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Voto a8 veneomnson-r aoe aa UN-MANNED SATELLITES ON POSTAGE, STAMPS 10: THE ERS SERIES. on Hiller (SU 5200) and Garey Toth This sthotemh na scriescf articles about ‘un-manned satelives on passage stamps, This — Denruiger—aryTo1 saticle features the low earth, polar-orhiting eavironmcrial-oasering satellites iz the European Remote Sensing Salelice (BRS) series, operated by the Europour Space Apency, The ESA-ERS series is not to be confused with Lue TS. Air Foree BRS series of sienlific wueliles kurched an the Yet, Only (vo ESA-ERS have been Lnuncted, the first one on 16 July 1991 ant TFRS-20n 20 April 1995, FRS-? provided! data cnatiauity etl) ESAS Envisit | waislaunebed on | March 2002. (Envist-1 will he disor ina future aricks) [ERS contains both active (radar-ike) and passive (reeeive-enly) microwave instrumentation, as well as passive infrared instrumentation similar t that used on o:her envitoomental aad ‘ycather satellites. The longer-wavelength microwave signa sare sent an! received by lery? antennas on one end of the satellite, At the other end of Pre spacecraft is a large tvo-pan solar pane! ‘The spacectat instrumentation was desionsd for monitoring sen ‘wave heights and wavelengths, 3a surface wied speed and dection, piecine seu alludes, jee parameters, sewenurfuce and eloultop lemperatures, cloud cover, and atmospheric water vapor content, [PRS-1 end are virtual identice! and indstinguishable. However, 4 lange mimber af postal ems showing ERS were issued hatween 1991 ancl 1992, Many ofthese oklsr iss spocifical’y publicize ERS- Lard are designate es such inthe table on the next page, White none of the postal tems specifically mention ERS-2, the remaining ones ‘without any numbsr designation are noteé in the rable as ERS: 12. ‘Atable and images of sever postal items showing those satel re presented bth here and on the Website developed by tke auc {http:irwuecira.colostate.cdwramm/hilger/satelltes.btm). E-mmal welcome. Don Hillger can, be reached a teu and Camry Tora at [email protected] |] ekg ess opm tao te ‘Cheeldis of Postal Items Showing ERS copa SOHN Meta Some "Ries Sua. fs ieee aurwvalia T2508 Tamagin of S82 19S ERS TT tie ay ath — aa wae RT Ponta ovat rT TEES ae 1 SH om os eae fos) coaoitelh 61 i ae a oT ae ey Se oo ent igs et ae eT Rinse hr te j Es Carer ao ae Fe hacen Wis [Gibraltar S86 fd ‘ancel 1991 ERS-1/2 ca Sain ir 5 aes aaa a TOS TT ST 4 Country Catalog Type af Year Notes on umber* Tem © Content Rialagany Repablio 418g Pansat IS) 198 Possisie (181661) phos 3 BRS-L2 labels Mali a In agin oF SS usted) Be SST ToT _ERE TE Niger BIS SSIMBLM) over 1996 ERS printer silver Niee Bish SIL ower 1996 ERNST printed ir gold Nonvay To ERSTE New TERT) Nor 1991 ERS Porugal 151 Parror 159 ERST (Madeira) ssa (132 AISI, 1S20 Portugal 151 fle Cancel 1991 ERS-1 (Mien) on FDC Toa Marino 12D es) Sweden 1N9GHK On book: 1601 FRSA leteower ‘Sant aunben restacd i Mir BL hr ce Ss WUC tcf cov SSH “aan te MS ppsancis eoomauleg men sec nda