The BOR-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.
Flights
Six flights were made: 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: BOR-5 No. 502 - Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia BOR-5 No. 505 - Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany
