USA Echo-series satellites:
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 |
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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 | ||
USA Courier-series satellites:
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 |
USA Telstar-series satellites:
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 |
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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.
USA Relay-series satellites:
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-2 | 1964-01-21 |
USA SYNchronous COMmunications satellite (Syncom) / LEAsed SATellite (Leasat) series:
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-3 | 1964-08-19 | |||
Syncom-4-2 / Leasat-F1 [STS-41D/Discovery-deployed] | 1984-08-30 | Leasat Leasat (patch) Leasat (pin) |
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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 |
USA WEstern union STAR (Westar) series satellites:
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) |
USA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TDRS-1 (TDRS-A) [STS-6/Challenger-deployed, partial failure] | 1983-04-04 | TDRS-1 (STS-6/Challenger-deployment) TDRS-1 TDRS-1 (patch, with STS-6/Challenger) |
TDRS | TDRS |
TDRS-2 (TDRS-B) [STS-51L/Challenger, failed] | 1986-01-28 | TDRS-2 (patch) | ||
TDRS-3 (TDRS-C) [STS-26R/Discovery-deployed] | 1988-09-29 | |||
TDRS-4 (TDRS-D) [STS-29R/Discovery-deployed] | 1989-03-13 | |||
TDRS-5 (TDRS-E) [STS-43/Atlantis-deployed] | 1991-08-02 | TDRS-5 (deploy from STS-43) TDRS-5 (deploy from STS-43) TDRS-5 (patch, with STS-43/Atlantis) |
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TDRS-6 (TDRS-F) [STS-54/Endeavour-deployed] | 1993-01-13 | |||
TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) [STS-70/Discovery-deployed] | 1995-07-13 | TDRS-7 STS-70/Discovery (patch) |
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TDRS-8 (TDRS-H) | 2000-06-30 | TDRS-8 TDRS-H (patch) |
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TDRS-9 (TDRS-I) | 2002-03-08 | |||
TDRS-10 (TDRS-J) | 2002-12-05 | |||
TDRS-11 (TDRS-K) | 2013-01-30 | TDRS-11 TDRS-K (patch) TDRS-K (patch) TDRS (3rd-generation) (patch) |
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TDRS-12 (TDRS-L) | 2014-01-24 | TDRS-L (patch) | ||
TDRS-13 (TDRS-M) | 2017-08-18 |
INternational TELecommunications SATellite consortium (Intelsat) series:
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 | 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 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-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) |
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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 |
Canada-USA American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC) / Mobile SATellite (M-Sat) series:
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 |
Canadian Anik / Telesat-series:
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Anik-F2 | 2004-07-18 | Anik-F2 | ||
Anik-F3 | 2007-04-09 | Anik-F3 | ||
Anik-G1 | 2013-04-15 | Anik-G1 |
Canadian Nimiq-series satellites:
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 |
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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 |
Indian (ISRO) National SATellite (Insat) series: [complete]
In addition to their communications function, a subset of the Insat series carried remote-sensing equipment that allowed them to act as weather satellites. (The subset of Insat [with meteorological instrumentation] are hightlighted in yellow and are found on the geostationary weather satellites page.)
