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Model: An-124. Gross Mass: 430,000 kg (940,000 lb). Propellants: Air/Kerosene. Diameter: 18.07 m (59.28 ft). Country: Ukraine. No Engines: 4. Motor: D-18T. Status: Out of Production. dV Equivalent: 270 m/s (880 ft/sec). Payload: 200,000 kg (440,000 lb). Release velocity: 240 m/s (780 ft/sec). Release altitude: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Release conditions: 900 kph at 8.5 km.

Antonov cargo aircraft swept wing. Release conditions: Piggy-back, 200,000 kg, 900 kph at 8 to 9 km altitude. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch 270 m/s.

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