Operational history Antonov An-124 Ruslan

the deep submergence rescue vehicle mystic being loaded @ naval air station north island, california

united launch alliance (ula) contracts an-124 transport atlas v launch vehicle facilities in decatur, alabama cape canaveral. ula uses an-124 transport atlas v launch vehicle , centaur upper stage manufacturing facility in denver, colorado cape canaveral , vandenberg air force base. 2 flights required transfer each launch vehicle (one atlas v main booster stage , centaur upper stage). contracted space systems loral transport satellites palo alto, ca arianespace spaceport in kourou, french guiana.

airbus transport international, subsidiary of airbus, has selected russian cargo company, polet airlines designated carrier company. polet expects 3 an-124-100s transport astronautic equipment manufactured eads, airbus parent company, , components of airbus a380 superjumbo.

as of 2013 an-124 has visited 768 airports in on 100 countries.

significant activities

polet airlines an-124 being loaded downscaled model of airbus a380 centre fuselage section in emirates livery



on may 1987, an-124 set world record, covering distance of 20,151 km (10,881 nmi) without refuelling. flight took 25 hours , 30 minutes; takeoff weight 455,000 kg.
in july 1985, an-124 carried 171,219 kg (377,473 lb) of cargo altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) , 170,000 kg altitude of 10,750 m (35,270 ft).
an an-124 used transport obelisk of axum native homeland of ethiopia rome in april 2005.
an an-124 used transport ep-3e aries ii electronic intelligence aircraft hainan island, china on 4 july 2001 following hainan island incident.
in july 2010, an-124 used transport 4 35-foot , 3 21-foot skimmer boats france assist clean-up of deepwater horizon oil spill
an an-124 used in april 2011 airlift large putzmeister concrete pump germany japan cool reactors damaged in fukushima nuclear accident. an-225 used transport larger putzmeister concrete pump japan united states.




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^ strategic airlift interim solution (salis) archived 9 may 2009 @ wayback machine.
^ antonov an-124 nato salis program extended through end of 2010. deagel.com
^ lockheed martin atlas rocket on history channel.
^ lockheed martin delivers atlas v cape canaveral nasa s mars reconnaissance orbiter mission. ilslaunch, 4 april 2005.
^ space systems/loral delivers world s largest satellite launch base
^ airbus taps russian carrier . kommersant. 25 november 2005. 
^ 30 years since an-124 ruslan maiden take-of . antonov.com. retrieved 21 june 2013. 
^ Оружие России; Ан-124 Руслан (condor), дальний тяжелый военно-транспортный самолет archived 3 june 2009 @ wayback machine.
^ Аэрокосмическое общество Украины; Международная авиационная федерация зарегистрировала 124 мировых рекорда, установленных на самолёте Ан-225 archived 20 february 2012 @ wayback machine.
^ bbc news; obelisk arrives in ethiopia
^ archived copy . archived original on 7 april 2014. retrieved 2 april 2014. 
^ germany sends giant pump cool fukushima reactor
^ srs pump head japan