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Below are checklists of Communications satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Communications satellites are often referred to as "comsats", but the authors in general do not use this terminology.
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete for the satellite series or groups accompanied by "selected" on this page.
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| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Shotput-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1959-10-28 | Shotput | Echo | Echo |
| Shotput-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-01-16 | |||
| Shotput-3 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-02-27 | |||
| Shotput-4 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-04-02 | |||
| Echo-1 [failed] | 1960-05-13 |
Echo Echo Echo-1 | ||
| Shotput-5 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1960-05-31 | Shotput | ||
| Echo-1A | 1960-08-12 | Echo-1 | ||
| Big Shot-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket [failed] | 1962-01-15 | |||
| Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket | 1962-07-18 | |||
| Echo-2 (Echo-C) | 1964-01-25 | Echo-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Courier-1A [failed] | 1960-08-18 | Courier-1A | Courier | Courier |
| Courier-1B | 1960-10-04 | Courier-1B | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Telstar-1 | 1962-07-10 |
"Telstar-1" (Type-A2) Telstar-1/2 type (Type-B2) Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type Telstar-1/2 type | Telstar | Telstar |
| Telstar-2 | 1963-05-07 | |||
| Telstar-301 / Telstar-3A / now Arabsat-1E | 1983-07-28 |
Telstar-301 Telstar-3 Telstar-3 | ||
| Telstar-302 / Telstar-3C [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | |||
| Telstar-303 / Telstar-3D1 [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | |||
| Telstar-401 | 1993-12-16 | Telstar-401 | ||
| Telstar-402 | 1994-09-09 | |||
| Telstar-402R / Telstar-4 | 1995-09-23 | |||
| Telstar-5 / Intelsat Americas-5 / now Galaxy-25 | 1997-05-24 | Telstar-5/6/7 type | ||
| Telstar-6 / Intelsat Americas-6 / now Galaxy-26 | 1999-02-15 | |||
| Telstar-7 / Intelsat Americas-7 / now Galaxy-27 | 1999-09-25 | |||
| Telstar-8 / Intelsat Americas-8 / now Galaxy-28 | 2005-06-23 | Telstar-8 | ||
| Telstar-9 | Canceled | |||
| Telstar-10 / APStar-2R | 1997-10-17 | Telstar-10 | ||
| Telstar-11 / Orion-1 | 1994-11-29 | Telstar-11 | ||
| Telstar-12 / Orion-2 | 1999-10-19 | Telstar-12 | ||
| Telstar-13 / Intelsat Americas-13 / then Galaxy-23 / now EchoStar-9 | 2003-08-08 | Telstar-13 | ||
| Telstar-14 / Estrela do Sul-1 | 2004-01-11 | Telstar-14 | ||
| Telstar-18 / APStar-5 | 2004-06-29 | Telstar-18 | ||
| Telstar-11N | 2009-02-26 | Telstar-11N | ||
| Telstar-14R / Estrela do Sul-2 | 2011-05-20 | Telstar-14R | ||
| Telstar-18V / APStar-5C | 2018-09-10 | Telstar-18V | ||
| Telstar-19V | 2018-07-22 | Telstar-19V | ||
1There 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.
2For an explanation of Type-A, Type-B, and Type-C designs, see the footnote on the main Telstar page.
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Relay-1 | 1962-12-13 |
Relay-1 Relay-1 Relay Relay Relay Relay | Relay | Relay |
| Relay-2 | 1964-01-21 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Syncom-1 | 1963-02-14 |
Syncom-1/2/3 type Syncom-1/2/3 type Syncom-1/2/3 type Syncom-1/2/3 type | Syncom | Syncom |
| Syncom-2 | 1963-07-26 | Syncom-2 (newspaper article) | ||
| Syncom-3 | 1964-08-19 | Syncom-3 (newspaper article) | ||
| Syncom-4-2 / Leasat-F1 [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 |
Leasat Leasat (patch) Leasat (pin) | ||
| Syncom-4-1 / Leasat-F2 [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
| Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 [STS-51D/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-04-12 | |||
| Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 [STS-51I/Discovery-repaired] | 1985-08-29 | Syncom-4-3 (deploy from STS-51I) | ||
| Syncom-4-4 / Leasat-F4 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-29 | |||
| Syncom-4-5 / Leasat-F5 [STS-32R/Columbia-deployed] | 1990-01-09 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Westar-1 (Westar-A) | 1974-04-13 |
Westar-1 Westar | Westar | Westar |
| Westar-2 (Westar-B) | 1974-10-10 | |||
| Westar-3 (Westar-C) | 1979-08-10 | |||
| Westar-4 | 1982-02-26 | Westar-4 | ||
| Westar-5 | 1982-06-09 | |||
| Westar-6 [STS-41B/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-02-03 | Westar-6 (being deployed) | ||
| Westar-6 [STS-51A/Discovery-recovered] / now AsiaSat-1 | 1984-11-08 | Westar-6 (capture by STS-51A) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| TDRS-1 (TDRS-A) [STS-6/Challenger-deployed, partial failure, 1st generation] | 1983-04-04 |
TDRS-1 (STS-6/Challenger-deployment) TDRS-1 TDRS-1 (patch, with STS-6/Challenger) STS-6/Challenger (patch) | TDRS | TDRS |
| TDRS-2 (TDRS-B) [STS-51L/Challenger, failed, 1st generation] | 1986-01-28 | "TDRS-B" (TDRS-2) (patch) | ||
| TDRS-3 (TDRS-C) [STS-26R/Discovery-deployed, 1st generation] | 1988-09-29 | |||
| TDRS-4 (TDRS-D) [STS-29R/Discovery-deployed, 1st generation] | 1989-03-13 | |||
| TDRS-5 (TDRS-E) [STS-43/Atlantis-deployed, 1st generation] | 1991-08-02 |
TDRS-5 (deploy from STS-43/Atlantis) TDRS-5 (deploy from STS-43/Atlantis) TDRS-5 (patch, with STS-43/Atlantis) | ||
| TDRS-6 (TDRS-F) [STS-54/Endeavour-deployed, 1st generation] | 1993-01-13 | |||
| TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) [STS-70/Discovery-deployed, 1st generation] | 1995-07-13 |
TDRS-7 STS-70/Discovery (patch) | ||
| TDRS-8 (TDRS-H) [2nd generation] | 2000-06-30 |
TDRS-H TDRS-H (patch) | ||
| TDRS-9 (TDRS-I) [2nd generation] | 2002-03-08 | |||
| TDRS-10 (TDRS-J) [2nd generation] | 2002-12-05 | |||
| TDRS-11 (TDRS-K) [3rd generation] | 2013-01-30 |
TDRS-K TDRS-K (patch) TDRS-K (patch) TDRS [3rd-generation] (patch) | ||
| TDRS-12 (TDRS-L) [3rd generation] | 2014-01-24 |
TDRS-L (patch) TDRS-L (patch) | ||
| TDRS-13 (TDRS-M) [3rd generation] | 2017-08-18 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Intelsat-1 / Early Bird | 1965-04-06 |
Intelsat-1 Intelsat-1 Intelsat-1+2+3+4+4A | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) |
| Intelsat-2-1 / Blue Bird / Atlantic-1 [partial failure] | 1966-10-26 |
Intelsat-2 Intelsat-2 | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) | |
| Intelsat-2-2 / Lani Bird / Pacific-1 | 1967-01-11 | Intelsat-2-2 (newspaper article) | Lani Bird (Intelsat-2-2) | |
| Intelsat-2-3 / Canary Bird / Atlantic-2 | 1967-03-23 | Canary Bird (Intelsat-2-3) | ||
| Intelsat-2-4 / Pacific-2 | 1967-09-28 | Intelsat-2-4 | ||
| Intelsat-3 series (1 — 8) | 1968-09-19 — 1970-07-23 |
Intelsat-3 Intelsat-3-1 / Atlantic-3 (newspaper article) Intelsat-3-3 (newspaper article) Intelsat-3-3 (+ KH4B-6 + TACSAT-1) (newspaper article) | Intelsat-3 series | Intelsat-3+4+4A+6 series |
| Intelsat-4 series (1 — 8) | 1971-01-25 — 1975-05-22 |
Intelsat-4 Intelsat-4-4 Intelsat-4-8 | Intelsat-4 series | |
| Intelsat-4A series (1 — 6) | 1975-09-26 — 1978-03-31 |
Intelsat-4A Intelsat-4A | Intelsat-4A series | |
| Intelsat-5 series (1 — 9) | 1980-12-06 — 1984-06-09 | Intelsat-5 | Intelsat-5 series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| Intelsat-5A series (10 — 15) | 1985-03-23 — 1989-01-27 | Intelsat-5A | Intelsat-5A series | |
| Intelsat-6-1 | 1991-10-29 | Intelsat-6 | Intelsat-6 series | Intelsat-3+4+4A+6 series |
| Intelsat-6-2 | 1989-10-27 | |||
| Intelsat-6-3 [rocket-launched] | 1990-03-14 | |||
| Intelsat-6-3 [STS-49/Endeavour-repaired and re-deployed] | 1992-05-07 | |||
| Intelsat-6-4 | 1990-06-23 | |||
| Intelsat-6-5 | 1991-08-14 | |||
| Intelsat-K / now NSS-K | 1992-06-10 |
Intelsat-K Intelsat-K (sketch) | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | |
| Intelsat-7 series (1 — 5, and 9) | 1993-10-22 — 1996-06-15 |
Intelsat-7 Intelsat-7 Intelsat-7 (patch) | Intelsat-7 series | |
| Intelsat-7A series (6 — 8) | 1995-05-17 — 1996-02-14 | Intelsat-7A | Intelsat-7A series | |
| Intelsat-24 / formerly AMOS-1 | 1996-05-16 | AMOS-1 | AMOS | AMOS |
| Intelsat-8 series (1 — 4) | 1997-03-01 — 1997-12-22 |
Intelsat-8 Intelsat-8 | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| Intelsat Americas series (5 — 8, 9, 13), Telstar-5 — 8, 9, 13, now Galaxy-25 — 28, 19, 23 | 1997-05-24 — 2008-09-24 | |||
| Intelsat-8A series (5 — 6) | 1998-06-18 — 1998-02-27 | Intelsat-8A | ||
| Intelsat-APR-2 / Insat-2E | 1999-04-03 | Insat-2E | Insat [complete] | Insat [complete] |
| Intelsat-9 series (1 — 7) | 2001-06-09 — 2003-02-15 |
Intelsat-9 Intelsat-906 (launch) | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| Intelsat-10-01 | Canceled | |||
| Intelsat-10-02 | 2004-06-16 |
Intelsat-10-2 Intelsat-10-2 (photo from MEV-2) | ||
