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Destroyed

Spaceplane · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Buran OK-1K

First and only Buran orbiter to fly in space. It was destroyed in 2002 when the hangar it was stored in collapsed.

Buran OK-1K spacecraft

Configuration

Buran

Recorded flights

1

Time in space

3h 25m 23s

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Vehicle profile

Autonomously carrying cargo and crew (never achieved) to Low Earth Orbit.

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

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