Russian scientific/research and
environmental-observing satellites

Below are checklists of Russian scientific/research and environmental-observing satellites, launch dates, and images of the satellites. This is a work in progress, and completeness is our goal. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

For Russian meteorological satellites see the polar-weather and geostationary-weather sections of this Website.
For Russian planetary (and lunar) satellites see the planetary section of this Website.
For Russian cometary satellites see the cometary section of this Website.
For Russian astronomical satellites see the astronomy section of this Website.
For Russian comunications satellites see the communications section of this Website.
For Russian navigation satellites see the navigation section of this Website.
For Russian amateur (ham) radio satellites see the amateur section of this Website.

Interbol
Interkosmos
Kosmos (selected)

Magion
Okean
Oreol

Pion
Prognoz
Proton

Resurs
Sich
Sputnik

Other (selected) Russian

(Selected) Kosmos-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Kosmos-1 / Sputnik-11 1962-03-16 Kosmos Kosmos
Kosmos-2 / Sputnik-12 1962-04-06 Kosmos-2+3
Kosmos-3 / Sputnik-13 1962-04-24 Kosmos-2+3
Kosmos-4 / Sputnik-14 1962-04-26
Kosmos-5 / Sputnik-15 1962-05-28
Kosmos-6 / Sputnik-16 1962-06-30
Kosmos-7 / Sputnik-17 1962-07-28
Kosmos-8 / Sputnik-18 1962-08-18
Kosmos-9 1962-09-27
Kosmos-10 1962-10-17
Kosmos-11 1962-10-20
Kosmos-12 1962-12-22
Kosmos-13 1963-03-21
Kosmos-14 (weather) 1963-04-13
Kosmos-15 1963-04-22
Kosmos-16 1963-04-28
Kosmos-17 1963-05-22
Kosmos-18 1963-05-24
Kosmos-19 1963-08-06
Kosmos-20 1963-10-18
Kosmos-21 (Venera) 1963-11-11
Kosmos-22 1963-11-16
Kosmos-23 (weather) 1963-12-13
Kosmos-24 1963-12-19
Kosmos-25 1964-02-27
Kosmos-26 1964-03-18
Kosmos-27 (Venera) 1964-03-27
Kosmos-28 1964-04-04
Kosmos-29 1964-04-25
Kosmos-30 1964-05-18
Kosmos-31 1964-06-06
Kosmos-32 1964-06-10
Kosmos-33 1964-06-23
Kosmos-34 1964-07-01
Kosmos-35 1964-07-15
Kosmos-36 1964-07-30
Kosmos-37 1964-08-14
Kosmos-38 1964-08-18
Kosmos-39
Kosmos-40
Kosmos-41 1964-08-22
Kosmos-42
Kosmos-43
Kosmos-44 (pre-Meteor) 1964-08-28 Kosmos-44
Kosmos-45 (weather) 1964-09-13 Kosmos-45
Kosmos-45
Kosmos-46 1964-09-24 Kosmos-46
Kosmos-47 1964-10-06 Kosmos-47¹
Kosmos-48 1964-10-14 Kosmos-48
Kosmos-48
Kosmos-48¹
Kosmos-49 1964-10-24 Kosmos-49
Kosmos-49
Kosmos-50 1964-10-28 Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-50
Kosmos-50
Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-51 1964-12-01 Kosmos-51
Kosmos-51¹
Kosmos-51¹
Kosmos-52 1965-01-11 Kosmos-52¹
Kosmos-53 1965-01-30 Kosmos-53
Kosmos-53¹
Kosmos-54 1965-02-21 Kosmos-54/55/56
Kosmos-54/55/56
Kosmos-54/55/56
Kosmos-55
Kosmos-56
Kosmos-57 1965-02-22 Kosmos-57
Kosmos-57
Kosmos-57
Kosmos-58 (pre-Meteor) 1965-02-25 Kosmos-58
Kosmos-58¹
Kosmos-59 1965-03-07 Kosmos-59¹
Kosmos-59¹
Kosmos-59
Kosmos-60 (lunar attempt) 1965-03-12 Kosmos-60
Kosmos-60
Kosmos-60
Kosmos-61 1965-03-15 Kosmos-61/62/63
Kosmos-61/62/63
Kosmos-61/62/63
Kosmos-62
Kosmos-63
Kosmos-64 1965-03-25 Kosmos-64
Kosmos-64
Kosmos-64
Kosmos-65 (weather) 1965-04-17
Kosmos-66 1965-05-07 Kosmos-66¹
Kosmos-67 1965-05-25 Kosmos-67
Kosmos-67
Kosmos-68 1965-06-15 Kosmos-68
Kosmos-68
Kosmos-68¹
Kosmos-69 1965-06-25 Kosmos-69¹
Kosmos-69¹
Kosmos-69¹
Kosmos-70 1965-07-02 Kosmos-70
Kosmos-70
Kosmos-71 1965-07-16 Kosmos-71/72/73/74/75
Kosmos-71/72/73/74/75
Kosmos-72
Kosmos-73
Kosmos-74
Kosmos-75
Kosmos-76 1965-07-23 Kosmos-76¹
Kosmos-76
Kosmos-77 1965-08-03 Kosmos-77¹
Kosmos-78 1965-08-14
Kosmos-79 1965-08-25
Kosmos-80 1965-09-03 Kosmos-80/81/82/83/84¹
Kosmos-81
Kosmos-82
Kosmos-83
Kosmos-84
Kosmos-85 1965-09-09 Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85¹
Kosmos-85
Kosmos-86 1965-09-18 Kosmos-86/87/88/89/90¹
Kosmos-86/87/88/89/90¹
Kosmos-87
Kosmos-88
Kosmos-89
Kosmos-90
Kosmos-91 1965-09-23 Kosmos-91¹
Kosmos-91
Kosmos-92 (weather) 1965-10-16 Kosmos-92
Kosmos-93 1965-10-19 Kosmos-93¹
Kosmos-93¹
Kosmos-93
Kosmos-94 1965-10-28 Kosmos-94¹
Kosmos-94¹
Kosmos-95 1965-11-04 Kosmos-95¹
Kosmos-95¹
Kosmos-95¹
Kosmos-96 (Venera) 1965-11-23
Kosmos-97 1965-11-26 Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97+137 Kosmos-97¹
Kosmos-97¹
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97/145 Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97
Kosmos-97+others
Kosmos-98 1965-11-27
Kosmos-99 1965-12-10 Kosmos-99¹
Kosmos-99¹
Kosmos-100 (pre-Meteor) 1965-12-17 Kosmos-100¹
Kosmos-100
Kosmos-100¹
Kosmos-100
Kosmos-100
Kosmos-100
Kosmos-100
Kosmos-101 1965-12-21 Kosmos-101¹
Kosmos-101¹
Kosmos-101¹
Kosmos-102 1965-12-27 Kosmos-102¹
