The design concept of the Air Launch project provides for:
capability of orbiting commercial payloads of up to 3 -41;
inserting spacecraft into circular orbits with wide range of altitudes
(200-12,000 km) and inclinations (0-115 deg), including
polar and sunsynchronous orbits, as well as launching into highly
ellyptical orbits incl. GTO, GEO and escape trajectories;
possibility of LV and SC launch preparation both in Russia and in the
territory of a customer;
high reliability and low cost of launch;
substantial dimensions of the payload envelope (2.90х7.00 m) and
low density of the payload placement (70-100 kg/m3);
ecological safety at all stages of launch preparation and launch.