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[[File:Buran on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989) (cropped).JPEG|thumb|Soviet Space Shuttle ''[[Buran (spacecraft)|Buran]]'' at an airshow in 1989]]
[[File:Buran on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989) (cropped).JPEG|thumb|''[[Buran (spacecraft)|Buran]]'' spacecraft at an airshow in 1989]]


The [[Buran programme]] was an attempt by the [[Soviet Union]] to construct an orbital spaceplane to perform similar functions to the [[Space Shuttle]]. Similar to the Space Shuttle program, an aerodynamic prototype and a number of operational spacecraft were planned for Buran.<ref name="buran-Molniya">{{cite web|url=http://www.buran.ru/htm/molniya5.htm |title=Buran Orbiter |publisher=Molniya Research & Industrial Corporation |accessdate=3 October 2014}}</ref>
The [[Buran programme]] was an attempt by the [[Soviet Union]] to construct an orbital spaceplane to perform similar functions to the [[Space Shuttle]]. Similar to the [[Space Shuttle program]]me, an aerodynamic prototype and a number of operational spacecraft were planned for the Buran programme,<ref name="buran-Molniya">{{cite web|url=http://www.buran.ru/htm/molniya5.htm |title=Buran Orbiter |publisher=Molniya Research & Industrial Corporation |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref> which were known as "''Buran''-class orbiters".


==Test flights==
==Test flights==
[[File:BTS-002 Orbiter.jpg|thumb|[[OK-GLI]] at an airshow in 1997]]
[[File:BTS-002 Orbiter.jpg|thumb|[[OK-GLI]] at an airshow in 1997]]
The aerodynamic testbed ''[[OK-GLI]]'' was constructed in 1984 to test the in-flight properties of the Buran design. Unlike the American prototype ''[[Space Shuttle Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', ''OK-GLI'' had four [[Saturn AL-31|AL-31]] [[turbofan]] engines fitted, meaning it was able to fly under its own power.<ref name="okgli-museum">{{cite web|url=http://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/en/spaceshuttle-buran |title=Spaceshuttle BURAN |publisher=TECHNIK MUSEUM SPEYER |accessdate=2 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115142/http://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/en/spaceshuttle-buran |archivedate= 6 October 2014 }}</ref>
The aerodynamic testbed ''[[OK-GLI]]'' was constructed in 1984 to test the in-flight properties of the Buran design. Unlike the American prototype ''[[Space Shuttle Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', ''OK-GLI'' had four [[Saturn AL-31|AL-31]] [[turbofan]] engines fitted, meaning it was able to fly under its own power.<ref name="okgli-museum">{{cite web|url=http://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/en/spaceshuttle-buran |title=Spaceshuttle BURAN |publisher=TECHNIK MUSEUM SPEYER |access-date=2 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115142/http://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/en/spaceshuttle-buran |archive-date= 6 October 2014 }}</ref>