Kosmos-108 1966-02-11 Kosmos-108/196
Kosmos-108/196
Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Kosmos-110 1966-02-22 Kosmos-110¹
Kosmos-110¹
Kosmos-110¹
Kosmos-110¹
Kosmos-111 (lunar) 1966-03-01
Kosmos-118 (pre-Meteor) 1966-05-11
Kosmos-120 1966-06-08 Kosmos-120¹
Kosmos-121 (weather) 1966-06-17 Kosmos-121¹
Kosmos-121¹
Kosmos-121¹
Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor) 1966-06-25 Kosmos-122¹
Kosmos-122¹
Kosmos-123 1966-07-09 Kosmos-123¹
Kosmos-123¹
Kosmos-123¹
Kosmos-124 1966-07-14 Kosmos-124¹
Kosmos-124¹
Kosmos-124¹
Kosmos-125 1966-07-20 Kosmos-125¹
Kosmos-125¹
Kosmos-126 1966-07-28 Kosmos-126¹
Kosmos-126¹
Kosmos-126¹
Kosmos-126¹
Kosmos-127 1966-08-08 Kosmos-127¹
Kosmos-127¹
Kosmos-127¹
Kosmos-128 1966-08-28 Kosmos-128¹
Kosmos-128¹
Kosmos-129 1966-10-14 Kosmos-129
Kosmos-129
Kosmos-129
Kosmos-129
Kosmos-130 1966-10-20 Kosmos-130
Kosmos-130
Kosmos-130
Kosmos-130
Kosmos-130
Kosmos-137 1966-12-21 Kosmos-97+137 Kosmos-137/219
Kosmos-142 1967-02-14 Kosmos-142¹
Kosmos-144 (pre-Meteor) 1967-02-28 Kosmos-144
Kosmos-144 Kosmos-144
Kosmos-145 1967-03-03 Kosmos-145
Kosmos-97/145 Kosmos-145
Kosmos-145
Kosmos-145
Kosmos-146 (pre-Zond) 1967-03-10
Kosmos-149 (weather) 1967-03-21 Kosmos-149
Kosmos-149
Kosmos-149 Kosmos-149
Kosmos-154 (pre-Zond) 1967-04-08
Kosmos-156 (pre-Meteor) 1967-04-27
Kosmos-166 1967-06-16 Kosmos-166+other-Kosmos
Kosmos-167 (Venera) 1967-06-17
Kosmos-184 (pre-Meteor) 1967-10-24
Kosmos-186 / Soyuz 1967-10-28
Kosmos-188 / Soyuz 1967-10-31
Kosmos-186+188 / Soyuz docking 1967-11-01 Kosmos-186+188
Kosmos-196 1967-12-19 Kosmos-108/196
Kosmos-108/196
Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Kosmos-200 1968-01-20 Kosmos-200
Kosmos-206 (pre-Meteor) 1968-03-14
Kosmos-211 1968-04-09 Kosmos-211
Kosmos-212 1968-04-14
Kosmos-213 1968-04-14 Kosmos-213¹
Kosmos-213¹
Kosmos-212+213 docking 1968-04-15 Kosmos-212+213¹
Kosmos-212+213¹
Kosmos-219 1968-04-26 Kosmos-137/219
Kosmos-226 (pre-Meteor) 1968-06-12
Kosmos-228 1968-06-21 Kosmos-228¹
Kosmos-228¹
Kosmos-228¹
Kosmos-228¹
Kosmos-232 (weather) 1968-07-16
Kosmos-261 1968-12-20 Kosmos-261
Kosmos-263 1969-01-12 Kosmos-263
Kosmos-265 1969-02-07 Kosmos-265
Kosmos-266 1969-02-25 Kosmos-266
Kosmos-267 1969-02-26 Kosmos-267
Kosmos-272 1969-03-17 Kosmos-272¹
Kosmos-273 1969-03-22 Kosmos-273
Kosmos-300 [failed] 1969-09-23
Kosmos-305 (lunar) 1969-10-29
Kosmos-313 1969-12-03 Kosmos-313
Kosmos-318 / Ionosfernaya-1 1969-12-27 Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-320 (weather) 1970-01-16
Kosmos-359 (Venera) 1970-08-22
Kosmos-381 / Ionosfernaya-2 1970-12-02 Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-419 (Mars) 1971-05-10
Kosmos-482 (Venera) 1972-03-31
Kosmos-557 1973-05-11 Kosmos-557
Kosmos-613 / Soyuz 1973-11-30 Kosmos-613
Kosmos-630 1974-01-30 Kosmos-630
Kosmos-631 1974-02-06 Kosmos-631
Kosmos-632 1974-02-12 Kosmos-632
Kosmos-633 1974-02-27 Kosmos-633
Kosmos-634 1974-03-05 Kosmos-634
Kosmos-635 1974-03-14 Kosmos-635
Kosmos-636 1974-03-20 Kosmos-636
Kosmos-637 1974-03-26 Kosmos-637
Kosmos-638 / Souyz 1974-04-03 Kosmos-638
Kosmos-639 1974-04-04 Kosmos-639
Kosmos-640 1974-04-11 Kosmos-640
Kosmos-651 1974-05-15 Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-654 1974-05-17 Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-665 1974-06-29 Kosmos-665
Kosmos-673 (weather/environment) 1974-08-16 Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-894 1977-02-21
Kosmos-1026 1978-07-02 Kosmos-1026 (energiya)
Kosmos-1045 (weather) 1978-10-26
Kosmos-1076 (Okean-E1) 1979-02-12
Kosmos-1151 (Okean-E2) 1980-01-23
Kosmos-1201 1980-07-15 Kosmos-1201
Kosmos-1383 / Nadezhda 1982-06-29 Kosmos-1383
Kosmos-1445 1983-03-15 Kosmos-1445
Kosmos-1447 / Nadezhda 1983-03-24 Kosmos-1447
Kosmos-1484 / Resurs-OE-1 1983-07-24
Kosmos-1500 (Okean-OE2) 1983-09-28 Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1514 1983-12-14 Kosmos-1514
Kosmos-1574 / Nadezhda 1984-06-21
Kosmos-1602 (Okean-OE2) 1984-09-28
Kosmos-1689 / Resurs-O1-1 1985-10-03
Kosmos-1766 (Okean-O1-1) 1986-06-28
Kosmos-1803 / Almaz-T1 [failed] 1986-11-29
Kosmos-1861 / RS-10 / RS-11 (one satellite) 1987-06-23 Kosmos-1861/RS-10/RS-11
Kosmos-1869 (Okean-O1-2) 1987-07-16
Kosmos-1870 / Almaz-T2 1987-07-25
Kosmos-1939 / Resurs-O1-2 1988-04-20
Kosmos-2123 / RS-12 / RS-13 (one satellite) 1991-02-05 Kosmos-2123/RS-12/RS-13 (mislabeled RS-15)
Kosmos-2334, Mexico-OSCAR-30 (MO-30, Unamsat-B) 1996-09-05
Kosmos-2418 / GLONASS 2004-12-25 Kosmos-2418+2419
Kosmos-2418+2419
Kosmos-2419 / GLONASS
Kosmos-2421 2006-06-25 Kosmos-2421
Kosmos-2428 2007-06-29 Kosmos-2428
Kosmos-2428
Kosmos-2429 2007-09-11 Kosmos-2429
Kosmos-2434 2007-12-09 Kosmos-2434
Kosmos-2434

