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This page contains philatelic information on the WRESAT (Weapon Research Establishment SATellite) and Equator-S (and other non-USA scientific/research/technology satellites). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| WRESAT (Australia) | WRESAT (Australia) | WRESAT (Australia) |
| Firewheel (West Germany-USA) | Firewheel (West Germany-USA) | Firewheel (West Germany-USA) |
| Equator-S (Germany) | Equator-S (Germany) | Equator-S (Germany) |
| PROBA (ESA) | PROBA (ESA) | PROBA (ESA) |
| GOCE (ESA) | GOCE (ESA) | GOCE (ESA) |
| Swarm-A/B/C (ESA) | Swarm-A/B/C (ESA) | Swarm-A/B/C (ESA) |
| LISA-Pathfinder (ESA-NASA) | LISA-Pathfinder (ESA-NASA) | LISA-Pathfinder (ESA-NASA) |
| QSS (China/PRC) | QSS (China/PRC) | QSS (China/PRC) |
Below is a list of WRESAT and Equator-S (and other non-USA scientific/research/technology 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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| WRESAT (Weapon Research Establishment SATellite) (Australia) | ||||
| Australia | 1260a fdc1 (BL14 fdc1) | (Australia Post) cachet on FDC (Coogee NSW cancel), also back | 1992 | "WRESAT" launch by a Redstone rocket |
| Australia | 1260a fdc2 (BL14 fdc2) | (Australia Post) cachet on FDC (Coonabarabran NSW cancel), also back | ||
| Australia | 4678 (Mi4786) | From MS10 (4678a (10x 4678)) | 2017 | "WRESAT" |
| Australia | 4678 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (red and yellow and black printed) cachet on FDC (Woomera SA cancel), also back | ||
| Australia | 4678 fdc2 | Stamp and (red and yellow and black and grey printed) cachet on FDC (Rosebud cancel) | ||
| Australia | 4678 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Australia | 4678 folder | Folder | ||
| Australia | 4678-4679 fdc | Two stamps and (red and yellow and black and grey printed) cachet on FDC (Rosebud cancel) | ||
| Australia | 4679 (Mi4787) | From booklet of 16 (4679a (16x 4679)) (MH738) | ||
| Australia | 4679 fdc | Stamp and (red and yellow and black and grey printed) cachet on FDC (Rosebud cancel) | ||
| Firewheel (West Germany-USA) | ||||
| France | C51 cover (Mi2157 cover) | (ESA) cachet on cover | 1982 | "Fireweel" (Firewheel) |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "Firewheel" (in text only) |
| Equator-S (Germany) | ||||
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on postcal card | 1997 | "Equator-S" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on postcal card | 1997 | "Equator-S" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4537A Mi4537B | Imperforate | 2006 | "Sonde E.Q.S." |
| Guinea Republic | BL1115A BL1115B | On one of MS2 (Mi4537A-4538A) On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi4537B-4538B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1115A-1116A fdc BL1115B-1116B fdc | On one of two MS2 on FDC On one of two imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy) (ESA) | ||||
| Belgium | 2890c (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper-center) and (upper-right) margins of MS5 (2890 (a-e)) (BL238, Mi4899-4903) | 2019 | "PROBA-V" (on stamp); "PROBA-V satellite examines vegetation over the entire globe" (in French and Dutch text, in upper-center margin); "The PROBA-2 satellite observes solar activity, including the Sun's impressive solar eruptions" (in French and Dutch text, in upper-right margin) |
| Belgium | 2890c cover (Mi? cover) | Stamp on cover | 2019 | "PROBA-V" (on stamp) |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "PROBA" mission |
| Poland | 4646b (Mi5424) i4646b | One of MS4 (4646 (a-d)) (BL319, Mi5423-5426) One of MS4 (i4646 (a-d)) | 2022 | "PROBA-3" |
| Poland | i4646+4646a-d folder | Folder outside, also inside (i4646+4646a-d), with detail1 and detail2 | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2002 | "PROBA" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "PROBA-V" |
| GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) (ESA) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Swarm-A/B/C (ESA) | ||||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | From MS4 (a-d) From imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Swarm"-A/B/C type (and launch date "22 Nov 2013") |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Swarm" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | ||
| LISA-Pathfinder (ESA-NASA) | ||||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "LISA-Pathfinder" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Israel | 1771+tab (Mi2048+tab) | Stamp and tab | 2009 | "Laser Interferometer Space Antenna" (LISA-Pathfinder) |
| QSS (Quantum Science Satellite) (China/PRC) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 4481 (Mi4936) | 2017 | QSS | |
