Un-manned
Satellite
(or Spacecraft)
Philately

Satellites by Type/Discipline	Satellites by Name or Series (These columns contain expanded information on a subset of the satellites covered in the left-most column)
Items on the pages linked below feature the following:
Launch information: launch dates reference images and the following (only if there are no satellite-specific pages): launch covers other postal items	Launch covers: launch covers anniversary-of-launch covers launch-related event covers	Other postal items: stamps, souvenir sheets, and miniature sheets postal stationery (aerogrammes, stamped envelopes, and postal cards) postmarks, cancels, and meters cinderellas and postcards FDCs, souvenir cards, maxicards, and other postal covers with appropriate cancels and/or cachets banknotes and coins
Items on the pages linked below are arranged as follows:
grouped by satellite name or series then chronologically by launch date	chronologically by launch date then alphabetically by issuing country	alphabetically by issuing country then chronologically by year of issue
Scientific/research/technology satellites (see below for Russian scientific/research/technology satellites also for more-specific types/disciplines)	USA: Explorer-1 satellite (first USA satellite) Explorer-series satellites (except Explorer-1) Injun, SolRad, GEOS, and ISEE series (Explorer-related series) (Earlier) Pioneer-series satellites (non-planetary: Pioneer-0 — Pioneer-E) Vanguard-series satellites OGO-series satellites [Apollo-deployed] P&FS series LDEF satellite Pegasus-series satellites SPAS-series GP-series satellites LAGEOS and LARES series SERT series satellites SCATHA (and other USA scientific/research/technology satellites) [Mercury and Gemini-deployed] Sub-satellites GRACE and GRACE-FO satellites Transtage-series satellites TechEdSat series MEV series satellites STARSHINE series satellites International/Foreign: Alouette and ISIS series Eole-series satellites Ariel / UK-series satellites San Marco-series satellites A-1 satellite FR-1 satellite D-series satellites Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika satellites Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr-series satellites Freja and Viking (and other Scandinavian scientific/research/technology satellites) ESRO series HEOS series ESA-GEOS series ETS / Kiku-series EXOS series Tansei-series satellites Ohsumi and IKAROS (and other Japanese scientific/research/technology satellites) Intasat STARLET and Stella Cluster-series satellites X-series satellites Kwangmyongsong-series satellites WRESAT and Equator-S (and other non-USA scientific/research/technology satellites) MaqSat series CAT series satellites SJ series satellites FSW / JB series satellites TC / Doublestar series satellites CanX and BRITE series satellites	USA: Explorer-1 satellite (first USA satellite) Explorer-series satellites (except Explorer-1) Injun, SolRad, GEOS, and ISEE series (Explorer-related series) (Earlier) Pioneer-series satellites (non-planetary: Pioneer-0 — Pioneer-E) Vanguard-series satellites OGO-series satellites [Apollo-deployed] P&FS series LDEF satellite Pegasus-series satellites SPAS-series GP-series satellites LAGEOS and LARES series SERT series satellites SCATHA (and other USA scientific/research/technology satellites) [Mercury and Gemini-deployed] Sub-satellites GRACE and GRACE-FO satellites Transtage-series satellites TechEdSat series MEV series satellites STARSHINE series satellites International/Foreign: Alouette and ISIS series Eole-series satellites Ariel / UK-series satellites San Marco-series satellites A-1 satellite FR-1 satellite D-series satellites Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika satellites Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr-series satellites Freja and Viking (and other Scandinavian scientific/research/technology satellites) ESRO series HEOS series ESA-GEOS series ETS / Kiku-series EXOS series Tansei-series satellites Ohsumi and IKAROS (and other Japanese scientific/research/technology satellites) Intasat STARLET and Stella Cluster-series satellites X-series satellites Kwangmyongsong-series satellites WRESAT and Equator-S (and other non-USA scientific/research/technology satellites) MaqSat series CAT series satellites SJ series satellites FSW / JB series satellites TC / Doublestar series satellites CanX and BRITE series satellites
Russian scientific/research/technology satellites	(Selected) Sputnik-1 satellite (first artificial satellite) (Selected) Sputnik-2 satellite Sputnik-3 satellite Sputnik-4 and beyond satellites Elektron-series satellites Proton-series satellites Magion-series satellites ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol-series satellites Interkosmos-series satellites Kosmos-series satellites Prognoz-series satellites SRET / MAS series Foton series	(Selected) Sputnik-1 satellite (first artificial satellite) (Selected) Sputnik-2 satellite Sputnik-3 satellite Sputnik-4 and beyond satellites Elektron-series satellites Proton-series satellites Magion-series satellites ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol-series satellites Interkosmos-series satellites Kosmos-series satellites Prognoz-series satellites SRET / MAS series Foton series
	Soviet propaganda-design spacecraft	Soviet propaganda-design spacecraft
Polar-orbiting weather satellites	TIROS and ESSA series Nimbus-series satellites ITOS / TIROS-N / ATN (NOAA) series Meteor-series satellites FY-1 and FY-3 series satellites MetOp-series satellites S-NPP / JPSS series	TIROS and ESSA series Nimbus-series satellites ITOS / TIROS-N / ATN (NOAA) series Meteor-series satellites FY-1 and FY-3 series satellites MetOp-series satellites S-NPP / JPSS series
Geostationary weather satellites	ATS series SMS and GOES series Meteosat, MSG, and MTG series GMS and MTSat series Insat [with meteorological instrumentation] and MetSat / Kalpana GOMS / Elektro series FY-2 and FY-4 series Geo-Kompsat / Cheollian series	ATS series SMS and GOES series Meteosat, MSG, and MTG series GMS and MTSat series Insat [with meteorological instrumentation] and MetSat / Kalpana GOMS / Elektro series FY-2 and FY-4 series Geo-Kompsat / Cheollian series
Environmental-observing (Earth-observation) satellites	USA or USA-led: ERTS / Landsat series TOPEX-Poseidon satellite A-train constellation satellites: EOS-Aqua, EOS-Aura, CloudSat, CALIPSO, PARASOL, and OCO ERBS and UARS (and other USA environmental-observing satellites) QuickBird and OrbView (and other USA commercial environmental-observing satellites) Coriolis / WindSat Jason-series satellites Lemur constellation satellites NuSat constellation satellites International/Foreign SPOT series IRS series ERS-series satellites ADEOS, MOS, and JERS series (and other Japanese environmental-observing satellites) Radarsat (and other Canadian environmental-observing satellites) Envisat (and other European environmental-observing satellites) Resurs (and other Russian environmental-observing satellites) EROS (and other Israeli environmental-observing satellites) LAPAN (and other Asian environmental-observing satellites) Megha-Tropiques and SARAL Kompsat / Arirang-series satellites Pleiades (Pléiades) series satellites DubaiSat / KhalifaSat series AlSat and EgyptSat series SAC series Formosat series CryoSat series ZY-1/CBERS, ZY-2, and ZY-3 series satellites Sentinel-series satellites Yaogan-series satellites GF-series satellites COSMO-SkyMed and CSG series satellites BelKa / BKA-series satellites	USA or USA-led: ERTS / Landsat series TOPEX-Poseidon satellite A-train constellation satellites: EOS-Aqua, EOS-Aura, CloudSat, CALIPSO, PARASOL, and OCO ERBS and UARS (and other USA environmental-observing satellites) QuickBird and OrbView (and other USA commercial environmental-observing satellites) Coriolis / Windsat Jason-series satellites Lemur constellation satellites NuSat constellation satellites International/Foreign SPOT series IRS series ERS-series satellites ADEOS, MOS, and JERS series (and other Japanese environmental-observing satellites) Radarsat (and other Canadian environmental-observing satellites) Envisat (and other European environmental-observing satellites) Resurs (and other Russian environmental-observing satellites) EROS (and other Israeli environmental-observing satellites) LAPAN (and other Asian environmental-observing satellites) Megha-Tropiques and SARAL Kompsat / Arirang-series satellites Pleiades (Pléiades) series satellites DubaiSat / KhalifaSat series AlSat and EgyptSat series SAC series Formosat series CryoSat series ZY-1/CBERS, ZY-2, and ZY-3 series satellites Sentinel-series satellites Yaogan-series satellites GF-series satellites COSMO-SkyMed and CSG series satellites BelKa / BKA-series satellites