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Kosmos-1 / Sputnik-11	1962-03-16		Kosmos	Kosmos
Kosmos-2 / Sputnik-12	1962-04-06	Kosmos-2+3
Kosmos-3 / Sputnik-13	1962-04-24	Kosmos-2+3
Kosmos-4 / Sputnik-14	1962-04-26
Kosmos-5 / Sputnik-15	1962-05-28
Kosmos-6 / Sputnik-16	1962-06-30
Kosmos-7 / Sputnik-17	1962-07-28
Kosmos-8 / Sputnik-18	1962-08-18
Kosmos-9	1962-09-27
Kosmos-10	1962-10-17
Kosmos-11	1962-10-20
Kosmos-12	1962-12-22
Kosmos-13	1963-03-21
Kosmos-14 (weather)	1963-04-13
Kosmos-15	1963-04-22
Kosmos-16	1963-04-28
Kosmos-17	1963-05-22
Kosmos-18	1963-05-24
Kosmos-19	1963-08-06
Kosmos-20	1963-10-18
Kosmos-21 (Venera)	1963-11-11
Kosmos-22	1963-11-16
Kosmos-23 (weather)	1963-12-13
Kosmos-24	1963-12-19
Kosmos-25	1964-02-27
Kosmos-26	1964-03-18
Kosmos-27 (Venera)	1964-03-27
Kosmos-28	1964-04-04
Kosmos-29	1964-04-25
Kosmos-30	1964-05-18
Kosmos-31	1964-06-06
Kosmos-32	1964-06-10
Kosmos-33	1964-06-23
Kosmos-34	1964-07-01
Kosmos-35	1964-07-15
Kosmos-36	1964-07-30
Kosmos-37	1964-08-14
Kosmos-38	1964-08-18
Kosmos-39
Kosmos-40
Kosmos-41	1964-08-22
Kosmos-42
Kosmos-43
Kosmos-44 (pre-Meteor)	1964-08-28		Kosmos-44
Kosmos-45 (weather)	1964-09-13		Kosmos-45 Kosmos-45
Kosmos-46	1964-09-24		Kosmos-46
Kosmos-47	1964-10-06		Kosmos-47¹
Kosmos-48	1964-10-14		Kosmos-48 Kosmos-48 Kosmos-48¹
Kosmos-49	1964-10-24		Kosmos-49 Kosmos-49
Kosmos-50	1964-10-28		Kosmos-50¹ Kosmos-50¹ Kosmos-50¹ Kosmos-50¹ Kosmos-50 Kosmos-50 Kosmos-50¹ Kosmos-50¹
Kosmos-51	1964-12-01		Kosmos-51 Kosmos-51¹ Kosmos-51¹
Kosmos-52	1965-01-11		Kosmos-52¹
Kosmos-53	1965-01-30		Kosmos-53 Kosmos-53¹
Kosmos-54	1965-02-21		Kosmos-54/55/56 Kosmos-54/55/56 Kosmos-54/55/56
Kosmos-55
Kosmos-56
Kosmos-57	1965-02-22		Kosmos-57 Kosmos-57 Kosmos-57
Kosmos-58 (pre-Meteor)	1965-02-25		Kosmos-58 Kosmos-58¹
Kosmos-59	1965-03-07		Kosmos-59¹ Kosmos-59¹ Kosmos-59
Kosmos-60 (lunar attempt)	1965-03-12		Kosmos-60 Kosmos-60 Kosmos-60
Kosmos-61	1965-03-15		Kosmos-61/62/63 Kosmos-61/62/63 Kosmos-61/62/63
Kosmos-62
Kosmos-63
Kosmos-64	1965-03-25		Kosmos-64 Kosmos-64 Kosmos-64
Kosmos-65 (weather)	1965-04-17
Kosmos-66	1965-05-07		Kosmos-66¹
Kosmos-67	1965-05-25		Kosmos-67 Kosmos-67
Kosmos-68	1965-06-15		Kosmos-68 Kosmos-68 Kosmos-68¹
Kosmos-69	1965-06-25		Kosmos-69¹ Kosmos-69¹ Kosmos-69¹
Kosmos-70	1965-07-02		Kosmos-70 Kosmos-70
Kosmos-71	1965-07-16		Kosmos-71/72/73/74/75 Kosmos-71/72/73/74/75
Kosmos-72
Kosmos-73
Kosmos-74
Kosmos-75
Kosmos-76	1965-07-23		Kosmos-76¹ Kosmos-76
Kosmos-77	1965-08-03		Kosmos-77¹
Kosmos-78	1965-08-14
Kosmos-79	1965-08-25
Kosmos-80	1965-09-03		Kosmos-80/81/82/83/84¹
Kosmos-81
Kosmos-82
Kosmos-83
Kosmos-84
Kosmos-85	1965-09-09		Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85¹ Kosmos-85
Kosmos-86	1965-09-18		Kosmos-86/87/88/89/90¹ Kosmos-86/87/88/89/90¹
Kosmos-87
Kosmos-88
Kosmos-89
Kosmos-90
Kosmos-91	1965-09-23		Kosmos-91¹ Kosmos-91
Kosmos-92 (weather)	1965-10-16		Kosmos-92
Kosmos-93	1965-10-19		Kosmos-93¹ Kosmos-93¹ Kosmos-93
Kosmos-94	1965-10-28		Kosmos-94¹ Kosmos-94¹
Kosmos-95	1965-11-04		Kosmos-95¹ Kosmos-95¹ Kosmos-95¹
Kosmos-96 (Venera)	1965-11-23
Kosmos-97	1965-11-26	Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97+137	Kosmos-97¹ Kosmos-97¹ Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97/145	Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97 Kosmos-97+others
Kosmos-98	1965-11-27
Kosmos-99	1965-12-10		Kosmos-99¹ Kosmos-99¹
Kosmos-100 (pre-Meteor)	1965-12-17		Kosmos-100¹ Kosmos-100 Kosmos-100¹ Kosmos-100 Kosmos-100 Kosmos-100 Kosmos-100
Kosmos-101	1965-12-21		Kosmos-101¹ Kosmos-101¹ Kosmos-101¹
Kosmos-102	1965-12-27		Kosmos-102¹
Kosmos-108	1966-02-11			Kosmos-108/196 Kosmos-108/196 Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Kosmos-110	1966-02-22		Kosmos-110¹ Kosmos-110¹ Kosmos-110¹ Kosmos-110¹
Kosmos-111 (lunar)	1966-03-01
Kosmos-118 (pre-Meteor)	1966-05-11
Kosmos-120	1966-06-08		Kosmos-120¹
Kosmos-121 (weather)	1966-06-17		Kosmos-121¹ Kosmos-121¹ Kosmos-121¹
Kosmos-122 (pre-Meteor)	1966-06-25		Kosmos-122¹ Kosmos-122¹
Kosmos-123	1966-07-09		Kosmos-123¹ Kosmos-123¹ Kosmos-123¹
Kosmos-124	1966-07-14		Kosmos-124¹ Kosmos-124¹ Kosmos-124¹
