Buran Reusable Orbiter
Buran was the Soviet reusable winged orbital-shuttle family developed as the spacecraft element of the Energia-Buran system. The only orbital vehicle completed an uncrewed two-orbit mission and fully automatic runway landing in 1988; the programme ended before a crewed flight.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Buran orbiterБуран11F35 Buran
- Family Name
- Buran
- Full Name
- Buran Reusable Orbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spaceplane
Details
- Description
- Buran was the Soviet reusable winged orbital-shuttle family developed as the spacecraft element of the Energia-Buran system. The only orbital vehicle completed an uncrewed two-orbit mission and fully automatic runway landing in 1988; the programme ended before a crewed flight.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 36.37
- First Flight Year
- 1,988
- Last Flight Year
- 1,988
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:29:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 16:36:18 UTC
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