Solar-observing satellites	OSO-series satellites (West German) Helios-series satellites SMM satellite SOHO satellite Ulysses satellite Solar-series satellites STEREO satellite SDO satellite Genesis satellite Picard satellite Solar Orbiter satellite Solwind and Wind (and other USA solar-observing satellites) PSP satellite KORONAS / CORONAS series satellites	OSO-series satellites (West German) Helios-series satellites SMM satellite SOHO satellite Ulysses satellite Solar-series satellites STEREO satellite SDO satellite Genesis satellite Picard satellite Solar Orbiter satellite Solwind and Wind (and other USA solar-observing satellites) PSP satellite KORONAS / CORONAS series satellites
Astronomical/telescope satellites	USA: OAO-series satellites Hubble / HST satellite HEAO-series satellites IRAS Chandra / CXO satellite Compton / CGRO satellite Kepler satellite Spitzer / SST satellite Fermi / FGST satellite SPARTAN-series satellites SFU satellite JWST satellite WFIRST satellite International/Foreign Astro-series satellites Muses-series satellites Planck satellite Newton / XMM satellite Herschel / HSO satellite COROT satellite ANS and ISO (and other non-USA astronomical/telescope satellites)	USA: OAO-series satellites Hubble / HST satellite HEAO-series satellites IRAS Chandra / CXO satellite Compton / CGRO satellite Kepler satellite Spitzer / SST satellite Fermi / FGST satellite SPARTAN-series satellites SFU satellite JWST satellite WFIRST satellite International/Foreign Astro-series satellites Muses-series satellites Planck satellite Newton / XMM satellite Herschel / HSO satellite COROT satellite ANS and ISO (and other non-USA astronomical/telescope satellites)
Planetary-exploration satellites	USA: (Later) Pioneer-series satellites (planetary: Pioneer-10 — Pioneer-13) Magellan satellite Galileo satellite Cassini-Huygens satellite Voyager-series satellites Viking-series satellites Mariner-series satellites New Horizons satellite MPL satellite PML satellite MAVEN satellite Mars Observer satellite MGS satellite MCO satellite Mars Odyssey satellite MRO satellite MESSENGER satellite JUNO satellite Mars rover missions InSight satellite Russia: Phobos-series satellites Mars-series satellites Venera-series satellites Other International/Foreign: (Later) Planet-series satellites (planetary: Planet-B — Planet-C) Venus Express satellite Mars Express satellite ExoMars satellite BepiColombo satellite Mangalyaan / MOM satellite Al-Amal / Hope satellite Tianwen / Huoxing satellite	USA: (Later) Pioneer-series satellites (planetary: Pioneer-10 — Pioneer-13) Magellan satellite Galileo satellite Cassini-Huygens satellite Voyager-series satellites Viking-series satellites Mariner-series satellites New Horizons satellite MPL satellite PML satellite MAVEN satellite Mars Observer satellite MGS satellite MCO satellite Mars Odyssey satellite MRO satellite MESSENGER satellite JUNO satellite Mars rover missions InSight satellite Russia: Phobos-series satellites Mars-series satellites Venera-series satellites Other International/Foreign: (Later) Planet-series satellites (planetary: Planet-B — Planet-C) Venus Express satellite Mars Express satellite ExoMars satellite BepiColombo satellite Mangalyaan / MOM satellite Al-Amal / Hope satellite Tianwen / Huoxing satellite
Lunar-exploration satellites	USA: Lunar Orbiter-series satellites Surveyor-series satellites Ranger-series satellites Lunar Prospector satellite LRO and LCROSS satellites LADEE satellite GRAIL satellite Clementine / DSPSE series satellites Russia: Zond-series satellites Luna-series satellites (and Lunokhod rovers) Other International/Foreign: Muses-series satellites SMART satellite Chang'e-series satellites Chandrayaan-series satellites SELENE satellite	USA: Lunar Orbiter-series satellites Surveyor-series satellites Ranger-series satellites Lunar Prospector satellite LRO and LCROSS satellites LADEE satellite GRAIL satellite Clementine / DSPSE series satellites Russia: Zond-series satellites Luna-series satellites (and Lunokhod rovers) Other International/Foreign: Muses-series satellites SMART satellite Chang'e-series satellites Chandrayaan-series satellite SELENE satellite