Kosmos-125	1966-07-20		Kosmos-125¹ Kosmos-125¹
Kosmos-126	1966-07-28		Kosmos-126¹ Kosmos-126¹ Kosmos-126¹ Kosmos-126¹
Kosmos-127	1966-08-08		Kosmos-127¹ Kosmos-127¹ Kosmos-127¹
Kosmos-128	1966-08-28		Kosmos-128¹ Kosmos-128¹
Kosmos-129	1966-10-14		Kosmos-129 Kosmos-129 Kosmos-129 Kosmos-129
Kosmos-130	1966-10-20		Kosmos-130 Kosmos-130 Kosmos-130 Kosmos-130 Kosmos-130
Kosmos-137	1966-12-21	Kosmos-97+137		Kosmos-137/219
Kosmos-142	1967-02-14		Kosmos-142¹
Kosmos-144 (pre-Meteor)	1967-02-28	Kosmos-144 Kosmos-144		Kosmos-144
Kosmos-145	1967-03-03		Kosmos-145 Kosmos-97/145	Kosmos-145 Kosmos-145 Kosmos-145
Kosmos-146 (pre-Zond)	1967-03-10
Kosmos-149 (weather)	1967-03-21	Kosmos-149 Kosmos-149 Kosmos-149		Kosmos-149
Kosmos-154 (pre-Zond)	1967-04-08
Kosmos-156 (pre-Meteor)	1967-04-27
Kosmos-166	1967-06-16	Kosmos-166+other-Kosmos
Kosmos-167 (Venera)	1967-06-17
Kosmos-184 (pre-Meteor)	1967-10-24
Kosmos-186 / Soyuz	1967-10-28
Kosmos-188 / Soyuz	1967-10-31
Kosmos-186+188 / Soyuz docking	1967-11-01			Kosmos-186+188
Kosmos-196	1967-12-19			Kosmos-108/196 Kosmos-108/196 Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Kosmos-200	1968-01-20		Kosmos-200
Kosmos-206 (pre-Meteor)	1968-03-14
Kosmos-211	1968-04-09		Kosmos-211
Kosmos-212	1968-04-14
Kosmos-213	1968-04-14		Kosmos-213¹ Kosmos-213¹
Kosmos-212+213 docking	1968-04-15		Kosmos-212+213¹ Kosmos-212+213¹
Kosmos-219	1968-04-26			Kosmos-137/219
Kosmos-226 (pre-Meteor)	1968-06-12
Kosmos-228	1968-06-21		Kosmos-228¹ Kosmos-228¹ Kosmos-228¹ Kosmos-228¹
Kosmos-232 (weather)	1968-07-16
Kosmos-261	1968-12-20		Kosmos-261
Kosmos-263	1969-01-12		Kosmos-263
Kosmos-265	1969-02-07		Kosmos-265
Kosmos-266	1969-02-25		Kosmos-266
Kosmos-267	1969-02-26		Kosmos-267
Kosmos-272	1969-03-17		Kosmos-272¹
Kosmos-273	1969-03-22		Kosmos-273
Kosmos-300 [failed]	1969-09-23
Kosmos-305 (lunar)	1969-10-29
Kosmos-313	1969-12-03		Kosmos-313
Kosmos-318 / Ionosfernaya-1	1969-12-27	Kosmos-318/381 Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-320 (weather)	1970-01-16
Kosmos-359 (Venera)	1970-08-22
Kosmos-381 / Ionosfernaya-2	1970-12-02	Kosmos-318/381 Kosmos-318/381
Kosmos-419 (Mars)	1971-05-10
Kosmos-482 (Venera)	1972-03-31
Kosmos-557	1973-05-11		Kosmos-557
Kosmos-613 / Soyuz	1973-11-30		Kosmos-613
Kosmos-630	1974-01-30		Kosmos-630
Kosmos-631	1974-02-06		Kosmos-631
Kosmos-632	1974-02-12		Kosmos-632
Kosmos-633	1974-02-27		Kosmos-633
Kosmos-634	1974-03-05		Kosmos-634
Kosmos-635	1974-03-14		Kosmos-635
Kosmos-636	1974-03-20		Kosmos-636
Kosmos-637	1974-03-26		Kosmos-637
Kosmos-638 / Souyz	1974-04-03		Kosmos-638
Kosmos-639	1974-04-04		Kosmos-639
Kosmos-640	1974-04-11		Kosmos-640
Kosmos-651	1974-05-15		Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-654	1974-05-17		Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-665	1974-06-29		Kosmos-665
Kosmos-673 (weather/environment)	1974-08-16		Kosmos-651/654/673
Kosmos-894	1977-02-21
Kosmos-1026	1978-07-02	Kosmos-1026 (energiya)
Kosmos-1045 (weather)	1978-10-26
Kosmos-1076 (Okean-E1)	1979-02-12
Kosmos-1151 (Okean-E2)	1980-01-23
Kosmos-1201	1980-07-15		Kosmos-1201
Kosmos-1383 / Nadezhda	1982-06-29	Kosmos-1383
Kosmos-1445	1983-03-15	Kosmos-1445
Kosmos-1447 / Nadezhda	1983-03-24		Kosmos-1447
Kosmos-1484 / Resurs-OE-1	1983-07-24
Kosmos-1500 (Okean-OE2)	1983-09-28	Kosmos-1500 Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1514	1983-12-14	Kosmos-1514
Kosmos-1574 / Nadezhda	1984-06-21
Kosmos-1602 (Okean-OE2)	1984-09-28
Kosmos-1689 / Resurs-O1-1	1985-10-03
Kosmos-1766 (Okean-O1-1)	1986-06-28
Kosmos-1803 / Almaz-T1 [failed]	1986-11-29
Kosmos-1861 / RS-10 / RS-11 (one satellite)	1987-06-23	Kosmos-1861/RS-10/RS-11
Kosmos-1869 (Okean-O1-2)	1987-07-16
Kosmos-1870 / Almaz-T2	1987-07-25
Kosmos-1939 / Resurs-O1-2	1988-04-20
Kosmos-2123 / RS-12 / RS-13 (one satellite)	1991-02-05	Kosmos-2123/RS-12/RS-13 (mislabeled RS-15)
Kosmos-2334, Mexico-OSCAR-30 (MO-30, Unamsat-B)	1996-09-05
Kosmos-2418 / GLONASS	2004-12-25		Kosmos-2418+2419 Kosmos-2418+2419
Kosmos-2419 / GLONASS
Kosmos-2421	2006-06-25		Kosmos-2421
Kosmos-2428	2007-06-29		Kosmos-2428 Kosmos-2428
Kosmos-2429	2007-09-11		Kosmos-2429
Kosmos-2434	2007-12-09		Kosmos-2434 Kosmos-2434

