ERBS, UARS, SeaWiFS/SeaStar, and QuickBird

Below are checklists of Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), SeaWiFS/SeaStar, and QuickBird postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

Farther below is a list of ERBS, UARS, SeaWiFS/SeaStar, and QuickBird satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.

• For ERBS launch information see the other U.S. table on the environmental-observing satellites page.
• For UARS launch information see the other U.S. table on the environmental-observing satellites page.
• For SeaWiFS/SeaStar launch information see the commercial table on the environmental-observing satellites page.
• For QuickBird launch information see the commercial table on the environmental-observing satellites page.

^*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
^**SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.

¹SeaWiFS is the main instrument on the SeaStar/OrbView-2 satellite.

Below is a list of ERBS, UARS, SeaWiFS/SeaStar, and QuickBird satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.

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