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This page contains philatelic information on the (USA) Galileo spacecraft. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes 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.
This list includes the single USA Galileo spacecraft launched in 1989 only, not to be confused with the European Space Agency (ESA) Galileo-series satellites launched in the 2000s.
See also Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) in the Contributors to Meteorology pages.
Galileo's large multi-section high-gain antenna failed to deploy during the mission, so the low-gain antenna was used instead, limiting data transfer to slower bit rates. The (folded, or open, or partially open) status of the antenna is noted for most of the philatelic items with depictions of Galileo.
An image of Earth taken by the Galileo spacecraft during one of its two flyby of Earth is found on a number of postal items that can be found here.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Galileo (USA) | Galileo (USA) | Galileo (USA) |
| Galileo (post-STS spacecraft-only events) | ||
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) |
Below is a list of Galileo spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Galileo (USA) | ||||
| Abkhazia | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | MS9 (a-i) Imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 1996 | "Galileo" atmospheric entry probe with parachute and heat shield (see also Buriatia Unknown label 1996) |
| Abkhazia | Mi313 | One of MS8 (Mi310-317 + label) | 1999 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna folded); with Space Shuttle |
| Austria | KM3174 | 25 euro (silver-niobium coin), also reverse detail | 2009 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei (on obverse) |
| Benin | 678 (Mi500) | 1990 | "Galileo in orbit around Jupiter" (in French text), but the design of the celestial body below the spacecraft, with its bright spots and contrasting colors, is an artistic depiction of the extreme volcanism of Io | |
| Benin | 681 (Mi506) | 678 overprinted in red | 1991 | |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Bulgaria | 3574 (Mi3875) | 1990 | "Galileo" (with booster attached and high-gain anntenna open); (see also Tuva Local strip of 5 1994 set of 10) | |
| Bulgaria | 3627 (Mi3916) | 1991 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna folded); with Space Shuttle "Atlantis" | |
| Buriatia (Republic) | Unknown label (BL none label) | Label4 from imperforate SS1 + 4 labels | 1996 | "Galileo" atmospheric entry probe with parachute and heat shield (see also Abkhazia Unknown ms 1996) |
| Burundi | 758d (Mi1851) | One of MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | "Galileo, launched 18 October 1989, went into orbit around Jupiter [in 1995]" (in French text) |
| Central African Republic | C277a (BL206A) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 1982 | Artist's drawing of the Galileo orbiter and its entry probe descending beneath a parachute (in anticipation of the future Galileo mission, whose probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); also three research balloons floating in the Jovian atmosphere. Similar balloons are depicted in CAR 658a. The depiction of the probe and parachute is probably based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s; see all items with this artwork |
| Central African Republic | 658a (BL285A) i658a (BL285B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1984 | "Galileo Orbiter" (fantasy depiction) and two "sounding balloons for Saturn", though the Galileo context suggests that such balloons were proposed for Jupiter as well as Saturn. |
| Central African Republic | 759a (BL345A) i759a (BL345B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (759) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i759) | 1985 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Central African Republic | 973 (Mi1442A) i973 (Mi1442B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Sonde Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Central African Republic | 973a (BL513A) i973a (BL513B) | SS1 (973) Imperforate SS1 (i973) | ||
| Central African Republic | C349a (Mi1440A-1447A) iC349a (Mi1440B-1447B) | On one of MS8 (970-975 + C348-C349) On one of imperforate MS8 (i970-i975 + iC348-iC349) | ||
| Central African Republic | 1371b (Mi2604A) i1371b (Mi2604B) | One of MS3 (1371 (a-c)) (Mi2603A-2605A) One of imperforate MS3 (i1371) | 2000 | "Sonde Galileo vers Jupiter, décember 1995" |
| Chad | 718a (Mi1636A) i718a (Mi1636B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (718) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i718) | 1997 | "Galileo [and its] atmospheric probe at Jupiter" (the probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); the probe/parachute depiction can be traced back to this NASA artwork from the late 1970s; see all items with this artwork |
| Chad | 923a (BL326A) i923a (BL326B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (923) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i923) | 2001 | Galileo entry probe; also Galileo Galilei |
| Comoro Islands | 275 (Mi369A) i275 (Mi369B) | Imperforate | 1977 | "Jupiter lander" entry probe beneath its parachute (in anticipation of the future Galileo mission, whose probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere on 7 Dec 1995); the depiction of the probe and parachute is probably based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s; see all items with this artwork |
