An-225
Launch vehicle · Ukraine
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Buran atop its An-225 Mriya carrier, as displayed at the Paris Air show shortly after its spaceflight.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Subsonic rocket carrier. Antonov cargo aircraft swept wing. Release conditions: Piggy-back, 275,000 kg, 38.0 m length x 24.0 m wingspan, 900 kph at 9,500 m altitude. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch 270 m/s.
Cost $ : 100.000 million. No Engines: 6. dV Equivalent: 270 m/s (880 ft/sec). Release velocity: 240 m/s (780 ft/sec). Release altitude: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Release conditions: 900 kph at 9.5 km.
Related
- Country
- Ukraine
- Engines
- D-18T
- Launch Vehicles
- MAKS, Interim HOTOL
- Propellants
- Air/Kerosene
Photo Gallery
An-225 in flight
Credit: RKK Energia
