SOFIA airborne observatory

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SOFIA
gptkbp:aircraftType	gptkb:Boeing_747SP
gptkbp:duration	2010-2022
gptkbp:elevation	12,000 to 14,000 meters
gptkbp:firstFlight	2010
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:DLR gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:homeTo	gptkb:Palmdale,_California
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:infrared_source
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Boeing_747SP_aircraft
gptkbp:notableFinds	complex organic molecules in space water on the sunlit Moon
gptkbp:observedWavelengths	0.3 to 1600 microns
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
gptkbp:primaryMission	infrared astronomy
gptkbp:registration	gptkb:N747NA
gptkbp:retired	2022
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Kuiper_Airborne_Observatory
gptkbp:telescopeDiameter	2.5 meters
gptkbp:telescopeType	gptkb:infrared_source
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:website	https://www.sofia.usra.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Boeing_747SP_aircraft gptkb:N747NA gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	SOFIA airborne observatory