| Intelsat-11 / formerly Panamsat-11 | 2007-10-05 | Panamsat-11 | ||
| Intelsat-12 / formerly Panamsat-12 / formerly EuropeStar-1 | 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar-1 | ||
| Intelsat-15 | 2009-11-30 | Intelsat-15 | ||
| Intelsat-16 / formerly Panamsat-11R | 2010-02-12 | Intelsat-16 | ||
| Intelsat-17 | 2010-11-26 | Intelsat-17 | ||
| Intelsat-28 / New Dawn | 2011-04-22 | New Dawn | ||
| Intelsat-20 | 2012-08-02 | Intelsat-20 | ||
| Intelsat-21 | 2012-08-19 | Intelsat-21 | ||
| Intelsat-23 | 2012-10-14 | Intelsat-23 | ||
| Intelsat-25 / formerly ProtoStar-1 / formerly ZX-8 | 2008-07-07 | ProtoStar-1 | ||
| Intelsat-30 | 2014-10-16 | Intelsat-30 | ||
| Intelsat-31 | 2016-06-09 | |||
| Intelsat-34 / Hispasat-55W-2 | 2015-08-20 | Intelsat-34 | ||
| Intelsat-29e | 2016-01-27 | Intelsat-29e | ||
| Intelsat-33e | 2016-08-24 | Intelsat-33e | ||
| Intelsat-36 | 2016-08-24 | Intelsat-36 | ||
| Intelsat-32e / SkyBrasil-1 | 2017-02-14 | Intelsat-32e | ||
| Intelsat-35e | 2017-07-05 | Intelsat-35e | ||
| Intelsat-37e | 2017-09-29 | Intelsat-37e | ||
| Intelsat-38 / Azerspace-2 | 2018-09-25 | Azerspace-2 | ||
| Intelsat-39 | 2019-08-06 | Intelsat-39 | ||
| Intelsat-40e / TEMPO / ESSP-EVI1 | 2023-04-07 | Intelsat-40e / TEMPO | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| AMSC-1 / M-Sat-2 | 1995-04-07 | AMSC-1 | AMSC / M-Sat | AMSC / M-Sat |
| AMSC-2 / M-Sat-1 | 1996-04-20 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Anik-A1 / Telesat-1 (Telesat-A) | 1972-11-10 |
Anik-A Anik-A | Anik / Telesat | Anik / Telesat |
| Anik-A2 / Telesat-2 (Telesat-B) | 1973-04-19 | |||
| Anik-A3 / Telesat-3 (Telesat-C) | 1975-05-07 | |||
| Anik-B1 / Telesat-4 (Telesat-D) | 1978-12-15 |
Anik-B1 Anik-B1 | ||
| Anik-C1 / Telesat-9 (Telesat-I) / Nahuel-I1 / Brazil-1T [STS-51D/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-04-12 | Anik-C/D type | ||
| Anik-C2 / Telesat-7 (Telesat-G) / Nahuel-I2 [STS-7/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-06-18 | |||
| Anik-C3 / Telesat-6 (Telesat-E) [STS-5/Columbia-deployed] | 1982-11-11 | |||
| Anik-D1 / Telesat-5 (Telesat-F) | 1982-08-26 | |||
| Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 (Telesat-H) / next Satcom-4R / now Arabsat-1DR [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
| Anik-E1 | 1991-09-26 |
Anik-E1 Anik-E | ||
| Anik-E2 | 1991-04-04 | |||
| Anik-E2R / formerly Galaxy-3R | 1995-12-15 | |||
| Anik-F1 | 2000-11-21 | Anik-F1 | ||
| Anik-F1R | 2005-09-08 |
Anik-F1R Anik-F1R | ||
| Anik-F2 | 2004-07-18 | Anik-F2 | ||
| Anik-F3 | 2007-04-09 | Anik-F3 | ||
| Anik-G1 | 2013-04-15 | Anik-G1 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Nimiq-4i / formerly DirecTV-2 | 1994-08-03 | Nimiq | Nimiq | |
| Nimiq-2i/3 / formerly DirecTV-3 | 1995-06-10 | |||
| Nimiq-1 | 1999-05-20 |
Nimiq-1/2 type Nimiq-1/2 type | ||
| Nimiq-2 | 2002-12-29 | |||
| Nimiq-4 | 2008-09-19 | Nimiq-4 | ||
| Nimiq-5 | 2009-09-17 | Nimiq-5 | ||
| Nimiq-6 | 2012-05-17 | Nimiq-6 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Insat-1A | 1982-04-10 |
Insat Insat-1 Insat-1A | Insat [complete] | Insat [complete] |
| Insat-1B [STS-8/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-08-30 | |||
| Insat-1C | 1988-07-21 | |||
| Insat-1D | 1990-06-12 | Insat-1D (newspaper article) | ||
| Insat-2A / SARSAT | 1992-07-09 |
Insat-2 Insat-2 Insat-2A | ||
| Insat-2B / SARSAT | 1993-07-22 | |||
| Insat-2C / SARSAT | 1995-12-06 | Insat-2C | ||
| Insat-2D / SARSAT | 1997-06-04 | |||
| Insat-2DT / Arabsat-1C | 1992-02-26 | |||
| Insat-2E / Intelsat-APR-2 | 1999-04-03 | Insat-2E | ||
| Insat-3A / SARSAT | 2003-04-09 | Insat-3A | ||
| Insat-3B | 2000-03-21 | Insat-3B | ||
| Insat-3C | 2002-01-23 | Insat-3C | ||
| Insat-3D [meteorological only] / SARSAT | 2013-07-25 | Insat-3D | ||
| Insat-3DR [meteorological only] | 2016-09-08 | Insat-3DR | ||
| Insat-3DS [meteorological only] | 2024-02-17 | |||
| Insat-3E | 2003-09-27 | Insat-3E | ||
| Insat-4A | 2005-12-21 | Insat-4A | ||
| Insat-4B | 2007-03-11 | Insat-4B | ||
| Insat-4C [failed] | 2006-07-10 | Insat-4C | ||
| Insat-4CR | 2007-09-02 | |||
| Insat-4D (GSat-5) | 20xx | Insat-4D | ||
| Insat-4E (GSat-6) | 2015-08-27 | Insat-4E | ||
| Insat-4F (GSat-7) | 2013-08-29 | Insat-4F | ||
| Insat-4G (GSat-8) | 2011-05-20 |
Insat-4G GSat-8 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| NATO-1 (also known as IDCSP-1/27 or DSCS-1-1/27) | 1966-06-16 — 1968-06-13 | IDCSP | IDCSP | |
| NATO-2A | 1970-03-20 | NATO-2 | NATO | NATO |
| NATO-2B | 1971-02-03 | |||
| NATO-3A | 1976-04-22 | NATO-3A | ||
| NATO-3B | 1977-01-28 | |||
| NATO-3C | 1978-11-19 | |||
| NATO-3D | 1984-11-14 | |||
| NATO-4A | 1991-01-08 | NATO-4A | ||
| NATO-4B (USA-98) | 1993-12-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Symphonie-1 (Symphonie-A) | 1974-12-19 |
Symphonie-1 Symphonie-1 Symphonie (patch) Symphonie (patch) | Symphonie | Symphonie |
| Symphonie-2 (Symphonie-B) | 1975-08-27 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SIRIO-1 (SIRIO-A) | 1977-08-25 |
SIRIO-1 SIRIO | SIRIO | SIRIO |
| SIRIO-2 (SIRIO-B) [failed] | 1982-09-10 | SIRIO-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SICRAL-1 | 2001-02-07 | SICRAL-1 | SICRAL | SICRAL |
| SICRAL-1B | 2009-04-20 | |||
| SICRAL-2 / Syracuse-3C | 2015-04-26 | SICRAL-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| TV-Sat-1 | 1987-11-21 | TV-Sat-1 | TV-Sat | TV-Sat |
| TV-Sat-2 | 1989-08-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| TDF-1 | 1988-10-28 | TDF-1 | TDF | TDF |
| TDF-2 | 1990-07-24 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| OTS-1 (OTS-A) [failed] | 1977-09-13 |
OTS-1 OTS | OTS | OTS |
| OTS-2 (OTS-B) | 1978-05-11 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Astra-1A | 1988-12-11 |
Astra-1A Astra-1A | Astra | Astra |
| Astra-1B (like Intelsat-K) | 1991-03-02 | Astra-1B | ||
| Astra-1C | 1993-05-12 | Astra-1C/1D type | ||
| Astra-1D | 1994-11-01 | |||
| Astra-1E | 1995-10-19 | Astra-1E | ||
| Astra-1F | 1996-04-08 | |||
| Astra-1G | 1997-12-02 | Astra-2A | ||
| Astra-1H | 1999-06-18 | Astra-1H/2C type | ||
| Astra-1K [partial failure] | 2002-11-25 | Astra-1K | ||
| Astra-1KR | 2006-04-20 | Astra-1KR | ||
| Astra-1L | 2007-05-04 | Astra-1L | ||
| Astra-1M | 2008-11-05 | Astra-1M | ||
| Astra-1N | 2011-08-06 | Astra-1N | ||
| Astra-1P / SES-24 | 2024-06-20 | Astra-1P | ||
| Astra-1Q / SES-25 | 2025-? | Astra-1Q | ||
| Astra-2A | 1998-08-30 | Astra-2A | ||
| Astra-2B | 2000-09-14 | Astra-2B | ||
| Astra-2C | 2001-06-16 | Astra-2C/1H type | ||
| Astra-2D | 2000-12-20 | Astra-2D | ||
| Astra-2E | 2013-09-29 | Astra-2E | ||
| Astra-2F | 2012-09-28 | |||
| Astra-2G | 2014-12-27 | |||
| Astra-3A | 2002-03-29 | Astra-3A (similar to Astra-2D) | ||
| Astra-3B | 2010-05-21 | Astra-3B | ||
| Astra-4A / formerly AMC-12 | 2005-03-02 | AMC-12 | ||
| Astra-4B / formerly SES-5 | 2012-07-09 | SES-5 | ||
| Astra-5A / formerly Sirius-2 | 1997-11-12 | Sirius-2 | ||
| Astra-5B | 2014-03-22 | Astra-5B | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| GE-1 / AMC-1 | 1996-09-08 |
GE-1 GE-1/2/3 | GE / AMC | GE / AMC |
| GE-2 / AMC-2 | 1997-01-30 | |||
| GE-3 / AMC-3 / Eagle-1 | 1997-09-04 | |||
| GE-4 / AMC-4 | 1999-11-13 | GE-4 | ||
| GE-5 / AMC-5 | 1998-10-28 | GE-5 | ||
| GE-6 / AMC-6 | 2000-10-21 | |||
| GE-7 / AMC-7 | 2000-09-14 | |||
| GE-8 / AMC-8 | 2000-12-20 |
GE-8 GE-8 | ||
| GE-10 / now AMC-10 | 2004-02-05 | |||
| GE-11 / now AMC-11 | 2004-05-19 | |||
| GE-12 / now AMC-9 | 2003-06-06 | AMC-9 | ||
| AMC-16 | 2004-12-17 | |||
| AMC-12 / now Astra-4A | 2005-03-02 | AMC-12 | ||
| AMC-14 [partial failure] | 2008-03-14 | AMC-14 | ||
| AMC-15 | 2004-10-14 | AMC-15 | ||
| AMC-16 | 2004-12-17 | |||
| GE-18 / now AMC-18 | 2006-12-08 | |||
| AMC-21 | 2008-08-14 | AMC-21 | ||
| AMC-23 | 2005-12-29 | AMC-23 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SES-1 (ex AMC-4R) | 2010-04-24 | SES-1 | SES | SES |
| SES-2 (ex AMC-5R) | 2011-09-21 | SES-2 | ||
| SES-3 (ex AMC ground spare) | 2011-07-15 | |||
| SES-4 | 2012-02-14 | SES-4 | ||
| SES-5 / now Astra-4B | 2012-07-09 | SES-5 | ||
| SES-6 | 2013-06-03 | SES-6 | ||
| SES-7 / formerly Indostar-2 / formerly ProtoStar-2 | 2009-05-16 | SES-7 | ||
| SES-8 | 2013-12-03 | SES-8 | ||
| SES-9 | 2016-03-04 | SES-9 | ||
| SES-10 | 2017-03-30 | SES-10 | ||
| SES-11 / EchoStar-105 | 2017-10-11 | EchoStar-105/SES-11 | ||
| SES-12 | 2018-06-04 | SES-12 | ||
| SES-14 / GOLD | 2018-01-25 | SES-14/GOLD | ||
| SES-15 | 2017-05-18 | SES-15 | ||
| SES-16 / GovSat-1 | 2018-01-31 | SES-16 | ||
| SES-17 | 2021-10-24 | SES-17 | ||
| SES-18 | 2023-03-17 | SES-18 | ||
| SES-19 | 2023-03-17 | |||
| SES-20 | 2022-10-04 | SES-20 | ||
| SES-21 | 2022-10-04 | |||
| SES-22 | 2022-06-29 | SES-22 | ||
| SES-23 | 202x | |||
| SES-24 / Astra-1P | 2024-06-20 | Astra-1P | ||
| SES-25 / Astra-1Q | 2025-? | Astra-1Q | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Thor-1 / formerly MarcoPolo-2 | 1990-08-18 | MarcoPolo-1 | Thor | Thor |
