Kuiper Airborne Observatory

GPTKB entity

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