Price List - Satellites and Space Voyage Cachets 1970-1974/ Joe Frasketi's Space Covers /Joe Frasketi's Philatelic Space Covers

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1970 through 1974

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Space Voyage Cachets:
1970-74 | 1975-77 | 1978-80 | 1981-88 | Halley's Comet

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Special sale of satellite/spacecraft launch covers and satellite/spacecraft special event covers. All are multicolored SPACE VOYAGE printed cachets.

THIS IS A REVISED AND UPDATED LISTING WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:

All covers are now listed in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (Earliest dated cover first, latest dated cover last).
The ITEM ID column is NOW the date of the cover, in this sequence: Year-Month-Day.
...............thus 19750408 is year 1975, 04th month, 08th day.
A suffix letter may be added to some LIST ID numbers to differentiate between different events, cancels, etc.
All covers are the standard U.S. size (number 6) unless otherwise noted.
All covers are unaddressed unless otherwise noted.
All covers are cacheted and a brief description is given of the event being commemorated. The multicolored SPACE VOYAGE cachet shows the satellite or spacecraft with appropriate detailed text
Since many collectors collect certain events depending of the rocket launch vehicle, I am now adding that information if it is noted on the cachet, by adding it at the end of the description in this form: (Atlas), (Titan 3b) etc. etc.
Where stamp(s) used on the cover are significant such as being related to the event or location, they will be described. Otherwise the stamp(s) used on the cover may be a flag stamp, a space stamp , a definitive or an unrelated issue.
If covers are autographed they are genuine.
When ordering, it is IMPORTANT that you order by LIST ID as well as ITEM ID. Please use the ORDER FORM.

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LIST ID

ITEM ID

PRICE

CANCEL DATE

CANCEL LOC

SVSAT2	19700722	$4.00	07/22/1970	V
MIDEAST RECONNAISSANCE satellite, survellance photos to ground by radio link. Prime mission: Watching the worlds trouble spots, it passes over middle east daily at 7:30pm . (Agena).

SVSAT2	19700723	$4.00	07/23/1970	SB
INTELSAT III satellite, A F-8 communication satellite, the final launch in series, lost in space. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700723A	$4.00	07/23/1970	K
INTELSAT III satellite, A F-8 communication satellite, the final launch in series, lost in space. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700724	$4.00	07/24/1970	P
INTELSAT III satellite launched 07/23, A F-8 communication satellite, the final launch in series, lost in space. Patrick AFB FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 07/24. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700724A	$4.00	07/24/1970	C
INTELSAT III satellite launched 07/23, A F-8 communication satellite, the final launch in series, lost in space. Cape Canaveral FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 07/24. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700819	$4.00	08/19/1970	K
Skynet-B, 2nd British military comsat, to provide voice & teletype link between Britain and the Far East.

SVSAT2	19700819A	$4.00	08/19/1970	SB
SKYNET-B, 2nd British military comsat, to provide voice & teletype link between Britain and the Far East. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700819B	$4.00	08/19/1970	P
SKYNET-B, 2nd British military comsat, to provide voice & teletype link between Britain and the Far East. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700819C	$4.00	08/19/1970	C
SKYNET-B, 2nd British military comsat, to provide voice & teletype link between Britain and the Far East. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19700930	$4.00	09/30/1970	WI
PROJECT RAM, (Radio Attenuation Measurements). A ballistic test to study radio blackouts during re-entry. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19701009	$5.00	10/09/1970	WI
MARS SPED CHUTE, (Supersonic Planetary Entry Decelerator), a parasol "popping" experiment for future unmanned Mars landings, recovery from ocean by USNS Range Recoverer. (Castor).

SVSAT2	19701109	$5.00	11/09/1970	WI
OFO satellite, (Orbiting bullFrog Otolith) and RM satellite (Radiation Meteoroid) launch. The OFO satellite has two bullfrogs in orbit to determine effect of weightlessness. The RM satellite to measure real-time radiation dosage and velocity of meteoroids. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19701201	$4.00	12/01/1970	K
OAO-B, Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, to study hot young stars, quasars and interstellar dust (satellite failed to orbit).

SVSAT2	19710125	$3.00	01/25/1971	K
INTELSAT IV, largest commercial Communications satellite ever launched, placed over the Atlantic, can carry 9,000 phone circuits or 12 color TV channels.

SVSAT2	19710202	$4.00	02/02/1971	K
NATO-B, military com-sat links NATO's National capitals and commands, handles 100s of communications of various types simultaneously for NATO nations. (stamp used on cover is U.S.NATO stamp! very appropriate.)

