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Thor-series
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| Thor-2r | Sirius-2 |
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| Thor-2r | Sirius-2 |
This page contains philatelic information on the Thor-series and Sirius-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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| Thor (Norway) | Thor (Norway) | Thor (Norway) |
| Sirius (Sweden) | Sirius (Sweden) | Sirius (Sweden) |
| Sirius (on other than Sirius launch covers) |
Below is a list of Thor-series and Sirius-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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| Thor (Norway) | ||||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2015 | "Thor-7" launch (also launch date) |
| Zaire | Mi1181A-1184A_ms4 Mi1181B-1184B_ms4 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (Mi1181A-1184A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi1181B-1184B) | 1996 | "Thor" |
| Sirius (Sweden) | ||||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2011 | "MarcoPolo-1" (now Sirius-1) |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Below is a list of Thor-series and Sirius-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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| Thor (Norway) | ||||
| 1990-08-18: Thor-1 | ||||
| United States | 1990-08-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Thor-1 launch |
| 2009-10-29: Thor-6 (and NSS-12) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2009-10-29 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Thor-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 2009-10-29 | Kourou | (Conseil de l'Europe) cachet on cover | Thor-6 launch |
| 2015-04-27: Thor-7 (and SICRAL-2 / Syracuse-3C) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-04-27 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Thor-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-04-27 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) private post stamp and (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | Thor-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 2015-04-27 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | Thor-7 launch |
| Sirius (Sweden) | ||||
| 1989-08-27: Sirius-1 / formerly Marco Polo-1 | ||||
| United States | 1989-08-28 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney grey and blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | MarcoPolo-1 (now Sirius-1) launch (but "NAVSTAR Global Positioning System [GPS] satellite" in text) |
| 1997-11-12: Sirius-2 / now Astra-5A (and Indostar-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1997-11-12 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Sirius-2 (now Astra-5A) launch |
| 1998-10-05: Sirius-3 (and Eutelsat-W2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1998-10-05 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Sirius-3 launch |
| Sirius (on other than Sirius launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2007-05-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on Astra-1L and Galaxy-17 launch cover | (possible) Sirius-4 (lower-right) |
| French Guiana | 2007-05-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on Astra-1L and Galaxy-17 launch cover | (possible) Sirius-4 (upper-left) (but one large antenna is missing and the other is poorly drawn) |
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