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-2A / SARSAT | 1992-07-09 | Insat-2 Insat-2 Insat-2A |
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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-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 |
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Insat-3DR [meteorological only] | 2016-09-08 | Insat-3DR |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
NATO-1 (also known as IDCSP-1-1/20 or DSCS-1) | 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 |
French-German Symphonie-series satellites:
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 Italiano Ricerca Industriale Orientata (SIRIO) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Sistema Italiana de Communicazione Riservente ALlarmi (SICRAL) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
West German TeleVision SATellite (TV-Sat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
French TéléDiffusion de France (TDF) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
TDF-1 | 1988-10-28 | TDF-1 | TDF | TDF |
TDF-2 | 1990-07-24 |
European Space Agency (ESA) Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Luxembourg Astra-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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-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 |
General Electric (GE) / AMeriCom (AMC) series satellites:
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 |
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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 |
Luxembourg Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Norway Thor-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
European HotBird-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
MARitime communications SATellite (Marisat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
MARitime European Communications Satellite (Marecs) / MARitime Orbital Test Satellite (MARots) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
INternational MARitime SATellite (Inmarsat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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-? |
COMmunications STAR (Comstar) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
ECHO STAR (EchoStar) series satellites; also Jupiter:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
SPACE NETwork (Spacenet) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
SPACE WAY (Spaceway) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
Brazilian Brasilsat series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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Brasilsat-B2 | 1995-03-28 | |||
Brasilsat-B3 | 1998-01-22 | |||
Brasilsat-B4 | 2000-08-17 |
Brazilian Satelites de Coleta de Dados (SCD) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Brazilian StarOne (Star One) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Indonesian Palapa-series satellites:
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 |
Indonesian TELeKOMmunications (Telkom) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Telkom-1 | 1999-08-12 | Telkom-1 | Telkom | Telkom |
Telkom-2 | 2005-11-16 | Telkom-2 Telkom-2 |
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Telkom-3 | 2012-08-06 | Telkom-3 | ||
Telkom-3S | 2017-02-14 | Telkom-3S | ||
Telkom-4 / Merah Putih | 2018-08-07 | Telkom-4 |
UK (armed forces) Skynet (SKY NETwork) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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Skynet-5B | 2007-11-14 | |||
Skynet-5C | 2008-06-12 | |||
Skynet-5D | 2012-12-19 | |||
Skynet-6A | 2025-? | Skynet-6A | ||
UK MarcoPolo / British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
German Deutscher Fernmelde Satellit (DFS) / Kopernikus-series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Swedish Sirius-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Japanese Ayame / Experimental Communications Satellite (ECS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Japanese Yuri / Broadcasting Satellite (BS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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Yuri-3b / BS-3b | 1991-08-25 | |||
Yuri-3n / BS-3n | 1994-07-08 |
Japanese Broadcasting SATellite (BSat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Japanese Communications Satellite (CS) / Sakura series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Japanese Communications SATellite (JCSat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Japanese Superbird series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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Superbird-6 (Superbird-A2) | 2004-04-16 | Superbird-6 | ||
Superbird-7 (Superbird-C2) | 2008-08-14 | Superbird-7 |
Japanese N-Star series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
EUropean TELcommunications SATellite (Eutelsat) / European Communications Satellite (ECS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 / 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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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-Quantum | 2021-07-30 | Eutelsat-Quantum |
*EDRS = European Data Relay Satellite System
French TELECOMmunications (Telecom) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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Telecom-2B | 1992-04-15 | |||
Telecom-2C | 1995-12-06 | |||
Telecom-2D | 1996-08-08 |
French Syracuse-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 / Comsat-NG-1 | 2021-10-23 | Syracuse-4A | ||
Syracuse-4B / Comsat-NG-2 | 2023-07-05 | Syracuse-4B |
AUStralian communications SATellite (Aussat) / Optus series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Mexican Morelos-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Mexican Solidaridad-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 MEXico (SatMex) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
MEXican SATellite (MexSat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Spanish HISPAnic SATellite (Hispasat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Spanish Amazonas-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
ITALian SATellite (Italsat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Italsat-1 | 1991-01-15 | Italsat-1 | Italsat | Italsat |
Italsat-2 | 1996-08-08 |
Malaysia East Asia SATellite (Measat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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Measat-3d | 2022-06-22 | Measat-3d | ||
Measat-4 | Canceled | |||
Measat-5 / iPStar-1 / Thaicom-4 | 2005-08-11 | Thaicom-4 |
Saudi Arabia / ARABian SATellite (Arabsat) / Badr series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
TURKish SATellite (Turksat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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-? | Turksat-6A |
PAN-AMerican SATellite (Panamsat / PAS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
American Satellite Company (ASC) series:
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 |
Gte STAR (GStar) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 Business Systems (SBS) series:
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 |
National Reconaissance Office (NRO) Satellite Data System (SDS) / Quasar series:
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 |
Radio Corporation of America (RCA) SATellite COMmunications (Satcom) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
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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 |
Atlantic Bird series satellites:
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 |
(US Navy) FLeeT SATellite COMmunications (FltSatCom) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Orion-series* satellites:
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.