| Thor-2 | 1997-05-21 | Thor-2 | ||
| Thor-3 | 1998-06-09 | |||
| Thor-5 (Thor-2r) | 2008-02-11 | Thor-2r | ||
| Thor-6 | 2009-10-29 | Thor-6 | ||
| Thor-7 | 2015-04-26 | Thor-7 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| HotBird-1 / formerly Eutelsat-2-F6X | 1995-03-28 | HotBird-1 | HotBird | HotBird |
| HotBird-2 | 1996-11-21 | HotBird-2 | ||
| HotBird-3 | 1997-09-02 | |||
| HotBird-4 | 1998-02-27 | |||
| HotBird-5 | 1998-10-09 | |||
| HotBird-6 (HotBird-13A) | 2002-08-21 | HotBird-6 | ||
| HotBird-7 [failed] | 2002-12-11 | HotBird-7 | ||
| HotBird-7A (HotBird-13E) | 2006-03-11 | HotBird-7A | ||
| HotBird-8 (HotBird-13B) | 2006-08-04 | HotBird-8 | ||
| HotBird-9 (HotBird-13C) | 2008-12-20 | |||
| HotBird-10 (HotBird-13D) | 2009-02-12 | |||
| HotBird-13F | 2022-10-15 | HotBird-13F | ||
| HotBird-13G | 2022-11-03 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Marisat-1 (Marisat-A) | 1976-02-19 |
Marisat-1 Marisat-1 | Marisat | Marisat |
| Marisat-2 (Marisat-B) | 1976-06-09 | |||
| Marisat-3 (Marisat-C) | 1976-10-14 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Marecs-1 (Marecs-A) | 1981-12-20 |
Marecs Marecs | Marecs | Marecs |
| Marecs-B [failed] | 1982-09-10 | |||
| Marecs-2 (Marecs-B2) | 1984-11-10 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Inmarsat-2-F1 | 1990-10-30 |
Inmarsat-2 Inmarsat-2 | Inmarsat | Inmarsat |
| Inmarsat-2-F2 | 1991-03-08 | |||
| Inmarsat-2-F3 | 1991-12-16 | |||
| Inmarsat-2-F4 | 1992-04-15 | |||
| Inmarsat-3-F1 | 1996-04-03 | Inmarsat-3 | ||
| Inmarsat-3-F2 | 1996-09-06 | |||
| Inmarsat-3-F3 | 1996-12-18 | |||
| Inmarsat-3-F4 | 1997-06-03 | |||
| Inmarsat-3-F5 | 1998-02-04 | |||
| Inmarsat-4-F1 | 2005-03-11 | Inmarsat-4 | ||
| Inmarsat-4-F2 | 2005-11-08 | |||
| Inmarsat-4-F3 | 2008-08-19 | |||
| Inmarsat-4A-F4 / Alphasat | 2013-07-25 | Alphasat | ||
| Inmarsat-5-F1 / GX-1 | 2013-12-08 | Inmarsat-5 | ||
| Inmarsat-5-F2 / GX-2 | 2015-02-01 | |||
| Inmarsat-5-F3 / GX-3 | 2015-08-28 | |||
| Inmarsat-5-F4 / GX-4 | 2017-05-15 | |||
| Inmarsat-S-EAN / HellasSat-3 | 2017-06-28 |
HellasSat-3 HellasSat-3 | ||
| Inmarsat-5-F5 / GX-5 | 2019-11-26 | Inmarsat-5-F5 | ||
| Inmarsat-6-F1 / GX-6A | 2021-12-22 | Inmarsat-6 | ||
| Inmarsat-6-F2 / GX-6B | 2023-02-18 | |||
| Inmarsat-7-F1 / GX-7 | 2024-? | Inmarsat-7 | ||
| Inmarsat-7-F2 / GX-8 | 202x | |||
| Inmarsat-7-F3 / GX-9 | 202x | |||
| Inmarsat-8-F1 | 2026-? | Inmarsat-8 | ||
| Inmarsat-8-F2 | 2026-? | |||
| Inmarsat-8-F3 | 2026-? | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Comstar-1A (Comstar-D1) | 1976-05-13 | Comstar-1 | Comstar | Comstar |
| Comstar-1B (Comstar-D2) | 1976-07-22 | |||
| Comstar-1C (Comstar-D3) | 1978-06-29 | |||
| Comstar-1D (Comstar-D4) | 1981-02-21 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| EchoStar-1 | 1995-12-28 | EchoStar-1 | EchoStar | EchoStar |
| EchoStar-2 | 1996-09-11 | |||
| EchoStar-3 | 1997-10-05 | EchoStar-3 | ||
| EchoStar-4 | 1998-05-07 | |||
| EchoStar-5 / now Ciel-1 | 1999-09-23 | |||
| EchoStar-6 / now Bermudasat-1 | 2000-07-14 | EchoStar-6 | ||
| EchoStar-7 | 2002-02-21 | |||
| EchoStar-8 | 2002-08-22 | EchoStar-8 | ||
| EchoStar-9 / was Telstar-13 / then Galaxy-23 | 2003-08-08 | |||
| EchoStar-10 | 2006-02-10 | EchoStar-10 | ||
| EchoStar-11 | 2008-11-16 | EchoStar-11 | ||
| EchoStar-12 / formerly Rainbow-1 | 2003-07-17 | EchoStar-12 | ||
| EchoStar-13 | Canceled | |||
| EchoStar-14 | 2010-03-20 | EchoStar-14 | ||
| EchoStar-T1 / formerly TerreStar-1 | 2009-07-01 | TerreStar-1 | ||
| EchoStar-15 | 2010-07-10 | EchoStar-11 (same as EchoStar-15) | ||
| EchoStar-16 | 2012-11-20 | EchoStar-16 | ||
| EchoStar-17 / Jupiter-1 | 2012-07-05 | EchoStar-17 | ||
| EchoStar-18 | 2016-06-18 | EchoStar-18 | ||
| EchoStar-19 / Jupiter-2 | 2016-12-18 | EchoStar-19 | ||
| EchoStar-T2 / formerly TerreStar-2 / now EchoStar-21 | 2017-06-08 | TerreStar-1 | ||
| EchoStar-105 / SES-11 | 2017-10-11 | EchoStar-105/SES-11 | ||
| EchoStar-23 | 2017-03-16 | EchoStar-23 | ||
| EchoStar-24 / Jupiter-3 | 2023-07-29 | EchoStar-24 | ||
| EchoStar-25 | 202x | EchoStar-25 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Spacenet-1 / now ChinaSat-5 | 1984-05-23 |
Spacenet-1 Spacenet-1 | Spacenet | Spacenet |
| Spacenet-2 / now ChinaSat-5R | 1984-11-10 | |||
| Spacenet-3 [failed] | 1985-09-12 | |||
| Spacenet-3R | 1988-03-11 | |||
| Spacenet-4 / formerly ASC-2 | 1991-04-13 |
ASC-2 ASC-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Spaceway-1 | 2005-04-26 | Spaceway | ||
| Spaceway-2 | 2005-11-16 | Spaceway-2 (with Telkom-2) | ||
| Spaceway-3 | 2007-04-18 | Spaceway-3 (with BSat-3a) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Brasilsat-A1 | 1985-02-08 | Brasilsat-A1 | Brasilsat | Brasilsat |
| Brasilsat-A2 | 1986-03-28 | |||
| Brasilsat-B1 | 1994-08-10 |
Brasilsat-B Brasilsat-B Brasilsat-B | ||
| Brasilsat-B2 | 1995-03-28 | |||
| Brasilsat-B3 | 1998-01-22 | |||
| Brasilsat-B4 | 2000-08-17 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SCD-1 | 1993-02-09 | SCD-1 | SCD | SCD |
| SCD-2A [failed] | 1997-11-02 | SCD-2 | ||
| SCD-2 | 1998-10-23 | |||
| SCD-3 | Canceled | SCD-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| StarOne-C1 | 2007-11-14 | StarOne-C1 | StarOne | StarOne |
| StarOne-C2 | 2008-04-18 | |||
| StarOne-C3 | 2012-11-10 | StarOne-C3 | ||
| StarOne-C4 | 2015-07-15 | StarOne-C4 | ||
| StarOne-D1 | 2016-12-21 | StarOne-D1 | ||
| StarOne-D2 | 2021-07-30 | StarOne-D2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Palapa-A1 | 1976-07-08 | Palapa-A1 | Palapa | Palapa |
| Palapa-A2 | 1977-03-10 | |||
| Palapa-B1 [STS-7/Challenger-deployed] | 1983-06-18 | Palapa-B1 | ||
| Palapa-B2 [STS-41B/Challenger-deployed] | 1984-02-03 | |||
| Palapa-B2 [STS-51A/Discovery-recovered] | 1984-11-08 | Palapa-B2 (capture by STS-51A) | ||
| Palapa-B2P | 1987-03-20 | |||
| Palapa-B2R | 1990-04-13 | |||
| Palapa-B4 | 1992-05-14 | |||
| Palapa-C1 / HGS-3 / Anatolia-1 / PakSat-1 | 1996-02-01 | Palapa-C | ||
| Palapa-C2 | 1996-05-16 | |||
| Palapa-N1 / Nusantara-2 [failed] | 2020-04-09 | Palapa-N1 | ||
| Palapa-D | 2009-08-31 | Palapa-D | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Telkom-1 | 1999-08-12 | Telkom-1 | Telkom | Telkom |
| Telkom-2 | 2005-11-16 |
Telkom-2 Telkom-2 | ||
| Telkom-3 | 2012-08-06 | Telkom-3 | ||
| Telkom-3S | 2017-02-14 | Telkom-3S | ||
| Telkom-4 / Merah Putih | 2018-08-07 | Telkom-4 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Skynet-1A | 1969-11-22 | Skynet-1A | Skynet | Skynet |
| Skynet-1B | 1970-08-19 | |||
| Skynet-2A [partial failure] | 1974-01-19 | Skynet-2A | ||
| Skynet-2B | 1974-11-23 | |||
| Skynet-3 | Canceled | |||
| Skynet-4A | 1990-01-01 | Skynet-4A | ||
| Skynet-4B | 1988-12-11 | |||
| Skynet-4C | 1990-08-30 | |||
| Skynet-4D | 1998-01-10 | |||
| Skynet-4E | 1999-02-26 | |||
| Skynet-4F | 2001-02-07 | |||
| Skynet-5A | 2007-03-11 |
Skynet-5 Skynet-5A | ||
| Skynet-5B | 2007-11-14 | |||
| Skynet-5C | 2008-06-12 | |||
| Skynet-5D | 2012-12-19 | |||
| Skynet-6A | 2025-? | Skynet-6A | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| MarcoPolo-1 / BSB-R1 / now Sirius-1 | 1989-08-27 | MarcoPolo-1 | Sirius | Sirius |
| MarcoPolo-2 / BSB-R2 / now Thor-1 | 1990-08-18 | Thor | Thor | |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| DFS-1 / Kopernikus-1 | 1989-06-05 | DFS | DFS / Kopernicus | DFS / Kopernicus |
| DFS-2 / Kopernikus-2 | 1990-07-24 | |||
| DFS-3 / Kopernikus-3 / now HellasSat-1 | 1992-10-12 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Sirius-1 / formerly MarcoPolo-1 / BSB-R1 | 1989-08-27 | MarcoPolo-1 | Sirius | Sirius |
| Sirius-2 / now Astra-5A | 1997-11-12 | |||
| Sirius-3 | 1998-10-05 | Sirius-3 | ||
| Sirius-4 | 2007-11-17 | Sirius-4 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Ayame-1 (ECS-A) [partial failure] | 1979-02-06 | Ayame-1 | Ayame / ECS | Ayame / ECS |
| Ayame-2 (ECS-B) | 1980-02-22 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Yuri-1 / BSE | 1978-04-07 | Yuri / BS | Yuri / BS | |
| Yuri-2a / BS-2a | 1984-01-23 | BS-2a | ||
| Yuri-2b / BS-2b | 1986-02-12 | |||
| Yuri-2x / BS-2x [failed] | 1990-02-22 |
BS-2x or BS-3h BS-2x or BS-3h | ||
| Yuri-3a / BS-3a | 1990-08-28 | BS-3a | ||
| Yuri-3h / BS-3h [failed] | 1991-04-18 |
BS-2x or BS-3h BS-2x or BS-3h | ||
| Yuri-3b / BS-3b | 1991-08-25 | |||
| Yuri-3n / BS-3n | 1994-07-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| BSat-1a | 1997-04-16 |
BSat-1a BSat-1a | BSat | BSat |
| BSat-1b | 1998-04-28 | |||
| BSat-2a | 2001-03-08 | BSat-2a | ||
| BSat-2b [partial failure] | 2001-07-12 | |||
| BSat-2c | 2003-06-11 | |||
| BSat-3a | 2007-08-14 | BSat-3a | ||
| BSat-3b | 2010-10-28 | BSat-3b | ||
| BSat-3c / JCSat-110R | 2011-08-06 | BSat-3c | ||
| BSat-4a | 2017-09-29 | BSat-4a | ||
