BL? o/p) Unknown iss o/p | In (upper) margin of SS1 overprinted in gold In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold | ||||
Gabon | Unknown ss o/p fdc Unknown iss o/p fdc | SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC Imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "STS-46 / Atlantis" (launch date in text) | "TSS" | |
Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||||
Gabon | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "STS-31"R / "Discovery" (launch date in text) | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
Gabon | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | MS4 (a-d) Imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "STS-46 / Atlantis" | TSS-1 (on stamp 'b' with its tether extending back to the shuttle in stamp 'a') "EURECA" (in lower-right margin) | |
Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||||
Gabon | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Germany (Berlin) | 9N363 fdc (Mi498 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1975 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
Germany (West) | None | Imperforate cinderella | 1977 | Unspecified | (possible) unknown/fantasy | Nimbus, Pioneer-10/11 type, Viking orbiter, Sputnik-1, Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type |
Germany | None | Cachet on cover | 2007 | Unspecified | Sputnik-1 | |
Great Britain | 1000-1001 fdc (Mi927-928 fdc) | Cachet on FDC, also back | 1982 | Unspecified | Quasi-cylindrical fantasy (one end in cargo bay)13; see all items with this design | |
Great Britain | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1986 | Unspecified | "Skynet-4A" | |
Great Britain | None | Cachet on cover | 1997 | "Discovery" and "Endeavour"1 (in text) | "Hubble [Space] Telescope refurbishment" | |
Great Britain | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1999 | Unspecified | "Hubble [Space] Telescope" (in text only) | |
Great Britain | None | Cachet on cover | 2003 | "Discovery" | HST | |
Grenada | 846 (Mi893) | 1978 | Unspecified | Two manipulator arms and fantasy | ||
Grenada | 1074 (Mi1120) | 1981 | Unspecified | Fantasy and tethers | ||
Grenada | 1077 (BL99) | Unspecified | Future space station module (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |||
Grenada | 2154 (BL322) | SS1 | 1992 | Endeavour | "Intelsat-6" (incorrectly depicted) | |
Grenada | 3700b (Mi6116) | One of MS6 (3700 (a-f)) (Mi6115-6118) | 2009 | "Atlantis" | "Hubble Space Telescope [HST] service mission" | |
Guinea Republic | 930a (BL141A) i930a (BL141B) | On stamp and in (lower) margin of SS1 (930) On stamp and in (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 (i930) | 1985 | "Challenger" | "SPAS" | |
Guinea Republic | 931 (BL135A) i931 (BL135B) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | Unspecified | "Palapa-B2" | ||
Guinea Republic | B42a (BL331, Mi1253) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (B42) | 1989 | STS-35 / Columbia | "Astro-1" payload | |
Guinea Republic | 1212 (Mi1400A) i1212 (Mi1400B) | Imperforate | 1992 | "Endeavour" | "Intelsat-6" | |
Guinea Republic | 1212a (BL438) | On stamp and in (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1212) | ||||
Guinea Republic | 2237 (BL807A) i2237 (BL807B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | Unspecified | HST | |
Guinea Republic | BL990 | SS1 | 2006 | Unspecified | HST | Viking lander |
Guinea Republic | BL1584A BL1584B | On stamp and in (upper) margin of SS1 On stamp and in (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2008 | "STS-122 / Atlantis" | HSO | |
Guinea Republic | Mi7613-7618_ms6 | On each stamp (text) and in (lower) margin (text) of MS6 (Mi7613-7618) | 2010 | Unspecified | HST | |
Guinea Republic | Mi7613-7618_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||||
Guinea Republic | BL1971 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2011 | Challenger | "TDRS-8" | |
Guinea-Bissau | 413Bd (BL176A) i413Bd (BL176B) | SS1 (413B) Imperforate SS1 (i413B) | 1981 | Unspecified | Meteosat, Giotto, EXOSAT | |
Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bd fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | 413Cd (BL177A) i413Cd (BL177B) | SS1 (413C) Imperforate SS1 (i413C) | Unspecified | HST | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 689 (BL268) | SS1 | 1986 | "Challenger" | "Giotto", "Vega", Planet-A / "Suisei" | |
Guinea-Bissau | BL532 | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2005 | Challenger | SMM repair | |
Guinea-Bissau | BL556 | SS1 | 2006 | Unspecified | Galileo | Voyager, Sputnik-1 |
Guinea-Bissau | BL556 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||||
Guyana | 3506 (BL674) | On stamp and in (surrounding) margin of SS1 | 2000 | Challenger | "Solar Max" (SMM) repair | "CRRES" |
Guyana | 3506 proof | Imperforate proof | ||||
Guyana | 3506 proof fdc | Imperforate proof and cachet (same design) on FDC | ||||
Hungary | 2977 (Mi3810A) i2977 (Mi3810B) | Imperforate | 1986 | Unspecified (STS-35 or STS-67) | Astro payload10 | |
India | 1849 (Mi1784-1785) | Pair (1849 (a-b)) | 2000 | Unspecified | Fantasy | |
India | 1847-1849 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Ireland | 833 (Mi760) | From MS10 (833a (10x 833)) | 1991 | Unspecified | HST | |
Ireland | 832-833 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||||
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 468 (Mi464) | One of pair (469a (468-469)) (Mi464-465) | 1991 | Unspecified | Intelsat-5, Voyager | |
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 471 (Mi467) | One of pair (471a (470-471)) (Mi466-467) | Unspecified | Intelsat-6 | ||
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 469a+471a fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Italy | None | Aerogramme | 1992 | Atlantis | TSS-1 | |
Ivory Coast | 585 (Mi680) i585 | Imperforate | 1981 | Unspecified | Viking lander | |
Ivory Coast | 585 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (585) | ||||
Ivory Coast | 585-586 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||||
Ivory Coast | 587 (Mi682) i587 | Imperforate | Unspecified | Quasi-cylindrical fantasy (one end in cargo bay)13; see all items with this design | ||
Ivory Coast | 587 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (587) | ||||
Ivory Coast | 588 (Mi683) i588 | Imperforate | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8; see all items with this design | ||
Ivory Coast | 588 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (588) | ||||
Ivory Coast | 587-588 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||||
Ivory Coast | 587_ds o/p | Imperforate deluxe sheet (587) overprinted | 1993 | Unspecified | Quasi-cylindrical fantasy (one end in cargo bay)13; see all items with this design | |
Ivory Coast | 588_ds o/p | Imperforate deluxe sheet (588) overprinted | 1993 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8; see all items with this design | |
Japan | 2937a fdc (Mi3898-3899 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 2005 | Unspecified | ADEOS | |
Korea (North) | 3585 (Mi3881-3885) i3585 | In (upper-right) margin of MS5 (3585 (a-e)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS5 (i3585 (a-e)) | 1996 | Unspecified | Fantasy-design telescope | |
Korea (North) | 3585 fdc | MS5 on FDC | ||||
Lesotho | 319d (Mi327) | One of strip of 5 (319 (a-e)) (Mi324-328) | 1981 | Columbia | Cylindrical fantasy11; see all items with this design | |
Malagasy Republic | 970a (BL136) i970a | In (right) margin of SS1 (970) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i970) | 1990 | Atlantis | "Magellan" | |
Malagasy Republic | 1045 (Mi1345A) i1045 (Mi1345B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | 1992 | Unspecified | HST repair | |
Malagasy Republic | 1045b (BL176A) i1045b (BL176B) | SS1 (1045) Imperforate SS1 (i1045) | ||||
Malagasy Republic | 1540f (Mi2516) | One of MS6 (1540 (a-f)) (Mi2511-2516) | 2000 | astronaut (Discovery not depicted) | Westar-6 recovered | |
Malagasy Republic | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Discovery" | "Hubble" | |
Maldive Islands | 1580 (Mi1600) | 1991 | Endeavour | SFU recovered | ||
Maldive Islands | Mi8498-8501_ms4 | MS4 (a-d) | 2019 | "STS-93" | "20th anniv. Chandra X-ray Observatory" | |
Mali | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "STS-61A / Challenger" (launch and landing dates) | GLOMR-1 | |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||||
Mali | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||||
Marshall Islands | 86+label (Mi62+label) | One of strip of 5 (90a (86-90) + 5 labels) (Mi62-66), or three of MS15 (90b (3x (86-90)) + 5 labels) | 1985 | Unspecified (STS-35 or STS-67) | "Astro-Telescope" payload10, HST (in cachet) | |
Marshall Islands | 90a fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||||
Marshall Islands | 392 (Mi350) | One of block of 4 (394a (391-394)) (Mi349-352) | 1991 | Columbia | LDEF recovered | |
Marshall Islands | 392 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||||
Marshall Islands | 394a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||||
Marshall Islands | 864b (Mi1958) | One of strip of 5 (864 (a-e)) (Mi1957-1961) | 2005 | "Discovery" | HST | |
Marshall Islands | 1001a (Mi2795) | One of MS7 (1001 (a-g) + 8 labels) (Mi2795-2801) | 2011 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and unknown | |
Marshall Islands | 1141s (Mi?) | One of MS20 (1141 (a-t)) | 2016 | Unspecified | LDEF | |
Mauritania | C202 (Mi715A) iC202 (Mi715B) | Imperforate | 1981 | Unspecified | Fantasy (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Mauritania | C202 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (C202) | ||||
Mauritania | C203 (Mi716A) iC203 (Mi716B) | Imperforate | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | ||
Mauritania | C203 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (C203) | ||||
Mauritania | C204 (Mi717A) iC204 (Mi717B) | Imperforate | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy9; see all items with this design | ||
Mauritania | C204 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (C204) | ||||
Mexico | 2706 (Mi?) | One of pair (2707a (2706-2707)) | 2010 | Discovery | Morelos-1 | |
Mexico | 2707a fdc | One of pair of stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||||
Micronesia | 344p (Mi737) | From MS20 (344 (a-t)) (Mi721-740) | 1999 | Unspecified | Explorer-59/ISEE-3/ICE (not "SMM" repair, as in text)2 | |
Micronesia | 344q (Mi738) | Challenger | SMM repair (not Explorer-59 / ISEE-3 / "ICE", as in text)2 | |||
Micronesia | 346 (BL49) | On stamp and into (right) margin of SS1 | 1999 | Unspecified | "astronaut repairing Hubble [Space] Telescope" (HST) | |
Mordovia | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | Unspecified | HST | |
Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | Local post MS6 on FDC | ||||
Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | 2019 | "STS-93 / Columbia" | "Observatório de raios-X Chandra" | |
Nevis | 573 (Mi?) | CD341 | 1988 | STS-51A / Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovery by STS-51A / Discovery on 12 November 1984 (based on this photo (not "deploying satellite" as in text) | |
Nevis | 1542b (Mi2303) | One of MS6 (1542 (a-f)) (Mi2302-2307) | 2008 | Unspecified | Galileo (with booster attached) | |
Niger | C308 (Mi745) | 1981 | Columbia | Manipulator arm and irregular-shape fantasy-design satellite15; see all items with this design | ||
Niger | C309 (BL32) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi746) | Columbia | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8 (of these items, this one is somewhat like SMM); see all items with this design | ||
Niger | C356 (BL46) | SS1 (Mi927), C309 overprinted | 1985 | Columbia | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8 (of these items, this one is somewhat like SMM); see all items with this design | |
Niger | 962 (BL100) i962 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | Unspecified | "Telescope Spatial Hubble" (HST) | "Sputnik"-1 (in upper-left margin) |
Niger | 969 (BL102) i969 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | "Columbia" | "Voyager-1" | |
Niger | 970a (BL104) i970a | In (center) margin of MS2 (969-970) In (center) margin of imperforate MS2 (i969-i970) | "Télescope Spatial" (HST) | "Voyager-1", "COBRAS-SAMBA", "Pioneer-10", "SOHO" | ||
Niger | 1071d (Mi1886) i1071d | One of MS4 (1071 (a-d)) (Mi1883-1886) One of imperforate MS4 (i1071 (a-d)) | 2001 | Unspecified | Voyager | |
Osetia (North) | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | astronaut (Discovery not depicted) | Westar-6 recovered | |
Osetia (North) | Local_fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||||
Palau | 453 (Mi1267-1272) | MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | "Endeavour" | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
Palau | 456 (BL66) | SS1 | "Discovery" | |||
Ras Al Khaima | Mi757A Mi757B | 1972 | Unspecified | Cylindrical fantasy11; see all items with this design | ||
Ras Al Khaima | Mi757A ds Mi757B ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi757) | ||||
Romania | C261 (BL192) | In (lower-right and upper-left) margins of SS1 (Mi3939) | 1983 | "Columbia" | Manipulator arm and unknown, "Sputnik-1" | |
Rwanda | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS10 (a-j) | 2010 | Atlantis | "Magellan" (one end in cargo bay) | |
Saudi Arabia | 936 (Mi809) | 1985 | STS-51G / Discovery (based on mission patch) | Fantasy-design telescope8; see all items with this design | ||
Saudi Arabia | 937 (Mi810) | (none of the satellites deployed by this mission are depicted) | ||||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | On stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 1986 | "Challenger" | "Giotto", Planet-A / "Suisei", "Vega" | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1820 (BL637A) i1820 (BL637B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2008 | Unspecified | "Explorer-1" | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1820 fdc i1820 fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||||
St. Vincent | 1165 (Mi1212) i1165 | Imperforate | 1989 | Challenger | SPAS | |
St. Vincent | 1165 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||||
St. Vincent | 3085 (Mi5783-5786) i3085 | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 2003 | "STS-9", STS-35", and "STS-107 / Columbia" | "Astro-1" payload10 (STS-35) | |
St. Vincent | 3086 (Mi5787-5790) i3086 | In (lower) margin of SS1 | "STS-55", STS-83", and "STS-103 / Columbia" | "Astro" payload10 (STS-35 or STS-67) | ||
St. Vincent Grenadines | 804 (BL79) | SS1 | 1991 | Unspecified | "Hubble Space Observatory" (HST) | |
St. Vincent Grenadines | 804 overprinted "specimen" | SS1, overprinted "specimen" | ||||
St. Vincent Grenadines | 804 fdc1 | SS1 on FDC | ||||
St. Vincent Grenadines | 804 fdc2 | SS1 on FDC (different) | ||||
Sierra Leone | 1074h (Mi1264) | From MS9 (1074 (a-i)) (Mi1257-1265) | 1989 | Unspecified | Westar-6 or Palapa-B2 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) | |
Sierra Leone | 1074i (Mi1265) | Unspecified | Hubble "Space Telescope" (HST) | |||
Sierra Leone | 1074h specimen | From MS9 (1074 specimen (a-i)) | Unspecified | Westar-6 or Palapa-B2 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) | ||
Sierra Leone | 1074i specimen | Unspecified | Hubble "Space Telescope" (HST) | |||
Sierra Leone | 1904d (Mi2624) | One of MS6 (1904 (a-f)) (Mi2521-2626) | 1996 | "Challenger" | Unknown/fantasy (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 1999 | Unspecified | Sputnik-1 | |
Somalia | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||||
Somalia | Unknown iss proof | Imperforate proof SS1 | ||||
Somalia | Unknown iss proof fdc | Imperforate proof SS1 on FDC | ||||
Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS7 (MS6 and SS1 combination) | ||||
Surinam | 589 (Mi968) | 1982 | Challenger | LDEF deployed | ||
Surinam | 589 pair | 589 gutter-pair | ||||
Surinam | 588-590 fdc | One of three stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||||
Tajikistan | None e | One of MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | STS-51I / Discovery | Syncom-4-3/Leasat-F3, as in this photo; see also Abkhazia Unlisted d (1996), and STS-51I launch (1985-09-01) | |
Tatarstan | Local | On more than one of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | Unspecified | HST | |
Togo | C326 (Mi1252) | 1977 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope8; see all items with this design | ||