SVSAT2	19710320	$4.00	03/20/1971	V
ACES satellite launch, Advanced Experimental Communications Satellite, military satellite communication systems program. (Titan 3b).

SVSAT2	19710331	$4.00	03/31/1971	V
ISIS-2, the 3rd satellite in a joint Canadian-United States program, with 12 experiments to study the ionosphere and the mechanics that affect it.

SVSAT2	19710424	$5.00	04/24/1971	F
SAN MARCO THREE satellite launch, a cooperative Italian-U.S. satellite to measure atmospheric density, temperature and composition of upper atmosphere, launched from a platform in the Indian Ocean three miles off the coast of Kenya, Africa. Cover cancelled Malindi, Kenya (Scout).

SVSAT2	19710709	$4.00	07/09/1970	WI
SOLRAD 10/EXPLORER 44 satellite launch on 07/08. 14 experiments to monitor solar and stellar x- rays, study effect of solar flares on manned space travel. Wallops Island VA postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 07/09. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19710929	$4.00	09/29/1971	K
OSO-7 and TETR-3 launch, Orbiting Solar Observatory satellite, went into wrong orbit but saved for Solar Surveillance. TETR-3, a Test & Training Satellite imitates Apollo radio voice to exercise tracking stations. (Delta-N).

SVSAT2	19710929A	$4.00	09/29/1971	C
OSO-7 and TETR-3 launch, Orbiting Solar Observatory satellite, went into wrong orbit but saved for Solar Surveillance. TETR-3, a Test & Training Satellite imitates Apollo radio voice to exercise tracking stations. (Delta-N).

SVSAT2	19710929B	$4.00	09/29/1971	SB
OSO-7 and TETR-3 launch, Orbiting Solar Observatory satellite, went into wrong orbit but saved for Solar Surveillance. TETR-3, a Test & Training Satellite imitates Apollo radio voice to exercise tracking stations. (Delta-N).

SVSAT2	19711102	$4.00	11/02/1971	K
DSCSII, 1 & 2, defense satellite communications system satellites placed into synchronous orbit over the Pacific Ocean.

SVSAT2	19711115	$5.50	11/15/1971	F
EXPLORER 45 satellite launch, from the San Marco Equatorial Range, Formosa Bay, Kenya cancelled Malindi Kenya (the nearest postoffice). A small scientific satellite to investigate magnetic disturbances, inner magnetosphere and solar flares. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19711219	$3.00	12/19/1971	K
Second INTELSAT IV, 82 nation communications satellite, replaces intelsat III in 22,300 mile synchronous orbit over Atlantic Ocean.

SVSAT2	19711219A	$3.00	12/19/1971	SB
Second INTELSAT IV, 82 nation communications satellite, replaces intelsat III in 22,300 mile synchronous orbit over Atlantic Ocean. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19711219B	$3.00	12/19/1971	P
Second INTELSAT IV, 82 nation communications satellite, replaces intelsat III in 22,300 mile synchronous orbit over Atlantic Ocean. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19711220	$3.00	12/20/1971	C
Second INTELSAT IV, 82 nation communications satellite launched on 12/19, replaces intelsat III in 22,300 mile synchronous orbit over Atlantic Ocean. Cape Canaveral FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 12/20. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19720124	$3.00	01/24/1972	K
Third INTELSAT IV, communications satellite oer the Pacific Ocean to transmit President's trip through special 50 ton station in China.

SVSAT2	19720301	$4.00	03/01/1972	K
MIDAS 12, 3rd integrated satellite for early warning to detect submarine launched missiles, is stationed over the Panama Canal.

SVSAT2	19720311	$4.00	03/11/1972	V
TD-1a, an astronomical Observatory Satellite, largest ESRO satellite with 7 European experiments to study high energy emissions from stellar & galactic sources.

SVSAT2	19720707	$4.00	07/07/1972	V
BIG BIRD 3, SALT reconnaissance satellite launched to provide first close-in look at Soviet missiles since the arms agreement.

SVSAT2	19720901	$4.00	09/01/1972	V
SAMOS 89 orbiting "Super Spy" satellite for SALT verification, provides close look reconnaissance over Soviet Missile fields.

SVSAT2	19720902	$4.00	09/02/1972	V
TRIAD, improved Navy Nuclear Transit Satellite launched to simplify navigation procedure for Navy and commercial ships.

SVSAT2	19721010	$4.00	10/10/1972	V
BIG BIRD 4 satellite launched to continue SALT reconnaissance of Soviet missile fields, carries cameras of fantastic resolution.