| China (People's Republic) | 4481 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet1 p0 (Mi4071+4946+4703 booklet1 p0) | p0/front (blue) of booklet, also annotated, and p17/back | 2018? | QSS |
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet2 p0 (Mi4071+4946+4703 booklet2 p0) | p0/front (white) of booklet, also annotated | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3750+4008+4300 booklet p13-16 | p13-16 of booklet | p16: QSS (in the label, and probably one of its solar arrays is just below the flag stamp) | |
Below is a list of WRESAT and Equator-S (and other non-USA scientific/research/technology 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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| 1967-11-29: WRESAT (Weapon Research Establishment SATellite) (Australia) | ||||
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (magenta rubber-stamp and hand-printed) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (purple rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (red rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (Arthur Bergen) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| Australia | 1967-11-29 | Woomera SA | (Pictorial) cancel and (purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | WRESAT launch |
| 1980-05-23: Firewheel (and CAT-2 and Amsat-P3A) [failed] | ||||
| France | 1980-05-23 | Paris | (Lollini/Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1980-05-23 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1980-05-23 | Kourou | (MBB) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1980-05-23 | Kourou | (Space Voyage/silk) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1980-05-23 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| Germany (West) | 1980-05-23 | Garching | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| Germany (West) | 1980-05-23 | Darmstadt | (Lollini/Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-23 | Washington DC | (Lollini/Club Philatélique ESA) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-23 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage/silk) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| United States | 1980-05-23 | Greenbelt MD | (NASCOM Network) cachet on cover | Firewheel launch [failed] |
| 1997-12-02: Equator-S (and JCSat-5) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1997-12-02 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Equator-S launch (but A-1 launch depicted) |
| French Guiana | 1997-12-02 | Kourou | (MPE) cachet on cover | Equator-S launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-12-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Equator-S launch |
| Gabon | 1997-12-02 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Equator-S launch |
| Germany | 1997-12-02 | Essen | (MPE) cachet (different) on cover | Equator-S launch |
| PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy) (ESA) | ||||
| 2009-11-02: PROBA-2 (and SMOS) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2009-11-02 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Korolev Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| Russia | 2009-11-02 | Mirny Archangelsk Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | PROBA-2 launch |
| 2009-03-17: GOCE / Earth Explorer-1 (ESA) | ||||
| France | 2009-03-16 | La Poste 249234 | (ESA?) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Italy | 2009-03-17 | Thales Alenia Space (Ufficio Corrispondenza) | (AS.IT.AF.) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Russia | 2009-03-17 | Moscow | (ESA?) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Russia | 2009-03-17 | Moscow | (ESA?) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Russia | 2009-03-17 | Moscow | (?) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Russia | 2009-03-17 | Moscow | (ThalesAlenia) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| Russia | 2009-03-17 | Moscow | (?) cachet on cover | GOCE launch |
| 2013-11-22: Swarm-A/B/C / Earth Explorer-5A/5B/5C (ESA) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2015-12-03: LISA-Pathfinder (ESA-NASA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-12-03 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LISA-Pathfinder launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-12-03 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | LISA-Pathfinder launch |
| Gabon | 2015-12-03 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | LISA-Pathfinder launch |
| 2016-08-15: QSS (Quantum Science Satellite) (China/PRC) (and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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