| BSat-4b | 2020-08-15 | BSat-4b | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Sakura-1 / CS-1 | 1977-12-15 | CS-1 | Sakura / CS | Sakura / CS |
| Sakura-2a / CS-2a | 1983-02-04 | CS-2a | ||
| Sakura-2b / CS-2b | 1983-08-05 | |||
| Sakura-3a / CS-3a | 1988-02-19 | CS-3a | ||
| Sakura-3b / CS-3b | 1988-09-16 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| JCSat-1 | 1989-03-06 | JCSat-1 | JCSat | JCSat |
| JCSat-2 | 1990-01-01 | |||
| JCSat-3 | 1995-08-29 | JCSat-3/4 type | ||
| JCSat-4 | 1997-02-18 | |||
| JCSat-5 | 1997-12-02 | JCSat-5/6 type | ||
| JCSat-6 | 1999-02-16 | |||
| JCSat-7 / N-Sat-110 / Superbird-5 | 2000-10-06 |
N-Sat-110 N-Sat-110 | ||
| JCSat-8 | 2002-03-29 | JCSat-8 | ||
| JCSat-9 (JCSat-5a) / N-Star-d | 2006-04-12 | JCSat-9 | ||
| JCSat-10 | 2006-08-11 | JCSat-10 | ||
| JCSat-11 [failed] | 2007-05-09 | |||
| JCSat-12 | 2009-08-21 | |||
| JCSat-13 | 2012-05-15 | JCSat-13 | ||
| JCSat-110R / BSat-3c | 2011-08-06 | BSat-3c | ||
| JCSat-14 | 2016-05-06 | JCSat-14 | ||
| JCSat-15 | 2016-12-21 | JCSat-15 | ||
| JCSat-16 | 2016-08-14 | JCSat-16 | ||
| JCSat-18 / Kacific-1 | 2019-12-16 | JCSat-18 | ||
| JCSat-17 | 2020-02-18 | JCSat-17 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Superbird-A | 1989-06-05 | Superbird-A | Superbird | Superbird |
| Superbird-A1 | 1992-12-01 | |||
| Superbird-B [failed] | 1990-02-22 | |||
| Superbird-B1 | 1992-02-26 | |||
| Superbird-C | 1997-07-28 | Superbird-C | ||
| Superbird-4 (Superbird-B2) | 2000-02-18 | Superbird-4 | ||
| Superbird-5 (Superbird-D) / N-Sat-110 / JCSat-7 | 2000-10-06 |
N-Sat-110 N-Sat-110 | ||
| Superbird-6 (Superbird-A2) | 2004-04-16 | Superbird-6 | ||
| Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2008-08-14 | Superbird-7 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| N-Star-a | 1995-08-29 | N-Star-a | N-Star | N-Star |
| N-Star-b | 1996-02-05 | |||
| N-Star-c | 2002-07-05 | N-Star-c | ||
| N-Star-d / JCSat-9 (JCSat-5a) | 2006-04-12 | JCSat-9 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Eutelsat-1-F1 / ECS-1 | 1983-06-16 | Eutelsat-1 | Eutelsat / ECS | Eutelsat / ECS |
| Eutelsat-1-F2 / ECS-2 | 1984-08-04 | |||
| Eutelsat-1-F3 / ECS-3 [failed] | 1985-09-12 | |||
| Eutelsat-1-F4 / ECS-4 | 1987-09-16 | |||
| Eutelsat-1-F5 / ECS-5 | 1988-07-21 | |||
| Eutelsat-2-F1 | 1990-08-30 |
Eutelsat-2 Eutelsat-2 | ||
| Eutelsat-2-F2 | 1991-01-16 | |||
| Eutelsat-2-F3 | 1991-12-07 | |||
| Eutelsat-2-F4 | 1992-07-10 | |||
| Eutelsat-2-F5 | 1994-01-24 | |||
| Eutelsat-W2 | 1998-10-05 | Eutelsat-W2 | ||
| Eutelsat-W3, then Eutelsat-W6, then Eutelsat-21A | 1999-04-12 | |||
| Eutelsat-16C / formerly SESAT | 2000-04-17 | SESAT | ||
| Eutelsat-W1 | 2000-09-06 | Eutelsat-W1R | ||
| Eutelsat-12-West-A / Atlantic Bird-1 | 2002-08-28 | Atlantic Bird-1 | ||
| Eutelsat-12-West-B / Atlantic Bird-2 | 2001-09-25 | Atlantic Bird-2 | ||
| Eutelsat-5-West-A / formerly Stellat-5 / formerly Atlantic Bird-3 | 2002-07-05 |
Stellat-5 Atlantic Bird-3 | ||
| Eutelsat-W5, then Eutelsat-70A, then Eutelsat-25C, then Eutelsat-33B | 2002-11-20 | |||
| Eutelsat-5-West-B | 2019-10-09 | Eutelsat-5-West-B | ||
| Eutelsat-7-West-A / Nilesat-104 / formerly Atlantic Bird-7 | 2011-09-24 | Atlantic Bird-7 | ||
| eBird-1 / Eurobird-3 / Eutelsat-33A/31A | 2003-09-27 |
eBird-1 (round lid) eBird-1 (octagonal lid) | ||
| Eutelsat-W3A / Eutelsat-7A | 2004-03-15 | Eutelsat-W3A | ||
| Eutelsat-W2M | 2008-12-20 | Eutelsat-W2M | ||
| Eutelsat-W3B [partial failure] | 2010-10-28 | Eutelsat-W3B | ||
| Eutelsat-25B / Es'hail-1 | 2013-08-29 | Eutelsat-25B | ||
| Eutelsat-115-West-A / SatMex-5 (Morelos-3) | 1998-12-06 | SatMex-5 | ||
| Eutelsat-113-West-A / SatMex-6 (Morelos-4) | 2006-05-27 | SatMex-6 | ||
| Eutelsat-115-West-B / formerly SatMex-7 | 2015-03-02 |
SatMex-7 Eutelsat-115W-B (+ ABS-3A) | ||
| Eutelsat-117-West-A / formerly SatMex-8 | 2013-03-26 | SatMex-8 | ||
| Eutelsat-117-West-B / formerly SatMex-9 | 2016-06-15 | SatMex-9 | ||
| Eutelsat-8-West-B | 2015-08-20 | Eutelsat-8-West-B | ||
| Eutelsat-9B (with EDRS-A* payload) | 2016-01-29 | Eutelsat-9B | ||
| Eutelsat-65-West-A | 2016-03-09 | Eutelsat-65-West-A | ||
| Eutelsat-172B | 2017-06-01 | Eutelsat-172B | ||
| Eutelsat-7C | 2019-06-20 | Eutelsat-7C | ||
| Eutelsat-Konnect | 2020-01-16 | Eutelsat-Konnect | ||
| Eutelsat-36D | 2024-03-30 | Eutelsat-36D | ||
*EDRS = European Data Relay Satellite System
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Telecom-1A | 1984-08-04 | Telecom-1A | Telecom | Telecom |
| Telecom-1B | 1985-05-08 | |||
| Telecom-1C | 1988-03-11 | |||
| Telecom-2A | 1991-12-16 |
Telecom-2A Telecom-2 | ||
| Telecom-2B | 1992-04-15 | |||
| Telecom-2C | 1995-12-06 | |||
| Telecom-2D | 1996-08-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Syracuse-3A | 2005-10-13 | Syracuse-3 | Syracuse | Syracuse |
| Syracuse-3B | 2006-08-11 | |||
| Syracuse-3C / SICRAL-2 | 2015-04-26 | SICRAL-2 | ||
| Syracuse-4A / formerly Comsat-NG-1 | 2021-10-23 | Syracuse-4A | ||
| Syracuse-4B / formerly Comsat-NG-2 | 2023-07-05 | Syracuse-4B | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Aussat-A1 / Optus-A1 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-27 | Aussat-A | Aussat / Optus | Aussat / Optus |
| Aussat-A2 / Optus-A2 [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 | |||
| Aussat-A3 / Optus-A3 | 1987-09-16 | |||
| Aussat-B1 / Optus-B1 | 1992-08-13 | Optus-B | ||
| Aussat-B2 / Optus-B2 | 1992-12-21 | |||
| Aussat-B3 / Optus-B3 | 1994-08-27 | |||
| Optus-C1 | 2003-06-11 | |||
| Optus-D1 | 2006-10-13 | Optus-D1 | ||
| Optus-D2 | 2007-10-05 | Optus-D2 | ||
| Optus-D3 | 2009-08-21 | |||
| Optus-10 | 2014-09-11 | Optus-10 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Morelos-1 (Morelos-A) [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | Morelos-1 | Morelos | Morelos |
| Morelos-2 (Morelos-B) [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Solidaridad-1 | 1993-11-20 |
Solidaridad-1 Solidaridad-1/2 type | Solidaridad | Solidaridad |
| Solidaridad-2 | 1994-10-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SatMex-5 (Morelos-3) / Eutelsat-115-West-A | 1998-12-06 | SatMex-5 | SatMex | SatMex |
| SatMex-6 (Morelos-4) / Eutelsat-113-West-A | 2006-05-27 | SatMex-6 | ||
| SatMex-7 / now Eutelsat-115-West-B | 2015-03-02 | SatMex-7 | Eutelsat / ECS | Eutelsat / ECS |
| SatMex-8 / now Eutelsat-117-West-A | 2013-03-26 | SatMex-8 | ||
| SatMex-9 / now Eutelsat-117-West-B | 2016-06-15 | SatMex-9 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| MexSat-1 [failed] | 2015-05-15 | MexSat-1 | MexSat | MexSat |
| MexSat-2 | 2015-10-02 | |||
| MexSat-3 / Morelos-3 | 2012-12-19 | MexSat-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Hispasat-1A | 1992-09-10 | Hispasat-1A | Hispasat | Hispasat |
| Hispasat-1B | 1993-07-22 | |||
| Hispasat-1C | 2000-03-02 |
Hispasat-1C Hispasat-1C/1D type Hispasat-1C/1D type Hispasat-1C/1D type Hispasat-1C/1D type Hispasat-1C/1D type Hispasat-1D Hispasat-1D | ||
| Hispasat-1D | 2002-09-18 | |||
| Hispasat-1E | 2012-10-29 | Hispasat-1E | ||
| Hispasat-55W-2 / Intelsat-34 | 2015-08-20 | Intelsat-34 | ||
| Hispasat-AG1 / Hispasat 36W-1 | 2017-01-28 | Hispasat-AG1 | ||
| Hispasat-1F / now Hispasat 30W-6 | 2018-03-06 | Hispasat-1F | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Amazonas-1 / Hispasat-55W-1 | 2004-08-05 | Amazonas-1 | Amazonas | Amazonas |
| Amazonas-2 | 2009-10-01 | Amazonas-2 | ||
| Amazonas-3 | 2013-02-07 | Amazonas-3 | ||
| Amazonas-4A | 2014-03-22 | Amazonas-4A | ||
| Amazonas-4B | Canceled | |||
| Amazonas-5 | 2017-09-11 | Amazonas-5 | ||
| Amazonas-Nexus | 2023-02-07 | Amazonas-Nexus | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Italsat-1 | 1991-01-15 | Italsat-1 | Italsat | Italsat |
| Italsat-2 | 1996-08-08 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Measat-1 / now Africasat-1 | 1996-01-13 | Measat-1 | Measat | Measat |
| Measat-2 / now Africasat-2 | 1996-11-13 | |||
| Measat-3 | 2006-12-11 | Measat-3 | ||
| Measat-3a | 2009-06-21 | Measat-3a | ||
| Measat-3b / Jabiru-2 | 2014-09-11 |
Measat-3b Measat-3b Measat-3b | ||
| Measat-3d | 2022-06-22 | Measat-3d | ||
| Measat-4 | Canceled | |||
| Measat-5 / iPStar-1 / Thaicom-4 | 2005-08-11 | Thaicom-4 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Arabsat-1E / formerly Telstar-301 / Telstar-3A | 1983-07-28 |
Telstar-301 Telstar-3 Telstar-3 | Telstar | Telstar |
| Arabsat-1DR / formerly Satcom-4R / formerly Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | Anik / Telesat | Anik / Telesat | |
| Arabsat-1A | 1985-02-08 | Arabsat-1 | Arabsat | Arabsat |
| Arabsat-1B [STS-51G/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-06-17 | |||
| Arabsat-1C / Insat-2DT | 1992-02-26 | |||
| Arabsat-2A | 1996-07-09 | Arabsat-2 | ||
| Arabsat-2B | 1996-11-13 | |||
| Arabsat-2C / Badr-C / Panamsat-5 / now Intelsat-5 (new series?) | 1997-08-28 | Panamsat-5 | ||
| Arabsat-3A / Badr-3 | 1999-02-26 | Arabsat-3A | ||
