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BOR-5
BOR-5 [NPO Molniya]
The BOR-5 (Bespilotniye Orbitalniye Raketoplan) was a 1:8 sized test vehicle for the Buran space shutte.
BOR-5 was used to study the main aerodynamic, thermal, acoustic and stability characteristics of the Buran. Five of these vehicles were built and flown. They were put into a suborbital trajectory by K65M-RB5 rockets launched from Kapustin Yar. After reaching a height of 210 km and following reentry, they landed in Lake Balkhash to be recovered.
Two BOR-5 vehicles are on public display: BOR-5 №502 at Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia and BOR-5 №505 at the Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany.
| Nation: | USSR |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Spacecraft technology |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | NPO Molniya |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1450 |
| Orbit: | suborbital |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOR-5 №501 | N/A | 05.07.1984 | KY LC-107 | *p | K65M-RB5 | failed to seperate |
| BOR-5 №502 | N/A | 17.04.1985 | KY LC-107 | * | K65M-RB5 | |
| BOR-5 №503 | N/A | 27.12.1986 | KY LC-107 | * | K65M-RB5 | |
| BOR-5 №504 | N/A | 27.08.1987 | KY LC-107 | * | K65M-RB5 | |
| BOR-5 №505 | N/A | 21.06.1988 | KY LC-107 | * | K65M-RB5 |
* = suborbital