| Comoro Islands | 275a (BL108A) i275a (BL108B) | On stamp of SS1 (275) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i275) | ||
| Czech Republic | None | (Fil Press) cachet on postal card | 2009 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Djibouti | Unknown g (Mi none) Unknown ig | One of MS8 (a-h + label) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS8 (a-h + label) | 2007 | "Galileo [entry] probe" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna folded) |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6702-6705_ms4 | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | 20th anniv. end Galileo mission |
| Djibouti | BL2166 | SS1 (Mi6706) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2167 | SS1 (Mi6707) | ||
| Gabon | None a (Mi none) | One of MS6 (a-f) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna partially open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Gambia | 2174f (Mi3286) i2174f | One of MS6 (2174 (a-f)) (Mi3281-3286) One of imperforate MS6 (i2174 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Germany | 1884 cover (Mi1785 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel and (Archiv der Astronomie und Raumfahrt-Philatelie XIV) cachet on cover | 1995 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1997 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna folded) |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on postcard | ||
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206 (Mi3197-3202) | In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea Republic | C172 (Mi1294A) iC172 (Mi1294B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Module orbital de Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea Republic | C172a (BL369A) iC172a (BL369B) | SS1 (C172) Imperforate SS1 (iC172) | (As above for stamp); "Sonde Galileo" with entry probe, heat shield, and parachute (in right margin); also Galileo Galilei | |
| Guinea Republic | 1135-1136+1142-1143+C170+C172_ms6 i1135-i1136+i1142-i1143+iC170+iC172_ms6 | On one of MS6 (1135-1136+1142-1143+C170+C172) On one of imperforate MS6 (i1135-i1136+i1142-i1143+iC170+iC172) | (As above for stamp) | |
| Guinea Republic | 1262b (Mi1484A) i1262b (Mi1484B) | One of strip of 3 (1262 (a-c)) (Mi1482-1484) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i1262 (a-c)) | 1994 | "sonde Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5238-5243_ms6 | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi5238-5243) | 2007 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna folded) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7646A | One of MS6 (Mi7641-7646) | 2010 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7647A fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7646A_ms6 fdc Mi7641B-7646B_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC Imperforate MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi10807A-10810A_ms4 Mi10807B-10810B_ms4 | MS4 (Mi10807A-10810A) Imperforate MS4 (Mi10807B-10810B) | 2014 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna partially open, on 2nd stamp), Galileo entry probe (on 3rd stamp), Galileo SSI [solid-state imager] (on 4th stamp); also Galileo Galilei (on 1st and 4th stamps and FDC cachet) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi10807A-10810A_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL2457A BL2457B | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei (on stamps and FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL2457A fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Ad (BL175A) i413Ad (BL175B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (413A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413A) | 1981 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2006 | Galileo (with Space Shuttle) |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3763A Mi3763B | One of MS4 (Mi3760A-3763A + 2 labels) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi3760B-3763B + 2 labels) | 2008 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3991A Mi3991B | One of MS6 (Mi3986A-3991A) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi3986B-3991B) | 2008 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi14284-14287) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "20th anniv. end of the Galileo Mission" (in Portuguese text); also Galileo mission patch (on tab to right of stamp on SS1) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL2663) | SS1 (Mi14288) | ||
| Guyana | 2874g (Mi4926) i2874g | One of MS9 (2874 (a-i)) (Mi4920-4928) One of imperforate MS9 (i2874 (a-i)) | 1994 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Guyana | 2876 (BL441) i2876 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guyana | 4689c (Mi9848) | One of MS4 (4689 (a-f)) (Mi9846-9851), also rotated 180 deg | 2021 | Galileo (with booster attached and one end in Space Shuttle cargo bay), matching NASA photo |