¹On the cachets of these items, a common propaganda satellite design was intended at the time of use as a substitute for actual satellite designs. For other examples, see the checklist for the Russian propaganda-design satellite.

InterKosmos (IK) series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Interkosmos-1 1969-10-14 IK-1 (ds-u3-ik)
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1 IK IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1 series (folded lower solar panels)
IK-1+Kosmos-26/49
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1
IK-1 (all solar panels folded)
IK-1 (all solar panels folded)
IK-1 series
Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Interkosmos-2 1969-12-25 IK-2 (ds-u1-ik)
IK-2
Interkosmos-3 1970-08-07 IK-3 (ds-u2-ik)
IK-3
IK-3
IK-3
IK-3
Interkosmos-4 1970-10-14 IK-4 (ds-u3-ik)
IK-4
IK-4
Interkosmos-5 1971-12-02 IK-5 (ds-u2-ik)
IK-5 IK-5 (not IK-1)
Interkosmos-6 1972-04-07 IK-6 (energiya)
Interkosmos-7 1972-06-30 IK-7 (ds-u3-ik)
IK-7
IK-7
Interkosmos-8 1972-12-01 IK-8 (ds-u1-ik)
IK-8
Interkosmos-9 / Kopernik-500 1973-04-19 IK-9 (ds-u2-ik)
IK-9
IK-9 OAO-3+IK-9
Soyuz-28+IK-9
IK-9
IK-9
IK-9+OAO-2
Interkosmos-10 1973-10-30 IK-10 (ds-u2-ik)
IK-10
IK-10
IK-10 IK-10
IK-10
IK-10
IK-10
IK-10
Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Interkosmos-11 1974-05-17 IK-11 (ds-u3-ik)
IK-11
IK-11
Interkosmos-12 1974-10-31 IK-12 (ds-u2-ik)
IK-12
IK-12 IK-12
Interkosmos-13 1975-03-27 IK-13 (ds-u2-ik)
Interkosmos-14 [failed] 1975-06-03 IK-14 (ds-u3-ik)
Interkosmos-14 1975-12-11 IK-14 (ds-u2-ik) IK-14
Interkosmos-15 1976-06-19 IK-15 (auos-z-t-ik)
Interkosmos-16 1976-07-27 IK-16 (ds-u3-ik)
IK-16
Interkosmos-17 1977-09-24 IK-17 (auos-z-r-e-ik)
IK-17
IK-17
IK-17
Interkosmos-18 1978-10-24 IK-18 (auos-z-m-ik)
IK-18
IK-18+Magion-1
Interkosmos-19 1979-02-27 IK-19 (auos-z-i-ik)
IK-19
IK-19
Interkosmos-20 1979-11-01 IK-20 (auos-z-r-p-ik)
IK-20
IK-20
Interkosmos-21 1981-02-06 IK-21 (auos-z-r-p-ik)
IK-21
Interkosmos-22 / Bulgaria-1300 1981-08-07 IK-22 (bulgaria-1300)
IK-22 (bulgaria-1300)
Interkosmos-23 / Prognoz-10 1985-04-26 IK-23 (Prognoz-10)
IK-23 (Prognoz-10) Prognoz-10
Interkosmos-24 1989-09-28 IK-24 (auos-z-av-ik)
IK-24+Magion-2
IK-24+Magion-2
IK-24+Magion-2
Interkosmos-25 1991-12-18 IK-25 (auos-z-ap-ik)

