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Soviet Space ProgramEnergiya/Buran110/37 (110L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Buran OK-1K
Launched
November 15, 1988
Summary
Buran OK-1K launched on a Soviet Space Program Energiya/Buran from 110/37 (110L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 15, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,228th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 3,358th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Energiya/Buran flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was Buran OK-1K (1.01). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Energiya/Buran · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Energiya/Buran flightSoviet Space Program's 2,228th launch81st this yearhumanity's 3,358th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Buran OK-1K (1.01)
First and only Buran orbiter to fly in space. It was destroyed in 2002 when the hangar it was stored in collapsed.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 3 hours
The Buran spaceplane autonomously landed at the Baikonur Cosmodrome after its only flight.
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Buran OK-1K · NORAD 19637 · landed November 15, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First and only flight of the Buran space shuttle
Pad
110/37 (110L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3rd launch from 110/37 (110L), 1st this year · 887th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
about 16 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Buran OK-1K launch?
Buran OK-1K launched on November 15, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Buran OK-1K?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Buran OK-1K?
Energiya/Buran, flown by Soviet Space Program. Energiya/Buran spec sheet
Where did Buran OK-1K launch from?
110/37 (110L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Buran OK-1K going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.