Brazilian Estrela do Sul-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
USA Galaxy-series satellites:
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 |
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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 |
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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 / Horizons-4 | 2023-08-03 | Galaxy-37 |
(Selected) USA Global Star (Globalstar) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
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Globalstar-2-FM15 | 2022-06-19 |
USA DIRECt TV (DirecTV) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
China/PRC Dongfanghong / Dong Fang Hong (DFH) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
Netherlands New Skies (NSS) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
NSS-K / formerly Intelsat-K | 1992-06-10 | Intelsat-K | 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 |
China/PRC ASIA SATellite (AsiaSat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
China/PRC Asia-Pacific STAR (APStar) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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APStar-6D | 2020-07-09 | APStar-6D | ||
APStar-5C / Telstar-18V | 2018-09-10 | Telstar-18V | Telstar | Telstar |
(Selected) CHINA/PRC SATellite (ChinaSat) / ZhongXing (ZX) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
China/PRC Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
Indian (ISRO) Geostationary SATellite (GSat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 | 202x | 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 |
THAIland COMmunications (Thaicom) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)] SATellite (Vinasat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Vinasat-1 | 2008-04-18 | Vinasat-1 | Vinasat | Vinasat |
Vinasat-2 | 2012-05-15 | Vinasat-2 |
Israeli Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite (AMOS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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AMOS-7 / formerly AsiaSat-8 | 2014-08-05 | AsiSat-8 | ||
AMOS-8 | 202x | AMOS-8 | ||
AMOS-17 | 2019-08-06 | AMOS-17 |
KAZakhstan SATellite (KazSat) series:
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 |
US Air Force (USAF) Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
IDCSP-1 — 7 / DSCS-1-1 — 7 | 1966-06-16 | IDCSP IDCSP |
IDCSP | IDCSP |
IDCSP-8 — 14 / DSCS-1-8 — 14 [failed] | 1966-08-26 | |||
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 |
US Air Force (USAF) Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
DSCS-1 or IDCSP-1-1/20 (also known as NATO-1) | 1966-06-16 — 1968-06-13 | DSCS | DSCS | |
DSCS-2-1/2 | 1971-11-03 | DSCS-2 DSCS-2 |
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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) |
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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 |
US Air Force (USAF) Advanced Extreme High Frequency (AEHF) series satellites:
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 |
US Air Force (USAF) Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) series:
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-10 / USA-291 | 2019-03-16 | WGS-10 | ||
WGS-11 | 2024-? | WGS-11 |
AFRL TActical Communications SATellite (TacSat) series:
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) |
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TacSat-4 | 2011-09-27 | TacSat-4 |
Russia/USSR Molniya-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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Molniya-3K series (3K-1 — 3K-3) | 2001-07-20 — 2008-? | Molniya-3K |
(Selected) Russia/USSR Strela-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Strela-1 #1 / Kosmos-38 | 1964-08-18 | Kosmos-38 (Strela-1) | ||
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-M1" (Strela-1M) | |
Strela-3 #137 / Kosmos-2437 | 2008-05-23 | "Strela-3" | ||
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 |
(Selected) Russia/USSR Raduga-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
(Selected) Russian Ekspress-series satellites:
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 |
(Selected) Russian Luch-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
(Selected) Russian Gonets-series satellites:
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 |
UK-European HIghLy Adaptable Satellite (HYLAS) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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
USA Sirius-XM (XM or SXM) satellite radio series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
ARgentina SATellite (Arsat) series:
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 |
KOREA SATellite (Koreasat) / Mugunghwa series:
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) |
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Koreasat-6 / Olleh-1 | 2010-12-29 | Koreasat-6 | ||