Togo | C327 (Mi1253) | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and quasi-cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)12; see all items with this design | |||
Togo | C328a (BL120) | On one of MS2 (C328a (C327-C328)) | ||||
Togo | BL569 | SS1 | 2010 | Unspecified | "GPS"/NAVSTAR, "Sputnik-1" | |
Togo | BL569 fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||||
Uganda | 341 (BL33) | On stamp and in (upper) margin of SS1 | 1982 | Unspecified | HST | |
Ukraine | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2005 | Atlantis | Magellan | |
United Nations | 945 (Mi1075) | Six stamps and in (lower) margin of MS6 (945a (6x 945)) | 2007 | Unspecified | Syncom-4/Leasat (also in cargo bay) | GOES |
United States | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also annotated | 1973 | Unspecified | Nimbus (upper-right), Intelsat-4 (center-right), Mariner-3/4 type (top of arc) | |
United States | None | (Doris Gold/3 Muscateers) cachet on cover | 1976 | Enterprise | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (Doris Gold/3 Muscateers, but black-and-white reproduction) cachet (and signatures) on cover | ||||
United States | None | (Doris Gold) cachet on cover, also back | 1976 1977 | "Enterprise" | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | 1977 | Unspecified | TDRS-1/7 type | OSO-8, Explorer-53 / SAS-3, Landsat, SMS/GOES, MOS-1 |
United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | 1977 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | UC51 fdc | (ArtCraft) cachet on (USPS) aerogramme FDC | 1978 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and quasi-cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)12; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | Unspecified | [#1] Manipulator arm and ATN-type/NOAA14 | |
United States | None | (Zaso silk/IASP no.13) cachet on cover | 1979 | "Enterprise" | Manipulator arm and fantasy9; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (SCCS) cachet on cover | 1979 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy9; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | 1979 | Unspecified | "Neutral buoyancy simulator to test Space Telescope servicing"; (also HST depicted with no solar panels) | |
United States | 1556 cover (Mi1164 cover) | (Hoff) cachet on cover | 1980 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy9; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (NASA Johnson Space Center Stamp Club/Spacepex 1980) cachet on cover, also detail | 1980 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | 1913-1914+1917-1918 fdc (Mi1482-1483+1486-1487 fdc) | (Red and blue printed) cachet on FDC | 1981 | Unspecified | GPS/NAVSTAR-2/2A type | |
United States | 1914 (Mi1483) | One of block of 8 (1919a (1912-1919)) (Mi1481-1488) | 1981 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy; (different) fantasy-design telescope8 (on cachet of 1913-1914+1917-1918 fdc1), see all items with this design; manipulator arm and irregular-shape fantasy-design satellite15 (on cachet of 1914+1918 fdc), see all items with this design; HST (without solar panels, on cachet of 1914 fdc1 and fdc2) | |
United States | 1914 fdc1 | Stamp and (Jim Butcher/Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc2 | Stamp and (Jim Butcher/Fleetwood) cachet (and signatures) on FDC card | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc3 | Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Reader's Digest cachet) | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (Zaso silk/IASP no.31 cachet) | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (First Rank/Space Voyage cachet) | ||||
United States | 1914+1918 fdc | Stamp on FDC (First Rank/Space Voyage cachet) | ||||
United States | 1914 fdc 5073 fdc | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC (also USA 5073 FDC) | ||||
United States | 1914 maxi | (Colorano silk) maxicard | ||||
United States | 1914-1915 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 1913-1914+1917-1918 fdc1 | One of four stamps and (Jim Butcher/Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 1913-1914+1917-1918 fdc2 | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 1919a fdc1 | One of eight stamps and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 1919a fdc2 | One of eight stamps on FDC (Spectrum cachet) | ||||
United States | 1919a fdc3 | One of eight stamps and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 1919a fdc4 | One of eight stamps on FDC (Butcher/Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||||
United States | 1919a fdc5 | One of eight stamps and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | Voyager | |||
United States | 1919a folder1 | FDC folder (1919a) | ||||
United States | 1919a folder2 | Folder (1919a) | ||||
United States | SP555 | (USPS) souvenir page (1919a) | ||||
United States | CP143 | (USPS) commemorative panel (1919a) | ||||
United States | None | (Parforex Station) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | 1981 | Unspecified | Hubble "Space Telescope" (HST) (in cachet) | Fantasy-design telescope (in cancel) |
United States | None | (Parforex Station) cancel and cachet (same) and signature on cover | 1981 | Unspecified | Hubble "Space Telescope" (HST) (in cachet) | Fantasy-design telescope (in cancel) |
United States | None | (Parforex Station) cancel on cover | 1981 | Unspecified | Fantasy-desgn telescope (in cancel) | |
United States | 1557 cover 2114 cover | (Parforex Station) cancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also detail1 and detail2 | 1981 1986 | "STS-1", "STS-5", "STS-7" | SBS-3 ("First satellite launch from Shuttle STS-5"), "Sally Ride ... deploys and retrieves SPAS-01" | Fantasy-design telescope (in cancel) |
United States | None | (Sandra's Cachets) cachet on cover (Wespnex Station cancel) | 1981 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (Manphil) cancel and (PUOS) cachet on cover, also detail | 1983 | Unspecified | Unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | Manipulator arm and ATN-type/NOAA14 |
United States | None | (Manphil) cancel (in center) on cover, also detail | ||||
United States | 1894 cover (Mi? cover) | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover (different cancel), also detail | 1984 | Unspecified | GPS/NAVSTAR-2/2A type | |
United States | None | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 1985 | Unspecified | GPS/NAVSTAR-2/2A type | |
United States | None | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover (different cancel), also detail | ||||
United States | 1556+1759 cover (Mi? cover) | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover (different cancel), also detail | ||||
United States | 1918 cover (Mi1487 cover) | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover (different cancel), also detail | ||||
United States | 2116 cover (Mi? cover) | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover (different cancel), also detail | ||||
United States | None | (SCCS) cachet on cover | 1986 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and unknown/fantasy payload10 (in Shuttle cargo bay) | |
United States | 2419 fdc1 (Mi2046 fdc1) | (Alec Tossman hand-painted) cachet on FDC, also back | 1989 | Unspecified | Landsat-1/2/3 type (also (bogus) astronauts and Space Shuttle were not associated with any of the Landsat series) | |
United States | 2419 fdc2 (Mi2046 fdc2) | (?) cachet on FDC | Manipulator arm and fantasy9; see all items with this design | |||
United States | 3411a fdc C125 fdc | (ArtCraft/PCS) cachet on cover | 1989 2000 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached)11; see all items with this design | |
United States | None | (Mission Control Station, Houston TX) cancel | 1990 | "STS-31"R / Discovery | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
United States | None | (Mission Control Station, Houston TX) cancel (slightly different) | 1990 | "STS-31"R / Discovery | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
United States | 2631 fdc (Mi2235 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | 1992 | STS-49/Endeavour (not "Columbia", as in text) | Intelsat-6-3 repair | |
United States | 2631 card (Mi2235 card) | (Fleetwood) cachet on (signed) FDC card | ||||
United States | None | (ATA Space Unit) cachet on cover | 1993 | Unspecified | HST | |
United States | None | Medallion | 1997 | "STS-82 / Discovery" | HST | |
United States | 3262 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Pugh Cachets Inc.) cachet on FDC | 1998 | Unspecified | SMM | |
United States | None | Medallion | ? | Unspecified (on reverse) | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
United States | 3190a (Mi3243) | Stamp back, also front | 2000 | "Columbia" (on stamp back) | "Space Shuttles ... [are] reusable crafts [that] can launch satellites" | |
United States | 3190a fdc | Back of FDC (Mystic Stamp Company cachet), also front | The Space Shuttle could "carry satellites, space probes and other heavy loads into orbit" (on cachet) | |||
United States | 3190a fdc | (Pugh Cachets Inc.) cachet on FDC | Unspecified | Unknown spin-stabilized comsat (Boeing HS-376 design) with booster attached, just after deployment from the Space Shuttle | ||
United States | 3188e fdc (Mi3175 fdc) | (Space Voyage red and tan and brown) cachet on FDC | 1999 | "STS-1", "STS-31"R, "STS-41D", "STS-93", "STS-95", "STS-103" | "Hubble" (HST), CXO, SPARTAN-201-F5 | "Explorer-One", "Pioneer", "Mars [Pathfinder] Rover / Sojourner" |
United States | 3189i fdc (Mi3233 fdc) | (Space Voyage red and tan and black) cachet on FDC | 1999 | |||
United States | 3190a fdc1 (Mi3243 fdc1) | (Space Voyage red and peach and purple) cachet on FDC | 2000 | |||
United States | 3190a fdc2 (Mi3243 fdc2) | (STS-103 Station) cancel and (Space Voyage red and peach and purple) cachet on FDC | ||||
United States | 3190a fdc3 (Mi3243 fdc3) | (Space Voyage red and peach and black) cachet on FDC (Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX cancel) | ||||
United States | 3190a fdc4 (Mi3243 fdc4) | (Space Voyage red and pink and purple) cachet on FDC (STS-103 Station cancel) | ||||
United States | 3191h fdc (Mi3295 fdc) | (Space Voyage red and peach and black) cachet on FDC | 2000 | |||
United States | CP537I page2 | Page 2 of (USPS) commemorative panel (3190), also page1 | 2000 | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and cylindrical fantasy (with booster attached) | |
United States | 3384+3388 fdc (Mi3280+3284 fdc) | Two stamps and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC | 2000 | "STS-31"R, "STS-61, 82, and 103" | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) and "HST" (in cachet) | |
United States | 3388 fdc1 (Mi3284 fdc1) | Stamp and (Hubble Deep Field Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC (Hubble Deep Field Station cancel) | ||||
United States | 3388 fdc2 (Mi3284 fdc2) | Stamp and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC (KSC, FL cancel) | ||||
United States | 3409a fdc (Mi3361 fdc) | (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC | 2000 | "STS-31"R / Discovery | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | "Viking" |
United States | None | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel (Houston TX) | 2000 | Unspecified | "Hubble [Space] Telescoope" (HST) | |
United States | None | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel (Greenbelt MD) | ||||
United States | None | (Edwin Hubble Station) cancel on cover | 2000 | Unspecified | "Hubble Space Telescope" (HST) | |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2000 | Unspecified | Unknown navigation/GPS | |
United States | 3410a fdc (Mi3367 fdc) | (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC | 2000 | "STS-41C" / Challenger | "Solar Max" (SMM), "Ulysses" | "Mariner-10", "Voyager" |
United States | 4226 fdc (Mi4338 fdc) | (Carpe Diem) cachet on FDC | 2008 | Unspecified | HST | |
United States | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | 2016 | "STS-125" / Atlantis | HST | |
Vietnam | 2361 (Mi2436A) i2361 (Mi2426B) | Imperforate | 1992 | Unspecified | HST |
*These last two columns are used to separate the un-manned satellites that appear together with the Space Shuttle (on the postal item) into two groups: those that are STS-related and those that are not STS-related.
1As incorrectly noted on this item, the Space Shuttle Endeavour mission of 11 February 2000 (STS-99) had nothing to do with HST.
2The captions on Micronesia 344p and 344q are transposed: SMM repair (STS-41C), and Explorer-59/ISEE-3/ICE.
3COBE (early-design) was intended for Space Shuttle launch; COBE (final-design) was intended for rocket launch.
4A fantasy-design telescope somewhat similar to Chandra/CXO/AXAF is shown in an early-design stage, most likely due to the pre-launch date of these items, when the design was not finalized. A good example of this satellite is found on Chad 435.
5The solar panels on this satellite are not identical to those on Symphonie.
6Two Space Shuttle missions are merged on Central Africa 761a: Palapa-B2 (on stamp) was recovered by Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51A); SMM (in right margin) was repaired by Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-41C).
7ESA's never-built Hermes space plane has an appearance somewhat like the Space Shuttle.
8A fantasy-design telescope reminiscent of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), but the spacecraft body is too short, and the solar panels are too wide and not long enough. A good example of this satellite is found on Chad None essay (198?)
9A fantasy-design satellite which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Mauritania C204.
10Payloads, as opposed to satellites, are neither deployed from, nor recovered to, the Space Shuttle cargo bay.
11A cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Central African Republic C208.
12A quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Togo C327.
13A quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Ivory Coast 587.
14The depiction of an ATN-type NOAA satellite with the Space Shuttle and its manipulator arm is not correct, since those satellites were all rocket-launched and neither deployed nor repaired by the Space Shuttle. This depiction of the satellite being held by the Canadarm is found on USA cover (1978), USA cover1 (1983), and USA cover2 (1983).
Below is a list of Space Shuttle and un-manned satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete in this covers section!
Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Space Shuttle | Satellite (or Payload1) |
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Space Shuttle and un-manned satellites (1981 — 2011) | |||||
1981-11-12: STS-2 (with SIR-A payload1) | |||||
United States | 1981-07-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 pre-launch; installation of the "OSTA6-1 scientific package", including "Earth-mapping radar" (the SIR-A radar, which is also depicted in the cachet); also "OSTA6-1 payload1" |
United States | 1981-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 launch; mission included the OSTA6-1 science payload1, which included the SIR-A radar |
United States | 1981-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ERNO) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 launch; "First off-pallet mission"; the OSTA6-1 science payload1, including the SIR-A radar, is visible in a cutaway view |
United States | 1981-11-12 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 launch; "OSTA6-1" [science] payload1, including "Earth-mapping radar" (the SIR-A radar) |
United States | 1981-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 launch; mission included the OSTA6-1 science payload1, which included the SIR-A radar |
United States | 1981-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 launch; mission included the OSTA6-1 science payload1, which included the SIR-A radar |
United States | 1981-11-12 1986-01-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-2/Columbia STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-2 launch (manipulator arm and fantasy9); see all items with this design STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
United States | 1981-11-13 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | "OSTA6-1 [science] payload1", including "Earth-mapping radar" (the SIR-A radar, which is also depicted in the cachet) |
United States | 1981-11-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | "first test of the remote manipulator" |