| Hungary | 4126a (Mi5351) | Two of MS4 (4126 (2x 4126 (a-b))) (BL328) | 2009 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2012 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 996 (Mi1282A) i996 (Mi1282B) | Imperforate | 1990 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Malagasy (DR) | 996a (BL149A) i996a (BL149B) | On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 (996) On stamp and in (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i996) | "Galileo" with booster still attached after deployment from the STS-34/Atlantis and the high-gain anntenna folded (in the upper-left margin); and in its operational configuration with the high-gain antenna open (in the stamp); in both cases the spacecraft is shown just above an artistic rendering of the fiery surface of what can only be volcanically active Io (Jupiter is in the background); the SS1 is therefore considered to depict a close flyby of Io by Galileo | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 997b (Mi1282A-1283A) i997b (Mi1282B-1283B) | On one of MS2 (996-997) On one of imperforate MS2 (i996-i997) | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) | |
| Maldive Islands | 3221 fdc (Mi5355-5358 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2014 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Mali | 687 (Mi1337A) i687 (Mi1337B) | Imperforate | 1995 | "sonde Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Mali | 687a (BL_A68A) i687a (BL_A68B) | On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (687) On stamp and in (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i687) | ||
| Mali | 690b (Mi1337A-1338A+1340A) i690b (Mi1337B-1338B+1340B) | On one of MS3 (687-688+690) On one of imperforate MS3 (i687-i688+i690) | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS2 (a-b) One of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2006 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei (on stamp 'b') |
| Micronesia | 344s (Mi739) | One stamp and on selvedge of MS20 (344 (a-t)) (Mi721-740) | 1999 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna folded as seen from behind, the solid disk is the backplate for the high-gain antenna) |
| Mordovia | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | (early-design?) Galileo |
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | Local post MS6 on FDC | ||
| Nevis | 1542 (Mi2302-2307) | On all stamps and in (left) margin of MS6 (1542 (a-f)) | 2008 | "Galileo" (with booster attached, on one stamp; and the high-gain antenna folded or partially open in other depictions) |
| Nevis | 1542 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Nicaragua | 1985c (Mi3294) | One of MS16 (1985 (a-p)) (Mi3292-3307) | 1994 | "Sonda Galileo" entry probe/parachute design based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s; see all items with this artwork |
| Nicaragua | 1986 (BL210) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Niger | 1078i (Mi1934A) i1078i (Mi1934B) | One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) (Mi1926A-1934A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1078 (a-i)) | 2001 | "sonde Galileo" (with high-gain antenna partially open) |
| Niger | 1078 fdc | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_c | From local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna folded) |
| Osetia (North) | Local_d | Galileo; also probe descending via parachute | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); also probe descending via parachute (in the cachet, different depiction than in local_d stamp) | |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown1 (Mi none) | From MS10 (10x single) | 2009 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open); also Galileo Galilei |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown2 (Mi none) | |||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown ms fdc | MS10 on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2005 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Rwanda | Unknown g (Mi none) | One of MS10 (a-j) [known illegal issue] | 2010 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| St. Vincent | 2791b (Mi4929) i2791b | One of MS6 (2791 (a-f)) (Mi4928-4933) One of imperforate MS6 (i2791 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| St. Vincent | i2791b proof | One of imperforate proof MS6 (i2791 proof (a-f)) | ||
| St. Vincent | i2791 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | ||
| Sierra Leone | Mi16160-16165_ms6 | MS6 (Mi16160-16165) | 2023 | "20 years since the end of the Galileo mission" |
| Sierra Leone | BL2808 | SS1 (Mi16166) | ||
| Solomon Islands | 1660 (Mi2722-2725) | In (right) margin of MS4 (1660 (a-d)) | 2014 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open) |
| Solomon Islands | 1660 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Tanzania | 1325 (Mi2023) | 1994 | "Galilei" (Galileo) (with booster attached and high-gain antenna folded) | |
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 4521, also overprint template | 1994 | Galileo (with booster attached and high-gain antenna open); (see also Bulgaria 3574) |
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5723, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5725, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5726, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5727, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5732, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5733, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5984, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 5987, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva | Local | Strip of 5 with design from Bulgaria 3574 overprinted on 2x Russia 6068A, also overprint template | ||
| Tuva Republic | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 1996 | |
