Overview
The BOR-4 flight vehicle is a scaled (1:2) prototype of the Soviet Spiral VTHL spaceplane. An uncrewed, subscale spacecraft, its purpose was to test the heatshield tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon for the Buran space shuttle, then under development.
Specifications
Dimensions
| Length | 2.80 m |
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Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.
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