United States | 1981-11-14 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 landing; mission included the OSTA6-1 science payload1, which included the SIR-A radar |
United States | 1981-11-14 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Centennial Covers, with logo) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 landing |
United States | 1981-11-14 | Geenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-2/Columbia | STS-2 landing |
1982-11-11: STS-5 (with Anik-C3 and SBS-3) | |||||
United States | 1982-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5 /Columbia | STS-5 rollout |
United States | 1982-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | SBS-3 and Anik-C3 loaded aboard Columbia |
United States | 1982-11-07 | Houston TX | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 final countdown begins |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-5/Columbia | 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/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Mountain View CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Boulder CO | (NOAA-SEL black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed |
United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | 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/Columbia | STS-5 launch; SBS-3 deployed Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
United States | 1982-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
United States | 1982-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
United States | 1982-11-12 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | Anik-C3 (Telesat-6) deployed |
United States | 1982-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 spacewalk canceled |
United States | 1982-11-16 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.51) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 landing |
United States | 1982-11-16 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 landing |
United States | 1982-11-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 landing |
United States | 1982-11-22 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-5/Columbia | STS-5 leaves for KSC |
1983-04-04: STS-6 (with TDRS-1 [partial failure]17) | |||||
United States | 1983-01-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 countdown simulation |
Spain | 1983-04-04 | Madrid | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands Test Facility) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Tucson AZ | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-04 | San Bernadino CA | (Black and purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
United States | 1983-04-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (United Technologies Corporation (UTC)?) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-6/Challenger | Solid rocket booster retrieval; also "TDRS-A" (in insert text) |
United States | 1983-04-05 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | Solid rocket booster retrieval |
United States | 1983-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 spacewalk |
United States | 1983-04-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 spacewalk |
United States | 1983-04-09 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6/Challenger | STS-6 landing |
1983-06-18: STS-7 (with Anik-C2 and Palapa-B1 and SPAS-1) | |||||
Chile | 1983-06-18 | Santiago | (Space Voyage red and purple and pink) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
Spain | 1983-06-18 | Madrid | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage orange and purple and tan) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage red and black and pink) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp and typed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
United States | 1983-06-18 1983-10-08 | Detroit MI Dearborn Heights MI | (Sally Ride Paper Doll) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed Wolvpex 1982 |
United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.58) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | Palapa-B1 deployed; ("Amik-C" mis-spelled in text) |
United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | Palapa-B1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | STS-7/Challenger | Palapa-B1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7/Challenger | Palapa-B1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | Palapa-B1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | SPAS-1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-22 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.59) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | SPAS-1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | SPAS-1 deployed |
United States | 1983-06-22 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | SPAS-1 deployed USA 1914 FDC |
United States | 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 landing |
United States | 1983-06-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 landing |
United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-7/Challenger | STS-7 landing |
1983-08-31: STS-8 (with Insat-1B) | |||||
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch/RCA) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like red rocket, type-1 and blue printed and blue hand-printed) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch (Pioneer-3/4 type, Pioneer-5/Explorer-62, and Vanguard-2 depicted) |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch |
United States | 1983-08-30 1983-08-14 1983-09-05 | (Kennedy Space Center FL) Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover; also folder p1/front, folder p2, folder p3, folder p4, folder p5, and folder p6/back | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 launch STS-8 expected launch STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-08-31 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | Insat-1B deployed |
United States | 1983-08-31 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | Insat-1B deployed |
United States | 1983-08-31 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | Insat-1B deployed |
United States | 1983-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-8/Challenger | Insat-1B deployed |
United States | 1983-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | "payload flight test article" |
United States | 1983-09-03 | Houston TX | (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | "Operational test" of TDRS-1 (in anticipation of its planned contribution to the STS-9 Spacelab-1 mission) |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Buckhorn Lake STDN Statopm blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Edwards CA | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Edwards CA | (Red-orange rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
United States | 1983-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-8/Challenger | STS-8 landing |
1984-02-03: STS-11 (41B) (with Westar-6 and Palapa-B2 and SPAS-1A) | |||||
Ascension Island | 1984-02-03 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also (RSDSC) insert and (RSDSC) insert back | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.70) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 | Boulder CO | (NOAA SEL black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-03 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Green and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed Palapa-B2 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed STS-41B landing |
United States | 1984-02-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | Palapa-B2 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | Palapa-B2 deployed |
United States | 1984-02-06 1984-11-12 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 deployed Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-02-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | STS-41B landing |
1984-04-07: STS-13 (41C) (with LDEF and SMM repair) | |||||
Ascension Island | 1984-04-06 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch |
United States | 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch |
United States | 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch |
United States | 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch |
United States | 1984-04-06 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch (but TDRS depicted) |
United States | 1984-04-06 1984-04-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch STS-41C landing |
United States | 1984-04-06 1984-04-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C launch STS-41C return to Kennedy Space Center |
United States | 1984-04-06 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Purple and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-41C launch STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1984-04-07 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | LDEF deployed |
United States | 1984-04-07 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | LDEF deployed |
United States | 1984-04-08 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.75) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | LDEF deployed |
United States | 1984-04-08 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM failed capture |
United States | 1984-04-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM failed capture |
United States | 1984-04-10 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM captured |
United States | 1984-04-10 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.76) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM captured |
United States | 1984-04-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM captured |
United States | 1984-04-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM captured |
United States | 1984-04-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker and printed) cachet (different) on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM captured |
United States | 1984-04-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | SMM re-deployed |
United States | 1984-04-13 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.77) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C landing at Edwards AFB |
United States | 1984-04-13 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C landing at Edwards AFB |
United States | 1984-04-18 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-41C return to Kennedy Space Center STS-41C launch |
1984-08-30: STS-16 (41D) (with Telstar-3C and Leasat-F1 and SBS-4) | |||||
United States | 1984-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D second rollout |
Ascension Island | 1984-08-30 | Ascension | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
Chile | 1984-08-30 | Santiago | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Signature only) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 1981-05-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.79) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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 | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 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 | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hughes black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | "OAST-1 solar array unfolded" |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.80) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | "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") |
Chile | 1984-09-05 | Santiago | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
Japan | 1984-09-05 | Kadena, Okinawa | (Space Voyage black and red) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | WSMR Branch, NM | (Space Voyage blue and red) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | STS-41D landing |
1984-10-05: STS-17 (41G) (with ERBS and SIR-B payload1) | |||||
United States | 1984-09-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G rollout |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed; see cover13 |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed; also "SIR-B" radar |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Pasadena CA | (Red printed) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1984-10-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed; see also cover2 |
United States | 1984-10-05 1985-04-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 deployed |
United States | 1984-10-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | "Tracking a hurricane off the Florida coast" |
United States | 1984-10-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | securing SIR-R antenna |
United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | "first American woman to walk in space" |
United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | "first American woman walk in space" |
United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | first American woman walk in space |
United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | first American woman walk in space |
United States | 1984-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | first American woman walk in space |
United States | 1984-10-11 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | ERBS in orbit? USA 1913 FDC |
United States | 1984-10-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | work at Orbital Refueling System (ORS) |
United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G landing |
United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.85) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G landing; also "SIR-B Shuttle Imaging Radar" |
United States | 1984-10-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G landing |
United States | 1984-10-13 | Boston MA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-41G landing |
1984-11-08: STS-19 (51A) (with Anik-D2 and Leasat-F2 and Westar-6 recovered and Palapa-B2 recovered) | |||||
Ascension Island | 1984-11-08 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (JSC green printed) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.86) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A launch |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.87) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-12 1984-02-06 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery STS-11 (41B)/Challenger | Palapa-B2 recovered Palapa-B2 deployed |
United States | 1984-11-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Palapa-B2 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered, as seen here and here |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet (different) on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Westar-6 recovered |
United States | 1984-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | Unknown event |
United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.89) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A landing |
United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | STS-51A landing |
1985-01-24: STS-20 (51C) (with Magnum-1 / Orion-1) | |||||
United States | 1985-01-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage grey and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C rollout ("secret 'sigint' satellite") |
Chile | 1985-01-24 | Santiago | (Space Voyage green and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("classified military" and "'sigint' intelligence satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Hand-written) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("secret military satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage purple and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("secret 'sigint' satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage green and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("secret 'sigint' satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage brown and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("secret 'sigint' satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 | Waimea HI | (Space Voyage brown and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("classified military" and "'sigint' intelligence satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-24 1985-01-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Space Voyage purple and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C launch ("classified") STS-51C landing |