| Tuva Republic | Unknown a o/p1 | One of MS4 overprinted in silver | 1998 | |
| Tuva Republic | Unknown a o/p2 | One of MS4 overprinted in gold | ||
| Tuvalu | 1076 (Mi1468-1471) | MS4 (1076 (a-d)) | 2008 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna folded (in stamp 'a'), or partially open (in right margin)) |
| Tuvalu | 1076 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Uganda | 1484Ag (Mi1860) | One stamp and in (lower) margin of MS8 (1484A (b-i)) (Mi1855-1862) | 1997 | "Galileo entry probe" and parachute |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 477 (Mi585) | Six stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS6 (477a (6x 477)) | 2007 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open) |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 411 (BL21) | On stamp of SS1 | 2007 | Galileo (with high-gain antenna open) |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Hughes and TRW/SEA Stamp Club cachet) | 1980 | "The '80s, the new decade in space": "Jupiter orbiter" foreshadows Galileo |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (photo/sticker) cachet on cover | ||
| United States | 2573 fdc (Mi2188 fdc) | (Mars-Jupiter Station) cancel on FDC (also Pioneer-11 launch cover) | 1991 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
| United States | None | (Three mission patch) cachet on cover | 1993 | "Galileo" (mission patch) |
| United States | 5073 fdc (Mi5247 fdc) | (Dave Curtis) cachet on FDC | 2016 | "Galileo" (with high-gain antenna open) |
Below is a list of Galileo spacecraft launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| United States | 1982-07-17 | Roswell NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (Jupiter atmosphere) probe (parachute/impact) test; also Galileo Galilei |
| United States | 1983-07-25 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | (Jupiter atmosphere) probe (parachute/impact) test; also Galileo Galilei |
| 1989-10-18: Galileo (USA) (deployed by STS-34) | ||||
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station magenta) cancel and (red-purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (STS mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (Boudwin blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Boudwin green and purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | West Palm Beach FL | (Boudwin blue and green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Boudwin green and magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Boudwin magenta and blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Boudwin blue and green and purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Boudwin purple and red and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA | (Galileo mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Galileo mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Galileo mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Galileo mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (JSC green printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Barstow CA | (NASA/JPL red pictorial) meter and (black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ellen Baker) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Cyan printed) cachet on postcard | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet (different) on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-18 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (multi-color sticker and black typed) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Germany (West) United States | 1989-10-18 1989-10-23 | Wessling Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (GSOC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed STS-34 landing |
| United States United States | 1989-10-18 1989-10-23 | Cape Canaveral FL Edwards AFB, CA | (Boudwin purple and magenta and blue and green rubber-stamp) cancel on (airmail) cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Pasadena CA (4-line cancel) Pasadena CA (3-line cancel) | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Barstow CA (hand cancel) Pasadena CA (hand cancel) | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-18 2003-09-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Pasadena CA (hand cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Dongara WA | (Boudwin purple and magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Ceduna WA | (Boudwin blue and magenta and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia | 1989-10-19 | Exmouth WA | (Boudwin blue and green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 1989-10-19 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel and (NASA photo) cachet on cover | Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV)1 experiment activation |
| Australia United States | 1989-10-19 2003-09-21 | Canberra ACT Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed Impact with Jupiter |
| United States | 1989-10-20 | Jacksonville FL | (Purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "recovery force" |
| United States | 1989-10-22 | Houston TX | (Mission Control Station) cancel on cover | GHCD (Growth Hormone Concentration and Distribution) in Plants experiment |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Honolulu HI, Hickman AF Station | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Edwards AFB, CA | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Edwards CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-23 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Dark-brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 landing |
