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.
| BOR-5 | |
|---|---|
 BOR-5 No. 502 at the Central Air Force Museum in Russia | |
| General information | |
| Type | Unmanned 1:8 scale re-entry test vehicle |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Number built | 5 |
| History | |
| First flight | 5 June 1984 |
It was put into a suborbital trajectory by a K65M-RB5 rocket launched from Kapustin Yar, near Volga, towards Lake Balkhash.[1]
Flights
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- 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
editTwo 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
References
edit- ^ Krebs, Gunter D. (2024). "BOR-5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Petrovitch, Vassili (2024). "BOR Characteristic". Buran Space Shuttle - Energia Rocket Launcher.
- ^ Pillet, Nicolas (2013). "BOR | Histoire". Kosmonavtika.
- ^ Pillet, Nicolas. "BOR | Où les voir ?". Kosmonavtika.
External links
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Media related to BOR-5 at Wikimedia Commons- BOR family page at Buran-Energia.com
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