United States | 1985-01-25 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage blue and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | Magnum-1 deployed ("classified military" and "'sigint' intelligence satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage green and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | Magnum-1 deployed ("secret 'sigint' satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | Magnum-1 deployed ("Neither NASA nor the Air Force would confirm") |
United States | 1985-01-25 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | Magnum-1 deployed ("secret payload" and "secret cargo") |
United States | 1985-01-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | Magnum-1 deployed ("secret military spy satellite") |
Spain | 1985-01-27 | Cadiz | (Space Voyage blue and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified") |
United States | 1985-01-27 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage black and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-27 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage black and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified satellite") |
United States | 1985-01-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("secret mission") |
United States | 1985-01-27 1985-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Space Voyage purple and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified") STS-51C launch |
Japan | 1985-01-28 | Kadena | (Space Voyage purple and orange and pink) cachet on cover | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | STS-51C landing ("classified satellite") |
1985-04-12: STS-23 (51D) (with Leasat-F3 and Anik-C1) | |||||
United States | 1985-04-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 ("Telesat-I" / Telesat-9) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 ("Telesat-I" / Telesat-9) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 ("Telesat-I" / Telesat-9) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta and yellow-orange rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 ("Telesat"-9) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 (Telesat-9) deployed (but TDRS depicted) |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 deployed |
United States | 1985-04-12 1984-10-05 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery STS-17 (41G)/Challenger | STS-51D launch; Anik-C1 deployed STS-41G launch; ERBS deployed |
United States | 1985-04-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-13 | Houston TX | (Red and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-13 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) deployed |
United States | 1985-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) switch-on attempt |
United States | 1985-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black-on-yellow sticker) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) switch-on attempt |
United States | 1985-04-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) switch-on attempt |
United States | 1985-04-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.96) cachet on cover | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | STS-51D landing |
1985-04-29: STS-24 (51B) (with NUSAT and GLOMR [attempted-deployment]) | |||||
United States | 1985-04-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | STS-51B launch; NUSAT deployed |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta and blue and black and purple) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | STS-51B launch; NUSAT deployed |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | "Spacelab-3" activated |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | "Spacelab-3" activated |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | "Spacelab-3" activated |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.97) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | "Spacelab-3" activated |
United States | 1985-04-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | "Spacelab-3" activated |
1985-06-17: STS-25 (51G) (with Morelos-1 and Telstar-3D and Arabsat-1B and SPARTAN-101) | |||||
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery2 | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Purple and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery STS-13 (41C)/Challenger | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed STS-41C launch |
United States | 1985-06-17 1985-11-27 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (AT&T) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-20 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G landing |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery | STS-51G landing |
1985-07-29: STS-26 (51F) (with PDP) | |||||
United States | 1985-07-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F launch |
United States | 1985-07-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F launch |
United States | 1985-07-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F launch |
United States | 1985-07-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F launch |
United States | 1985-07-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.105) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F launch |
United States | 1985-07-31 | Hampton Roads VA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F event? |
United States | 1985-08-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.107) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | PDP deployed and recovered |
United States | 1985-08-06 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | STS-51F landing |
1985-08-27: STS-27 (51I) (with Leasat-F4 and Aussat-A1 and ASC-1 and Leasat-F3 repair) | |||||
Australia | 1985-08-24 (the year "85" is inverted) | Tharwa ACT | (Green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I pre-launch tracking |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.110) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.111) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
Australia | 1985-08-28 | French's Forest NSW | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I launch; Aussat-A1 deployed; ASC-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-08-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hughes) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) deployed |
United States | 1985-08-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) deployed |
United States | 1985-08-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) deployed |
United States | 1985-08-29 | Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) deployed |
United States | 1985-08-29 1985-09-09 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) deployed Leasat-F4 (Syncom-4-4) failed |
United States | 1985-08-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I first EVA (Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) recovered) |
United States | 1985-09-01 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Black-on-yellow sticker and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) repaired and deployed |
United States | 1985-09-01 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) repaired and deployed, as in this photo; see also Abkhazia Unlisted d (1996), and Tajikistan None e (2000) |
United States | 1985-09-01 1985-10-27 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) repaired and deployed Leasat-F3 (Syncom-4-3) operational |
United States | 1985-09-03 | Edwards CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.112) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I landing |
United States | 1985-09-03 | Edwards CA | (photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | STS-51I landing |
1985-10-03: STS-28 (51J) (with DSCS-3-B4/B5) | |||||
United States | 1985-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J rollout ("secret military mission") |
United States | 1985-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J flight readiness test ("secret military mission") |
United States | 1985-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J launch |
United States | 1985-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.114) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J launch ("secret satellites" and "secret cargo") |
United States | 1985-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.115) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J launch ("secret" and "secret satellite") |
United States | 1985-10-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J launch |
United States | 1985-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | STS-51J launch ("secrecy") |
United States | 1985-10-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | DSCS-3-B4/B5 deployed |
1985-10-30: STS-30 (61A) (with GLOMR-1) | |||||
United States | 1985-10-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch |
United States | 1985-10-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red-purple printed) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch |
United States | 1985-10-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch |
United States | 1985-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch |
United States | 1985-10-30 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch |
United States | 1985-10-30 1985-10-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Orange and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A launch GLOMR-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-10-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | GLOMR-1 deployed (mis-spelled "GLOMAR") |
United States | 1985-11-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.118) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | unknown event |
United States | 1985-11-06 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A landing |
United States | 1985-11-06 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-30 (61A)/Challenger | STS-61A landing |
1985-11-26: STS-31 (61B) (with Aussat-A2 and Morelos-2 and Satcom-Ku2 and OEX-Target) | |||||
United States | 1985-11-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B launch |
United States | 1985-11-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Orange and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B launch |
United States | 1985-11-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B launch |
United States | 1985-11-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B launch |
Australia | 1985-11-27 | Tharwa ACT | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B launch |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet (different) on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Houston TX | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-27 1985-06-17 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-25 (51G)/Discovery STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
Australia | 1985-11-28 | French's Forest NSW | (Purple rubber-stamp and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
United States | 1985-11-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | Satcom-Ku2 deployed |
United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (SSC) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B landing |
United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B landing |
United States | 1985-12-03 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | STS-61B landing |
1986-01-12: STS-32 (61C) (with Satcom-Ku1) | |||||
United States | 1986-01-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed |
United States | 1986-01-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.126) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed |
United States | 1986-01-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed |
United States | 1986-01-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed |
United States | 1986-01-12 | Waimea HI | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed |
United States | 1986-01-12 | Houston TX | (Grey-green printed) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed (Syncom-4/Leasat type depicted) |
United States | 1986-01-12 1986-01-18 | Cape Canaveral FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C launch; Satcom-Ku1 deployed (manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope4 depicted); see all items with this design STS-61C landing |
United States | 1986-01-18 | Edwards CA | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | STS-61C landing |
United States | 1986-01-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | Colombia arrives back at KSC after the STS-61C mission |
1986-01-28: STS-33 (51L) (with TDRS-2 and SPARTAN-203) [failed] | |||||
United States | 1986-01-28 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
United States | 1986-01-28 | Akron OH | (Space Voyage brown and purple) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed]; "SPARTAN-Halley satellite and TDRS fall into sea" |
United States | 1986-01-28 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed]; "SPARTAN-Halley satellite and TDRS fall into sea" |
United States | 1986-01-28 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed]; "TDRS and ... fall into ocean" |
United States | 1986-01-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
United States | 1986-01-28 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney magenta and purple) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
United States | 1986-01-28 1981-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger STS-2/Columbia | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] STS-2 launch (manipulator arm and fantasy9); see all items with this design |
United States | 1986-01-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.134) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L memorial services: "TDRS/IUS" |
United States | 1986-01-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.135) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L memorial services: "Spartan/Halley satellite" |
United States | 1986-02-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.130) cachet on cover | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger | STS-51L memorial services: "Solar Max" |
1988-09-29: STS-26R (with TDRS-3) | |||||
United States | 1988-09-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | pre-launch "Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)" |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage black and tan and red) cachet (different) on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Blue rubber-stamp mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Jon Cartier) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage/IASP silk) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (sticker/photo and printed) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin purple and green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
United States | 1988-09-29 1988-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed STS-26R landing |
United States | 1988-10-02 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | "Shuttle TV - crew conference" |
United States | 1988-10-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R landing |
United States | 1988-10-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R landing |
Australia | 1988-10-04 1988-10-05 | Adelaide SA | (Red and blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-26R/Discovery | STS-26R landing |
1988-12-02: STS-27R (with Lacrosse-1 / Onyx-1) | |||||
United States | 1988-11-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | "STS-27 Rollout - Nov 2, 1988" ("secret military satellite" and "radar reconrsat") |
Australia | 1988-12-02 | Mascot NSW | (Boudwin green and blue and purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("classified ... satellite aboard") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Boudwin green and blue and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("classified...satellite aboard") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin red and blue and green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("classified...satellite aboard") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | WSMR, NM | (Boudwin green and blue and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("classified...satellite aboard") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | WSMR, NM | (Boudwin green and black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("classified...satellite aboard") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Genesis Graphics) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and tan and red) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("secret military satellite" and "radar reconrsat") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage brown and pink and red) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("secret military satellite" and "radar reconsat") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage brown and tan and red) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("secret military satellite" and "radar reconsat") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (ASCS) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("top secret" and "a new class of 20 ton spy satellites") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("radar reconnaissance satellite") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("radar satellite") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage/IASP silk) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("secret military satellite") |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin blue rubber-stamp and USNS Range Sentinel black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed |
United States | 1988-12-02 | Houston TX | (IASP silk/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R launch; Lacrosse-1 deployed ("secret recon satellite") |
United States | 1988-12-06 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R landing ("radar recon satellite") |
United States | 1988-12-06 | Edwards CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R landing ("policy of secrecy") |
United States | 1988-12-06 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R landing |
French Guiana | 1988-12-10 | Kourou (delayed) | (Boudwin/CPK) cachet on cover | STS-27R/Atlantis | STS-27R mission |
1989-03-13: STS-29R (with TDRS-4) | |||||
Chile | 1989-03-13 | Santiago | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
Chile | 1989-03-13 | Santiago | (Blue and red) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
Spain | 1989-03-13 | Madrid | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin? blue and purple and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin? purple and magenta and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and orange and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 1989-03-13 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
United States | 1989-03-13 1989-03-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Boudwin? purple and green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed STS-29R landing |
United States | 1989-03-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R/Discovery | STS-29R landing |
1989-05-04: STS-30R (with Magellan) | |||||
United States | 1989-04-28 | La Verne CA | (JPL blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R "launch scrubbed" |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Boudwin green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Pasadena CA | (JPL blue and black printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Pasadena CA | (JPL purple and magenta printed) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin blue and red-brown and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Marianna FL | (Boudwin green and red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Viroqua WI | (Boudwin red and blue and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Southhampton NY | (Boudwin brown and purple and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp and multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R launch; Magellan deployed |
United States | 1989-05-05 | Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | (possible) image of thunderstorm tops as part of the MLE7 experiment conducted by this mission |
United States | 1989-05-08 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-30R/Atlantis | STS-30R landing |
For spacecraft-only events, see the Magellan page | |||||
1989-08-08: STS-28R (with SDS-2-1 and GLOMR?/SSF) | |||||
United States | 1989-08-08 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-28R/Columbia | STS-28R launch; SDS-2-1 deployed ("low-altitude spy satellite") |
United States | 1989-08-08 | Houston TX | (Boudwin magenta and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | STS-28R launch; SDS-2-1 deployed ("classified satellites") |
United States | 1989-08-08 | Houston TX | (Boudwin purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | STS-28R launch; SDS-2-1 deployed ("classified satellites") |
United States | 1989-08-08 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-28R/Columbia | STS-28R launch; SDS-2-1 deployed (not "KH-12", as in text) |
United States | 1989-08-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin green and blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | STS-28R launch; SDS-2-1 deployed ("classified satellites") |
United States | 1989-08-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "second day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
United States | 1989-08-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "third day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
United States | 1989-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "third day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
United States | 1989-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "fourth day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
United States | 1989-08-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "fifth day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
United States | 1989-08-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-28R/Columbia | "fifth day of flight" ("classified experiments") |
1989-10-18: STS-34 (with Galileo) | |||||
United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station red) cancel and (red-purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Boudwin green and purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | West Palm Beach FL | (Boudwin blue and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Boudwin green and magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | MSFC, AL | (Boudwin magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
United States | 1989-10-18 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
Germany (West) United States | 1989-10-18 1989-10-23 | Wessling Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed STS-34 landing |
United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Pasadena CA Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Barstow CA Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
Australia United States | 1989-10-19 2003-09-21 | Canberra ACT Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
United States | 1989-10-20 | Jacksonville FL | (Purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | "recovery force" |
United States | 1989-10-22 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (green printed) cachet on cover | STS-34/Atlantis | GHCD (Growth Hormone Concentration and Distribution) in Plants experiment |
United States | 1989-10-23 | Honolulu HI, Hickman AF Station | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34/Atlantis | STS-34 landing |
For spacecraft-only events, see the Galileo page | |||||
1989-11-23: STS-33R (with Magnum-2 / Orion-2) | |||||
United States | 1989-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Tan and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch ("classified DoD payload") |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin? black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan printed) cachet on postcard | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch ("secret military spy satellite") |
United States | 1989-11-22 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R launch ("secret military satellite") |
United States | 1989-11-23 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | Magnum-2 deployed ("The National Security Agency [NSA] will operate the payload and monitor its signal interceptions" and "satellite said to be identical to the one deployed on the Defense Department mission 51-C", which is a reference to Magnum-1) |
Australia | 1989-11-24 | Adelaide SA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R tracking |
United States | 1989-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-33R/Discovery | "recovered left solid rocket booster" |
United States | 1989-11-27 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R landing |
United States | 1989-11-27 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-33R/Discovery | STS-33R landing |
1990-01-09: STS-32R (with Leasat-F5 and LDEF recovered) | |||||
United States | 1990-01-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R launch |
United States | 1990-01-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R launch |
United States | 1990-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R launch |
United States | 1990-01-09 1990-01-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission-patch sticker) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R launch STS-32R transported back to KSC |
United States | 1990-01-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | Leasat-F5 (Syncom-4-5) deployed |
United States | 1990-01-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | Leasat-F5 (Syncom-4-5) deployed |
United States | 1990-01-10 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | Leasat-F5 (Syncom-4-5) deployed |
United States | 1990-01-10 | Houston TX | (Brown and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | Leasat-F5 (Syncom-4-5) deployed |
United States | 1990-01-12 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | LDEF recovered |
United States | 1990-01-12 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | LDEF recovered |
United States | 1990-01-12 | Houston TX | (photo/sticker and typed) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | LDEF recovered |
United States | 1990-01-20 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R landing |
United States | 1990-01-26 | Titusville FL, Astronaut Trail | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-32R/Columbia | STS-32R transport back to Florida |
1990-02-28: STS-36 (with Misty-1) | |||||
United States | 1990-02-28 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (NASA photo) cachet on card | STS-36/Atlantis | STS-36 launch; Misty-1 deployed |
United States | 1990-02-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Grey-green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on card | STS-36/Atlantis | STS-36 launch; Misty-1 deployed |
1990-04-24: STS-31R (with HST) | |||||
Netherlands | 1990-04-24 | Noordwijk | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
Spain | 1990-04-24 | Madrid | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
Spain | 1990-04-24 | Madrid | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
Spain | 1990-04-24 | Madrid | (NASA blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red rubber-stamp and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Wallops Island VA | (Purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | Cancel (Shuttle only) and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (NASA printed) cachet on cover, also insert1 and insert back | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch |
United States | 1990-04-24 1990-04-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch STS-31R landing |
United States | 1990-04-24 1990-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (NASA sticker) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch STS-31R transported back to KSC |
United States | 1990-04-24 2000-04-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Space Shuttle) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (STS-103 Station) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31R launch 10th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (NASA printed) cachet on cover, also insert1 and insert back | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel (slightly different) and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel on postcard | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed |
United States | 1990-04-25 2000-04-10 | Houston TX Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (10th Anniversary Station) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed 10th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 1990-04-25 2000-04-24 | Houston TX Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (10th Anniversary Station) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST deployed 10th anniv. HST launch |
Australia | 1990-04-26 | Exmouth WA | (Green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST tracking |
Australia | 1990-04-26 | Narrabri NSW | (Blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST tracking |
Australia | 1990-04-26 | Ceduna SA | (Blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | HST tracking |
United States | 1990-04-28 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | "Crew Conference" |
United States | 1990-04-29 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31 landing |
United States | 1990-04-29 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Boudwin blue and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31 landing |
United States | 1990-04-29 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-31R/Discovery | STS-31 landing |
STS-31R (with HST) anniversaries | |||||
United States | 2000-04-10 1990-04-24 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS-103 Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (Space Shuttle) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch STS-31R launch |
United States | 2000-04-10 1990-04-25 | Houston TX Houston TX | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch HST deployed |
United States | 2000-04-24 | Houston TX | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 2000-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel and (blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 2000-04-24 1990-04-25 | Houston TX Houston TX | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch HST deployed |
United States | 2000-04-25 | Greenbelt MD | (10th Anniversary Station) cancel and (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 10th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 2005-04-23 | Louisberg NC | (32nd International Whistlers Convention Station) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 15th anniv. HST launch |
United States | 2015-04-24 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | STS-31R/Discovery | 25th anniv. HST launch |
1990-10-06: STS-41 (with Ulysses) | |||||
Netherlands | 1990-10-06 | Noordwijk | Meter and (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
Spain | 1990-10-06 | Madrid | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin black and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Boudwin black and blue and purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-06 1990-10-06 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (?) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
United States | 1990-10-08 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | "CHROMEX-2" [CHROMosome and Plant Cell Division EXperiment] |
United States | 1990-10-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 landing |
United States | 1990-10-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | STS-41 landing |
STS-41 (with Ulysses) anniversaries | |||||
United States | 2000-07-06 | Houston TX | (Solar Study Station) cancel on cover | STS-41/Discovery | "10th anniv." Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
United States | 2000-07-08 | Houston TX | (Solar Study Station) cancel on cover | STS-41/Discovery | "10th anniv." Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
United States | 2000-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | 10th anniv. Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
United States | 2014-10-06 | Corsicana TX | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | 24th anniv. Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
STS-41 (with Ulysses) events | |||||
United States | 2007-02-07 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-41/Discovery | "Ulysses Observes Sun's South Pole" |
1990-11-16: STS-38 (with SDS-2-2 and Prowler) | |||||
United States | 1990-11-15 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-38/Atlantis | STS-38 launch |
United States | 1990-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-38/Atlantis | STS-38 launch |
United States | 1990-11-15 1990-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-38/Atlantis | STS-38 launch STS-38 landing |
United States | 1990-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-38/Atlantis | STS-38 landing |