| United States | 1989-10-28 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | STS-34 post-landing: "ferry flight" |
| Galileo (post-STS spacecraft-only events) | ||||
| Australia | 1989-11-19 | Parkes NSW | (CSIRO sticker/Boudwin blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Possibly a cancel date error, maybe 'Nov' should be 'Oct', to become 1989-10-19? |
| United States | 1990-02-09 | Pasadena CA | (Dark-blue printed and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Venus flyby" |
| United States | 1990-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (Green and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Earth 1 flyby" |
| United States | 1991-10-29 | Pasadena CA | (Purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Gaspra flyby" |
| United States | 1992-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (Red and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (Second) Earth flyby |
| United States | 1992-12-08 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert | (Second) Earth flyby |
| United States | 1993-08-28 | Pasadena CA | (Blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Ida flyby" |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | Galileo observes the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter; (also HST photographs the impact) |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Galileo views impact on Jupiter of Comet Shoemaker-Levy-9" |
| United States | 1994-07-16 | JPL, Pasadena CA | (Orange and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "observes Comet SL9 [Shoemaker-Levy 9] Jupiter impact" |
| United States | 1994-07-19 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage purple and red and black) cachet on cover | Galileo observes the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter; (also HST and Black-Brant-9 (sub-orbital) rocket observations of the impact) |
| United States | 1994-07-19 | WSMR, NM | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1995-10-02 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "probe release" (but on 13 July 1995, not 2 October) |
| Romania | 1995-12-07 | 6600 IASI-1 | (Pictorial) cancel and (Romania Filatelie?) cachet on cover, also back | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere. That descent, depicted in the pictorial cancel and the black-printed cachet, has an entry probe/parachute design based on this NASA artwork from the late 1970s; see all items with this artwork |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover, also insert and insert back | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere |
| United States | 1995-12-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different, and signature) on cover, also insert | Jupiter orbit insertion and probe descended into the Jovian atmosphere; also "Galileo project" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1996-06-26 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Ganymede encounter" |
| United States | 1996-11-04 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Callisto encounter" |
| United States | 1996-12-18 | Pasadena CA | (Green printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Europa encounter" |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA (3-line cancel) Pasadena CA (4-line cancel) | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA (hand cancel) Barstow CA (hand cancel) | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-18 | Pasadena CA (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Australia United States | 2003-09-21 1989-10-19 | Pasadena CA Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Impact with Jupiter STS-34 launch; Galileo deployed |
| Galileo (on other than Galileo launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2011-07-08 2011-07-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) back of STS-135 launch and landing cover, also front | "Galileo" (in text only) |
1The SSBUV (Shuttle Solar Backscatter UV) experiment, which made its first flight on STS-34, was developed by NASA to check the calibration of satellite-borne ozone sounders because of calibration drift of the SBUV (Solar Backscatter UV) instrument that they carried. The SSBUV experiment took advantage of the Shuttle's orbital flight path to compare data from identical instruments aboard the satellite and the Shuttle. This could be done because of orbital coincidences in which the Shuttle and the satellite passed over the same Earth location within a 1-hour window. The SSBUV instrument and its dedicated electronics, power, data and command systems were mounted in the Shuttle's payload bay in two Get Away Special canisters (an instrument canister and a support canister) which together weighed 544 kg.
The table below is a summary and cross-reference of NASA artwork (for which two or more entries are found in separate sets of items in the tables above)
| NASA artwork | Postal items |
|---|---|
| Summary and cross-reference of NASA artwork | |
| NASA artwork, from the late 1970s) |
Central African Republic C277a (in right margin) Chad 718a (in left margin) Comoro Islands 275 Nicaragua 1985c Romania 1995-12-07 (Galileo event cover) |
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