The list does not include taxi tests without takeoffs.
The list does not include taxi tests without takeoffs.
All of these missions were landed at the [[Gromov_Flight_Research_Institute|Gromov Flight Research Institute test base]].
All of these missions were landed at the [[Gromov_Flight_Research_Institute|Gromov Flight Research Institute test base]].
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*[[Alexei Borodain|Alexei Borodai]]
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==Launches and orbital flights==
==Launches and orbital flights==
The first operational orbiter, ''[[Buran (spacecraft)|Buran]]'' flew one test mission, designated [[Buran (spacecraft)#Flight into space|1K1]], on November 15, 1988 at 6:00:00 Moscow time.<ref name="buran-EnergiyaDate">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |authorlink= |publisher=Springer |location= |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |pages= |page=349 |accessdate=November 2, 2012 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-0-387-73984-7}}</ref> The spacecraft was launched unmanned from and landed at [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in the [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh S.S.R.]] and flew two orbits, traveling {{convert|83,707|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 3 hours, 25 minutes (0.14 flight days).<ref name="buran-EnergiyaTime">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |authorlink= |publisher=Springer |location= |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |pages= |page=356 |accessdate=November 2, 2012 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-0-387-73984-7}}</ref> ''Buran'' never flew again; the program was cancelled shortly after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref name="buran-popularscience">{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |title=The New Book of Popular Science |volume=1 |url= |year=2008 |publisher=Scholastic |location= |isbn=9780717212262 |page=257 |pages=}}</ref> In 2002, the collapse of the hangar in which it was stored destroyed the Buran orbiter.<ref name="buran-EnergiyaDestroyed">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |authorlink= |publisher=Springer |location= |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |pages= |page=388 |accessdate=November 2, 2012 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-0-387-73984-7}}</ref><ref name="buran-bbcColapse">{{cite news | publisher=BBC | title=Russia's space dreams abandoned | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1985631.stm | work=[[bbc.co.uk]] | accessdate=2007-11-14 | date=2002-05-13 | last=Whitehouse | first=David }}</ref>
The first operational orbiter, ''[[Buran (spacecraft)|Buran]]'' flew one test mission, designated [[Buran (spacecraft)#Flight into space|1K1]], on November 15, 1988 at 6:00:00 Moscow time.<ref name="buran-EnergiyaDate">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |publisher=Springer |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |page=349 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7 }}</ref> The spacecraft was launched uncrewed from and landed at [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in the [[Kazakh S.S.R.]] and flew two orbits, traveling {{convert|83,707|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 3 hours, 25 minutes (0.14 flight days).<ref name="buran-EnergiyaTime">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |publisher=Springer |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |page=356 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7 }}</ref> ''Buran'' never flew again; the program was cancelled shortly after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref name="buran-popularscience">{{cite book |title=The New Book of Popular Science |volume=1 |year=2008 |publisher=Scholastic |isbn=9780717212262 |page=257 }}</ref> In 2002, the ''Buran'' orbiter was destroyed by the collapse of the hangar in which it was stored.<ref name="buran-EnergiyaDestroyed">{{cite book |title= Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle |first1=Bart |last1=Hendrickx |first2=Bert |last2=Vis |publisher=Springer |year=2007 |isbn= 9780387739847 |page=388 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7 }}</ref><ref name="buran-bbcColapse">{{cite news | publisher=BBC | title=Russia's space dreams abandoned | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1985631.stm | work=[[bbc.co.uk]] | access-date=2007-11-14 | date=2002-05-13 | last=Whitehouse | first=David }}</ref>
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|<ref name="buran-nytimes">{{cite news | title = Soviet Space Shuttle Orbits and Returns In Unmanned Debut | author = Felicity Barringer | date = November 16, 1988 | work = The New York Times | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/16/us/soviet-space-shuttle-orbits-and-returns-in-unmanned-debut.html | access-date = 2013-11-23 }}</ref><ref name="buran-CSM">{{cite news |title=Soviet shuttle |url=https://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/enwiki/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=3SJB-3MT0-0012-20B6&csi=7945&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true |newspaper=Christian Science Monitor |date=17 November 1988 |access-date=15 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="buran_spaceDaily">{{cite news |title=Russia starts ambitious super-heavy space rocket project |publisher=Space Daily |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=2 October 2014 |url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_starts_ambitious_super_heavy_space_rocket_project_999.html}}</ref>
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==Cancelled missions==
==Cancelled missions==
===Planned in 1989===
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* undocking and autonomous flight in orbit
* undocking and autonomous flight in orbit
* docking of the crewed [[Soyuz-TM]] №101 with the shuttle
* docking of the crewed [[Soyuz-TM]] №101 with the shuttle
* crew transfer from the Soyuz to the shuttle and onboard work in the course of twenty-four hours
* crew transfer from the Soyuz to the shuttle and onboard work over the course of twenty-four hours
* automatic undocking and landing
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==References==
==References==

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{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 28 December 2024

Buran spacecraft at an airshow in 1989

The Buran programme was an attempt by the Soviet Union to construct an orbital spaceplane to perform similar functions to the Space Shuttle. Similar to the Space Shuttle programme, an aerodynamic prototype and a number of operational spacecraft were planned for the Buran programme,[1] which were known as "Buran-class orbiters".