| Arabsat-4A / Badr-1 [partial failure] | 2006-02-28 | Arabsat-4A | ||
| Arabsat-4B / Badr-4 | 2006-11-08 | |||
| Arabsat-4AR / Badr-6 | 2008-07-07 | |||
| Arabsat-5A | 2010-06-26 | Arabsat-5A | ||
| Arabsat-5B / Badr-5 | 2010-06-03 | Arabsat-5B | ||
| Arabsat-5C | 2011-09-21 | Arabsat-5C | ||
| Arabsat-6A | 2019-04-11 | Arabsat-6A | ||
| Arabsat-6B / Badr-7 | 2015-11-10 | Arabsat-6B | ||
| Arabsat-7A | 2026-? | Arabsat-7A | ||
| Arabsat-7B / Badr-8 | 2023-05-27 | Arabsat-7B | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Turksat-1A [failed] | 1994-01-24 | Turksat-1A | Turksat | Turksat |
| Turksat-1B | 1994-08-11 | |||
| Turksat-1C | 1996-07-09 | |||
| Turksat-2A / Eurasiasat-1 | 2001-01-10 | Turksat-2A | ||
| Turksat-3A | 2008-06-12 | |||
| Turksat-3uSat | 2013-04-26 | Turksat-3uSat | ||
| Turksat-4A | 2014-02-14 | Turksat-4A | ||
| Turksat-4B | 2015-10-16 | Turksat-4B | ||
| Turksat-5A | 2021-01-08 | Turksat-5A | ||
| Turksat-5B | 2021-12-19 | Turksat-5B | ||
| Turksat-6A | 2024-07-08 | Turksat-6A | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Panamsat-1 | 1988-06-15 | Panamsat-1 | Panamsat / PAS | Panamsat / PAS |
| Panamsat-2 / Intelsat-2 (new series?) | 1994-07-08 | Panamsat-2/3/3R/4 type | ||
| Panamsat-3 [failed] | 1994-12-01 | |||
| Panamsat-4 / Intelsat-4 (new series?) | 1995-08-03 | |||
| Panamsat-3R / Intelsat-3R (new series?) | 1996-01-12 | |||
| Panamsat-6 | 1997-08-07 | Panamsat-6/7/8 type | ||
| Panamsat-5 / Arabsat-2C / now Intelsat-5 (new series?) | 1997-08-28 | Panamsat-5 | ||
| Panamsat-22 / AsiaSat-3 / HGS-1 | 1997-12-24 | |||
| Panamsat-7 / Intelsat-7 (new series?) | 1998-09-16 |
Panamsat-6/7/8 type Panamsat-7 Panamsat-8 | ||
| Panamsat-8 / Intelsat-8 (new series?) | 1998-11-04 | |||
| Panamsat-6B / Intelsat-6B (new series?) | 1998-12-22 | Panamsat-6B | ||
| Panamsat-9 / Intelsat-9 (new series?) | 2000-07-28 | Panamsat-9 (same design as Galaxy-13 / Galaxy-13) | ||
| Panamsat-1R / Intelsat-1R (new series?) | 2000-11-16 | Panamsat-1R | ||
| Panamsat-10 / Intelsat-10 (new series?) | 2001-05-15 | |||
| Panamsat-11 / now Intelsat-11 | 2007-10-05 | Panamsat-11 | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| Panamsat-12 / now Intelsat-12 / formerly EuropeStar-1 | 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar-1 | ||
| Panamsat-11R / now Intelsat-16 | 2010-02-12 | Intelsat-16 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| ASC-1 [STS-51I/Discovery-deployed] | 1985-08-27 |
ASC-1 (in Shuttle cargo bay) ASC-1 (patch, with Shuttle) | ASC | ASC |
| ASC-2 / now Spacenet-4 | 1991-04-13 |
ASC-2 ASC-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| GStar-1 | 1985-05-08 | GStar-1 | GStar | GStar |
| GStar-2 | 1986-03-28 | |||
| GStar-3 | 1988-09-08 | |||
| GStar-4 | 1990-11-20 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SBS-1 (SBS-A) | 1980-11-15 |
SBS-1 SBS-1 | SBS | SBS |
| SBS-2 (SBS-B) | 1981-09-24 | |||
| SBS-3 (SBS-C) [STS-5/Columbia-deployed] | 1982-11-11 | SBS-3 (being deployed) | ||
| SBS-4 (SBS-D) [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | |||
| SBS-5 | 1988-09-08 | |||
| SBS-6 | 1990-10-12 |
SBS-6 SBS-6 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SDS-1 / Quasar-1 | 1976-06-02 | SDS / Quasar | SDS / Quasar | |
| SDS-2 / Quasar-2 | 1976-08-06 | |||
| SDS-3 / Quasar-3 | 1978-08-05 | |||
| SDS-4 / Quasar-4 | 1980-12-13 | |||
| SDS-5 / Quasar-5 / USA-4 | 1984-08-28 | |||
| SDS-6 / Quasar-6 / USA-9 | 1985-02-08 | |||
| SDS-7 / Quasar-7 / USA-21 | 1987-02-12 | |||
| SDS-2-1 / Quasar-8 / USA-40 [STS-28R/Columbia-deployed] | 1989-08-08 | SDS-2 | ||
| SDS-2-2 / Quasar-9 / USA-67 [STS-38/Atlantis-deployed] | 1990-11-16 | |||
| SDS-2-3 / Quasar-10 / USA-87 [STS-53/Discovery-deployed] | 1992-12-02 | |||
| SDS-2-4 / Quasar-11 / USA-125 | 1996-07-03 | |||
| SDS-3-1 / Quasar-12 / NROL-5 / USA-137 | 1998-01-29 | |||
| SDS-3-2 / Quasar-13 / NROL-10 / USA-155 | 2000-12-06 | |||
| SDS-3-3 / Quasar-14 / NROL-12 / USA-162 | 2001-10-11 | |||
| SDS-3-4 / Quasar-15 / NROL-1 / USA-179 | 2004-08-31 | |||
| SDS-3-5 / Quasar-16 / NROL-24 / USA-198 | 2007-12-10 | |||
| SDS-3-6 / Quasar-17 / NROL-27 / USA-227 | 2011-03-11 | |||
| SDS-3-7 / Quasar-18 / NROL-38 / USA-236 | 2012-06-20 | |||
| SDS-3-8 / Quasar-19 / NROL-33 / USA-252 | 2014-05-23 | |||
| SDS-4-1 / Quasar-20 / NROL-61 / USA-269 | 2016-07-28 | |||
| SDS-4-2 / Quasar-21 / NROL-52 / USA-279 | 2017-10-15 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Satcom-1 (Satcom-A) | 1975-12-12 |
Satcom-1 Satcom-1 | Satcom | Satcom |
| Satcom-2 (Satcom-B) | 1976-03-26 | |||
| Satcom-3 (Satcom-C) [partial failure] | 1979-12-07 | |||
| Satcom-3R (Satcom-D) | 1981-11-20 | |||
| Satcom-4 | 1982-01-16 | |||
| Satcom-5 / Aurora-1 | 1982-10-28 | |||
| Satcom-1R (Satcom-F) | 1983-04-11 | |||
| Satcom-2R (Satcom-H) | 1983-09-08 | |||
| Satcom-4R / formerly Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 / now Arabsat-1DR [STS-51A/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-11-08 | |||
| Satcom-Ku2 [STS-61B/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-11-27 | |||
| Satcom-Ku1 [STS-61C/Columbia-deployed] | 1986-01-12 |
Satcom-Ku1 Satcom-Ku1 (patch) | ||
| Satcom-C1 | 1990-11-20 | |||
| Satcom-C2 | Canceled | |||
| Satcom-C5 / Aurora-2 | 1991-05-29 | Satcom-C5 | ||
| Satcom-C4 | 1992-08-31 | |||
| Satcom-C3 | 1992-09-10 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Atlantic Bird-1 / Eutelsat-12-West-A | 2002-08-28 | Atlantic Bird-1 | Atlantic Bird-1 (Eutelsat-12-West-A, with MSG-1) | |
| Atlantic Bird-2 / Eutelsat-12-West-B | 2001-09-25 | Atlantic Bird-2 | Atlantic Bird-2 (Eutelsat-12-West-B) | |
| Atlantic Bird-3 / Stellat-5 / now Eutelsat-5-West-A | 2002-07-05 | Stellat-5 | Stellat-5 (with N-Star-c) | |
| Atlantic Bird-7 / now Eutelsat-7-West-A / Nilesat-104 | 2011-09-24 | Atlantic Bird-7 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| FltSatCom-1 | 1978-02-09 | FltSatCom-1 | FltSatCom | FltSatCom |
| FltSatCom-2 | 1979-05-04 | |||
| FltSatCom-3 | 1980-01-18 | |||
| FltSatCom-4 | 1980-10-31 | |||
| FltSatCom-5 [partial failure] | 1981-08-06 | |||
| FltSatCom-6 [failed] | 1987-03-26 | |||
| FltSatCom-7 / USA-20 | 1986-12-05 | FltSatCom-7 | ||
| FltSatCom-8 / USA-46 | 1989-09-25 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Orion-1 / Telstar-11 | 1994-11-29 | Telstar-11 | Telstar | Telstar |
| Orion-2 / Telstar-12 | 1999-10-19 | Telstar-12 | ||
| Orion-3 [failed] | 1999-05-05 | Orion-3 |
Orion-3 Orion-3 | |
* The Orion-series communications satellites from the 1990s should not be confused with the Orion-series military satellites from the 1980s, which go by the same name.
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Estrela do Sul-1 / Telstar-14 | 2004-01-11 | Telstar-14 | Telstar | Telstar |
| Estrela do Sul-2 / Telstar-14R | 2011-05-20 | Telstar-14R | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Galaxy-1 | 1983-06-28 | Galaxy-1 | Galaxy | Galaxy |
| Galaxy-1R [failed] | 1992-08-22 | |||
| Galaxy-1R2 | 1994-02-19 | |||
| Galaxy-2 | 1983-09-22 | |||
| Galaxy-3 | 1984-09-21 | |||
| Galaxy-4 | 1993-06-25 |
Galaxy-4 Galaxy-4 | ||
| Galaxy-5 | 1992-03-13 | |||
| Galaxy-6 | 1990-10-12 | |||
| Galaxy-7 | 1992-10-28 | |||
| Galaxy-3R (Galaxy-8 / now Anik-E2R) | 1995-12-15 | Galaxy-3R | ||
| Galaxy-10 [failed] | 1998-08-27 | Galaxy-10 | ||
| Galaxy-11 | 1999-12-21 | Galaxy-11 | ||
| Galaxy-10R | 2000-01-25 | Galaxy-4R/10R type (same design as Galaxy-13 / Galaxy-13) | ||
| Galaxy-4R | 2000-04-19 | |||
| Galaxy-16 | 2006-06-18 | Galaxy-16 | ||
| Galaxy-18 | 2008-05-21 | |||
| Galaxy-25 / was Telstar-5 / Intelsat Americas-5 | 1997-05-24 | Telstar-5/6/7 type | ||
| Galaxy-26 / was Telstar-6 / Intelsat Americas-6 | 1999-02-15 | |||
| Galaxy-27 / was Telstar-7 / Intelsat Americas-7 | 1999-09-25 | |||
| Galaxy-28 / was Telstar-8 / Intelsat Americas-8 | 2005-06-23 | Telstar-8 | ||
| Galaxy-23 / was Telstar-13 / Intelsat Americas-13 / now EchoStar-9 | 2003-08-08 | Telstar-13 | ||
| Galaxy-3C | 2002-06-15 | Galaxy-3C | ||
| Galaxy-12 | 2003-04-09 | Galaxy-12 | ||
| Galaxy-13 / Horizons-1 | 2003-10-01 |
Galaxy-13 Galaxy-13 | ||
| Galaxy-15 | 2005-10-13 | Galaxy-15 | ||
| Galaxy-17 | 2007-05-05 | Galaxy-17 | ||
| Galaxy-19 / was Intelsat Americas-9 | 2008-09-24 | Galaxy-19 | ||
| Galaxy-30 | 2020-08-15 | Galaxy-30 | ||
| Galaxy-33 | 2022-10-08 | Galaxy-33 | ||
| Galaxy-34 | 2022-10-08 | Galaxy-34 | ||
| Galaxy-31 | 2022-11-12 | Galaxy-31 | ||
| Galaxy-32 | 2022-11-12 | Galaxy-32 | ||
| Galaxy-35 | 2022-12-13 | |||
| Galaxy-36 | 2022-12-13 | |||
| Galaxy-37 (with Horizons-4 payload) | 2023-08-03 | Galaxy-37 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Globalstar-1+2+3+4 | 1998-02-14 |
Globalstar-1 Globalstar-1 (launch configuration) | Globalstar | Globalstar |
| Globalstar-5+7+9+10+11+12+13+16+17+18+20+21 [failed] | 1998-09-09 | |||
| Globalstar-6+8+14+15 | 1998-04-24 | |||