Asteroid-exploration satellites	Muses-series satellites NEAR and Dawn (and other asteroid-exploration satellites)	Muses-series satellites NEAR and Dawn (and other asteroid-exploration satellites)
Cometary-exploration satellites	Giotto satellite (Earlier) Planet-series satellites (cometary: MS-T5 — Planet-A) Vega-series satellites Stardust (and other USA cometary-exploration satellites) Rosetta satellite	Giotto satellite (Earlier) Planet-series satellites (cometary: MS-T5 — Planet-A) Vega-series satellites Stardust (and other USA cometary-exploration satellites) Rosetta satellite
Military weather-related and scientific/research/technology satellites	USA: Discoverer / Corona-series satellites DSAP / DMSP-series (Selected) Keyhole (KH) series satellites Vela-series satellites (Selected) Orbiting Vehicle (OV) series satellites MIDAS series satellites SAMOS series satellites Canyon-series satellites DSP series satellites LES and LCS series FRUSA (and other USA military weather-related and scientific/research/technology satellites) (USAF) ERS series (Selected) National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL) series satellites (Selected) Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) series Rhyolite / Aquacade series satellites SBIRS-series satellites Magnum / Orion-series satellites Chalet / Vortex-series satellites Jumpseat-series satellites Nemesis-series satellites Strawman-series satellites GSSAP / Hornet-series satellites X-37b_OTV series spacecraft FalconSat-series STPSat-series International/Foreign: (French) Helios-series satellites Falcon Eye-series (and other non-USA military reconnaissance satellites)	USA: Discoverer / Corona-series satellites DSAP / DMSP-series (Selected) Keyhole (KH) series satellites Vela-series satellites (Selected) Orbiting Vehicle (OV) series satellites MIDAS series satellites SAMOS series satellites Canyon-series satellites DSP series satellites LES and LCS series FRUSA (and other USA military weather-related and scientific/research/technology satellites) (USAF) ERS series (Selected) National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL) series satellites (Selected) Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) series Rhyolite / Aquacade series satellites SBIRS-series satellites Magnum / Orion-series satellites Chalet / Vortex-series satellites Jumpseat-series satellites Nemesis-series satellites Strawman-series satellites GSSAP / Hornet-series satellites X-37b_OTV series spacecraft FalconSat-series STPSat-series International/Foreign: (French) Helios-series satellites Falcon Eye-series (and other non-USA military reconnaissance satellites)
Amateur (ham) radio satellites	OSCAR series RS-series satellites Iskra-series satellites	OSCAR series RS-series satellites Iskra-series satellites
Communications satellites	USA: SCORE and Courier-series satellites Echo-series satellites Telstar-series satellites TDRS-series Westar-series satellites Syncom-series satellites Relay-series satellites Satcom-series GE / AMC-series satellites XM or SXM satellite radio series GStar-series satellites ASC-series and ACTS ViaSat-series Military: NATO series satellites IDCSP and DSCS series FltSatCom-series SDS / Quasar-series satellites Skynet-series satellites TACOMSAT AEHF series satellites Early Bird / Intelsat: Early Bird (Intelsat-1) (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) Other cylindrical spin-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-3, 4, 4A, and 6 series) Three-axis-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-5, 7, and later series) Satellite constellations: (Selected) Iridium (telephone constellation) satellites (Selected) Globalstar constellation satellites (Selected) Orbcomm constellation satellites (Selected) Starlink (internet constellation) satellites (Selected) O3b (internet constellation) satellites (Selected) Flock constellation satellites (Selected) OneWeb (internet constellation) satellites Japan: Sakura / CS series Yuri / BS-series and BSat-series JCSat-series Ayame / ECS series Superbird-series (and other Japanese communications satellites) Russia: Molniya-series satellites Gorizont-series satellites Ekran-series satellites Luch-series satellites Ekspress-series satellites Raduga-series satellites Gonets-series satellites Other International/Foreign: Symphonie-series satellites