Airlifter extraordinaire
Since the mid-1990s
With one of the largest cargo holds of any civil or military aircraft flying today, the Airbus BelugaST is ideally suited to transporting oversized payloads. Also known as the A300-600ST Super Transporter, for over 20 years the BelugaST fleet played a central role in keeping Airbus’ commercial aircraft production and assembly network operating at full capacity.
Airbus created Airbus Beluga Transport (AIBT) in 2022 to explore the oversize transportation market by operating the BelugaST aircraft (A300) via its own Air Operator Certificate (AOC). With its BelugaST fleet, AIBT operated several international missions until the end of 2024.
Beluga ST: Characteristics
Based on A300-600ST
Dimensions
Overall length
56.16 m
184 ft 3 in
Height
17.25 m
56 ft 7 in
Wing span
44.84 m
147 ft 2 in
Fuselage width
7.7 m
25 ft 3 in
Loadable volume length
39.1 m
128 ft 3 in
Loadable cross-section max. height
6.7 m
22 in
Loadable cross-section max. width
7.1 m
23 ft 3 in
Performance
Max. payload
40 tonnes
88,184 lb
Max. range
1,650 km
892 nm
Max. take-off weight
155 tonnes
341,716 lb
Max. landing weight
140 tonnes
308,647 lb
Max. zero fuel weight
133.8 tonnes
294,978 lb
Max. fuel capacity (density = 0.803)
23,860 litres
78,484 lb
The BelugaST around the world
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Wheels-up for the final BelugaXL!
In May 2024, the last BelugaXL (BXL) joined its five siblings at Airbus Transport International (ATI) after serving as the type’s test aircraft. Time for some heavy lifting! - Press releases Space
Airbus-built EUTELSAT 36D satellite shipped inside the BelugaST to its launch site
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Airbus built Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite arrives on board an Airbus Beluga in Florida…
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Airbus Beluga delivers Airbus satellite to Kennedy Space Center
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Airbus tests loading system for outsized military cargo on Beluga