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title: "BOR-5"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOR-5"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T12:39:28.299731+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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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.
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It was put into a suborbital trajectory by a K65M-RB5 rocket launched from Kapustin Yar, near Volga, towards Lake Balkhash at the altitude of about 100 km with velocities from 4000 to 7300 kilometers per second.
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== Flights ==
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Six flights were made:
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4 July 1984 - aborted
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5 June 1984 - No. 501
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17 April 1985 - No. 502
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27 December 1986 - No. 503
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27 August 1984 - No. 504
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22 June 1988 - No. 505
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== Current locations ==
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Two survivors of the BOR-5 tests are known to exist:
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BOR-5 No. 502 - Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
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BOR-5 No. 505 - Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Media related to BOR-5 at Wikimedia Commons
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BOR family page at Buran-Energia.com |