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SMS/GOES
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Below is a checklist of Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) / Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available.
Farther below is a list of SMS/GOES-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For SMS/GOES launch information see the SMS/GOES-series table on the geostationary weather satellites page. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS / GOES | ||||
| Angola | 1110c (Mi1446) | From MS6 (1110 (a-f)) | 1999 | GOES-4 (GOES-D) |
| Angola | 1110f (Mi1449) | SMM (not SMS)3 | ||
| Cayman Islands | 628 (Mi642) | 1991 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 | |
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508) | One of MS6 (708 (a-f)) | 1997 | SMS/GOES-1/31 (not GEOS)4 |
| Guyana | None | Cachet on Super Arcas 35-58 (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | 1974 | SMS |
| Guyana | None | Cachet on Super Arcas 35-60 (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | 1974 | SMS (in text only), Syncom image6 |
| Niger | 1075e (Mi1951) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 |
| North Osetia | Local_a | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 |
| St. Lucia | 611 (BL36) | SS1 | 1983 | SMS/GOES-1/31 |
| United Nations | 945a | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (6x 945) | 2007 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 |
| United Nations | 946 | In background of six stamps, and in (upper) margin of MS6 (946a (6x 946)) | 2007 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 |
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Meter | 1988 | GOES-4/7 or GMS5 |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 478 | Partially on stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2007 | Three-axis GOES-Next2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on ESA-GEOS-1 launch cover | 1977 | SMS/GOES |
| United States | None | Cachet on ESA-GEOS-2 launch cover | 1978 | SMS/GOES |
| Venezuela | 1426e (Mi2566) | One of MS5 (1426 (a-e)) | 1989 | Poorly-depicted SMS/GOES-1/3 |
*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.
1SMS/GOES-1/3 (SMS-1 and SMS-2, and GOES-1 thru GOES-3) were similar-looking spin-stabilized spacecraft.
2Three-axis-stabilized GOES-Next started with GOES-8.
3Solar Maximum Mission (SMM), not SMS as indicated on this item.
4GOES, not Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite (GEOS) as indicated on this item.
5GOES-4/7 and the GMS-series have a similar appearance, both being built by Hughes Space and Communications Company.
6Although SMS is indicated in the text, the satellite depicted is Syncom.
Below is a list of SMS/GOES-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS | ||||
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-17 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | SMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-05-26 | WSMR, NM | (WSMR no.32) cachet on cover | SMS-1 first ground pictures received |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SMS-2 launch |
| GOES | ||||
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-10-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit) cachet on cover | GOES-1 launch (not GEOS)2; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Cener FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch (comsat image) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch (comsat image) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-4 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 image) |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch |
| United States | 1981-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-5 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 image) |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed]; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch |
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Systems/Loral) cachet on cover | GOES-8 launch |
| United States | 1995-05-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GOES-9 launch |
| United States | 1997-04-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-10 launch |
| United States | 2000-05-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | GOES-11 launch |
1SCPS = Space Coast Philatelic Society
2GOES, not Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite (GEOS) as indicated on this cover.
3DCS = Data Collection System (DCS) on geostationary satellites
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