1990-12-02: STS-35 (with Astro-1 payload1) | |||||
Australia | 1990-12-02 | Tharwa ACT | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-35/Columbia | STS-35 launch; "Astro-1" payload1 |
United States | 1990-12-02 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-35/Columbia | STS-35 launch; "Astro-1" payload1 |
United States | 1990-12-02 | Houston TX | (Boudwin? green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-35/Columbia | STS-35 launch; "Astro-1" payload1 |
United States | 1990-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-35/Columbia | STS-35 launch; "Astro-1" payload1 |
United States | 1990-12-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Photo/sticker and printed) cachet on cover | STS-35/Columbia | Making observations with the Astro-1 telescope payload1 |
United States | 1990-12-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-35/Columbia | STS-35 landing; "Astro-1" payload1 |
1991-04-05: STS-37 (with Compton/CGRO) | |||||
United States | 1991-03-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 rollout |
United States | 1991-04-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 count-down |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Cyan mission patch) cachet on postcard | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Cyan mission patch) cachet on postcard | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
United States | 1991-04-05 | Titusville FL, Astronaut Trail Station | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch |
Germany United States | 1991-04-05 1991-05-07 | Ottobrunn Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch CGRO deployed |
United States | 1991-04-05 1991-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch CGRO deployed |
United States | 1991-04-05 1991-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch STS-37 landing |
United States | 1991-04-05 1991-04-06 1991-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX Edwards AFB, CA | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch unknown event STS-37 landing |
United States | 1991-04-05 1991-04-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 launch CGRO deployed |
United States | 1991-04-06 | Houston TX | (Black and red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | unknown event |
United States | 1991-04-09 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | "Crew Conference" |
United States | 1991-04-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 landing postponed |
United States | 1991-04-11 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 landing |
United States | 1991-04-11 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-37/Atlantis | STS-37 landing |
1991-04-28: STS-39 (with SPAS-2 and GLOMR?/MPEC) | |||||
United States | 1991-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched |
United States | 1991-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched |
United States | 1991-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched |
United States | 1991-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched |
United States | 1991-04-28 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched |
United States | 1991-04-28 1992-04-30 | Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STS-39 launched "CIRRIS-1A [payload] activities" |
United States | 1991-05-01 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | SPAS-2 deployed |
United States | 1991-05-01 1991-05-02 | Houston TX Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | SPAS-2 deployed; SPAS-2 retrieval |
United States | 1991-05-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STA-39 landing |
United States | 1991-05-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-39/Discovery | STA-39 landing |
1991-08-02: STS-43 (with TDRS-5) | |||||
United States | 1991-08-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed, as in this photo |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and extra text) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo and printed) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-02 | WSMR, NM | (Black and red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 landing |
United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission sticker and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 landing |
United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 landing |
United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black and green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43/Atlantis | STS-43 landing |
1991-09-12: STS-48 (with UARS) | |||||
United States | 1991-08-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 rollout |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club/NASCOM Network) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch |
United States | 1991-09-12 1991-09-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 launch UARS deployed |
United States | 1991-09-13 | Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 unknown event |
United States | 1991-09-14 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | UARS deployed |
United States | 1991-09-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 unknown event |
United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 landing |
United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 landing |
United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Red printed) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 landing |
United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 landing |
United States | 1991-09-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | STS-48 landing |
United States | 1991-09-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-48/Discovery | Discovery arrives back at KSC after STS-48 mission |
1991-11-24: STS-44 (with DSP-16) | |||||
United States | 1991-10-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 rollout |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover, also medallion reverse | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta printed) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (different) on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Houston TX | (Mission patch and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA photo and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue printed) cachet on post card | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 launch |
United States | 1991-11-25 | Houston TX | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | DSP-16 deployed |
United States | 1991-12-01 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-44/Atlantis | STS-44 landing |
1992-03-24: STS-45 (with ATLAS14-1 payload1) | |||||
United States | 1992-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 launch |
United States | 1992-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 launch |
United States | 1992-03-24 (in pencil) | None | (Lollini) cachet (and signature) on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 launch |
United States | 1992-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 launch |
United States | 1992-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 launch |
United States | 1992-03-25 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | Unknown event |
United States | 1992-03-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | Onboard view: SAREX operation |
United States | 1992-03-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | Onboard view: SAREX operation |
United States | 1992-04-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 landing |
United States | 1992-04-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-45/Atlantis | STS-45 landing |
1992-05-07: STS-49 (Intelsat-6-3 repair) | |||||
United States | 1992-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 pre-launch "Flight readiness firing" |
United States | 1992-04-23 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 pre-launch "Full Sim[ulation]" |
United States | 1992-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch |
United States | 1992-05-07 | Washington DC | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch |
United States | 1992-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch |
United States | 1992-05-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch |
United States | 1992-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch |
United States | 1992-05-07 1992-05-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch STS-49 landing |
United States | 1992-05-07 2000-01-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Titusville FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 launch USA 3190a FDC |
United States | 1992-05-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | Intelsat-6-3 failed capture |
United States | 1992-05-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | Intelsat-6-3 second failed capture |
United States | 1992-05-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | Intelsat-6-3 captured |
United States | 1992-05-14 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | Intelsat-6-3 deployed |
United States | 1992-05-16 | Edwards CA | (NASA red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 landing |
United States | 1992-05-16 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 landing |
United States | 1992-05-16 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-49/Endeavour | STS-49 landing |
1992-07-31: STS-46 (with TSS-1 and EURECA-1) | |||||
Italy | 1990-03-07 | Torino | (Printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | TSS-1 pre-launch system test | |
Netherlands | 1992-07-03 | Noordwijk? | (Aeritalia Gruppo Statemi Spaziali Club Filatelico) cachet on cover | EURECA pre-launch thermal balance test | |
France | 1992-07-31 | Paris | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
Italy | 1992-07-31 | Torino Centro Corriere ZE | (Alenia Spazio Club Filatelico Torino) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
Italy | 1992-07-31 | Rome | Printed stamp and (printed) cachet on aerogramme | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
Spain | 1992-07-31 | Madrid | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA printed) cachet (same as above item) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (EURECA mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Alenia Spazio Club Filatelico Torino) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
United States | 1992-07-31 1992-08-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed STS-46 landing |
United States | 1992-08-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | EURECA deployed, when flipped horizontally |
United States | 1992-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | TSS-1 800 feet from boom |
United States | 1992-08-06 | Houston TX | (Green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | "evaluation of atomic oxygen interaction with materials" |
United States | 1992-08-07 | Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | "Crew conference" |
United States | 1992-08-08 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46/Atlantis | STS-46 landing STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
1992-10-22: STS-52 (with LAGEOS-2) | |||||
United States | 1992-10-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-52/Columbia | STS-52 launch |
United States | 1992-10-22 | Sunspot NM | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | STS-52 launch |
United States | 1992-10-22 1992-11-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | STS-52 launch STS-52 landing |
United States | 1992-10-23 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp and typed) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | LAGEOS-2 deployed |
United States | 1992-10-23 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | LAGEOS-2 deployed; (also "LAGEOS-1" in text) |
United States | 1992-10-24 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | "Space Vision System (SVS) experiment" |
United States | 1992-11-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-52/Columbia | STS-52 landing |
1992-12-02: STS-53 (with SDS-2-3 and ODERACS) | |||||
United States | 1992-12-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch ("classified Defense Dept. satellite") |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch ("classified satellite") |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk and medal) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan rubber-stamp, including mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 | Houston TX | (Orange and green printed) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch |
United States | 1992-12-02 1992-12-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 launch STS-53 landing |
United States | 1992-12-03 | Houston TX | (orange and green printed) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | "FARE (In-Cabin Payload)" |
United States | 1992-12-09 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 landing ("classified military satellite") |
United States | 1992-12-09 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-53/Discovery | STS-53 landing |
1993-01-13: STS-54 (with TDRS-6) | |||||
United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
United States | 1993-01-13 1993-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed STS-54 landing |
United States | 1993-01-17 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 space walk |
United States | 1993-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 landing |
United States | 1993-01-19 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-54/Endeavour | STS-54 landing STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
1993-04-08: STS-56 (with SPARTAN-201-F1 and ATLAS14-2 payload1) | |||||
United States | 1993-04-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk, including mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk, mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Air Force Postal Service | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Wallops Island VA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Titusville FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Burton) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 launch |
United States | 1993-04-09 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | NOAA-11 ozone observations made coincident with the Shuttle's SSBUV observations10 |
United States | 1993-04-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | SPARTAN-201-F1 deployed |
United States | 1993-04-17 | MSFC, AL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 landing |
United States | 1993-04-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk, including mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-56/Discovery | STS-56 landing |
1993-06-21: STS-57 (EURECA-1 recovered) | |||||
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 launch |
United States | 1993-06-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | EURECA-1 recovered |
United States | 1993-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | EURECA-1 recovered |
United States | 1993-06-24 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | EURECA-1 recovered |
United States | 1993-06-24 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | EURECA-1 recovered |
United States | 1993-07-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-57/Endeavour | STS-57 landing |
1993-09-12: STS-51 (with ORFEUS-SPAS-1 and ACTS) | |||||
United States | 1993-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Rubber-stamp mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | STS-51 launch; ACTS deployed |
United States | 1993-09-12 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | STS-51 launch; ACTS deployed |
United States | 1993-09-12 1993-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Green printed and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | STS-51 launch; ACTS deployed |
United States | 1993-09-13 | Houston TX | (Black typed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | ORFEUS deployed |
United States | 1993-09-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | ORFEUS deployed |
United States | 1993-09-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | ORFEUS captured |
United States | 1993-09-21 | Houston TX | (Black typed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | "Tenth day of flight" |
United States | 1993-09-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Color photo and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-51/Discovery | STS-51 landing |
