BOR-5
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox aircraft The BOR-5 (Template:Langx) 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
- 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
References
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External links
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- BOR family page at Buran-Energia.com
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