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This page contains philatelic information on the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) series. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| TDRS | TDRS | TDRS |
| TDRS (on other than TDRS launch covers) |
Below is a list of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) | ||||
| Djibouti | C165a (BL71A) iC165a (BL71B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (C165) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC165) | 1982 | TDRS-1/7 type |
| Djibouti | C234a (BL142A) iC234a (BL142B) | In (lower-center) margin of SS1 (C234) In (lower-center) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC234) | 1987 | "TDRS"-1/7 type (but solar panels are not correct) |
| Djibouti | C234a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ecuador | 1260 (Mi2189) | 1991 | TDRS-1/7 type (but with round antennas incorrectly drawn) | |
| Gabon | 937b (Mi1435) i937b | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) | 1999 | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| Gabon | 937 fdc | MS12 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1971 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2011 | "TDRS-B" (TDRS-2) |
| Italy | 1679 fdc1 (Mi1978 fdc1) | (Filagrano) cachet on FDC (Roma cancel) | 1986 | TDRS-1/7 type |
| Italy | 1679 fdc2 (Mi1978 fdc2) | (Filagrano) cachet on FDC (Genova cancel) | ||
| Italy | 1679 fdc3 (Mi1978 fdc3) | (Filagrano) cachet on FDC (Torino cancel) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 326 fdc (Mi320 fdc) | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | 1984 | TDRS-1/7 type |
| Kazakhstan | 731_stamp fdc (Mi862 fdc) | (Kazakhstan Post) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 2015 | TDRS-11/12/13 type (3rd generation, one full depiction and two partial depictions) |
| Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2017 | TDRS-1/7 type |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | TDRS-11/12/13 type (3rd generation) | |
| Mordovia | Local_c | From local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | (probable) TDRS-1/7 type |
| Mordovia | Local_e | TDRS-1/7 type | ||
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi778A Mi778B | Imperforate | 1972 | "Tracking and [Data] Relay Satellite" |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi778 ds1 | Deluxe sheet (Mi778) | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi778 ds2 | Deluxe sheet (Mi778) with yellow border | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi767-768+776+778 proofs | One of four in master-proof imperforate sheet of four | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi783A Mi783B | Mi778A in silver foil Mi778B in silver foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi784A Mi784B | Mi778A in gold foil Mi778B in gold foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL_E144 | Deluxe sheet (Mi783), silver foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL_F144 | Deluxe sheet (Mi784), gold foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi787A Mi787B | Mi778A overprinted Mi778B overprinted | 1972 | "Tracking and [Data] Relay Satellite" |
| United Nations | 392 maxi (Mi415 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1983 | "Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System" |
| United States | None | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | 1977 | "TDRS System concept": (two) "TDRS"-1/7 type(s) |
| United States | None | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2000 | TDRS-1/7 type |
Below is a list of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) series launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) | ||||
| TDRS-1 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1982-11-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6 pre-launch: "rollout" |
| United States | 1982-12-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6 pre-launch: "flight readiness firing" |
| United States | 1983-01-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6 pre-launch: "countdown simulation" |
| 1983-04-04: TDRS-1 (deployed by STS-6) [partial failure]1 | ||||
| Spain | 1983-04-04 | Madrid | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; ("2 ½ ton satellite ... with its 16-ton booster") TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney cyan and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | 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 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Tucson AZ | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colonial Cachet and Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH | (Space Voyage black and magenta) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage cyan and magenta) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage black and red) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | San Bernardino CA | (Boudwin black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Houston TX | (Boudwin black and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Houston TX | (Black and orange and yellow printed) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA/GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA Greenbelt Stdn Station) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Rockwell International) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (TRW Space and Technology Group) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] |
| United States | 1983-04-04 1983-04-05 1983-04-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX Edwards AFB Station CA | (NASA Philatelic Documentation) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] STS-6 event? STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-04 1981-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL Dearborn Heights MI | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] Farmpex Station pictorial cancel |
| United States | 1983-04-04 1983-04-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB Station CA | (TRW Space and Technology Group) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-6 launch; TDRS-1 deployed [partial failure] STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-05 | Agana, Guam | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | 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 | Solid rocket booster retrieval; also "TDRS-A" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1983-04-05 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Solid rocket booster retrieval |
| United States | 1983-04-05 | Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | Daytime Earth image with thunderstorms, possibly obtained as part of NOSL (the Night/Day Optical Survey of Lightning experiment, which was flown aboard missions STS-2, STS-4, and STS-6) |
| United States | 1983-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6 spacewalk |
| United States | 1983-04-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6 spacewalk |
| United States | 1983-04-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-6 spacewalk |
| United States | 1983-04-07 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.55) cachet on cover | STS-6 spacewalk |
| United States | 1983-04-07 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.55) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-6 spacewalk |