Test flights

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OK-GLI at an airshow in 1997

The aerodynamic testbed OK-GLI was constructed in 1984 to test the in-flight properties of the Buran design. Unlike the American prototype Enterprise, OK-GLI had four AL-31 turbofan engines fitted, meaning it was able to fly under its own power.[2]

The list does not include taxi tests without takeoffs. All of these missions were landed at the Gromov Flight Research Institute test base.

Launches and orbital flights

[edit]

The first operational orbiter, Buran flew one test mission, designated 1K1, on November 15, 1988 at 6:00:00 Moscow time.[6] The spacecraft was launched uncrewed from and landed at Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh S.S.R. and flew two orbits, traveling 83,707 km (52,013 mi) in 3 hours, 25 minutes (0.14 flight days).[7] Buran never flew again; the program was cancelled shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[8] In 2002, the Buran orbiter was destroyed by the collapse of the hangar in which it was stored.[9][10]

No Launch date Mission Shuttle Crew Duration Landing site Notes Sources
1 15 November 1988
03:00:01 UTC
06:00:01 MSK
1K1 Buran 0 00d 3h 25m Baikonur
  • Only flight of Buran
  • Only uncrewed flight of Space Shuttle type vehicle
[11][12][13]

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Cancelled missions

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Planned in 1989

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No[15] Launch date Mission Shuttle Crew Duration Landing site Mission details
2 Q4 1991 2K1 1.02 None 2d Baikonur

First flight of 1.02

3 Q1-Q2 1992 2K2 1.02 None 7-8d Baikonur

Mir docking

4 1993 1K2 Buran None 15-20d Baikonur
5 1994 3K1 2.01 1d Baikonur

First crewed flight
First flight of 2.01

6 1994 two cosmonauts Baikonur Second crewed flight
7 1994 two cosmonauts Baikonur Third crewed flight
8 1995 two cosmonauts Baikonur Fourth crewed flight
9 1995 two cosmonauts Baikonur Fifth crewed flight
Last planned orbital test flight

Planned in 1991

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Due to shortening of the program and delays in second flight preparations, mission plan for second orbiter included almost all significant test tasks.

  • automatic docking with Mir's Kristall module
  • crew transfer from Mir to the shuttle, with testing of some of its systems in the course of twenty-four hours, including the remote manipulator
  • undocking and autonomous flight in orbit
  • docking of the crewed Soyuz-TM №101 with the shuttle
  • crew transfer from the Soyuz to the shuttle and onboard work over the course of twenty-four hours
  • automatic undocking and landing
No Launch Date Mission Shuttle Crew Duration Landing Site Mission details
2 1992 2K1 1.02 None 7-8d

Mir docking

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Buran Orbiter". Molniya Research & Industrial Corporation. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Spaceshuttle BURAN". TECHNIK MUSEUM SPEYER. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Buran Analogue". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on April 25, 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Zak, Anthony (16 November 2013). "BTS-002 / OK GLI". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "OK-GLI chronology (in russian)". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ Hendrickx, Bart; Vis, Bert (2007). Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle. Springer. p. 349. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7. ISBN 9780387739847.
  7. ^ Hendrickx, Bart; Vis, Bert (2007). Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle. Springer. p. 356. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7. ISBN 9780387739847.
  8. ^ The New Book of Popular Science. Vol. 1. Scholastic. 2008. p. 257. ISBN 9780717212262.
  9. ^ Hendrickx, Bart; Vis, Bert (2007). Energiya-Buran: the Soviet space shuttle. Springer. p. 388. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73984-7. ISBN 9780387739847.
  10. ^ Whitehouse, David (2002-05-13). "Russia's space dreams abandoned". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  11. ^ Felicity Barringer (November 16, 1988). "Soviet Space Shuttle Orbits and Returns In Unmanned Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  12. ^ "Soviet shuttle". Christian Science Monitor. 17 November 1988. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Russia starts ambitious super-heavy space rocket project". Space Daily. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Циклограммы полета "Бурана" 15 ноября 1988 г." www.buran.ru.
  15. ^ Lukashevich, Vadim. Экипажи "Бурана": Несбывшиеся планы [The Crews of "Buran": Unfulfilled Plans]. Buran.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 5 August 2006.