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This page contains philatelic information on Rhyolite / Aquacade series satellites. 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.
| 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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| Rhyolite / Aquacade (NRO) | Rhyolite / Aquacade (NRO) | Rhyolite / Aquacade (NRO) |
Below is a list of Rhyolite / Aquacade series satellite 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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| Rhyolite / Aquacade (NRO) | ||||
| United States | 1395 cover (Mi1032 cover) | (Black printed) cachet on cover; also annotated | 1973 | Rhyolite/Aquacade, or Jumpseat, or Canyon [#12 in annotated cachet] |
Below is a list of Rhyolite / Aquacade series satellite 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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| 1970-06-19: Rhyolite-1 | ||||
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("super spy satellite") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("super-spy satellite") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1970-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson black rubber-stamp and newspaper clipping) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-1 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| 1973-03-06: Rhyolite-2 | ||||
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch ("spy satellite" and "Spook Bird") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney black and purple) cachet (no date-time group) on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch ("secret spy satellite") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch ("USAF secret satellite") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch (not "SDS" as in text; ("Program [project] 313"); "SAMOS"; "MIDAS") |
| United States | 1973-03-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-2 launch (not "SDS" as in text; ("Program [project] 313"); "SAMOS"; "MIDAS") |
| 1977-12-11: Rhyolite-3 | ||||
| United States | 1977-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-3 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1977-12-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-3 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1977-12-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-3 launch ("highly classified spy satellite") |
| United States | 1977-12-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-3 launch ("classfied payload" and "secret satellite") |
| 1978-04-07: Rhyolite-4 | ||||
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-4 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney black and cyan) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-4 launch |
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney black and cyan) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-4 launch |
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney black and cyan) cachet on cover | Rhyolite-4 launch |
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