BOR-5 explained
The
BOR-5 (Russian:
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Krebs . Gunter D. . 2024 . BOR-5 . 2024-05-14 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
- Web site: Petrovitch . Vassili . 2024 . BOR Characteristic . Buran Space Shuttle - Energia Rocket Launcher.
- Web site: Pillet . Nicolas . 2013 . BOR Histoire . Kosmonavtika.
- Web site: Pillet . Nicolas . BOR Où les voir ? . Kosmonavtika.