1993-12-02: STS-61 (HST 1st repair5) | |||||
United States | 1993-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-61/Endeavour | STS-61 launch; HST 1st repair1 |
United States | 1993-12-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | STS-61 launch; HST 1st repair1 |
United States | 1993-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | STS-61 launch; HST 1st repair1 |
United States | 1993-12-02 1993-12-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (NASA sticker) cachet on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | STS-61 launch; HST 1st repair5 STS-61 landing |
United States | 1993-12-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | STS-61 landing |
STS-61 (HST 1st repair5) anniversaries | |||||
United States | 2013-12-13 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | 20th anniv. STS-61 landing |
United States | 2014-12-13 | ? MPO 75110 | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-61/Endeavour | 21st anniv. STS-61 landing |
1994-02-03: STS-60 (with WSF-1 and BremSat and ODERACS-1) | |||||
United States | 1994-02-03 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch |
United States | 1994-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch |
United States | 1994-02-03 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Green and purple) cancels and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Red and green) cancels and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Red and blue) cancels and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and red) cancels and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-02-11 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Magenta and blue) cancels and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX | (Red) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Green) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-03 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Magenta) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 launch 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments |
United States | 1994-02-07 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Red) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments |
United States | 1994-02-07 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancel) | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cachet) | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Red) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Green) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Red) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-07 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancel) | STS-60/Discovery | WSF experiments 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-08 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Green) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | Live TV link Discovery - Mir 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-08 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | Live TV link Discovery - Mir 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-08 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel (different) and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancels) | STS-60/Discovery | Live TV link Discovery - Mir 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-08 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | Live TV link Discovery - Mir 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-08 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancels) | STS-60/Discovery | Live TV link Discovery - Mir 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and orange) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Purple) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Black) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Blue) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancel) | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Green) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
United States | 1994-02-11 1994-07-20 1994-07-20 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX Houston TX Houston TX | (Green) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover (different supplementary cancel) | STS-60/Discovery | STS-60 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing 25th anniv. Apollo-11 landing |
1994-04-09: STS-59 (with SRL-1/SIR-C payload1) | |||||
United States | 1994-04-09 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-04-09 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-59/Endeavour | STS-59 launch; SRL-1/SIR-C payload1; (also "SeaSat" and "SIR-A" (STS-2) and "SIR-B" (STS-41G) in text) |
1994-09-09: STS-64 (with SPARTAN-201-F2) | |||||
United States | 1994-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-64/Discovery | STS-64 launch |
United States | 1994-09-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-64/Discovery | STS-64 launch |
United States | 1994-09-09 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-64/Discovery | STS-64 launch |
United States | 1994-09-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-64/Discovery | SPARTAN-201-F2 deployed |
1994-09-30: STS-68 (with SRL-2/SIR-C payload1) | |||||
United States | 1994-09-30 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-68/Endeavour | STS-68 launch; SRL-2/SIR-C payload1 |
United States | 1994-09-30 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-68/Endeavour | STS-68 launch; SRL-2/SIR-C payload1 |
1994-11-03: STS-66 (with CRISTA-SPAS-116 and ATLAS14-3 payload1) | |||||
United States | 1994-11-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ATLAS14 patch) cachet on cover | STS-66/Atlantis | STS-66 launch |
United States | 1994-11-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS-66 mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-66/Atlantis | STS-66 launch |
United States | 1994-11-03 | Wallops Island VA | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-66/Atlantis | STS-66 launch |
United States | 1994-11-03 | Houston TX | (JSC green printed) cachet on cover | STS-66/Atlantis | STS-66 launch |
United States | 1994-11-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-66/Atlantis | CRISTA-SPAS-1 deployed |
Germany | 1994-11-10 | Bonn | (Red and blue and green printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-66/Atlantis | "Ozonesonde" stratospheric balloon mission to obtain observations to validate remote-sensing data obtained by the "CRISTA-SPAS"-1 satellite during the "STS-66" mission (the balloon reached "34,771 m") |
1995-03-02: STS-67 (with Astro-2 payload1) | |||||
United States | 1995-03-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 launch |
United States | 1995-03-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 launch |
United States | 1995-03-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 launch |
United States | 1995-03-02 | Orlando FL | (Air Rescue Service and blue Astro-2 patch) cachet on cover | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 launch |
United States | 1995-03-02 | Houston TX | (JSC green printed) cachet on cover | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 launch |
United States | 1995-03-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-67/Endeavour | STS-67 landing |
1995-02-03: STS-63 (with SPARTAN-204 and ODERACS-2) | |||||
United States | 1995-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-63/Discovery | STS-63 launch |
United States | 1995-02-03 1995-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Cyan and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-63/Discovery | STS-63 launch |
United States | 1995-02-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-63/Discovery | STS-63 landing |
1995-07-13: STS-70 (with TDRS-7) | |||||
United States | 1995-07-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
United States | 1995-07-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
United States | 1995-07-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
United States | 1995-07-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
United States | 1995-07-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club circular logo/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
United States | 1995-07-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70/Discovery | STS-70 landing |
1995-09-07: STS-69 (with WSF-2 and SPARTAN-201-F3) | |||||
United States | 1995-09-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-69/Endeavour | STS-69 launch |
United States | 1995-09-07 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-69/Endeavour | STS-69 launch |
United States | 1995-09-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-69/Endeavour | SPARTAN-201-F3 recovered |
United States | 1995-09-10 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-69/Endeavour | SPARTAN-201-F3 recovered |
United States | 1995-09-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-69/Endeavour | SPARTAN-201-F3 deployed |
1996-01-11: STS-72 (with SPARTAN-206 / OAST Flyer and SFU recovered) | |||||
United States | 1996-01-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-72/Endeavour | STS-72 launch |
United States | 1996-01-11 1996-01-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-72/Endeavour | STS-72 launch STS-72 landing |
United States | 1996-01-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-72/Endeavour | SFU recovered |
1996-02-22: STS-75 (with TSS-1R) | |||||
United States | 1996-02-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-75/Columbia | STS-75 launch |
Italy | 1996-02-23 | Torino Centro Corriere ZE | (Alenia Spazio Club Filatelico Torino) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-75/Columbia | STS-75 launch |
United States | 1996-02-25 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-75/Columbia | TSS-1R deployed |
United States | 1996-02-25 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-75/Columbia | TSS-1R breaks away |
United States | 1996-03-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-75/Columbia | STS-75 landing |
1996-05-19: STS-77 (with PAMS-STU and SPARTAN-207) | |||||
United States | 1996-05-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | STS-77 launch |
United States | 1996-05-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | STS-77 launch |
United States | 1996-05-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | STS-77 launch |
United States | 1996-05-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | SPACEHAB-4 in cargo bay |
United States | 1996-05-20 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | "Inflatable Antenna Experiment" (IAE) |
United States | 1996-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | STS-77 landing |
United States | 1996-05-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-77/Endeavour | STS-77 landing |
1996-11-19: STS-80 (with WSF-3 and ORFEUS-SPAS-2) | |||||
United States | 1996-11-19 | WSMR, NM | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 launch |
United States | 1996-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 launch |
United States | 1996-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 launch |
United States | 1996-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 launch |
United States | 1996-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 launch |
United States | 1996-11-25 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-80/Columbia | WSF-3 berthing |
United States | 1996-12-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-80/Columbia | ORFEUS-SPAS-2 captured |
United States | 1996-12-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-80/Columbia | STS-80 landing |
1997-02-21: STS-82 (HST 2nd repair5) | |||||
United States | 1997-02-21 | Houston TX | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-82/Discovery | STS-82 launch; HST 2nd repair5 |
1997-08-07: STS-85 (with CRISTA-SPAS-216) | |||||
United States | 1997-08-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-85/Discovery | STS-85 launch |
United States | 1997-08-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-85/Discovery | STS-85 launch |
United States | 1997-08-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-85/Discovery | STS-85 launch |
United States | 1997-08-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-85/Discovery | STS-85 launch |
United States | 1997-08-08 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-85/Discovery | "Manipulator flight demonstration" |
United States | 1997-08-16 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-85/Discovery | CRISTA-SPAS captured |
United States | 1997-08-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-85/Discovery | STS-85 landing |
1997-11-18: STS-87 (with SPARTAN-201-F4 and AERCam-Sprint) | |||||
United States | 1997-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | STS-87 launch |
United States | 1997-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-87/Columbia | STS-87 launch |
United States | 1997-11-21 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | SPARTAN-201-F4 deployed |
United States | 1997-11-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | SPARTAN-201 captured |
United States | 1997-12-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | "Space Walk #2", "EVA" |
United States | 1997-12-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | "EVA" |
United States | 1997-12-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | AERCam-Sprint deployed |
United States | 1997-12-05 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | STS-87 landing |
United States | 1997-12-05 | Moffett Field CA | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-87/Columbia | STS-87 landing |
1998-10-29: STS-95 (with SPARTAN-201-F5 and OSCAR-34 and HOST payload1) | |||||
United States | 1998-10-29 1998-10-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL Annision AL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-95/Discovery | STS-95 launch; SPARTAN-201-F5 deployed; OSCAR-34 deployed Calcopex station |
United States | 1998-10-29 1998-10-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-95/Discovery | STS-95 launch; SPARTAN-201-F5 deployed; OSCAR-34 deployed |
United States | 1998-10-29 2000-05-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL Escondido CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-95/Discovery | STS-95 launch; SPARTAN-201-F5 deployed; OSCAR-34 deployed USA 3191h fdc |
1998-12-04: STS-88 (with SAC-A and Mightysat-1) | |||||
United States | 1998-12-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-88/Endeavour | STS-88 launch |
United States | 1998-12-06 | Houston TX | (NASA) cachet on cover | STS-88/Endeavour | STS-88 docking with Space Station |
United States | 1998-12-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-88/Endeavour | SAC-A deployed |
United States | 1998-12-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black-and-white photo and typed) cachet on cover | STS-88/Endeavour | STS-88 landing |
1999-05-27: STS-96 (with STARSHINE-1) | |||||
United States | 1999-05-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 launch |
United States | 1999-05-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 launch |
United States | 1999-05-27 | Orlando FL | (Checklist and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 launch |
Russia | 1999-05-29 | Korolev-9, Moscow Oblast | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 docking with ISS |
United States | 1999-05-29 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 docking with ISS |
United States | 1999-06-04 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 un-docking and STARSHINE-1 deployed |
United States | 1999-06-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 landing |
United States | 1999-06-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-96/Discovery | STS-96 landing |
1999-07-23: STS-93 (with Chandra/CXO/AXAF) | |||||
United States | 1999-06-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 rollout |
United States | 1999-07-22 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (different) on cover, and insert | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Houston TX | (STS-93 Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta rubber-stamp and typed) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Las Cruces NM | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Houston TX | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
United States | 1999-07-23 1999-07-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed STS-93 landing |