SVSAT2	19721109A	$4.00	11/09/1972	P
ANIK ONE Canadian Comsat satellite launch, world's first domestic comsat, will better link frozen lands with nation. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19721116	$5.50	11/16/1972	F
EXPLORER 48 satellite launch, from the San Marco Equatorial Range, Formosa Bay, Kenya cancelled Malindi Kenya (the nearest postoffice). a US - Italian team launch, to study gamma ray astronomy. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19730215	$4.50	02/15/1973	K
PIONEER 10 SPACECRAFT LEAVES ASTEROID BELT on 02/15. Spacecraft was launched 03/02/1972, is the first craft to travese the asteroid belt, is unscathed after 7 month & 270 million mile passage (and is on course for its scheduled arrival in the vicinity of Planet Jupiter on 12/03/1973).

SVSAT2	19730306	$3.50	03/06/1973	C
PROGRAM 313/SDS/R & D Data Relay satellite launch, A USAF High frequency relay function for MIDAS super spies. (Atlas-Agena).

SVSAT2	19730306A	$3.50	03/06/1973	K
PROGRAM 313/SDS/R & D Data Relay satellite launch, A USAF High frequency relay function for MIDAS super spies. (Atlas-Agena).

SVSAT2	19730309	$3.50	03/09/1973	V
SAMOS 92 satellite launch, a recon for SALT check, photos relayed by the new USAF data relay satellite. (Titan 3b).

SVSAT2	19730405	$4.50	04/05/1973	K
PIONEER 11 spacecraft launch, on a 22 month, 620 million mile to the planet Jupiter, to take pictures, measure Jupiter's atmosphere, radiation, temperature, magnetic fields and chemical composition. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19730406	$4.50	04/06/1973	C
PIONEER 11 spacecraft launch on 04/05, on a 22 month, 620 million mile to the planet Jupiter, to take pictures, measure Jupiter's atmosphere, radiation, temperature, magnetic fields and chemical composition. Cape Canaveral FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 04/06. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19730420	$3.50	04/20/1973	K
ANIK 2, Telsat-B Canadian domestic communications satellite launched, with four channels providing first U.S. domestic satellite relay.

SVSAT2	19730420A	$3.50	04/20/1973	C
ANIK 2, Telsat-B Canadian domestic communications satellite launched, with four channels providing first U.S. domestic satellite relay. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19730516	$3.50	05/16/1973	V
SAMOS 93 satellite launch, a SALT checkpup of USSR missiles, a close look reconnaissance. (Titan 3b).

SVSAT2	19730610	$3.50	06/10/1973	C
EXPLORER 49 satellite launch, a study of low frequency radio signals emitted by the Milky Way, the Sun, Earth and Jupiter. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19730611	$3.50	06/11/1973	K
EXPLORER 49 satellite launch on 06/10, a study of low frequency radio signals emitted by the Milky Way, the Sun, Earth and Jupiter. Kennedy Space Center FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day 06/11. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19730612A	$3.50	06/12/1973	K
CODE 647 (Defense Support Program) satellite launch, 4th Integrated Satellite (BMEWS 2-4), an early warning satellite over the Indian Ocean to detect soviet missiles. (Titan 3c).

SVSAT2	19730626	$3.50	06/26/1973	V
SAMOS spy reconnaissance satellite launched, but fails to orbit and plunges into the Pacific Ocean.

SVSAT2	19730713	$3.50	07/13/1973	V
BIG BIRD 6, ADVANCED SAMOS (94) satellite launch, Project 467, a 25,000 lb. recon satellite over sinosoviet missile sites. (Titan 3d).

SVSAT2	19730818	$4.50	08/18/1973	C
PIONEER 11 SPACECRAFT ENTERS ASTEROID BELT on 08/18. Spacecraft was launched 04/05/1973, First major hurdle on its 21 month trip to Jupiter.