| United States | 1983-04-09 | Edwards AFB Station CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-09 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-09 | Las Cruces NM | (MB) cachet on cover | STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-09 | Edwards AFB Station CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.56) cachet on cover | STS-6 landing |
| United States | 1983-04-09 | Edwards AFB Station CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.56) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-6 landing |
| 1985-03-05: TDRS-2 (and Anik-C1 deployed by 51E) [canceled] | ||||
| TDRS-2 and Anik-C1 were originally to be deployed by STS-51E in March 1985, but that mission had to be canceled just before its launch when problems with TDRS-2 were discovered. TDRS-2 was transferred to STS-51L, and Anik-C1 was transferred to STS-51D | ||||
| United States | 1985-03-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | TDRS-2 and Anik-C1 removed and re-assigned |
| United States | 1985-03-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.92) cachet on cover | STS-51E "rollback" and mission canceled |
| 1986-01-28: TDRS-2 (and SPARTAN-203 were to be deployed by STS-33 (51L)) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Akron OH | (Space Voyage brown and purple) cachet on cover | STS-51L launch disaster [failed]; "SPARTAN-Halley satellite and TDRS fall into sea" |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | WSMR Branch, NM | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | 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-51L launch disaster [failed]; "TDRS and ... fall into ocean" |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney magenta and purple) cachet on cover | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-51L launch disaster [failed] |
| United States | 1986-01-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.129) cachet on cover | 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-51L launch disaster [failed] STS-2 launch |
| United States | 1986-01-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.134) cachet on cover | STS-51L memorial services: "Ellison Onizuka", also "TDRS/IUS" |
| United States | 1986-01-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.135) cachet on cover | STS-51L memorial services: "Ron McNair", also "SPARTAN/Halley satellite" |
| United States | 1986-02-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.130) cachet on cover | STS-51L memorial services: "Dick Scobee", also "Solar Max" |
| United States | 1986-02-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.132) cachet on cover | STS-51L memorial services: "Judith Resnick" |
| TDRS-2 (and SPARTAN-203 were to be deployed by STS-33 (51L)) (anniversary) | ||||
| United States | 1987-01-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. STS-51L launch disaster |
| TDRS-3 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1988-09-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-26R pre-launch: "Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)" |
| 1988-09-29: TDRS-3 (deployed by STS-26R) | ||||
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover, also back | 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 launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Blue rubber-stamp mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Jon Cartier) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage/IASP official) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage/IASP official) cachet on cover | STS-26R launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-3 deployed |
| United States | 1988-09-29 1988-09-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Blue and green printed) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-3 deployed STS-26R landing |
| United States | 1988-10-02 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | "Shuttle TV - crew conference" |
| United States | 1988-10-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-26R landing |
| United States | 1988-10-03 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | 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 landing |
| TDRS-4 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1989-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-29R pre-launch: "rollout" |
| 1989-03-13: TDRS-4 (deployed by STS-29R) | ||||
| Chile | 1989-03-13 | Santiago | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| Chile | 1989-03-13 | Santiago | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| Spain | 1989-03-13 | Madrid | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Sunnyvale CA | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage cyan and orange) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet (different) on cover | 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 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 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 launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Genesis Graphics) cachet on cover | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on card | STS-29R launch; TDRS-4 deployed |
| United States | 1989-03-13 1989-03-13 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and green printed) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-4 deployed STS-29R landing |
| United States | 1989-03-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-29R landing |
| 1991-08-02: TDRS-5 (deployed by STS-43) | ||||
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) flight brochure, also back | STS-43 launch; TDRS-5 deployed |
| United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-43 landing |
| United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43 landing |
| United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-43 landing |
| United States | 1991-08-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black and green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-43 landing |
| 1993-01-13: TDRS-6 (deployed by STS-54) | ||||
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | 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 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed |
| United States | 1993-01-13 | Houston TX | (Blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 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) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-54 launch; TDRS-6 deployed STS-54 landing |
| United States | 1993-01-17 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54 spacewalk |
| United States | 1993-01-17 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Yellow and brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-54 spacewalk |
| United States | 1993-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-54 landing |
| 1995-07-13: TDRS-7 (from STS-70) | ||||
| United States | 1995-07-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
| United States | 1995-07-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
| United States | 1995-07-13 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
| United States | 1995-07-13 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
| United States | 1995-07-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-70 launch; TDRS-7 deployed |
| United States | 1995-07-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-70 landing |
| 2000-06-30: TDRS-8 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2002-03-08: TDRS-9 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2002-12-05: TDRS-10 | ||||