| Globalstar-2 (72-120) | 2010-10-19 → |
Globalstar-2 Globalstar-2 (launch configuration) | ||
| Globalstar-2-FM15 | 2022-06-19 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Kepler-8/15 [Transporter-1 group] | 2021-01-24 | Kepler-4 | ||
| Kepler-16/19 [Transporter-3 group] | 2022-01-13 | |||
| Kepler-20/21 [Transporter-7 group] | 2023-04-15 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SpaceBEE-5/7 [SmallSat Express group] | 2018-12-03 | SpaceBEE-10 | ||
| SpaceBEE-40/75 [Transporter-1 group] | 2021-01-24 | |||
| SpaceBEE-88/111 [Transporter-2 group] | 2021-06-30 | |||
| SpaceBEENZ-7/10 [Transporter-2 group] | 2021-06-30 | |||
| SpaceBEE-128/139 [Transporter-4 group] | 2022-04-01 | |||
| SpaceBEE-156/167 [Transporter-6 group] | 2023-01-03 | |||
| SpaceBEE-168/172 [Transporter-8 group] | 2023-06-12 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| DirecTV-1 | 1993-12-18 | DirecTV-1 | DirecTV | DirecTV |
| DirecTV-2 / now Nimiq-4i | 1994-08-03 | |||
| DirecTV-3 / now Nimiq-2i/3 | 1995-06-10 | |||
| DirecTV-1R | 1999-10-10 | DirecTV-1R | ||
| DirecTV-4S | 2001-11-27 | DirecTV-4S | ||
| DirecTV-7S | 2004-05-04 | DirecTV-7S | ||
| DirecTV-8 | 2005-05-22 | DirecTV-8 | ||
| DirecTV-9S | 2006-10-13 | DirecTV-7S | ||
| DirecTV-10 | 2007-07-07 | DirecTV-10 | ||
| DirecTV-11 | 2008-03-19 | |||
| DirecTV-12 | 2009-12-29 | |||
| DirecTV-14 | 2014-12-06 | DirecTV-14 | ||
| DirecTV-15 | 2015-05-27 | DirecTV-15 | ||
| AT&T-T-16 / DirecTV-16 | 2019-06-20 | AT&T-T-16 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| DFH-1 | 1970-04-24 | DFH-1 | DFH | DFH |
| DFH-2 series (1 — 2) | 1984-01-29 — 1984-04-08 | DFH-2 | ||
| DFH-2A series (1 — 5) | 1986-02-01 — 1991-12-28 | DFH-2A | ||
| DFH-3 series (1 — 2) | 1994-11-29 — 1997-05-11 | DFH-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| NSS-K / formerly Intelsat-K | 1992-06-10 |
Intelsat-K Intelsat-K (sketch) | NSS | NSS |
| NSS-7 | 2002-04-16 | NSS-7 | ||
| NSS-6 | 2002-12-17 | NSS-6 | ||
| NSS-8 [failed] | 2007-01-30 | NSS-8 | ||
| NSS-9 | 2009-02-12 | NSS-9 | ||
| NSS-12 | 2009-10-29 | NSS-12 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| AsiaSat-1 / formerly Westar-6 | 1990-04-07 | AsiaSat | AsiaSat | |
| AsiaSat-2 / now AMOS-5i | 1995-11-28 | AsiaSat-2 | ||
| AsiaSat-3 / HGS-1 / Panamsat-22 | 1997-12-24 |
AsiaSat-3 AsiaSat-3/3S | ||
| AsiaSat-3S | 1999-03-21 | |||
| AsiaSat-4 | 2003-04-11 | AsiaSat-4 (same design as Galaxy-13 / Galaxy-13) | ||
| AsiaSat-5 | 2009-08-11 | AsiaSat-5 | ||
| AsiaSat-7 / Thaicom-6A | 2011-11-25 | |||
| AsiaSat-6 / Thaicom-7 | 2014-09-07 | AsiaSat-6 | ||
| AsiaSat-8 / now AMOS-7 | 2014-08-05 | AsiaSat-8 | ||
| AsiaSat-9 | 2017-09-28 | AsiaSat-9 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| APStar-1 | 1994-07-21 | APStar-1 | APStar | APStar |
| APStar-2 | 1995-01-26 | APStar-2 | ||
| APStar-1A | 1996-07-03 | |||
| APStar-2R / Telstar-10 | 1997-10-16 | APStar-2R | Telstar | Telstar |
| APStar-5 / Telstar-18 | 2004-06-29 | |||
| APStar-6 | 2005-04-12 |
APStar-6 APStar-6 | APStar | APStar |
| APStar-7 | 2012-03-31 | APStar-7 | ||
| APStar-9 | 2015-10-16 | APStar-9 | ||
| APStar-6C | 2018-05-03 |
APStar-6C APStar-6C | ||
| APStar-6D | 2020-07-09 | APStar-6D | ||
| APStar-5C / Telstar-18V | 2018-09-10 | Telstar-18V | Telstar | Telstar |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| ChinaSat-5 / formerly Spacenet-1 | 1984-05-23 |
Spacenet-1 Spacenet-1 | Spacenet | Spacenet |
| ChinaSat-5R / formerly Spacenet-2 | 1984-11-10 | |||
| ChinaSat-20 / ZX-20 / (PRC) ST-1 | 2003-11-14 | (PRC) ST-1 | ChinaSat | ChinaSat |
| ChinaSat-22A / ZX-22A / FH-18 | 2006-09-12 | |||
| ChinaSat-6A / ZX-6A | 2010-09-04 | ZX-6A | ||
| ChinaSat-6B / ZX-6B | 2007-07-05 | ZX-6B | ||
| ChinaSat-7 / ZX-7 | 1996-08-18 | ZX-7 | ||
| ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / now ProtoStar-1 / Intelsat-25 | 2008-07-07 | ProtoStar-1 | ||
| ChinaSat-9 / ZX-9 | 2008-06-09 | ZX-9 | ||
| ChinaSat-10 / ZX-10 | 2011-06-20 |
(possible) ZX-10 ZX-10/11 type | ||
| ChinaSat-11 / ZX-11 | 2013-05-01 | |||
| ChinaSat-12 / ZX-12 / now ZX-15A | 2012-11-27 | ZX-12 | ||
| ChinaSat-15 / ZX-15 / Belintersat-1 / BelarusSat-1 | 2016-01-15 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| ABS-1A / formerly Koreasat-2 | 1996-01-14 | ABS | ABS | |
| ABS-2 / ST-3 / Koreasat-8 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 | ||
| ABS-2A | 2016-06-15 | ABS-2A | ||
| ABS-3 / formerly Koreasat-3 | 1999-09-04 | Koreasat-3 | ||
| ABS-3A | 2015-03-02 |
ABS-3A ABS-3A (+ Eutelsat-115W-B) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| GSat-1 (GramSat) | 2001-04-18 | GSat-1 | GSat | GSat |
| GSat-2 | 2003-08-05 | GSat-2 | ||
| GSat-3 (EduSat) | 2004-09-20 | GSat-3 | ||
| GSat-4 (HealthSat) [failed] | 2010-04-15 | GSat-4 | ||
| GSat-5 (Insat-4D) | 20xx | Insat-4D | Insat [complete] | Insat [complete] |
| GSat-6 (Insat-4E) | 2015-08-27 | Insat-4E | ||
| GSat-6A | 2018-03-29 | |||
| GSat-7 (Insat-4F) | 2013-08-29 | Insat-4F | ||
| GSat-8 (Insat-4G) | 2011-05-20 |
GSat-8 Insat-4G | ||
| GSat-9 | 2017-05-05 | GSat-9 | GSat | GSat |
| GSat-10 | 2012-09-28 | GSat-10 | ||
| GSat-11 | 2018-12-04 | GSat-11 | ||
| GSat-12 | 2011-07-15 | GSat-12 | ||
| GSat-12R | 2020-12-17 | |||
| GSat-14 | 2014-01-05 | GSat-14 | ||
| GSat-15 | 2015-11-10 | GSat-15 | ||
| GSat-16 | 2014-12-06 | GSat-16 | ||
| GSat-17 | 2017-06-28 | GSat-17 | ||
| GSat-18 | 2016-10-05 | GSat-18 | ||
| GSat-19 | 2017-06-05 | GSat-19 | ||
| GSat-20 | 2024-? | GSat-20 | ||
| GSat-24 | 2022-06-22 | GSat-24 | ||
| GSat-29 | 2018-11-14 | GSat-29 | ||
| GSat-30 | 2020-01-16 | GSat-30 | ||
| GSat-31 | 2019-02-05 | GSat-31 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Thaicom-1 | 1993-12-18 |
Thaicom-1 Thaicom-1 | Thaicom | Thaicom |
| Thaicom-2 | 1994-10-08 | |||
| Thaicom-3 | 1997-04-17 |
Thaicom-5 Thaicom-5 | ||
| Thaicom-5 | 2006-05-27 | |||
| Thaicom-4 / iPStar-1 / Measat-5 | 2005-08-11 | Thaicom-4 | ||
| Thaicom-6 / Africom-1 | 2014-01-06 | Thaicom-6 | ||
| Thaicom-6A / AsiaSat-7 | 2011-11-25 | |||
| Thaicom-7 / AsiaSat-6 | 2014-09-07 | AsiaSat-6 | ||
| Thaicom-8 | 2016-05-27 | Thaicom-8 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Vinasat-1 | 2008-04-18 | Vinasat-1 | Vinasat | Vinasat |
| Vinasat-2 | 2012-05-15 | Vinasat-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| AMOS-1 / now Intelsat-24 | 1996-05-16 | AMOS-1 | AMOS | AMOS |
| AMOS-2 | 2003-12-27 | AMOS-2 | ||
| AMOS-3 | 2008-04-28 | AMOS-3 | ||
| AMOS-4 | 2013-08-31 | AMOS-4 | ||
| AMOS-5 | 2011-12-11 | AMOS-5 | ||
| AMOS-5i / formerly AsiaSat-2 | 1995-11-28 | AsiaSat-2 | ||
| AMOS-6 [explosion] | 2016-09-01 |
AMOS-6 AMOS-6 | ||
| AMOS-7 / formerly AsiaSat-8 | 2014-08-05 | AsiaSat-8 | ||
| AMOS-8 | 202x | AMOS-8 | ||
| AMOS-17 | 2019-08-06 | AMOS-17 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| KazSat-1 | 2006-06-17 | KazSat-1 | KazSat | KazSat |
| KazSat-2 | 2011-07-15 | KazSat-2 | ||
| KazSat-3 | 2014-04-28 |
KazSat-3 KazSat-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| IDCSP-1 — 7 / DSCS-1-1 — 7 | 1966-06-16 |
IDCSP IDCSP IDCSP-1/7 (+ GGTS-1) (newspaper article) IDCSP-1/7 (+ GGTS-1) (newspaper article) IDCSP-1/7 (+ GGTS-1) (newspaper article) IDCSP-1/7 (+ GGTS-1) (newspaper article) | IDCSP | IDCSP |
| IDCSP-8 — 14 / DSCS-1-8 — 14 [failed] | 1966-08-26 | IDCSP-8/14 (+ GGTS-2) (newspaper article) | ||
| IDCSP-8 — 15 / DSCS-1-8 — 15 [redo] | 1967-01-18 | |||
| IDCSP-16 — 19 / DSCS-1-16 — 19 | 1967-07-01 | |||
| IDCSP-20 — 27 / DSCS-1-20 — 27 | 1968-06-13 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| DSCS-1-1/27 or IDCSP-1/27 (also known as NATO-1) | 1966-06-16 — 1968-06-13 | DSCS | DSCS | |
| DSCS-2-1/2 | 1971-11-03 |
DSCS-2 DSCS-2 | ||
| DSCS-2-3/4 | 1973-12-13 | |||
| DSCS-2-5/6 | 1975-05-20 | |||
| DSCS-2-7/8 | 1977-05-12 | |||
| DSCS-2-9/10 [failed] | 1978-03-25 | |||
| DSCS-2-11/12 | 1978-12-13 | |||
| DSCS-2-13/14 | 1979-11-21 | |||
| DSCS-3-B4/B5 / USA-11/12 [STS-51J/Atlantis-deployed] | 1985-10-03 |
DSCS-3 DSCS-3 (patch) DSCS-3 (patch) | ||
| DSCS-2-15 / USA-43 | 1989-09-04 | |||
| DSCS-2-16 / USA-43 | 1982-10-30 | |||
| DSCS-3-A1 | 1982-10-30 | |||
| DSCS-3-A2 / USA-44 | 1989-09-04 | |||
| DSCS-3-B14 / USA-78 | 1992-02-11 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| AEHF-1 / USA-214 | 2010-08-14 |
AEHF-1 AEHF | AEHF | AEHF |
| AEHF-2 / USA-235 | 2012-05-04 | |||
| AEHF-3 / USA-246 | 2013-09-18 | |||
| AEHF-4 / USA-288 | 2018-10-17 | |||
| AEHF-5 / USA-292 | 2019-08-08 | |||
| AEHF-6 / USA-298 | 2020-03-26 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| WGS-1 / USA-195 | 2007-10-11 | WGS-1 | ||
| WGS-2 / USA-204 | 2009-04-04 | |||
| WGS-3 / USA-211 | 2009-12-06 | |||
| WGS-4 / USA-233 | 2012-01-20 | WGS-4 | ||
| WGS-5 / USA-243 | 2013-05-25 | |||
| WGS-6 / USA-244 | 2014-08-08 | |||
| WGS-7 / USA-263 | 2015-07-24 | |||
| WGS-8 / USA-272 | 2016-12-07 | |||