OTS-series SIRIO-series Olympus / L-Sat and ARTEMIS (and other non-USA single-launch communications satellites) Palapa-series satellites Insat series Anik / Telesat-series (and other Canadian communications satellites) Inmarsat series (including Marisat, Marots, and Marecs) Eutelsat / ECS series DFH series TDF and TV-Sat series DFS / Kopernikus series Astra-series satellites Telecom and Syracuse series satellites Aussat / Optus-series satellites Comstar-series satellites Brasilsat-series (and other Brazilian communications satellites) SBS-series Italsat-series Morelos-series (and other Mexican communications satellites) Arabsat-series Turksat-series Panamsat / PAS series AsiaSat-series (and other China/PRC communications satellites) Hispasat-series (and other Spanish communications satellites) Spacenet-series satellites Tele-X-series satellites HotBird-series satellites Measat-series SES series Thaicom-series satellites Koreasat-series Galaxy-series satellites DirecTV-series satellites AMSC / M-Sat series EchoStar-series satellites GSat series NSS-series satellites HellasSat-series Telkom-series satellites HYLAS-series Vinasat-series Arsat-series Nilesat-series Thuraya and YahSat-series KazSat-series Thor-series and Sirius-series satellites Azerspace-series satellites Rascom-series AMOS-series SkyMuster-series SICRAL series satellites APPLE satellite	USA: SCORE and Courier-series satellites Echo-series satellites Telstar-series satellites TDRS-series Westar-series satellites Syncom-series satellites Relay-series satellites Satcom-series GE / AMC-series satellites XM or SXM satellite radio series GStar-series satellites ASC-series and ACTS ViaSat-series Military: NATO series satellites IDCSP and DSCS series FltSatCom-series SDS / Quasar-series satellites Skynet-series satellites TACOMSAT AEHF series satellites Early Bird / Intelsat: Early Bird (Intelsat-1) (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) Other cylindrical spin-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-3, 4, 4A, and 6 series) Three-axis-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-5, 7, and later series) Satellite constellations: (Selected) Iridium (telephone constellation) satellites (Selected) Globalstar constellation satellites (Selected) Orbcomm constellation satellites (Selected) Starlink (internet constellation) satellites (Selected) O3b (internet constellation) satellites (Selected) Flock constellation satellites (Selected) OneWeb (internet constellation) satellites Japan: Sakura / CS series Yuri / BS-series and BSat-series JCSat-series Ayame / ECS series Superbird-series (and other Japanese communications satellites) Russia: Molniya-series satellites Gorizont-series satellites Ekran-series satellites Luch-series satellites Ekspress-series satellites Raduga-series satellites Gonets-series satellites Other International/Foreign: Symphonie-series satellites OTS-series SIRIO-series Olympus / L-Sat and ARTEMIS (and other non-USA single-launch communications satellites) Palapa-series satellites Insat series Anik / Telesat-series (and other Canadian communications satellites) Inmarsat series (including Marisat, Marots, and Marecs) Eutelsat / ECS series DFH series TDF and TV-Sat series DFS / Kopernikus series Astra-series satellites Telecom and Syracuse series satellites Aussat / Optus-series satellites Comstar-series satellites Brasilsat-series (and other Brazilian communications satellites) SBS-series Italsat-series Morelos-series (and other Mexican communications satellites) Arabsat-series Turksat-series Panamsat / PAS series AsiaSat-series (and other China/PRC communications satellites) Hispasat-series (and other Spanish communications satellites) Spacenet-series satellites Tele-X-series satellites HotBird-series satellites Measat-series SES series Thaicom-series satellites Koreasat-series Galaxy-series satellites DirecTV-series satellites AMSC / M-Sat series EchoStar-series satellites GSat series NSS-series satellites HellasSat-series Telkom-series satellites HYLAS-series Vinasat-series Arsat-series Nilesat-series Thuraya and YahSat-series KazSat-series Thor-series and Sirius-series satellites Azerspace-series satellites Rascom-series AMOS-series SkyMuster-series SICRAL series satellites APPLE satellite
