BOR-5
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 | |
| Role | Unmanned 1:8 scale re-entry test vehicle |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| First flight | 5 June 1984 |
| Number built | 5 |
It was put into a suborbital trajectory by a K65M-RB5 rocket launched from Kapustin Yar, near Volga, towards Lake Balkhash.
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