Koreasat-7 / Mugunghwa-7 | 2017-05-04 | Koreasat-7 | ||
Koreasat-8 / Mugunghwa-8 / ABS-2 / ST-3 | 2014-02-06 | Koreasat-8 |
Greek HellasSat series:
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 |
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HellasSat-4 / SaudiGeoSat-1 | 2019-02-05 | HellasSat-4 |
Egyptian NILE SATellite (Nilesat) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
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Nilesat-301 | 2022-06-08 | Nilesat-301 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thuraya-series satellites:
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 | 2023-? | Thuraya-4 | ||
Thuraya-5 | 20xx |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) al YAH SATellite communications company (YahSat) series:
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 |
(Selected) USA ORBital COMMunications (Orbcomm) constellation satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
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Orbcomm-FM105/FM119 | 2015-12-21 |
USA Iridium (telephone constellation) satellites:
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) |
AZERbaijan SPACE (Azerspace) series satellites:
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 |
Regional African Satellite COMmunication (Rascom) series:
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 |
Germany COMmunications SATellite (Comsat-Bw) series:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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) |
Qatar Es'hail series satellites:
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 |
Australian SkyMuster (Sky Muster) / NBN-Co (National Broadband Network Co.) series satellites:
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 |
Horizons-series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
reference | launch covers | other postal items | ||
Horizons-1 / Galaxy-13 | 2003-10-01 | Galaxy-13 Galaxy-13 |
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Horizons-2 | 2007-12-21 | Horizons-2 | Horizons-2 (with Rascom-QAF-1) | |
Horizons-3e | 2018-09-25 | Horizons-3e | ||
Horizons-4 / Galaxy-37 | 2023-08-03 | Galaxy-37 |
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) series satellites:
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 |
Singapore-Taiwan (ST) series satellites:
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 |
US Air Force (USAF) Ultra High Frequencey (UHF) Follow-On (UFO) series satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 |
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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) |
US Air Force (USAF) Continuous Broadcast Augmenting Satcom (CBAS):
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) |
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CBAS-3 | 202x |
USA (SpaceX) Starlink (internet constellation) satellites:
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 v2.0 | 2023-? → |
EuropeStar (EUROPE STAR) satellites:
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 |
USA-International AfriStar (AFRIca STAR) and AsiaStar (ASIA STAR) / Spectrum satellites:
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 |
UK/Channel Islands O3b (internet constellation) satellites:
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-21/22 | 2022-12-16 → | O3b-21/31 type |
USA VIA SATellite (ViaSat) series
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 |
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ViaSat-3 Americas | 2023-05-01 | ViaSat-3 |
Indonesia Nusantara-series satellites
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-5 / Nusantara Lima | 2023-? | Nusantara-5 |
Other (selected) USA communications satellites:
Satellite | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 | 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 ISS by STS-114, removed from 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 |
Other (selected) non-USA communications satellites:
Satellite | Country | Launch Date | Images | ||
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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 / 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-3 |
Sinosat | Sinosat |
Yamal-101, Yamal-102 | Russia | 1999-09-06 | Yamal-101 | ||
Garuda-1 | Indonesia | 2000-02-12 | Garuda-1 | Garuda-1 Garuda-1 Garuda-1 Garuda-1 (fdc) |
|
SESAT / Eutelsat-16C | Russia | 2000-04-17 | SESAT | "SESAT" | |
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 |
Meridian (series) | Russia | 2006-12-24 → | Meridian | "Meridian" "Meridian" "Meridian" (fdc) "Meridian" (fdc) |
|
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) |
|
Yamal-300K | Russia | 2012-11-02 | Yamal-300K | "Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" "Yamal-300K" |
|
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" (fdc) "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) |
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