Buran OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
OK-GLI was the full-scale, jet-powered atmospheric analogue used to validate the Buran orbiter's approach, landing, and automatic flight-control behavior. Built in 1984 with four AL-31-series engines, it completed 25 atmospheric flights through 1989 and is preserved at Technik Museum Speyer.
Identity
- Aliases
- BTS-002BTS-02Buran analogue aircraft
- Family Name
- Buran
- Full Name
- Buran OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Status
- retired
- Type
- shuttle
- Variant Name
- OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
Details
- Description
- OK-GLI was the full-scale, jet-powered atmospheric analogue used to validate the Buran orbiter's approach, landing, and automatic flight-control behavior. Built in 1984 with four AL-31-series engines, it completed 25 atmospheric flights through 1989 and is preserved at Technik Museum Speyer.
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- AL-31
- Placement
- orbiter
- Count
- 2
- Name
- AL-31F
- Placement
- orbiter
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Height M
- 16.35
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 06:18:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 06:18:00 UTC