United States | 1999-07-23 1999-07-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 launch; Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed STS-93 landing |
United States | 1999-07-25 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | Unknown event |
United States | 1999-07-26 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | Unknown event |
United States | 1999-07-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 landing |
United States | 1999-07-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover, and insert | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 landing |
United States | 1999-07-27 | Houston TX | (STS-93 Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 landing |
United States | 1999-07-27 | Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | STS-93 landing |
STS-93 (anniversaries) | |||||
United States | 2019-07-23 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | STS-93/Columbia | 20th anniv. STS-93 launch; 20th anniv. Chandra/CXO/AXAF deployed |
1999-12-19: STS-103 (HST 3rd repair5) | |||||
United States | 1999-12-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-103/Discovery | STS-103 launch; HST 3rd repair5 |
United States | 1999-12-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different, and signature) on cover | STS-103/Discovery | STS-103 launch; HST 3rd repair5 |
United States | 1999-12-19 | Wallops Island VA | (Boudwin printed) cachet on cover | STS-103/Discovery | STS-103 launch; HST 3rd repair5 |
United States | 1999-12-19 | Houston TX | (STS-103 Station) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-103/Discovery | STS-103 launch; HST 3rd repair5 |
2000-02-11: STS-99 (with SRL-3/SIR-C payload1) | |||||
United States | 2000-02-11 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Management Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-99/Endeavour | STS-99 launch; SRL-3/SIR-C payload1 (SRTM version) |
United States | 2000-02-11 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Control Station) cancel (and signature) on cover | STS-99/Endeavour | STS-99 launch; SRL-3/SIR-C payload1 (SRTM version) |
United States | 2000-02-11 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-99/Endeavour | STS-99 launch; SRL-3/SIR-C payload1 (SRTM version) |
2001-08-10: STS-105 (with SimpleSat) | |||||
United States | 2001-08-10 | Pasadena CA | (Purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 launch |
United States | 2001-08-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 launch |
United States | 2001-08-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 launch |
United States | 2001-08-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 launch |
Russia | 2001-08-12 | Korolev-1, Moscow Oblast | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 docking with ISS |
United States | 2001-08-12 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 docking with ISS |
Russia | 2001-08-16 | Korolev-1, Moscow Oblast | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | "EVA-1" |
Russia | 2001-08-18 | Korolev-1, Moscow Oblast | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | "EVA-2" |
Russia | 2001-08-20 | Korolev-1, Moscow Oblast | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 un-docking from ISS and SimpleSat deployed |
United States | 2001-08-20 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 un-docking from ISS and SimpleSat deployed |
United States | 2001-08-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 landing |
United States | 2001-08-22 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 landing |
United States | 2001-08-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 landing |
United States | 2001-08-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-105/Discovery | STS-105 landing |
2001-12-05: STS-108 (with STARSHINE-2) | |||||
United States | 2001-12-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-108/Endeavour | STS-108 launch |
United States | 2001-12-16 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-108/Endeavour | STARSHINE-2 deployed |
2002-03-01: STS-109 (HST 4th repair5) | |||||
United States | 2002-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-109/Columbia | STS-109 launch; HST 4th repair5 |
United States | 2002-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-109/Columbia | STS-109 launch; HST 4th repair5 |
United States | 2002-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover, also insert | STS-109/Columbia | STS-109 launch; HST 4th repair5 |
United States | 2002-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel, slightly different) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-109/Columbia | STS-109 launch; HST 4th repair5 |
United States | 2002-03-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-109/Columbia | STS-109 launch; HST 4th repair5 |
2002-11-23: STS-113 (with MEPSI-1 [tethered]) | |||||
United States | 2002-11-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-113/Endeavour | STS-113 launch; MEPSI-1 deployed [tethered] |
2006-12-09: STS-116 (with OSCAR-60/61/62 and MARScom and MEPSI-2 [tethered]) | |||||
United States | 2006-12-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-116/Discovery | STS-116 launch; OSCAR-60/61/62 deployed; MEPSI-2 deployed [tethered] |
United States | 2006-12-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-116/Discovery | STS-116 launch; OSCAR-60/61/62 deployed; MEPSI-2 deployed [tethered] |
2008-11-14: STS-126 (with PSSCT-1) | |||||
United States | 2008-11-14 | Wallops Island VA | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 launch |
United States | 2008-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 launch |
United States | 2008-11-14 | Pasadena CA | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 launch |
United States | 2008-11-14 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 launch |
United States | 2008-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 launch |
United States | 2008-11-16 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 docking with ISS |
United States | 2008-11-18 | Houston TX | (Astronaut EVA Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | "Tool bag drifts away" |
United States | 2008-11-20 | Houston TX | (Astronaut EVA Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | Second EVA (space walk) |
United States | 2008-11-26 | Houston TX | (ISS) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | "Earth on eve of Thanksgiving" |
United States | 2008-11-28 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 un-docking from ISS |
United States | 2008-11-30 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 landing |
United States | 2008-11-30 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-126/Endeavour | STS-126 landing |
2009-05-11: STS-125 (HST 5th repair5) | |||||
United States | 2009-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-11 | Houston TX | (Final Service Visit) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-11 | Houston TX | (Final Service Visit) cancel on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-11 | Houston TX | (Final Service Visit) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 launch |
United States | 2009-05-14 | Houston TX | (Final Service Visit) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | HST 5th repair5, 1st spacewalk |
United States | 2009-05-24 | Houston TX | (Final Service Visit) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 landing |
United States | 2009-05-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-125/Atlantis | STS-125 landing |
2009-07-15: STS-127 (with Bevo-1 and AggieSat-2 and ANDE-2-AA/PA) | |||||
United States | 2009-07-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-127/Endeavour | STS-127 launch |
United States | 2009-07-15 | Pasadena CA | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-127/Endeavour | STS-127 launch |
United States | 2009-07-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-127/Endeavour | STS-127 launch |
United States | 2009-07-31 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-127/Endeavour | STS-127 landing |
United States | 2009-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-127/Endeavour | STS-127 landing |
2011-07-08: STS-135 (with PSSCT-2) | |||||
United States | 2011-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 launch |
United States | 2011-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 launch |
United States | 2011-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 launch |
United States | 2011-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 launch |
United States | 2011-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 launch |
United States | 2011-07-20 | Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | PSSCT-2 deployed |
United States | 2011-07-21 | Houston TX | (Printed) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 landing |
United States | 2011-07-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | STS-135 landing |
United States | 2011-07-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | STS-135/Atlantis | "Farewell photo of Atlantis" |
Summary: 73 out of 135 Space Shuttle missions were related to un-manned satellites (excluding fixed payloads1 and International Space Station (ISS) modules) | |||||
Space Shuttle and un-manned satellite (on other than Shuttle and satellite launch covers) | |||||
United States | 1973-04-05 1981-05-21 | Cape Canaveral FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on Pioneer-11 launch cover | Unspecified | "First water tank tests of space telescope, MSFC, Aug 15, and Nov 26, 1979" USA 1916 fdc |
United States | 1983-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Explorer-1 anniversary cover | Unspecified | Manipulator arm and fantasy-design telescope4 (shown with Space Shuttle); see all items with this design |
United States | 1986-09-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Boudwin? blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on NOAA-10 launch (airmail) cover | "STS-61C" / Columbia (with Satcom-Ku1) | "NOAA-G" (NOAA-10) |
United States | 1992-01-22 | White Sands Missile Range NM | (Blue printed and rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-42 launch cover | "STS-42" / Discovery (no satellites were deployed from this mission) | TDRS-1/7 type |
The table below is a summary and cross-reference of fantasy-design satellites (for which two or more entries are found in separate sets of items in the stamp and launch tables above)
Fantasy-design satellites | Postal items |
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Summary and cross-reference of fantasy-design satellites | |
Fantasy-design telescope4 |
Chad 435 (and derivatives) Congo (People's Republic) 582 (and derivatives) United States 1986-01-12 / 1986-01-18 United States 1983-01-31 |
Fantasy-design telescope8 (different) |
Chad None essay (198x) Ivory Coast 588 (and derivatives) Ivory Coast 588_ds o/p (1993) Niger C309 (and derivatives) Niger C356 Saudi Arabia 936 Togo C326 United States 1913-1914+1917-1918 fdc (cachet only) |
Fantasy-design satellite9 |
Mauritania C204 (and derivatives) United States None (1979) United States None (1979, different) United States 1556 cover (1980) United States 1981-11-12 / 1986-01-28 United States 2419 fdc |
Cylindrical fantasy-design satellite11 |
Central African Republic C208 (and derivatives) Germany (Berlin) 9N363 fdc (cachet only) Lesotho 319d Mauritania C203 (and derivatives) Ras Al Khaima Mi757A (and derivatives) United States None (1976) United States None (1976, with signature) United States None (1976/1977) United States None (1977) United States None (1980) United States None (1981) United States 3411a fdc/C125 fdc |
Quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite12 |
Congo (People's Republic) 584 (lower-right margin) (and derivatives) Congo (People's Republic) 725 (lower-right margin) Togo C327 (and derivatives) United States UC51 fdc (cachet only) |
Quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite13 (different) |
Great Britain 1000-1001 fdc (cachet only) Ivory Coast 587 (and derivatives) Ivory Coast 587_ds o/p (1993) United States 1914 fdc (cachet only) |
Irregular-shape fantasy-design satellite15 |
Niger C308 United States 1914+1918 fdc (cachet only) |
1Payloads, as opposed to satellites, are neither deployed from, nor recovered to, the Space Shuttle cargo bay.
2On these covers, the Space Shuttle mission is not specifically noted.
3There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B! See Boeing's Telstar-3 - AT&T's Advanced New Communications Satellite.
4A fantasy-design telescope somewhat similar to Chandra / CXO / AXAF is shown in an early-design stage, most likely due to the pre-launch date of these items, when the design was not finalized. A good example of this satellite is found on Chad 435.
5HST "repair" missions 1 — 5 were officially known as Service Missions (SM) 1, 2, 3A, 3B, and 4, respectively.
6OSTA: Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
7The Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE) was designed to obtain nighttime images of lightning in an attempt to better understand the effects of lightning discharges on each other, on nearby storm systems, on storm microbursts and wind patterns, and other interrelationships over an extremely large geographical area. The MLE employed payload bay color video cameras and a 35 mm handheld still picture camera to observe lightning discharges at night from active storms.
8A fantasy-design telescope reminiscent of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), but the spacecraft body is too short, and the solar panels are too wide and not long enough. A good example of this satellite is found on Chad None essay (198?)
9A fantasy-design satellite which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Mauritania C204.
10See https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/ssbuv for a list of all the Shuttle missions that included SSBUV ozone observations along with the various satellites that made coincident ozone observations.
11A cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Central African Republic C208.
12A quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Togo C327.
13A quasi-cylindrical fantasy-design satellite (with booster attached) which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Ivory Coast 587.
14ATLAS: Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
15An irregular-shape fantasy-design satellite which does not represent any known satellite. A good example of this satellite is found on Niger C308.
16CRISTA-SPAS-1 was deployed by STS-66 on day two of its mission. Flying at distance of about 40-70 km behind the shuttle, it collected data for eight days and then was retrieved and returned to the cargo bay. The CRISTA instrument gathered the first global information about medium- and small- scale disturbances in trace gases in the middle atmosphere which were later used in models of the atmosphere and Earth's energy balance. The complementary CRISTA-SPAS instrument, the Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrograph Investigation (MAHRSI), measured the amounts of ozone-destroying hydroxyl and nitric oxide in the middle atmosphere and lower thermosphere at altitudes in the range of 40-120 km. MAHRSI yielded the first complete global maps of hydroxyl in the atmosphere. The CRISTA-SPAS-2 payload included three telescopes and four spectrometers. It was deployed on day one of the STS-85 mission to gather data about Earth's middle atmosphere. After more than 200 hours of free flight, CRISTA-SPAS-2 was retrieved by the shuttle on 16 August 1997. The three CRISTA telescopes collected 38 full atmospheric profiles of the middle atmosphere. The complementary instrument (the MAHRSI) provided observations similar to those obtained during the flight of CRISTA-SPAS-1 concerning the distribution of ozone in Earth's atmosphere. 22 sounding rockets and 40 balloons were launched from the ground to provide correlating data for CRISTA-SPAS-2. Some similar ground-based missions also took place during the flight of CRISTA-SPAS-1. Here is one example.
17After being deployed from the Shuttle, TDRS-1 did not attain its planned geosynchronous orbit because of the failure of one of its two solid rocket booster motors. However, during the following three months, ground controllers were able to use the satellite's attitude control thrusters to raise it to the desired orbit. TDRS-1 had a design lifetime of 7 years, but served faithfully for 26 years before being retired in October 2009!
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