The only two prototypes left, after the one that did make it to space died in 2002 when the U-Store-It "hangar" it was in collapsed and crushed it to bits.
Including the various test models / prototypes, there are currently still 9 Buran around, including two partial units.
Full list:
- OK-1K1 : destroyed
- OK-1K2 : 95% complete, stored indoors in Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- OK-2K1 : 40% complete, exhibited outdoors in Moscow, Russia
- OK-2K2 : 20% complete, disassembled/scavenged
- OK-2K3 : build started, disassembled/scavenged
- OK-M (structural test article) : exhibited outdoors in Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- OK-GLI (flight test article) : exhibited indoors in Speyer, Germany
- OK-KS (electric test article) : exhibited outdoors in Sochi, Russia
- OK-MT (engineering mockup) : stored indoors in Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- OK-TVI (environmental test article*) : presumed to be stored indoors in Moscow, Russia
- OK-TVA (structural test article) : exhibited outdoors in Moscow, Russia
- OK-8M (thermal test article*) : exhibited outdoors in Moscow, Russia
* partial assemblies; OK-TVI = main hull only, OK-8M = cockpit hull section only.
In addition there's the exact 1/8th scale reentry/aerodynamic test articles. Launched on Kosmos K65M-RB5 rockets for suborbital glides with water landing for recovery.
- BOR-5 #501 : unknown
- BOR-5 #502 : exhibited indoors in Moscow, Russia
- BOR-5 #504 : unknown
- BOR-5 #503 : unknown
- BOR-5 #505 : exhibited indoors in Speyer, Germany