BOR-5
Russian test flight vehicle
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The BOR-5 (Russian: БОР-5, «Беспилотный Орбитальный Ракетоплан 5», romanized: Bespilotnyi Orbital'nyi Raketoplan 5, lit. 'Unpiloted Orbital Rocketplane 5') is a 1:8 sized test flight vehicle, used to study the main aerodynamic, thermal, acoustic and stability characteristics of the Buran. It follows upon the BOR-4 reentry test vehicle.
Other names
- Russian: БОР-5, «Беспилотный Орбитальный Ракетоплан 5
- romanized: Bespilotnyi Orbital'nyi Raketoplan 5, Unpiloted Orbital Rocketplane 5
TypeUnmanned 1:8 scale re-entry test vehicle
Number built5
Flights6
| BOR-5 | |
|---|---|
| BOR-5 No. 502 at the Central Air Force Museum in Russia | |
| General information | |
| Other names |
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| Type | Unmanned 1:8 scale re-entry test vehicle |
| Number built | 5 |
| Flights | 6 |
| History | |
| First flight | 5 June 1984 |
| Last flight | 22 June 1988 |
It was put into a suborbital trajectory by a K65M-RB5 rocket launched from Kapustin Yar, near Volga, towards Lake Balkhash[1] at the altitude of about 100 km with velocities from 4000 to 7300 kilometers per second.[2]
Flights
- 4 July 1984 - aborted
- 5 June 1984 - No. 501
- 17 April 1985 - No. 502
- 27 December 1986 - No. 503
- 27 August 1984 - No. 504
- 22 June 1988 - No. 505
Current locations
Two survivors of the BOR-5 tests are known to exist:[5]
- BOR-5 No. 502 - Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
- BOR-5 No. 505 - Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany
