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This page contains philatelic information on the Transit-series satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
This page includes the US Navy Transit-O (Oscar) navigational satellites, not to be confused with the amateur-radio OSCAR series.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (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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| Transit (on other than Transit launch covers) |
Below is a list of Transit-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Transit | ||||
| Batumi | Local_a Local_ia | One of local post MS6 (a-f) One of imperforate local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | "Transit"-5A |
| Batumi | Local_a o/p1 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in gold | 1998 | "Transit"-5A |
| Batumi | Local_a o/p2 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in silver | ||
| Belgium | None | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 cinderella | 1963? | Transit-2A2 |
| Burundi | 239a (BL27) i239a (BL28) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (stamps like 236+238) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 | 1968 | Transit-3B |
| Burundi | C186 (Mi959-962) iC186 | Block of 4 (C186 (a-d)) Imperforate block of 4 (iC186 (a-d)) | 1973 | Transit-4B |
| Burundi | C186e (BL72) iC186e | MS16 (C183-C186) (Mi947-962) Imperforate MS16 (iC183-iC186) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2007 | Transit-4B, TRAAC3 |
| Djibouti | Unknown i (Mi none) Unknown ii | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "Transit"-2A |
| Djibouti | Unknown i proof Unknown ii proof | One of MS9 proof (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 proof (a-i) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS9 proof on FDC Imperforate MS9 proof on FDC | ||
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Transit" (TIP-1) |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion | "Transit" (TIP-1) | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | "Transit" (TIP-2) | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1965 | TRAAC3 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft) cachet on cover, also back | 1965 | TRAAC3 (in cancel), Transit-4B (in cachet) |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft cachet), also back | 1965 | TRAAC3 (in cancel) |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), from MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Transit-1B" |
| Germany (West) | None | "Transit-2A"2 | ||
| Korea (North) | 1510 (Mi1527Ax) i1510 (Mi1527Bx) | Coated paper Coated paper, imperforate | 1976 | Transit-4A1 |
| Korea (North) | 1510 un-coated (Mi1528Ay i1510_un-coated (Mi1528By) | One of MS7 (1511a (1506-1511+1512a + label)) on un-coated paper (Mi1523Ay-1529Ay) One of imperforate MS7 (i1511a (i1506-i1511+i1512a + label)) on un-coated paper (Mi1523By-1529By) | ||
| Korea (North) | 1650 (Mi_A1527Ay) i1650 (Mi_A1527By) | One of MS7 (1651a (1646-1651+1652a + label)), 1511a on un-coated paper overprinted in purple One of imperforate MS7 (i1651a (i1646-i1651+i1652a + label)), i1511a on un-coated paper overprinted in purple | 1977 | Transit-4A1 |
| Korea (South) | 1456 (Mi1447) | One of pair (1457a (1456-1457)) (Mi1447-1448), or ten of MS20 (1457b (10x (1456-1457))) | 1986 | Transit-4 |
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc1 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with black pictorial cancel only) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc2 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with black pictorial cancel and extra text-only cancel), also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc3 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with blue pictorial cancel (same except for the color) and extra text-only cancel (different)) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a folder | Folder outside | ||
| Libya | 297 (Mi210) | 1966 | Transit-4B | |
| Libya | 298 (Mi211) | |||
| Libya | 299 (Mi212) | |||
| Mali | C35 fdc (Mi119 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1966 | Transit-4A1 |
| Mongolia | 2451 (Mi3160-3168) | In (surrounding) margin of MS9 (2451 (a-i)) | 2000 | "Transit-2A", "Transit-3B", "Transit-4B", "TRAAC"3 |
| Nigeria | 173a (Mi164) | In (lower-right) margin of MS12 (12x 173) | 1965 | Transit-3B |
| Nigeria | 174a (Mi165) | In (lower-right) margin of MS12 (12x 174) | ||
| Panama | 457A (Mi779) | 1964 | Transit-2A | |
| Panama | 457A specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Panama | C334a (BL36) iC334a (BL37) | In (left) margin of MS2 (C333-C334) In (left) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC333-iC334), changed colors | 1965 | Transit-2A |
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485A Mi485B | Stamp-on-stamp: Rwanda 130 Imperforate stamp-on-stamp: Rwanda 130 | 1970 | Transit-4A1 |
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485A ds Mi485B ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi458A) Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi458B) | ||
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485A+Mi485A_ds fdc | (Two) stamps and deluxe sheet on FDC | ||
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485A silver Mi485B silver | Silver Imperforate silver | ||
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485A gold Mi485B gold | Gold Imperforate gold | ||
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485B ds silver | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi485B), silver foil | ||
| Ras al Khaima | Mi485B ds gold | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi485B), gold foil | ||
| Rwanda | 130 (Mi129A) i130 (Mi129B) | Imperforate | 1965 | Transit-4A1 |
| Rwanda | 131 (Mi130A) i131 (Mi130B) | Imperforate | ||
| Rwanda | 132 (Mi131A) i132 (Mi131B) | Imperforate | ||
| Rwanda | 133 (Mi132A) i133 (Mi132B) | Imperforate | ||
| Rwanda | 134 (Mi133A) i134 (Mi133B) | Imperforate | ||
| Rwanda | 135 (Mi134A) i135 (Mi134B) | Imperforate | ||
| Rwanda | 136 (BL5A) i136 (BL5B) | On both stamps and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (136 (a-b)) On both stamps and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (i136 (a-b)) | Transit-4A1 (on both stamps), Transit-2A2 (in upper-left margin) | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms3 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Lollini) cachet on FDC | 2006 | Transit-1B |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Set-D08 (green) | 1965 | "Transit-5"B |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc | Set-D08 on local post FDC | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set-D08 (green) overprinted new value in gold | 1965 | "Transit-5"B |
| United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC | 1962 | "Transit"-2A, Transit-4B (not "TIROS-I" (TIROS-1), as in text) |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Transit" |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | 1963 | "Transit"-2A, Transit-4B (not "TIROS-1", as in text) |