SVSAT2	19730823A	$3.00	08/23/1973	K
INTELSAT IV satellite launch, 5th launch of communications satellite for telephone and TV relay. Also commemorates 10th anniversary of first satellite phone call, cachet also shows President Kennedy speaking to prime minister of Nigeria. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19731025	$3.50	10/25/1973	K
EXPLORER 50 satellite launch, 12 scientific experiments to obtain measurements of energetic particles & magnetic & electrical fields. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19731026	$3.50	10/26/1973	C
EXPLORER 50 satellite launched on 10/25 , 12 scientific experiments to obtain measurements of energetic particles & magnetic & electrical fields. Cape Canaveral FL postoffice closed on launch, cover cancelled next day 10/26. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19731103	$4.00	11/03/1973	C
MARINER 10 launch, to explore atmoshpere & surface of planet Mercury; obtain new data on Venus and take pictures of these two planets. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19731105	$4.00	11/05/1973	K
MARINER 10 launch on 11/03, to explore atmoshpere & surface of planet Mercury; obtain new data on Venus and take pictures of these two planets. Kennedy Space Center FL postoffice closed on launch date, cover cancelled next day it opened: 11/05. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19731203	$4.00	12/03/1973	C
PIONEER 10 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, returns color pictures of the planet and inner moons, provides information on atmosphere, Red Spot and magentic, electrical and radiation environment. Pioneer 10 was launched 03/02/1972.

SVSAT2	19731203A	$4.00	12/03/1973	K
PIONEER 10 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, returns color pictures of the planet and inner moons, provides information on atmosphere, Red Spot and magentic, electrical and radiation environment. Pioneer 10 was launched 03/02/1972.

SVSAT2	19731203B	$4.00	12/03/1973	MF
PIONEER 10 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, signals received at Ames Labs, Moffett Field, CA. First images from Jupiter.This spacecraft was builit by the Ames Labs and was launched 03/02/1972.

SVSAT2	19731213	$3.50	12/13/1973	C
DSCS-2, Second USAF twin comsats launch, secret phone calls are scrambled in orbit. (Titan 3C).

SVSAT2	19731215	$3.50	12/15/1973	V
EXPLORER 51/ATMOSPHERE EXPLORER C launch, with 14 experiments to provide data on phenomena in thermosphere (Delta).

SVSAT2	19740218	$4.50	02/18/1974	F
SAN MARCO FOUR satellite launch, a cooperative Italian-U.S. satellite to measure atmospheric density, temperature and composition. launch at the San Marco Equatorial Range (Ngwana Bay, Kenya) cancelled Malindi Kenya. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19740320	$4.50	03/20/1974	C
PIONEER 11 LEAVES ASTEROID BELT, dangerous 7 month journey through 15 million mile belt is completed safely. (expected Saturn arrival Sept. 1979). Pioneer 11 was launched 04/05/1973.

SVSAT2	19740329	$4.50	03/29/1974	C
MARINER 10 SPACECRAFT PHOTOGRAPHS PLANET MERCURY, takes 2300 photos, as it passes within 437 miles on its first encounter. Mariner 10 was launched 11/03/1973.

SVSAT2	19740329A	$5.00	03/29/1974	PA
MARINER 10 SPACECRAFT PHOTOGRAPHS PLANET MERCURY, takes 2300 photos, as it passes within 437 miles on its first encounter. Mariner 10 was launched 11/03/1973. Cover has special machine slogan cancel that reads "Mariner 10 First Voyage to Mercury." slogan cancel is clearly readable on 10 cent Flag stamp. Signals received at Pasadena CA, the location of the Deep Space Network for Mariner 10.

SVSAT2	19740413A	$5.00	04/13/1974	DBL
Double Cancelled Cover: 04/13/1974 - Cape Canaveral FL machine cancel, cover commemorates the WESTAR satellite launch on this date. The first domestic communications satellite, providing point to point transmission in all 50 states and Pureto Rico. With second cancel of 09/03/1975 - Philadelphia PA, a bulls eye hand cancel (which is a first day cancel) on the new 10 cent "200 years of Postal Service" commemorative stamp (#1575), featuring the WESTAR satellite hovering over Earth and tracking antenna. (Very few double cancelled covers were prepared). (Delta).

SVSAT2	19740415A	$3.00	04/15/1974	K
WESTAR satellite launch. The first domestic communications satellite, provides point to point transmission in all 50 states and Pureto Rico. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19740808	$3.50	08/08/1974	V
USAF/DMSP DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL satellite launch, to provide weather data within minutes after it is collected in space in support of all USAF projects worldwide. (Thor Burner 2).

SVSAT2	19740814	$3.50	08/14/1974	V
SAMOS 100 satellite launch, a Lockheed close-look recon to observe Eastern Mediterranean and Sino-Soviet military activities. (Titan 3b).

SVSAT2	19740830	$3.50	08/30/1974	V
ANS-Netherlands Astronomical satellite, 1st cooperative U.S.-Netherlands satellite, to study stars, galaxies & the universe.

SVSAT2	19740921	$4.50	09/21/1974	C
MARINER 10 spacecraft flyby of planet Mercury, (its 2nd encounter) takes 500 pictures of the southern hemisphere's bright side.