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Interkosmos-1	1969-10-14	IK-1 (ds-u3-ik) IK-1 IK-1 IK-1	IK	IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 series (folded lower solar panels) IK-1+Kosmos-26/49 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 IK-1 (all solar panels folded) IK-1 (all solar panels folded) IK-1 series Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Interkosmos-2	1969-12-25	IK-2 (ds-u1-ik) IK-2
Interkosmos-3	1970-08-07	IK-3 (ds-u2-ik) IK-3 IK-3 IK-3 IK-3
Interkosmos-4	1970-10-14	IK-4 (ds-u3-ik) IK-4 IK-4
Interkosmos-5	1971-12-02	IK-5 (ds-u2-ik) IK-5	IK-5 (not IK-1)
Interkosmos-6	1972-04-07	IK-6 (energiya)
Interkosmos-7	1972-06-30	IK-7 (ds-u3-ik) IK-7 IK-7
Interkosmos-8	1972-12-01	IK-8 (ds-u1-ik) IK-8
Interkosmos-9 / Kopernik-500	1973-04-19	IK-9 (ds-u2-ik) IK-9 IK-9	OAO-3+IK-9 Soyuz-28+IK-9 IK-9 IK-9 IK-9+OAO-2
Interkosmos-10	1973-10-30	IK-10 (ds-u2-ik) IK-10 IK-10 IK-10	IK-10 IK-10 IK-10 IK-10 IK-10 Kosmos-1+108/196+IK-1+10
Interkosmos-11	1974-05-17	IK-11 (ds-u3-ik) IK-11 IK-11
Interkosmos-12	1974-10-31	IK-12 (ds-u2-ik) IK-12 IK-12	IK-12
Interkosmos-13	1975-03-27	IK-13 (ds-u2-ik)
Interkosmos-14 [failed]	1975-06-03	IK-14 (ds-u3-ik)
Interkosmos-14	1975-12-11	IK-14 (ds-u2-ik)	IK-14
Interkosmos-15	1976-06-19	IK-15 (auos-z-t-ik)
Interkosmos-16	1976-07-27	IK-16 (ds-u3-ik) IK-16
Interkosmos-17	1977-09-24	IK-17 (auos-z-r-e-ik) IK-17 IK-17 IK-17
Interkosmos-18	1978-10-24	IK-18 (auos-z-m-ik) IK-18 IK-18+Magion-1
Interkosmos-19	1979-02-27	IK-19 (auos-z-i-ik) IK-19 IK-19
Interkosmos-20	1979-11-01	IK-20 (auos-z-r-p-ik) IK-20 IK-20
Interkosmos-21	1981-02-06	IK-21 (auos-z-r-p-ik) IK-21
Interkosmos-22 / Bulgaria-1300	1981-08-07	IK-22 (bulgaria-1300) IK-22 (bulgaria-1300)
Interkosmos-23 / Prognoz-10	1985-04-26	IK-23 (Prognoz-10) IK-23 (Prognoz-10)	Prognoz-10
Interkosmos-24	1989-09-28	IK-24 (auos-z-av-ik) IK-24+Magion-2 IK-24+Magion-2 IK-24+Magion-2
Interkosmos-25	1991-12-18	IK-25 (auos-z-ap-ik)

Prognoz-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Prognoz-1 1972-04-14 Prognoz-1 Prognoz-1
Prognoz-2 1972-06-29 Prognoz-2
Prognoz-2
Prognoz-3 1973-02-15
Prognoz-4 1975-12-12
Prognoz-5 1976-11-25 Prognoz-5
Prognoz-5
Prognoz-6 1977-09-22
Prognoz-7 1978-10-30
Prognoz-8 1980-12-25 Prognoz-8
Prognoz-8
Prognoz-9 / Relikt-1 1983-07-01 Prognoz-9
Prognoz-9
Prognoz-10 / Interkosmos-23 1985-04-26 Prognoz-10
Prognoz-10 Prognoz-10
Prognoz Unspecified Magion-1+Prognoz

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Prognoz-1	1972-04-14		Prognoz-1	Prognoz-1
Prognoz-2	1972-06-29	Prognoz-2 Prognoz-2
Prognoz-3	1973-02-15
Prognoz-4	1975-12-12
Prognoz-5	1976-11-25			Prognoz-5 Prognoz-5
Prognoz-6	1977-09-22
Prognoz-7	1978-10-30
Prognoz-8	1980-12-25			Prognoz-8 Prognoz-8
Prognoz-9 / Relikt-1	1983-07-01	Prognoz-9 Prognoz-9
Prognoz-10 / Interkosmos-23	1985-04-26	Prognoz-10 Prognoz-10		Prognoz-10
Prognoz	Unspecified			Magion-1+Prognoz

Aureole / Oreol / ARCAD (ARCtic Aurora Density) series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Aureole-1 / Oreol-1 / ARCAD-1 1971-12-27 Oreol-1 ARCAD/Aureole/Oreol ARCAD/Aureole/Oreol
Aureole-2 / Oreol-2 / ARCAD-2 1973-12-26
Aureole-3 / Oreol-3 / ARCAD-3 1981-09-21 Oreol-3

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Aureole-1 / Oreol-1 / ARCAD-1	1971-12-27	Oreol-1	ARCAD/Aureole/Oreol	ARCAD/Aureole/Oreol
Aureole-2 / Oreol-2 / ARCAD-2	1973-12-26
Aureole-3 / Oreol-3 / ARCAD-3	1981-09-21	Oreol-3

