Antonov An-325

An-325
An illustration of an Antonov An-325 launching a British HOTOL Spacecraft.
Role Outsize cargo freight aircraft
National origin Soviet Union
Design group Antonov
Built by Antonov Serial Production Plant
Status Cancelled
Primary user Soviet Union
Developed from Antonov An-225 Mriya

The Antonov An-325 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-325) was a proposed evolution of the Antonov An-225 "Mriya", designed to launch spacecraft of various purposes into circular, elliptical and high-circle orbits, including geostationary orbit. It was planned to be an enlarged and improved version of the An-225 but was never built.[1]

  1. ^ Van Pelt, Michel (2017). Dream missions : space colonies, nuclear spacecraft and other possibilities. Cham, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-53941-6. OCLC 988079649.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)