| WGS-9 / USA-275 | 2017-03-19 | WGS-9 | ||
| WGS-10 / USA-291 | 2019-03-16 | WGS-10 | ||
| WGS-11 | 2024-? | WGS-11 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| TacSat-2 | 2006-12-16 | TacSat-2 | ||
| TacSat-3 | 2009-05-19 | TacSat-3 |
TacSat-3 (+ others) TacSat-3 (+ others) (back) | |
| TacSat-4 | 2011-09-27 | TacSat-4 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| pre-Molniya-1 / Kosmos-41 [partial failure] | 1964-08-22 | Molniya | Molniya | |
| Molniya-1 series (1-1 — 1-31) | 1965-04-23 — 1975-09-02 |
Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 Molniya-1 | ||
| Molniya-1S-1 | 1974-07-29 | Molniya-1S | ||
| Molniya-1T series (1-32 — 1-93) | 1976-01-22 — 2004-02-18 | |||
| Molniya-2 series (2-1 — 2-17) | 1971-11-24 — 1977-02-11 | Molniya-2 | ||
| Molniya-3 series (3-1 — 3-50) | 1974-11-21 — 1999-07-08 |
Molniya-3 Molniya-3 | ||
| Molniya-3K series (3K-1 — 3K-3) | 2001-07-20 — 2008-? | Molniya-3K | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Strela-1 #1 / Kosmos-38 | 1964-08-18 | Strela-1 (Kosmos-38) | Strela | Strela |
| Strela-1 #2 / Kosmos-39 | ||||
| Strela-1 #3 / Kosmos-40 | ||||
| Strela-1 #4 / Kosmos-42 | 1964-08-22 | |||
| Strela-1 #5 / Kosmos-43 | ||||
| Strela-1 #6 / Kosmos-(49) [failed] | 1964-10-23 | |||
| Strela-1 #7 / Kosmos-(50) [failed] | ||||
| Strela-1 #8 / Kosmos-(51) [failed] | ||||
| Strela-1 #9 / Kosmos-54 | 1965-02-21 | |||
| Strela-1 #10 / Kosmos-55 | ||||
| Strela-1 #11 / Kosmos-56 | ||||
| Strela-1 #12 / Kosmos-61 | 1965-03-15 | |||
| Strela-1 #13 / Kosmos-62 | ||||
| Strela-1 #14 / Kosmos-63 | ||||
| Strela-1 #15 / Kosmos-71 | 1965-07-16 | |||
| Strela-1 #16 / Kosmos-72 | ||||
| Strela-1 #17 / Kosmos-73 | ||||
| Strela-1 #18 / Kosmos-74 | ||||
| Strela-1 #19 / Kosmos-75 | ||||
| Strela-1 #20 / Kosmos-80 | 1965-09-03 | |||
| Strela-1 #21 / Kosmos-81 | ||||
| Strela-1 #22 / Kosmos-82 | ||||
| Strela-1 #23 / Kosmos-83 | ||||
| Strela-1 #24 / Kosmos-84 | ||||
| Strela-1 #25 / Kosmos-86 | 1965-09-18 | |||
| Strela-1 #26 / Kosmos-87 | ||||
| Strela-1 #27 / Kosmos-88 | ||||
| Strela-1 #28 / Kosmos-89 | ||||
| Strela-1 #29 / Kosmos-90 | ||||
| Strela-1M (series) | 1970-04-25 — 1992-06-03 | Strela-1M | ||
| Strela-3 #137 / Kosmos-2437 | 2008-05-23 | |||
| Strela-3 #138 / Kosmos-2438 | ||||
| Strela-3 #139 / Kosmos-2439 | ||||
| Strela-3 #140 / Kosmos-2451 | 2009-07-06 | |||
| Strela-3 #141 / Kosmos-2453 | ||||
| Strela-3 #142 / Kosmos-2467 | 2010-09-08 | |||
| Strela-3 #143 / Kosmos-2481 | 2012-05-17 | |||
| Strela-3M #4 / Rodnik-S #4 / Kosmos-2482 | 2012-05-17 | |||
| Strela-3M #5 / Rodnik-S #5 / Kosmos-2483 | ||||
| Strela-3M #6 / Rodnik-S #6 / Kosmos-2484 | ||||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Raduga-Gran (series) | 1975-12-22 — 1999-07-05 | Raduga-Gran | Raduga | Raduga |
| Raduga-1 / Raduga-Globus (series) | 1989-06-21 — 2009-02-28 | Raduga-Globus | ||
| Raduga-1M / Raduga-Globus-M (series) | 2007-12-09 — 2013-11-11 | Raduga-M1 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Ekspress-1 | 1994-10-13 |
Ekspress Ekspress-1 Ekspress-AT1 Ekspress-AT2 Ekspress-AT2 Ekspress-MD1 | Ekspress | Ekspress |
| Ekspress-2 | 1996-09-26 | |||
| Ekspress-A (series) | 1999-10-27 — 2000-06-24 | Ekspress-A | ||
| Ekspress-AM (series) | 2004-10-30 → |
Ekspress-AM Ekspress-AM6 Ekspress-AM33/AM44 type | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Luch-1 | 1994-12-16 | Luch | Luch | Luch |
| Luch-5A / GEOSAR | 2011-12-11 | Luch-5A | ||
| Luch-5B | 2012-11-02 | Luch-5B | ||
| Luch-5V / GEOSAR | 2014-04-28 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Gonets (series) | 1996-02-19 — 2001-12-28 | Gonets-D1 | Gonets | Gonets |
| Gonets-M5/M6/M7 | 2013-09-11 | Gonets-M | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Meridian (series) | 2006-12-24 — 2014-10-30 | Meridian |
"Meridian" "Meridian" "Meridian" (fdc) "Meridian" (fdc) | |
| Meridian-M (series) | 2019-07-30 → | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Yamal-101, Yamal-102 | 1999-09-06 | Yamal-101 | ||
| Yamal-300K | 2012-11-02 | Yamal-300K |
"Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" | |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| HYLAS-1 | 2010-11-26 |
HYLAS-1 HYLAS-1 | HYLAS | HYLAS |
| HYLAS-2 | 2012-08-02 | HYLAS-2 | ||
| HYLAS-3 (with EDRS-C* payload) | 2019-08-06 | HYLAS-3 | ||
| HYLAS-4 | 2018-04-05 | HYLAS-4 | ||
*EDRS = European Data Relay Satellite System
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| XM-1 / Roll | 2001-08-05 | XM-1 | Sirius-XM | Sirius-XM |
| XM-2 / Rock | 2001-03-18 | |||
| XM-3 / Rhythm | 2005-03-01 | XM-4 | ||
| XM-4 / Blues | 2006-10-30 | |||
| XM-5 | 2010-10-14 | XM-5 | ||
| SXM-7 | 2020-12-13 | SXM-7 | ||
| SXM-8 | 2021-06-06 | |||
| SXM-9 | 2024-? | |||
| SXM-10 | 202x | |||
| SXM-11 | 202x | |||
| SXM-12 | 202x | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Arsat-1 | 2014-10-16 |
Arsat-1 (early-design?) Arsat-1 | Arsat | Arsat |
| Arsat-2 | 2015-09-30 | Arsat-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Koreasat-1 / Mugunghwa-1 / now EuropeStar-B [partial failure] | 1995-08-05 |
Koreasat-1 Koreasat-1 (launch) | Koreasat / Mugunghwa | Koreasat / Mugunghwa |
| Koreasat-2 / Mugunghwa-2 / now ABS-1A | 1996-01-14 | |||
| Koreasat-3 / Mugunghwa-3 / now ABS-3 | 1999-09-04 | Koreasat-3 | ||
| Koreasat-4 / Mugunghwa-4 | Unknown | |||
| Koreasat-5 / Mugunghwa-5 / ANASIS-1 | 2006-08-22 | Koreasat-5 | ||
| Koreasat-5A / Mugunghwa-5A | 2017-10-30 |
Koreasat-5A Koreasat-5A (patch) | ||
| Koreasat-6 / Olleh-1 | 2010-12-29 | Koreasat-6 | ||
| Koreasat-6A / Mugunghwa-6A | 2024-? | Koreasat-6A | ||
| Koreasat-7 / Mugunghwa-7 | 2017-05-04 | Koreasat-7 | ||
| Koreasat-8 / Mugunghwa-8 / ABS-2 / ST-3 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| HellasSat-1 / formerly DFS-3 / Kopernikus-3 | 1992-10-12 | HellasSat | HellasSat | |
| HellasSat-2 | 2003-05-13 | HellasSat-2 | ||
| HellasSat-3 / Inmarsat-S-EAN | 2017-06-28 |
HellasSat-3 HellasSat-3 | ||
| HellasSat-4 / SaudiGeoSat-1 | 2019-02-05 | HellasSat-4 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Nilesat-101 | 1998-04-28 | Nilesat-101 | Nilesat | Nilesat |
| Nilesat-102 | 2000-08-17 | |||
| Nilesat-104 / Eutelsat-7-West-A / formerly Atlantic Bird-7 | 2011-09-24 | |||
| Nilesat-201 | 2010-08-04 |
Nilesat-201 Nilesat-201 (under construction) Nilesat-201 (under construction) | ||
| Nilesat-301 | 2022-06-08 |
Nilesat-301 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Thuraya-1 | 2000-10-21 | Thuraya-1 | Thuraya | Thuraya |
| Thuraya-2 | 2003-06-10 | Thuraya-2 | ||
| Thuraya-3 | 2008-01-15 | |||
| Thuraya-4 | 2024-? | Thuraya-4 | ||
| Thuraya-5 | 20xx | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| YahSat-1A / Al Yah-1 | 2011-04-22 | YahSat-1A | YahSat | YahSat |
| YahSat-1B / Al Yah-2 | 2012-04-23 | YahSat-1B | ||
| Al Yah-3 (with SES-14/GOLD) | 2018-01-25 | Al Yah-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Orbcomm-X | 1991-07-17 | Orbcomm-X | Orbcomm | Orbcomm |
| Orbcomm-FM05/FM12 | 1997-12-23 | Orbcomm-FM | ||
| Orbcomm-FM03/FM04 | 1998-02-10 | |||
| Orbcomm-FM101 [Dragon-CRS-1 launched] [partial failure] | 2012-10-08 (launched to ISS) 2012-10-08 (deployed before docking with the ISS) | |||
| Orbcomm-FM105/FM119 | 2015-12-21 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Iridium (series: 1 — 98) | 1995-05-05 — 2002-02-20 | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium |
| Iridium-NEXT (series: 101 →) | 2017-01-14 → |
Iridium-NEXT Iridium-NEXT-110/147/152/161/162 (+ GRACE-FO-1/2) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Azerspace-1 / AfricaSat-1a | 2013-02-07 | Azerspace-1 | Azerspace | Azerspace |
| Azerspace-2 / Intelsat-38 | 2018-09-25 | Azerspace-2 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Rascom-QAF-1 | 2007-12-21 | Rascom-QAF-1 | Rascom | Rascom |
| Rascom-QAF-1R | 2010-08-04 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Comsat-Bw-1 | 2009-10-01 | Comsat-Bw-1 | Comsat-Bw-1 (with Amazonas-2) | |
| Comsat-Bw-2 | 2010-05-21 | Comsat-Bw-2 (with Astra-3B) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Es'hail-1 / Eutelsat-25B | 2013-08-29 | Eutelsat-25B | ||
| Es'hail-2 / OSCAR-100 | 2018-11-15 | Es'hail-2 | OSCAR-100 | |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SkyMuster-1 / NBN-Co-1A | 2015-09-30 | SkyMuster-1/2 type | SkyMuster (Sky Muster) | SkyMuster (Sky Muster) |
| SkyMuster-2 / NBN-Co-1B | 2016-10-05 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Horizons-1 / Galaxy-13 | 2003-10-01 |
Galaxy-13 Galaxy-13 | Galaxy | Galaxy |
| Horizons-2 | 2007-12-21 | Horizons-2 | Horizons-2 (with Rascom-QAF-1) | |
| Horizons-3e | 2018-09-25 | Horizons-3e | Horizons-3e (with Intelsat-48/Azerspace-2) | |
| Horizons-4 payload (on Galaxy-37) | 2023-08-03 | Galaxy-37 | Galaxy | Galaxy |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| MUOS-1 | 2012-02-24 | MUOS-1 | ||