| United States | 2002-12-04 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-10 launch |
| United States | 2002-12-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage 2000/Lollini) cachet on cover | TDRS-10 launch |
| United States | 2002-12-04 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TDRS-10 launch |
| 2013-01-30: TDRS-11 | ||||
| United States | 2013-01-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-11 launch |
| United States | 2013-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-11 launch |
| United States | 2013-01-30 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | TDRS-11 launch |
| United States | 2013-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | TDRS-11 launch; "TDRS-L" and "TDRS-M" (on back) |
| 2014-01-24: TDRS-12 | ||||
| United States | 2014-01-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-12 launch |
| United States | 2014-01-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel, different) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-12 launch |
| United States | 2014-01-23 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-12 launch |
| 2017-08-18: TDRS-13 | ||||
| United States | 2017-08-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TDRS-13 launch |
| United States | 2017-08-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-13 launch |
| United States | 2017-08-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDRS-13 launch |
| TDRS (on other than TDRS launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1978-02-24 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on Jumpseat-5 launch cover | Artist's depiction of TDRS-1/7 type (except the solar arrays have the wrong aspect ratio and should each be composed of three rather than two sections) |
| United States | 1982-11-11 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on STS-5 launch and SBS-3 deployment cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on STS-7 launch and Anik-C2 deployment cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1983-09-03 | Houston TX | (Red-brown printed) cachet on STS-8 event cover | "Operational test" of TDRS-1 (in anticipation of its planned contribution to the STS-9 Spacelab-1 mission) |
| United States | 1983-09-03 | WSMR Branch, NM | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on STS-8 event cover | |
| United States | 1983-11-28 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-9 launch cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1983-11-28 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on STS-9 launch cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on STS-41B launch and Westar-6 deployment cover | "TDRS-A" (TDRS-1) |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-02-07 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch Houston TX | (Black and red-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on Palapa-B2 deployment cover | "TDRS-A" (TDRS-1) |
| United States | 1984-04-06 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-41C and LDEF and SMM repair cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-41D launch and Telstar-3C and Leasat-F1 and SBS-4 deployment cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1985-04-12 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-51D launch and Leasat-F3 and Anik-C1 deployment cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1985-07-29 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-51F launch and PDP deployment cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1985-11-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on STS-31 (61B) launch and Aussat-A2 and Morelos-2 and Satcom-Ku2 deployment cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1988-12-06 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-27R landing and Lacrosse-1 deployment cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-34 launch and Galileo deployment (airmail) cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-31R launch and HST deployment (airmail) cover, also detail | (probable) TDRS-1-7 type |
| United States | 1990-04-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin cyan and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-31R launch and HST deployment (airmail) cover, also detail | |
| United States | 1991-11-24 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Houston green rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-44 launch and DSP-16 deployment cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1992-01-22 | WSMR, NM | (TDRS Ground Terminal, White Sands Facility, blue printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-42 launch cover | "Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System", TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1992-04-23 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Mission Control Houston magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-49 pre-launch cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 1992-06-25 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signatures) on STS-50 launch cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1992-11-01 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on STS-52 landing cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1997-02-11 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands TDRS Complex and red typed) cachet (and signatures) on STS-82 launch cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 1999-07-23 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands TDRS Complex) cachet (and signatures) on STS-93 launch and Chandra/CXO deployment cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 2000-04-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on HST anniversary cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 2002-11-23 | Las Cruces MN | (White Sands TDRS Complex) cachet (and signatures) on STS-113 launch cover | "TDRS"-1/7 type |
| United States | 2009-12-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) back of Explorer-92 launch cover, also front | "Tracking and Data Relay Satellite" (TDRS) |
| United States | 2020-11-14 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on SpaceX Crew-1 launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2021-04-22 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on SpaceX Crew-2 launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2012-12-11 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (GSFC NASCOM STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on X-37B_OTV-3 launch cover | TDRS-1/7 type |
| United States | 2022-11-16 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on Artemis-1 Orion launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2023-03-02 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on SpaceX Crew-6 launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2024-01-08 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on CLPS-1 and CPAC-20 launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2024-03-14 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on StarShip IFT-3 launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
| United States | 2024-06-05 | White Sands NM | (Sarmiento) cachet on Starliner launch cover, also back | "TDRS" mission patch and "TDRS Tracking Support" and "TDRS Control Center" |
1After being deployed from STS-6/Challenger, 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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