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Postage stamps: industry and technology - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1975 - 5 Pfennig

Designer: Beat Knoblauch (Beratung für grafische Technik: Paul Beer)

Postage stamps: industry and technology - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1975 - 5 Pfennig


Theme: Astronomy & Space
CountryGermany / Federal Republic of Germany
Issue Date1975
Face Value5.00 
Colorolive
PerforationK 14
Printing TypeTypography
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number735
Chronological ChapterGER-BRD
SID964314
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A new postage stamp continuous series with representations from industry and technology replaces the postage stamp continuous series "Federal President Heinemann". The postage stamps for 5 Pfennig, 140 Pfennig and 200 Pfennig appear as further values ​​of this series with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost (at the same time and same motives the stamps also come out with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost Berlin, three values ​​each already on May 15, 14. The following German-French experimental satellite SYMPHONIE was launched on 19.12.1974 with an American Thor / Delta rocket and reached its intended position on the 8.1.1975 above the Equator. A few days later, the German Federal Post Office began carrying out a technical test program. This program, in which the earth station SYMPHONIE of the German Federal Post Office in Raisting and the French earth station SYMPHONIE participate in Pleumeur-Bodou, consists of a large number of telecommunication attempts, among others. a. a functional test of the satellite, transmission attempts with telephone, telegraphy and data channels as well as experiments with television and audio signals. Another part of the pilot program will test a new digital transmission method intended for use in commercial satellite broadcasting (INTELSAT), but also new measuring methods and measuring instruments which will give more accurate results. The technical test program should last over a year. After that are demonstration transmissions, such. B. Broadcasting to Kigali in East Africa for Deutsche Welle, transmissions of compressed television images, etc., provided. All planned demonstrations are experimental and limited in time. SYMPHONIE is the first satellite that the European space industry has produced exclusively to its own designs and with its own developments. The systems and components designed for this purpose represent state-of-the-art technology that Europe can use to develop future utility satellites.

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A new postage stamp continuous series with representations from industry and technology replaces the postage stamp continuous series "Federal President Heinemann". The postage stamps for 5 Pfennig, 140 Pfennig and 200 Pfennig appear as further values ​​of this series with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost (at the same time and same motives the stamps also come out with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost Berlin, three values ​​each already on May 15, 14. The following German-French experimental satellite SYMPHONIE was launched on 19.12.1974 with an American Thor / Delta rocket and reached its intended position on the 8.1.1975 above the Equator. A few days later, the German Federal Post Office began carrying out a technical test program. This program, in which the earth station SYMPHONIE of the German Federal Post Office in Raisting and the French earth station SYMPHONIE participate in Pleumeur-Bodou, consists of a large number of telecommunication attempts, among others. a. a functional test of the satellite, transmission attempts with telephone, telegraphy and data channels as well as experiments with television and audio signals. Another part of the pilot program will test a new digital transmission method intended for use in commercial satellite broadcasting (INTELSAT), but also new measuring methods and measuring instruments which will give more accurate results. The technical test program should last over a year. After that are demonstration transmissions, such. B. Broadcasting to Kigali in East Africa for Deutsche Welle, transmissions of compressed television images, etc., provided. All planned demonstrations are experimental and limited in time. SYMPHONIE is the first satellite that the European space industry has produced exclusively to its own designs and with its own developments. The systems and components designed for this purpose represent state-of-the-art technology that Europe can use to develop future utility satellites..