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Victor

retired
Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1996-050ALaunched 8/29/1996
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Interbol-2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Launch Date
8/29/1996
Last Contact
1/1/1999
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
694 km
Inclination
62.79 deg
Dry Mass
33 kg
Total Mass
33 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Direction de la defence (D7)
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
1996-050A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/317
Track
Mentions
116
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Victor Joseph was the project director for the LVM-3 heavy-lift launch vehicle before leaving the role.

GovernanceValue 3.0Jul 19, 2026India Restricts ISRO Personnel Exits to Safeguard Flagship Orbital Missions

Artemis II carried Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.

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Apr 28, 2026
Validated Stack, Unvalidated Lander

Victor Glover is the first person of color to travel in lunar space.

GeneralValue 1.8Apr 20, 2026Following America's Artemis-2 Moon Mission Through China

The Artemis-2 crew consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.

GovernanceValue 4.0Apr 20, 2026Following America's Artemis-2 Moon Mission Through China

Artemis 2 carried Commander Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and first-time astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 20, 2026Mirroring mango salad: How ISS culture shaped Artemis 2

Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman each spent more than 160 days in low Earth orbit before Artemis 2.

CapabilityValue 3.8Apr 20, 2026Mirroring mango salad: How ISS culture shaped Artemis 2

Victor Glover said the Orion spacecraft Integrity was smaller than the International Space Station because there was no extra module to deconflict space usage.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Apr 20, 2026Mirroring mango salad: How ISS culture shaped Artemis 2

The 8-Balls were the 2013 NASA astronaut class and included Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jessica Meir.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 20, 2026Mirroring mango salad: How ISS culture shaped Artemis 2

Artemis II was a 10-day lunar flyby mission by NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralValue 3.5Apr 17, 2026Jeremy Hansen and Artemis II crew discuss historic lunar mission

Victor Glover is the first African American to circumnavigate the Moon.

GeneralValue 1.8Apr 17, 2026"Se me saltaron las lágrimas al ver a mi esposo": las confesiones más humanas de los astronautas de Artemis II

Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen completed a nearly 10-day mission.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026El regreso de Artemis II da paso a Artemis III, el siguiente gran ensayo antes de pisar la Luna

Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen launched on a Space Launch System rocket on April 1.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 12, 2026Artemis II Crew Completes Historic Lunar Flyby Mission

The Artemis 2 crew consisted of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralValue 3.0Apr 12, 2026Artemis 2 crew returns to Houston, passing the baton

NASA’s Artemis II crew consisted of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralGovernanceValue 3.0Apr 11, 2026Canada’s historic role in Artemis 2 and NASA managers detail pinpoint reentry

Orion carried NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

CapabilityValue 3.7Apr 11, 2026NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth

Artemis II carried four astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralValue 3.5Apr 11, 2026Final feliz de la epopeya espacial de la misión Artemis II de la NASA

NASA's Artemis II mission carries astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard the Orion spacecraft.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 10, 2026NASA updates final Orion engine burn and spashdown timeline

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, monitored Orion’s configuration and navigation data.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Apr 10, 2026Artemis 2 “is back on Earth”

The Orion spacecraft crew for Artemis 2 includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

GeneralGovernanceValue 3.5Apr 9, 2026Video: Artemis 2 flight day 8 highlights – Orion crew packs up and unveils Apollo 18 flag

Artemis II has taken Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen 406,771 kilometers from Earth, farther than any other human has traveled in history.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 9, 2026Los "despertares musicales" de la tripulación del Artemis II rumbo a la Luna