| United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | [#10] TIP-2/3 type; [#15] Transit-O19 |
| United States | 1914 fdc (Mi1483 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "Transit" |
| United States | 1919a fdc (Mi1481-1488 fdc) | (RCA) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1981 | TIP-2/3 type |
| United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | 1984 | Transit-O type |
| United States | 2571-2575 fdc (Mi2186-2190 fdc) | (D.S.) cachet on FDC | 1991 | (possible) TRAAC3 |
| United States | 3187d fdc (Mi3126 fdc) | (Paul Calle/Chris Calle) cachet on FDC | 1999 | Transit-3B |
| Yemen Arab Republic | BL138 | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1970 | TRAAC3 |
1Three satellites stacked together (Transit-4A, SolRad-3, and Injun-1) in that order.
2Two satellites stacked together (Transit-2A and SolRad-1).
3TRAAC: Transit Research And Altitude Control
Below is a list of Transit-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Items in this table are arranged chronologically, rather than by satellite number | ||||
| Transit | ||||
| 1960-04-13: Transit-1B | ||||
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | Transit-1B launch |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Transit-1B launch |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso black-and-white sticker and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-1B launch |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard | Transit-1B launch |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard (different) | Transit-1B launch; rocket shown is not the Thor-DM21 Able Star that was used to launch the satellite |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard (different) | Transit-1B launch; rocket shown is not the Thor-DM21 Able Star that was used to launch the satellite |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard (different) | Transit-1B launch; rocket shown is not the Thor-DM21 Able Star that was used to launch the satellite |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard (different) | Transit-1B launch; rocket shown is not the Thor-DM21 Able Star that was used to launch the satellite |
| United States | 1960-04-13 | Port Canaveral FL | Cancel on picture postcard (different) | Transit-1B launch; rocket shown is not the Thor-DM21 Able Star that was used to launch the satellite |
| 1960-06-22: Transit-2A (and SolRad-1) | ||||
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft?) cachet on cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Hand-written) cachet on cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Port Canaveral FL | (ATA Space Satellite Unit printed and hand-written) cachet on cover | Transit-2A launch |
| United States | 1960-06-22 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Transit-2A launch (but unknown/fantasy spacecraft depicted) |
| 1960-11-30: Transit-3A (and SolRad-2) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1960-11-30 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick black rubber-stamp and hand-written) cachet on cover | Transit-3A launch [failed] |
| United States | 1960-11-30 | Port Canaveral FL | (Black typed) cachet on cover | Transit-3A launch [failed]; ("sattelite" mis-spelled) |
| United States | 1960-11-30 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Red and blue printed (similar to these rocket cinderellas) and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-3A launch [failed] |
| 1961-02-21: Transit-3B (and LOFTI-1) | ||||
| United States | 1961-02-21 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-3B launch |
| United States | 1961-02-21 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Transit-3B launch; "Transit-2B" |
| United States | 1961-02-21 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-3B launch; "Transit-2B" and "Transit-3B" |
| 1961-06-28: Transit-4A (and Injun-1 and SolRad-3) | ||||
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch (but Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch (but Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft blue and black and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch; (also "Transit-4" in text) (but Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet (different) on cover | Transit-4A launch |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet (different) on cover | Transit-4A launch |
| United States | 1961-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch (Injun-1 and SolRad-3 names reversed) |
| United States | 1961-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson green and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch |
| United States | 1961-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson green and magenta rubber-stamp and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4A launch |
| 1961-11-15: Transit-4B and TRAAC1 | ||||
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets/Space Age Cover) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets and red printed) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets and red printed) cachet (both different) on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch (but Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky black, and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso black-and-white sticker) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Harry Gordon? sticker) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson purple and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-4B and TRAAC1 launch |
| 1962-12-19: Transit-5A-1 | ||||
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet (different) on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank yellow and silver and black) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank orange and silver and black) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank cyan and silver and green) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank blue and silver) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank purple and green) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank black and green) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank black and silver and green) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? green rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-18 | Lompoc CA | (SpaceCraft Type-A general-purpose and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | Transit-5A-1 launch |
| 1963-06-16: Transit-5A-3 | ||||
| United States | 1963-06-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-3 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-3 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5A-3 launch |
| 1963-09-28: Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 | ||||
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? red-brown printed) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-09-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-1 and Transit-5E-1 launch |
| 1963-12-05: Transit-5B-2 and Transit-5E-3 | ||||
| United States | 1963-12-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-2 and Transit-5E-3 launch |
| United States | 1963-12-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-2 and Transit-5E-3 launch; ("Transit-6" in text) |
| Austria | 1963-12-07 | Krieglach | (Black and red typed) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-2 and Transit-5E-3 launch |
| 1964-04-21: Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Artopages) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sokalsky blue, and blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1964-04-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue satellite-launch and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5B-3 and Transit-5E-2 launch [failed] |
| 1964-06-04: Transit-5C-1 | ||||
| United States | 1964-06-03 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue satellite-launch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-5C-1 launch |
| 1965-03-11: Transit-O3 (and SECOR-2) | ||||
| United States | 1965-03-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Transit-O3 launch ("secret ... satellite") |
| United States | 1965-03-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Transit-O3 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O3 launch ("classified payload") |
| 1965-06-24: Transit-O4 | ||||
| United States | 1965-06-24 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Transit-O4 launch (but Nimbus depicted); ("secret satellite") |
| 1965-12-22: Transit-O6 | ||||
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OV2-3 launch |
| 1966-01-28: Transit-O7 | ||||
| United States | 1966-01-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue satellite-launch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O7 launch |
| 1967-04-14: Transit-O12 | ||||
| United States | 1967-04-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O12 launch ("secret payload") |
| United States | 1967-04-13 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-O12 launch ("secret payload") |
| 1967-05-18: Transit-O13 | ||||
| United States | 1967-05-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O13 launch ("secret payload") |
| 1967-09-25: Transit-O14 | ||||
| United States | 1967-09-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O14 launch ("secret satellite") |
| 1968-03-02: Transit-O18 | ||||
| United States | 1968-03-01 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O18 launch |
| 1970-08-27: Transit-O19 | ||||
| United States | 1970-08-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | Transit-O19 launch |
| United States | 1970-08-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.15 grey and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-O19 launch |
| United States | 1970-08-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.15 green and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-O19 launch |
| United States | 1970-08-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.15 green and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | Transit-O19 launch |
| United States | 1970-08-27 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue satellite-launch and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O19 launch |
| 1972-09-02: Triad-1 / TIP-12 | ||||
| United States | 1972-09-02 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert | TIP-12 launch |
| United States | 1972-09-02 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | TIP-12 launch |
| United States | 1972-09-02 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Swanson/DuBeau? black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | TIP-12 launch ("secret satellite") |
| 1973-10-30: Transit-O20 | ||||
| United States | 1973-10-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O20 launch |
| United States | 1973-10-29 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O20 launch |
| 1975-10-11: Triad-2 / TIP-22 | ||||
| United States | 1975-10-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | TIP-22 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? red-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIP-22 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? red-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | TIP-22 launch |
| 1976-09-01: Triad-3 / TIP-32 | ||||
| United States | 1976-09-01 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | TIP-32 launch |
| United States | 1976-09-01 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TIP-32 launch (not "meteorological", as in cachet text) |
| 1977-10-27: Transit-O11 (Transat) | ||||
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch |
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch |
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (different arrangement) on cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch |
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (different arrangement) on (airmail) cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch |
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch (but generic rocket depicted3) |
| United States | 1977-10-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Transit-O11 (Transat) launch (but generic rocket depicted3) |
| 1986-11-14: Transit-O17 (now Polar BEAR) | ||||
| United States | 1986-11-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Transit-O17 (now Polar BEAR) launch |
| 1988-06-16: (Transit) Nova-2 | ||||
| United States | 1988-06-03 (but 1986-06-16 launch) | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Boudwin green rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | (Transit) Nova-2 launch |
| 1988-08-25: Transit-O25 and Transit-O31 | ||||
| United States | 1988-08-25 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Boudwin? brown rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Transit-O25 and Transit-O31 launch |
| Transit (on other than Transit launch covers) | ||||
| There exist a large number of Centennial Covers with generic cachets with multiple satellites depicted, including Transit-2A. Details about these cachets, as well as images of the covers, are found in the Centennial Covers page. | ||||
| United States | 1962-09-29 | Lompoc CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on KH4-13 launch cover | Transit-2A |
| United States | 1962-09-29 | Lompoc CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on Alouette-1 and TAVE launch cover, also insert | Transit-2A |
| United States | 1965-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Brown printed) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover, also annotated | Transit-2A |
| United States | 1973-10-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on Explorer-50 (IMP-J/IMP-8) launch (airmail) cover | TIP-2/3 type |
| United States | 1975-05-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on Wideband / P76-5 launch cover | "Transit" |
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on Geosat-1 launch cover | Transit-4 |
1TRAAC: Transit Research And Altitude Control
2TIP: Transit Improvement Program
3The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover.
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