Elektron-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Elektron-1 1964-01-30 Elektron-1
Elektron-1 Elektron Elektron
Elektron-2 Elektron-2
Elektron-2
Elektron-2
Elektron-3 1964-07-10
Elektron-4

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Elektron-1	1964-01-30	Elektron-1 Elektron-1	Elektron	Elektron
Elektron-2	Elektron-2 Elektron-2 Elektron-2
Elektron-3	1964-07-10
Elektron-4

Proton-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Proton-1 1965-07-16 Proton-1 Proton Proton
Proton-2 1965-11-02
Proton-3 1966-07-06 Proton-3
Proton-4 1968-11-16 Proton-4

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Proton-1	1965-07-16	Proton-1	Proton	Proton
Proton-2	1965-11-02
Proton-3	1966-07-06	Proton-3
Proton-4	1968-11-16	Proton-4

MAGnetospheric and IONospheric (Magion) series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Magion-1 1978-10-24 Magion-1
IK-18+Magion-1 Magion Magion
Magion-2 1989-09-28 Magion-2
Magion-2
Magion-2
IK-24+Magion-2
IK-24+Magion-2
IK-24+Magion-2
Magion-3 1991-12-18 Magion-3
Magion-4 1995-08-02 Magion-4
Magion-4
Magion-4/5
Magion-4/5
Magion-5
Magion-5 1996-08-29

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Magion-1	1978-10-24	Magion-1 IK-18+Magion-1	Magion	Magion
Magion-2	1989-09-28	Magion-2 Magion-2 Magion-2 IK-24+Magion-2 IK-24+Magion-2 IK-24+Magion-2
Magion-3	1991-12-18	Magion-3
Magion-4	1995-08-02	Magion-4 Magion-4 Magion-4/5 Magion-4/5 Magion-5
Magion-5	1996-08-29

Interbol-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Interbol-1 1995-08-02 Magion-4/5+Interbol-1/2
Magion-4/5+Interbol-1/2
Interbol-2 1996-08-29

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Interbol-1	1995-08-02		Magion-4/5+Interbol-1/2 Magion-4/5+Interbol-1/2
Interbol-2	1996-08-29

Resurs-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Resurs-OE-1 / Kosmos-1484 1983-07-24
Resurs-O1-2 / Kosmos-1689 1985-10-03
Resurs-O1-2 / Kosmos-1939 1988-04-20
Resurs-F1 1989-05-25 Resurs-F
Resurs-F2 1989-06-27 Resurs-F2
Resurs-F3 1989-07-18
Resurs-F4 1989-08-15
Resurs-F5 1989-09-06
Resurs-F6 1990-05-29
Resurs-F7 1990-07-17
Resurs-F8 1990-08-16
Resurs-F9 1990-09-07
Resurs-F10 1991-05-21
Resurs-F11 1991-06-28
Resurs-F12 1991-07-23
Resurs-F13 1991-08-21
Resurs-F14 1992-04-29
Resurs-F15 1992-06-23
Resurs-F16, Pion-1, Pion-2 1992-08-19
Resurs-500 1992-11-15
Resurs-F17 1993-05-21
Resurs-F18 1993-06-25
Resurs-F19 1993-08-24
Resurs-O1-3 1994-11-04 Resurs-O1
Resurs-F20 1995-09-26
Resurs-F-1M 1997-11-18
Resurs-O1-4 1998-07-10 Resurs-O1
Resurs-F-1M 1999-09-28
Resurs-O2 19?? Resurs-O2

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Resurs-OE-1 / Kosmos-1484	1983-07-24
Resurs-O1-2 / Kosmos-1689	1985-10-03
Resurs-O1-2 / Kosmos-1939	1988-04-20
Resurs-F1	1989-05-25		Resurs-F
Resurs-F2	1989-06-27	Resurs-F2
Resurs-F3	1989-07-18
Resurs-F4	1989-08-15
Resurs-F5	1989-09-06
Resurs-F6	1990-05-29
Resurs-F7	1990-07-17
Resurs-F8	1990-08-16
Resurs-F9	1990-09-07
Resurs-F10	1991-05-21
Resurs-F11	1991-06-28
Resurs-F12	1991-07-23
Resurs-F13	1991-08-21
Resurs-F14	1992-04-29
Resurs-F15	1992-06-23
Resurs-F16, Pion-1, Pion-2	1992-08-19
Resurs-500	1992-11-15
Resurs-F17	1993-05-21
Resurs-F18	1993-06-25
Resurs-F19	1993-08-24
Resurs-O1-3	1994-11-04	Resurs-O1
Resurs-F20	1995-09-26
Resurs-F-1M	1997-11-18
Resurs-O1-4	1998-07-10	Resurs-O1
Resurs-F-1M	1999-09-28
Resurs-O2	19??	Resurs-O2

[Resurs-launched] Pion-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Pion-1 [Resurs-F16 launched] 1992-08-19
Pion-2 [Resurs-F16 launched] 1992-08-19

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Pion-1 [Resurs-F16 launched]	1992-08-19
Pion-2 [Resurs-F16 launched]	1992-08-19

Okean-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Kosmos-1076 (Okean-E1) 1979-02-12 Okean Okean
Kosmos-1151 (Okean-E2) 1980-01-23
Kosmos-1500 (Okean-OE1) 1983-09-28 Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1602 (Okean-OE2) 1984-09-28
Kosmos-1766 (Okean-O1-1) 1986-06-28
Kosmos-1869 (Okean-O1-2) 1987-07-16
Okean-1 1988-07-05
Okean-2 [failed] 1989-06-09
Okean-2 1990-02-28
Okean-3 1991-06-04
Okean-4 1994-10-11 Okean-O
Okean-O
Okean-O1 1999-07-17

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Kosmos-1076 (Okean-E1)	1979-02-12		Okean	Okean
Kosmos-1151 (Okean-E2)	1980-01-23
Kosmos-1500 (Okean-OE1)	1983-09-28	Kosmos-1500 Kosmos-1500
Kosmos-1602 (Okean-OE2)	1984-09-28
Kosmos-1766 (Okean-O1-1)	1986-06-28
Kosmos-1869 (Okean-O1-2)	1987-07-16
Okean-1	1988-07-05
Okean-2 [failed]	1989-06-09
Okean-2	1990-02-28
Okean-3	1991-06-04
Okean-4	1994-10-11	Okean-O Okean-O
Okean-O1	1999-07-17

