Earth orbit
Buran
Buran is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Buran1 program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Buran is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Buran1 program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1988-100; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 15 November 1988, 03:00:01 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Energiya/Buran
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 15 November 1988
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Buran
GCAT program: Buran1.
- GCAT ID
- S19637
- Manufacturer
- NPO Molniya, Tushino Mash. Zavod.
- Launch mass
- 79,400 kg
- Dimensions
- 36.4 m long · 5.5 m diameter · 36.4 m span
BDP
GCAT program: TsM-e.
- GCAT ID
- A04611
- Manufacturer
- NPO Energiya
- Launch mass
- 7,150 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.1 m long · 4.1 m diameter · 5.1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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