Buran spacecraft

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Buran_spacecraft
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:destroyedBy 2002
hangar collapse
gptkbp:duration 3 hours, 25 minutes
gptkbp:firstFlight 1988-11-15
gptkbp:firstFlightCrewed false
gptkbp:flightNumber 1
gptkbp:height 16.35 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buran spacecraft
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Energia
gptkbp:length 36.37 m
gptkbp:locationOfDestruction gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NPO_Molniya
gptkbp:mass 105,000 kg (maximum)
62,000 kg (empty)
gptkbp:nameMeaning blizzard (in Russian)
gptkbp:notableFor first automated landing of a spaceplane
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Buran_programme
gptkbp:purpose reusable spaceplane
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 10
gptkbp:similarTo gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:OK-1K
gptkbp:wingspan 23.92 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Energia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5