Kuiper Airborne Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kuiper_Airborne_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:C-141A_Starlifter
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkbp:decommissioned 1995
gptkbp:elevation 12,000–14,000 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerard_Kuiper
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:atmosphere_of_Pluto
gptkb:rings_of_Uranus
water in the interstellar medium
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1974–1995
gptkbp:primaryMission infrared astronomy
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:SOFIA
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy
gptkbp:telescopeDiameter 0.91 meters
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Cassegrain_reflector
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode 61-2776
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SOFIA_(Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy)
gptkb:Henry_J._Kuiper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuiper Airborne Observatory