Navigation satellites	Nadezhda and Sterkh series satellites GPS / NAVSTAR-series (and other navigation-constellation satellites) Transit-series satellites ANNA-series satellites SECOR-series satellites	Nadezhda and Sterkh series satellites GPS / NAVSTAR-series (and other navigation-constellation satellites) Transit-series satellites ANNA-series satellites SECOR-series satellites
Biological satellites	Biosatellite-series Bion-series satellites	Biosatellite-series Bion-series satellites
Un-manned spacecraft in manned programs	Mercury program spacecraft [un-manned only] Gemini program spacecraft [un-manned only] Saturn-Apollo program spacecraft [un-manned only] Artemis-Orion program spacecraft [un-manned only]	Mercury program spacecraft [un-manned only] Gemini program spacecraft [un-manned only] Saturn-Apollo program spacecraft [un-manned only] Artemis-Orion program spacecraft [un-manned only]
STS-related satellites (deployed; or retrieved, repaired, and re-deployed; or recovered) un-manned satellites [most of these satellites are also found under the appropriate type/discipline for their mission]	SMM satellite Hubble / HST satellite Magellan satellite Galileo satellite Ulysses satellite Chandra / CXO satellite Compton / CGRO satellite LDEF satellite TDRS-series SPAS-series SPARTAN-series satellites Westar-series satellites Palapa-series satellites SFU satellite TSS-series EURECA satellite ASC-series and ACTS	SMM satellite Hubble / HST satellite Magellan satellite Galileo satellite Ulysses satellite Chandra / CXO satellite Compton / CGRO satellite LDEF satellite TDRS-series SPAS-series SPARTAN-series satellites Westar-series satellites Palapa-series satellites SFU satellite TSS-series EURECA satellite ASC-series and ACTS
	Space Shuttle and un-manned satellites	Space Shuttle and un-manned satellites (both appearing together)
(Selected) ISS and other space-station-related sub-satellites	RS-series satellites Iskra-series satellites	RS-series satellites Iskra-series satellites
	(Selected) ISS and other space-station-related sub-satellites	(Selected) ISS and other space-station-related sub-satellites
Other satellite-related systems or programs	Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) system (and WEFAX, and APT-like antennas) Argos Data Collection and Location System (and DCS on geostationary satellites) COSPAS/SARSAT program (Sub-orbital) Atmospheric and other scientific research rockets	Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) system (and WEFAX, and APT-like antennas) Argos Data Collection and Location System (and DCS on geostationary satellites) COSPAS/SARSAT program (Sub-orbital) Atmospheric and other scientific research rockets
Other satellite groups/names or images/instruments	IMP-series and AIMP-series satellites Discovery-series satellites ESSP-series satellites MIDEX-series satellites SMEX-series satellites UNEX-series satellites STEDI-series satellites New Frontiers-series satellites Earth Explorer-series satellites NMP-series satellites (Selected) USA-series satellites (Selected) ELaNA cubesat groups Ozone (O3) monitoring satellites (and instruments)
	Remote sensing of the Earth-atmosphere system from space (Instruments and symbolic scanning or imaging) Satellite imagery of the Earth Gemini-mission Earth imagery Apollo-mission Earth (and Earthrise) imagery Skylab-mission Earth imagery (Generic) Earthrise imagery (by stamp designers and artists) USA Scott C76 (and derivatives, reproductions, or designs based on C76)	Remote sensing of the Earth-atmosphere system from space (Instruments and symbolic scanning or imaging) Satellite imagery of the Earth Gemini-mission Earth imagery Apollo-mission Earth (and Earthrise) imagery Skylab-mission Earth imagery (Generic) Earthrise imagery (by stamp designers and artists) USA Scott C76 (and derivatives, reproductions, or designs based on C76)
Unknown-identity or fantasy-design spacecraft, and canceled spacecraft and forerunners	Unknown-identity or fantasy-design spacecraft Canceled spacecraft and forerunners (which are depicted and named on postal items)	Unknown-identity or fantasy-design spacecraft Canceled spacecraft and forerunners (which are depicted and named on postal items)
General references to satellites	General references to satellites	General references to satellites
Total: 23 types/disciplines	Total: 170+ names/series/groups