SVSAT2	19740921A	$5.00	09/21/1974	PA
MARINER 10 spacecraft flyby of planet Mercury, (its 2nd encounter) takes 500 pictures of the southern hemisphere's bright side. Mariner 10 was launched 11/03/1973. Cover has special machine slogan cancel that reads "Mariner 10 First Voyage to Mercury." slogan cancel is not all readable as part of it falls on dark portion of 10 cent Skylab space stamp. Signals received at Pasadena CA, the location of the Deep Space Network for Mariner 10.

SVSAT2	19741010A	$3.00	10/10/1974	K
WESTAR 2 satellite launch, a Western Union communications satellite for voice and TV transmissions. (Delta)

SVSAT2	19741015	$6.00	10/15/1974	F
ARIEL-5/UK-5 satellite launch, from the San Marco platform off the coast of Kenya, cancelled Malindi Kenya (the nearest postoffice). Joint U.K and U.S. experiments aboard to conduct systematic survey of X-ray sources both within and beyond the Milky Way galaxy. (Scout).

SVSAT2	19741029	$3.50	10/29/1974	V
SAMOS 101/BIG BIRD satellite launch, a multi-function recon satellite with long oribital lifetime, for sino-Soviet surveillance. (Titan 3D).

SVSAT2	19741115	$3.50	11/15/1974	V
NOAA-4/INTASAT/AMSAT OSCAR-7 satellite launch, the first triple Delta rocket launch. NOAA-4: to help local weather predictions; INTASAT: the 1st Spanish satellite measures electron content of ionosphere; AMSAT OSCAR-7: A "HAM" Radio Satellite. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19741121	$3.00	11/21/1974	K
6TH INTELSAT (F-8) satellite launch, in the global communications network: 102 antennas at 80 earth stations in 58 countries. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19741121A	$3.00	11/21/1974	C
INTELSAT (F-8) satellite launch, 6th in the global communications network: 102 antennas at 80 earth stations in 58 countries. (Centaur).

SVSAT2	19741122	$3.50	11/22/1974	C
SKYNET IIB satellite launch, a British Military communications satellite for the Indian Ocean station. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19741122A	$3.50	11/22/1974	K
SKYNET IIB satellite launch, a British Military communications satellite for the Indian Ocean station. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19741202	$4.00	12/02/1974	PA
PIONEER 11 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, and studies Jupiter's Heliosphere. (Encounter occured Dec. 02, 9:33 pm PST in California and Dec. 03 12:33 am EST in Florida). Pasadena CA is the location of the Deep Space Tracking Headquarters. Pioneer 11 was launched 04/05/1973.

SVSAT2	19741203	$4.00	12/03/1974	K
PIONEER 11 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, and studies Jupiter's Heliosphere. (Encounter occured Dec. 02, 9:33 pm PST in California and Dec. 03 12:33 am EST in Florida). Spacecraft was renamed Pioneer-Saturn on this date, expected Saturn arrival Sept. 1979. Pioneer 11 was launched 04/05/1973.

SVSAT2	19741203A	$4.00	12/03/1974	C
PIONEER 11 ENCOUNTERS PLANET JUPITER, and studies Jupiter's Heliosphere. (Encounter occured Dec. 02, 9:33 pm PST in California and Dec. 03 12:33 am EST in Florida). Spacecraft was renamed Pioneer-Saturn on this date, expected Saturn arrival Sept. 1979. Pioneer 11 was launched 04/05/1973.

SVSAT2	19741209	$3.50	12/09/1974	PA
HELIOS satellite launch, A German satellite to study Earth-Sun relationship, with U.S. and German experiments. Pasadena CA was the Initial Control for this satellite, (launch occured Dec. 10, 2:11 am EST in Florida and Dec. 09, 11:11 pm PST in California). (Titan E).

SVSAT2	19741210A	$3.50	12/10/1974	C
HELIOS satellite launch, A German satellite to study Earth-Sun relationship, with U.S. and German experiments. (launch occured Dec. 10, 2:11 am EST in Florida and Dec. 09, 11:11 pm PST in California). (Titan E).

SVSAT2	19741218	$3.50	12/18/1974	K
SYMPHONIE (A) satellite launch, first French & German communications satellite in synchronous orbit over west coast of Africa to test communications equipment for media and data transmission. (Delta).

SVSAT2	19741218A	$3.50	12/18/1974	C
SYMPHONIE (A) satellite launch, first French & German communications satellite in synchronous orbit over west coast of Africa to test communications equipment for media and data transmission. (Delta).

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Space Voyage Cachets:
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