Ukraine / Russia Sich-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Sich-1 / Okean 1995-08-31 Sich-1
Sich
Sich-1 Sich Sich
Sich-1m [failed] 2004-12-24 Sich-1m

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Sich-1 / Okean	1995-08-31	Sich-1 Sich Sich-1	Sich	Sich
Sich-1m [failed]	2004-12-24	Sich-1m

Sputnik-series satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Sputnik-1 1957-10-04 Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.)
Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.)
Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.)
Sputnik-1+2+3
Sputnik-1+2+3
Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1
Sputnik-1+2+3
Sputnik-1+2+3
Sputnik-1+2+3
Sputnik-1+2+3
Transit-4+Sputnik-1+other
Sputnik-2 (with dog Laika) 1957-11-03 Sputnik-2 Sputnik-2 (50th anniv.)
Sputnik-3 (first attempt) [failed] 1958-04-27
Sputnik-3 (upper-atmosphere, ionospheric) 1958-05-15 Sputnik-3
Sputnik-3
Sputnik-3
Sputnik-3 Sputnik-3 Sputnik-3
Sputnik-4 (Vostok test) 1960-05-15 Sputnik-4
Sputnik-5 (with dogs Strelka and Belka) 1960-08-19 Sputnik-5
Sputnik-6 (with dogs Pchelka and Mushka) 1960-12-01 Sputnik-6
Sputnik-7 (Venus attempt) 1961-02-04 Sputnik-7
Sputnik-8 / Venera-1 1961-02-12 Venera-1 (1st anniv.)
Sputnik-9 (with dog Chernushka) 1961-03-09
Sputnik-10 (with dog Zvezdochka) 1961-03-25
Sputnik-11 / Kosmos-1 — Sputnik-18 / Kosmos-8 1962-03-16 — 1962-08-18 See Kosmos table
Sputnik-19 (Venus attempt) 1962-08-25
Sputnik-20 (Venus attempt) 1962-09-01
Sputnik-21 (Venus attempt) 1962-09-12
Sputnik-22 (Mars attempt) 1962-10-24
Sputnik-23 / Mars-1 1962-11-01 Mars-1
Sputnik-24 (Mars attempt) 1962-11-04
Sputnik-25 (lunar attempt) 1963-01-04
Sputnik-40 / RS-17a, Sputnik-40-2 / RS-17b 1997-10-05 Sputnik-40
Sputnik-41 / RS-18 1998-10-25 RS-18
Sputnik-99 / RS-19 1999-04-16

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Sputnik-1	1957-10-04	Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1	Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.) Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.) Sputnik-1 (5th anniv.) Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1+2+3	Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1 Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1+2+3 Sputnik-1+2+3 Transit-4+Sputnik-1+other
Sputnik-2 (with dog Laika)	1957-11-03	Sputnik-2	Sputnik-2 (50th anniv.)
Sputnik-3 (first attempt) [failed]	1958-04-27
Sputnik-3 (upper-atmosphere, ionospheric)	1958-05-15	Sputnik-3 Sputnik-3 Sputnik-3 Sputnik-3	Sputnik-3	Sputnik-3
Sputnik-4 (Vostok test)	1960-05-15		Sputnik-4
Sputnik-5 (with dogs Strelka and Belka)	1960-08-19		Sputnik-5
Sputnik-6 (with dogs Pchelka and Mushka)	1960-12-01		Sputnik-6
Sputnik-7 (Venus attempt)	1961-02-04		Sputnik-7
Sputnik-8 / Venera-1	1961-02-12		Venera-1 (1st anniv.)
Sputnik-9 (with dog Chernushka)	1961-03-09
Sputnik-10 (with dog Zvezdochka)	1961-03-25
Sputnik-11 / Kosmos-1 — Sputnik-18 / Kosmos-8	1962-03-16 — 1962-08-18	See Kosmos table
Sputnik-19 (Venus attempt)	1962-08-25
Sputnik-20 (Venus attempt)	1962-09-01
Sputnik-21 (Venus attempt)	1962-09-12
Sputnik-22 (Mars attempt)	1962-10-24
Sputnik-23 / Mars-1	1962-11-01			Mars-1
Sputnik-24 (Mars attempt)	1962-11-04
Sputnik-25 (lunar attempt)	1963-01-04
Sputnik-40 / RS-17a, Sputnik-40-2 / RS-17b	1997-10-05	Sputnik-40
Sputnik-41 / RS-18	1998-10-25	RS-18
Sputnik-99 / RS-19	1999-04-16

Other (selected) Russian scientific/research and environmental-observing satellites:

Satellite Launch Date Images
reference launch covers postal items
Polyot-1 1963-11-01 Polyot-1
Polyot-1
Polyot-2 1964-04-12 Polyot-2
Progress-5 1979-03-12 Progress-5
Progress-5 (with Salyut-6)
Relikt-1 / Prognoz-9 1983-07-01
Almaz-1 1991-03-31 Almaz-1
Almaz-1 Almaz-1 Almaz-1
Relikt-2 Never launched ? Relikt-2
Foton 1985-04-16 —> Foton-M2
Foton-M3
Foton-M3
Foton-M3
Foton-M3
Foton-M3 (return) Foton

Satellite	Launch Date	Images
reference	launch covers	postal items
Polyot-1	1963-11-01		Polyot-1 Polyot-1
Polyot-2	1964-04-12		Polyot-2
Progress-5	1979-03-12		Progress-5 Progress-5 (with Salyut-6)
Relikt-1 / Prognoz-9	1983-07-01
Almaz-1	1991-03-31	Almaz-1 Almaz-1	Almaz-1	Almaz-1
Relikt-2	Never launched ?	Relikt-2
Foton	1985-04-16 —>		Foton-M2 Foton-M3 Foton-M3 Foton-M3 Foton-M3 Foton-M3 (return)	Foton

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