BOR-5 explained

BOR-5
Type:	Unmanned 1:8 scale re-entry test vehicle
National Origin:	Soviet Union
First Flight:	5 June 1984
Number Built:	5

The BOR-5 (ru|БОР-5, «Беспилотный Орбитальный Ракетоплан 5»|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.

It was put into a suborbital trajectory by a K65M-RB5 rocket launched from Kapustin Yar, near Volga, towards Lake Balkhash.^[1]

Flights

Six flights were made:^{[2] [3]}

• 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:^[4]

• BOR-5 No. 502 - Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
• BOR-5 No. 505 - Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany

External links

• • BOR family page at Buran-Energia.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Krebs . Gunter D. . 2024 . BOR-5 . 2024-05-14 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
2. Web site: Petrovitch . Vassili . 2024 . BOR Characteristic . Buran Space Shuttle - Energia Rocket Launcher.
3. Web site: Pillet . Nicolas . 2013 . BOR Histoire . Kosmonavtika.
4. Web site: Pillet . Nicolas . BOR Où les voir ? . Kosmonavtika.