2.01 (Buran-class spacecraft)

Reusable launch system June 2022 2.01 Buran 2.01 Space Shuttle (OK-2K1) Baikal (8605746284).jpg 2.01 in 2012 Buran-class orbiter Soviet Union 1983 Unfinished 2.01 (GRAU index serial number 11F35 3K) is the designation of the third Buran-class orbiter to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran programme. Its construction was not complete when the Buran programme was cancelled (30–50 percent done), so it remains unfinished. http://www.k26.com/buran/Future/2.01/space_buran_2_01.html Shuttle Buran 2.01 current status 2006-08-05 2006-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20060904102218/http://www.k26.com/buran/Future/2.01/space_buran_2_01.html dead It was never officially named, though it's often referred to as Baikal (ru Байкал) after Lake Baikal. The orbiter is now on display at the Museum of Military and Automotive Equipment (UMMC) in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.2026-01-21 Buran Exhibition Center Opens at Verkhnyaya Pyshma Museum Complex – RuAviation https://ruavia.su/buran-exhibition-center-opens-at-verkhnyaya-pyshma-museum-complex/ 2026-10-03 en-US Differences from Buran and Ptichka The 2.01 is the first of a second series of Buran-class orbiters. The design was improved based on lessons learned from the flight of Buran and the construction of Ptichka. Major changes include: Hull design optimized to save weight. Thermal protection system arrangement changed. Spoilers added to elevons. OMS thrusters configuration changed. Payload bay doors radiator design simplified. Landing gear improved. Drag chute container was reduced, since it turned out the surface area of the parachutes in the flight of Buran was overabundant. After the Challenger disaster, it was decided to limit the crew capacity of the second series of orbiters to four crew members with ejection seats regularly mounted.http://www.buran.ru/galapago/NK2018-12_buran.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190214201216/http://www.buran.ru/galapago/NK2018-12_buran.pdf 2019-02-14 (in Russian) Since none of the second series orbiters were completed, only changes in the thermal protection system and OMS thrusters arrangement can be visible on 2.01. History thumb|Buran flight test Orbiter OK-2.01 thumb|Body of 2.01 being towed by barge to Zhukovsky Airfield, 2011 thumb|Buran 2.01 in Gromov Flight Research Institute in process of restoration, 2011 thumb|Buran 2.01 at the Voenfilm-medyn cinema complex, August 2022 Projected flights It was projected in 1989 that orbiter 2.01 would have its first crewed space test flight, 3K1, in 1994, with a duration of twenty-four hours. The craft would have been equipped with a life support system and two ejection seats. Crew would have consisted of two cosmonauts — Igor Volk (commander) and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (flight engineer). http://www.buran.ru/htm/pilots.htm ru:Экипажи "Бурана" Несбывшиеся планы Buran 2006-08-05 ru In 1991, construction of the orbiter was suspended, and in 1993, the Buran program was completely cancelled.2015-04-21 Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle https://www.space.com/29159-buran-soviet-shuttle.html 2026-05-27 Space en Post-retirement It was incorrectly announced in 2006 that orbiter 2.01 would be put on display in the Technik Museum Speyer, Germany. In actuality, the German Museum had bought OK-GLI, the jet-powered Buran atmospheric test vehicle, which appeared on display in its own new hangar from September 2008. From 2004, the orbiter 2.01 was left under open skies at a car park in Moscow, near Khimki Reservoir.http://englishrussia.com/2008/07/30/where-do-shuttles-go/ Where Do Shuttles Go? English Russia 2008-07-30 2011-08-20Moscow https://maps.google.com/maps?q=moscow&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&hl=en&ll=55.841374,37.466115&spn=0.001422,0.003455&z=18&hl=en moscow Google Maps 2011-08-20http://www.5-tv.ru/news/33014/ ru:Тушинский машиностроительный завод, на котором строился космический челнок "Буран", открестился от своего детища 5-TV 2010-09-30 2011-08-20 https://archive.today/20120720155356/http://www.5-tv.ru/news/33014/ 2012-07-20 dead Дмитрий Мельников http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=395709 ru:Вести.Ru: "Буран" остался без крыльев и хвоста Vesti 2010-09-28 2011-08-20https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/38956919 Photo 2013-09-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140316152452/https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/38956919 2014-03-16 On 22 June 2011, the orbiter was put on a bargeJune 2011 untitled http://www.buran-energia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/5859100207_bacdfeb4f3.jpg Buran space shuttle and the Energia launcherJune 2022 to be moved to the MAKS 2011 international air show, which took place from 16 to 21 August in Zhukovsky (Moscow region).http://www.buran-energia.com/blog/category/bourane/buran-OK-201/lang-pref/en/ Buran-Energia Buran OK-2.01 Buran-energia.com 2011-08-20 In the night of 22–23 June, it was seen on the Moskva River.untitled photo of Buran on a barge https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/bilder/buran102_v-grossgalerie16x9.jpg Tagesschauhttp://fleetphoto.ru/ship/4656/ 7289 – Проект 942 — Водный транспорт Fleetphoto.ru 2011-08-20June 2022 The orbiter was exposed at the show with one side painted. In July 2017, heat-tiles from orbiter 2.01 were listed online, leading some to believe that the orbiter had been scrapped or otherwise disassembled.http://www.buran-energia.com/boutique-shop/product_info.php?products_id=36 Buran Space Shuttle Shop - Buran's tile www.buran-energia.com However, satellite imagery of Zhukovsky Airport taken in 2019 indicates that 2.01 still resided at the airfield, although in a different location (55 34 16 N 38 8 34 E type:landmark_region:RU dms inline).https://www.google.com/maps/place/55%C2%B034%2716.3%22N+38%C2%B008%2734.5%22E/@55.5711944,38.1423695,101m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d55.5712056!4d38.1429271 55°34'16.3"N 38°08'34.5"E Google Maps en 2019-09-16 As of 22 April 2022, the orbiter had been moved to Voenfilm-Medyn cinema complex in Moscow Oblast,"Вот это мощь!": Шапша восхитился моделью космического корабля "Буран" https://kaluganews.ru/fn_933125.html 2022-08-15 kaluganews.ru ru where it resided at least through August 2022. Some of the heat-tiles removed in 2017 were missing, and the coordinates for the orbiter were 54,9504486, 35,8559756. As of April 2024, the orbiter was relocated for restoration at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny in Moscow.Новости Р. И. А. 2021-12-28 Для восстановления "Бурана" придется построить специальный ангар https://ria.ru/20211228/buran-1765917855.html 2024-08-20 РИА Новости ru In August 2024, the orbiter was acquired for display in UMMC Museum Complex.Космический корабль "Буран" войдет в экспозицию уральского музея https://tass.ru/obschestvo/21519769 TACC 2 August 2024 ru The orbiter arrived at the museum complex near Yekaterinburg in November 2024.ISRO Spaceflight Now https://www.facebook.com/groups/540490199749798/posts/1994814677650669/ Facebook.com 17 November 2024 See also Spaceflight Buran (spacecraft) – Buran Spacecraft OK-1.01 Buran program OK-GLI – Buran Analog BST-02 test vehicle Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 – Soviet orbital spaceplane Space Shuttle program (United States) MAKS (spacecraft) Space exploration Space accidents and incidents N1 (rocket) Tupolev OOS References External links 2.01 orbiter 2.01 status incorrectly mentioning its relocation to Germany https://web.archive.org/web/20060904102218/http://www.k26.com/buran/Future/2.01/space_buran_2_01.html 2006-09-04 Images of 2.01 parked open air in Moscow in 2004 with a notice it's being moved to NPO Molniya Category:Buran-class orbiters Category:Cancelled Soviet spacecraft