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This page contains philatelic information on the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite System) series. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
The JPSS series was formerly known as the National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) series. The S-NPP (Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite, formerly known as the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite, is also part of the JPSS series. The Suomi spacecraft was named after Verner Soumi (1915–1995), considered to be the "father" of satellite meteorology.
JPSS-1 and 2 were renamed NOAA-20 and 21 when they became operational satellites.
| 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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| S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) | S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) | S-NPP / JPSS (NOAA) |
Below is a list of S-NPP / JPSS series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Day/Night Band (DNB) Imagery from S-NPP and JPSS are found on the Satellite Images page | ||||
| Aland (Finland) | 442 (Mi501) | From MS30 (442a (30x 442 + 10 labels)) | 2021 | "Suomi NPP" (and "Verner E. Suomi") |
| Aland (Finland) | 442 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Aland (Finland) | 442 maxi | Maxicard (442) | ||
| Aland (Finland) | 442 sa | Self-adhesive | ||
| Aland (Finland) | 442 sa fdc | Self-adhesive stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Aland (Finland) | None | Year set, outside (design like Aland 442) | 2021 | Suomi NPP |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (right) margin of MS9 (a-i) | 2006 | NPOESS logo (became JPSS) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 and (purple and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
Below is a list of S-NPP / JPSS series launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| 2011-10-28: S-NPP (and OSCAR-71 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2011-10-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | S-NPP launch |
| United States | 2011-10-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | S-NPP launch |
| JPSS-type (NOAA) | ||||
| 2017-11-18: JPSS-1 / NOAA-20 (and OSCAR-91 and others) | ||||
| United States | 2017-11-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JPSS-1 (NOAA-20) launch |
| 2022-11-10: JPSS-2 / NOAA-21 (and LOFTID) | ||||
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (black hand cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet (different) on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Honolulu HI | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Honolulu HI | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch; and LOFTID splashdown/recovery |
| United States | 2022-11-011 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (JM) cachet on cover | JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch |
1The "Nov 1, 2022" cancel appears to be an error, as Nov 10, 2022 was the launch date for JPSS-2 (NOAA-21).
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