| MUOS-2 | 2013-07-19 | "MUOS-2" | ||
| MUOS-3 | 2015-01-21 | |||
| MUOS-4 | 2015-09-02 | |||
| MUOS-5 | 2016-06-24 | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| ST-1 | 1998-08-27 | ST-1 | ST-1 | |
| ST-2 | 2011-05-20 | ST-2 | ST-2 (with Insat-4G / GSat-8) | |
| ST-3 / ABS-2 / Koreasat-8 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 | ABS | ABS |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| UFO-1/2/3 (block-1 series) / USA-95/104 | 1993-03-25 — 1994-06-24 | UFO (block-1) |
UFO [probable illegal issue] UFO | |
| UFO-4/5/6/7 (block-2 series) / USA-108/111/114/127 | 1995-01-29 — 1996-07-25 | UFO (block-2) | ||
| UFO-8/9/10 (block-3 series) / USA-138/141/146 | 1998-06-13 — 1999-11-23 | UFO (block-3) | ||
| UFO-11 (block-4) / USA-174 | 2003-12-18 | UFO (block-4) | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| CBAS-1 / USA-283 / AFSPC-11 | 2018-04-14 | |||
| CBAS-2 / USA-342 / USSF-67 | 2023-01-15 |
CBAS-2 (+ LDPE-3A) (Lollini) CBAS-2 (+ LDPE-3A) (Ranski) CBAS-2 (+ LDPE-3A) (Ranski, back) CBAS-2 (+ LDPE-3A) (mission patch) | ||
| CBAS-3 | 202x | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Starlink block 0.9 | 2019-05-24 | Starlink-v0.9 | Starlink | Starlink |
| Starlink block v1.0 | 2019-11-11 — 2021-05-26 | |||
| Starlink block v1.5 | 2021-09-14 — 2023-01-31 | |||
| Starlink block v2-Mini | 2023-02-27 → | |||
| Starlink block v2-Mini-D2C | 2024-05-10 → | |||
| Starlink block v2.0 | 202x → | |||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| EuropeStar-B / formerly Koreasat-1 [partial failure] | 1995-08-05 | |||
| EuropeStar-1 / next Panamsat-12 / now Intelsat-12 | 2000-10-29 | EuropeStar-1 | EuropeStar-1 | |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| AfriStar / now Spectrum-2 | 1998-10-28 | AfriStar | AfriStar | AfriStar |
| AsiaStar / now Spectrum-1 | 2000-03-21 | AsiaStar | AsiaStar | AsiaStar |
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| O3b-1/12 | 2013-06-25 — 2014-12-18 |
O3b O3b-1/12 type | O3b | O3b |
| O3b-13/20 | 2018-09-03 — 2019-04-04 | O3b-13/20 type | ||
| O3b-mPower-1/13 (O3b-21/33) | 2022-12-16 → | O3b-21/33 type | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| ViaSat-1 | 2011-10-19 | ViaSat-1 | ViaSat | ViaSat |
| ViaSat-2 | 2017-06-01 |
ViaSat-2 ViaSat-2 | ||
| ViaSat-3 Americas | 2023-05-01 | ViaSat-3 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| Nusantara-1 / Nusantara Satu / PSN-6 | 2019-02-22 | Nusantara-1 | Nusantara-1 (with S5) | |
| Nusantara-2 / Nusantara Dua / Palapa-N1 [failed] | 2020-04-09 | Palapa-N1 | ||
| Nusantara-3 / Nusantara Tiga / Satria-1 | 2023-06-18 | Satria-1 | Nusantara-3 | |
| Nusantara-5 / Nusantara Lima | 2024-? | Nusantara-5 | ||
| Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
| SCORE / Chatterbox | 1958-12-18 | SCORE | SCORE | SCORE |
| Advent | Canceled | Advent | ||
| TACOMSAT-1 / TACSAT-1 (older) | 1969-02-09 |
TACOMSAT TACSAT-1 (+ KH4B-6 + Intelsat-3-3) (newspaper article) | TACOMSAT | TACOMSAT |
| BATSat / Teledesic-T1 | 1988-02-25 | BATSat | BATSat (with Explorer-72) | |
| SECS | 1990-04-05 | SECS |
SECS (+ PegSat) SECS (+ PegSat) | |
| ACTS [STS-51/Discovery-deployed] | 1993-09-12 |
ACTS ACTS | ACTS | ACTS |
| Healthsat-2 / now WavSat-1 | 1993-09-26 | Healthsat-2 | Healthsat-2 (with SPOT-3 and OSCAR-25/28) | |
| MUBLCOM | 1999-05-18 | MUBLCOM | MUBLCOM (with Explorer-76) | |
| ICO-F2 | 2001-06-19 | ICO-F1/F2 type | "ICO"-F1/F2 | |
| PCSat-1 / OSCAR-44 | 2001-08-31 |
OSCAR-44 OSCAR-44 | PCSat-1 / OSCAR-44 | |
| PCSat-2 [amateur radio, but not an OSCAR; not a satellite: carried and attached to the ISS by STS-114, removed from the ISS and returned to Earth by STS-115] | 2005-08-03 (start of operations) | PCSat-2 | ||
| WildBlue-1 | 2006-12-08 | WildBlue-1 | WildBlue-1 (with AMC-18) | |
| ProtoStar-1 / now Intelsat-25 / formerly ZX-8 | 2008-07-07 | ProtoStar-1 | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| ProtoStar-2 / Indostar-2 / now SES-7 | 2009-05-16 | SES-7 | ||
| TerreStar-1 / now EchoStar-T1 | 2009-07-01 | TerreStar-1 | TerreStar-1 (EchoStar-T1) | |
| Hermes [failed] | 2011-03-04 | Hermes | Hermes (with Glory) | |
| New Dawn / Intelsat-28 | 2011-04-22 | New Dawn | Intelsat-5+7 and later series | Intelsat-5+7 and later series |
| TerreStar-2 / EchoStar-T2 / now EchoStar-21 | 2017-06-08 | TerreStar-1 | TerreStar-2 (EchoStar-21) | |
| BlueWalker-3 | 2022-09-11 |
BlueWalker-3 BlueWalker-3 | ||
| Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
| CTS-A (CAS-C) / Hermes | Canada-USA | 1976-01-17 | CTS | CTS / Hermes | CTS / Hermes |
| Ekran (series) | Russia/USSR | 1976-10-26 — 2001-04-07 | Ekran | Ekran | Ekran |
| Gorizont-1/33 (series) | Russia/USSR | 1978-12-19 — 2000-06-06 | Gorizont | Gorizont | Gorizont |
| APPLE | India (ISRO) | 1981-06-19 | APPLE | APPLE | APPLE |
| Potok / Gezier (series) | Russia | 1982-05-17 — 2000-07-04 | Potok | "Potok" | |
| Tele-X | Sweden, Norway, and Finland | 1989-04-02 | Tele-X | Tele-X | Tele-X |
| Olympus / L-Sat | Europe (ESA) | 1989-07-12 |
Olympus Olympus Olympus Olympus (patch) | Olympus / L-Sat | Olympus / L-Sat |
| Nahuel-1A | Argentina | 1997-01-30 |
Nahuel-1A Nahuel-1A | Nahuel-1A (with GE-2 / AMC-2) | |
| Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 | Indonesia | 1997-11-12 | Indostar-1 | Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 | Indostar-1 / Cakrawarta-1 |
| Sinosat (series) | China/PRC | 1998-07-18 → |
Sinosat-1 Sinosat-2 [failed in orbit] Sinosat-2 [failed in orbit] Sinosat-3 | Sinosat | Sinosat |
| Garuda-1 | Indonesia | 2000-02-12 |
Garuda-1 Garuda-1 | Garuda-1 | Garuda-1 |
| SESAT / now Eutelsat-16C | Russia | 2000-04-17 | SESAT | Eutelsat / ECS | Eutelsat / ECS |
| N-Sat-110 / JCSat-7 / Superbird-5 | Japan | 2000-10-06 |
N-Sat-110 N-Sat-110 | N-Sat-110 | N-Sat-110 |
| Eurobird-1 (Europesat-1) | International | 2001-03-08 | Eurobird-1 | Eurobird-1 (with BSat-2a) | |
| ARTEMIS [partial failure] | Europe (ESA) | 2001-07-12 |
ARTEMIS ARTEMIS | ARTEMIS | ARTEMIS |
| APMT | China/PRC | Canceled | APMT | APMT | |
| Stellat-5 / Atlantic Bird-3 / now Eutelsat-5-West-A | France | 2002-07-05 | Stellat-5 | Stellat-5 (with N-Star-c) | |
| DRTS / Kodama | Japan (NASDA) | 2002-09-10 | DRTS-1/Kodama | ||
| STENTOR [failed] | France (CNES) | 2002-12-11 | STENTOR | STENTOR | STENTOR |
| AGORA | France (CNES) | Canceled | AGORA | ||
| XTAR-EUR | Spain-USA | 2005-02-12 | XTAR-EUR | XTAR-EUR (with MaqSat-B2) | |
| SpainSat | Spain | 2006-03-11 | SpainSat-1 | SpainSat | SpainSat |
| NigComSat-1 | Nigeria | 2007-05-13 | NigComSat-1 | "NigComSat-1" (but JCSat-14 depicted) | |
| Ciel-2 | Canada | 2008-12-10 | Ciel-2 | ||
| Venesat-1 / Simon Bolivar | Venezuela | 2008-10-29 | Venesat-1 | Venesat-1 / Simon Bolivar-1 | Venesat / Simon Bolivar |
| SkyTerra-1 / formerly MSV-1 | Canada-USA | 2010-11-14 | SkyTerra-1 | ||
| PakSat-1R | Pakistan | 2011-08-11 |
PakSat-1R PakSat-1R |
"PakSat-1R" (but GIOVE-A depicted) PakSat-1R (at lower-middle and upper-right of cachet) | |
| Athena-Fidus | France-Italy | 2014-02-06 | Athena-Fidus | Athena-Fidus | Athena-Fidus |
| TürkmenÄlem-52E / MonacoSat | Turkmenistan | 2015-04-27 | TürkmenÄlem-52E | MonacoSat | MonacoSat |
| SkyMexico-1 | Mexico | 2015-05-27 | SkyMexico-1 | SkyMexico-1 (with DirecTV-15) | |
| LaoSat-1 | Laos | 2015-11-20 | LaoSat-1 | LaoSat-1 | LaoSat-1 |
| Belintersat-1 / BelarusSat-1 / ZX-15 / ChinaSat-15 | Belarus-China/PRC | 2016-01-15 | Belintersat-1 | Belintersat-1 | Belintersat-1 |
| BRIsat | Indonesia | 2016-06-18 | BRIsat | BRIsat | BRIsat |
| BY70-1 | China/PRC | 2016-12-28 | BY70-1 | BY70-1 | |
| SkyBrasil-1 / Intelsat-32e | Brazil | 2017-02-14 | Intelsat-32e | SkyBrasil-1 (with Telkom-3S) | |
| SGDC-1 | Brazil | 2017-05-04 | SGDC-1 | SGDC-1 | SGDC-1 |
| BulgariaSat-1 | Bulgaria | 2017-06-23 | BulgariaSat-1 |
BulgariaSat "BulgariaSat-1" (SES-11 launch cover, back) | |
| HEAD-1 | China/PRC | 2017-11-14 | HEAD-1 | HEAD-1 (with FY-3D) | |
| D-Star-One [failed] | Germany | 2017-11-28 | D-Star-One | D-Star-One (with Meteor-M2-1) | |
| Alcomsat-1 | Algeria | 2017-12-10 |
Alcomsat-1 Alcomsat-1 Alcomsat-1 | Alcomsat-1 | Alcomsat-1 |
| Bangabandhu-1 | Bangladesh | 2018-05-11 | Bangabandhu-1 | Bangabandhu-1 | Bangabandhu-1 |
| SaudiGeoSat-1 / HellasSat-4 | Greece-Saudi Arabia | 2019-02-05 | HellasSat-4 | HellasSat | HellasSat |
| OneWeb (internet constellation) | UK/Channel Islands | 2019-02-27 → | OneWeb | OneWeb | OneWeb |
| ANGELS | France | 2019-12-18 | ANGELS | ANGELS (with CSG-1 and CHEOPS) | |
| ANASIS-2 / KMilSatCom-1 | South Korea | 2020-07-20 | ANASIS-2 |
ANASIS-2 ANASIS-2 "ANASIS-2" (Ranski) "ANASIS-2" (Ranski, back) | |
| H2Sat / Heinrich Hertz | Germany | 2023-07-05 | H2Sat | H2Sat (with Syracuse-4B) | |
| Kinéis-1A/1E (Internet constellation) | France | 2024-06-20 | Kinéis |
Kinéis-1A/1E Kinéis-1A/1E (back) | |
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