Ptichka


"Buria", or "Ptichka", officially known as 1.02, is a nickname for the second Buran-class spaceplane, produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran programme.

Construction

Although Buria was closest to being completed of any of the Buran-class orbiters, it was never finished. The program was officially canceled in 1993, at which point the shuttle was 95-97% complete.

Projected flights

Orbiter 2K was preparing to its maiden flight to perform the first fully regular Buran-class orbiter operation.
Buria also had to get remote manipulator and docking system.
As on 1989, orbital flight test program for second orbiter was split into two missions, with space station approach test on the second, but delays in preparations changed the plans to perform all test tasks in one maiden flight, scheduled on to December 1991.
Mission profile included:
Orbiter 1.02 was put on storage into MZK building at Baikonur Cosmodrome, together with its full size test article OK-MT. Location:

Current status

1.02 is believed to be the property of Kazakhstan-Russia Joint Venture Company Aelita, a subsidiary of RKK Energia, but there is no reliable information nowadays.