SOFIA airborne observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/SOFIA_airborne_observatory
GPTKB entity
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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SOFIA airborne observatory
gptkbp:instrument 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 infrared source
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:website https://www.sofia.usra.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6