SOFIA airborne observatory mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:DLR
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:international_partners
gptkbp:collection gptkb:musician
photometry
remote sensing
mapping
imaging
airborne observations
gptkbp:community_involvement gptkb:Educational_Institution
community events
workshops
exhibits
online resources
public lectures
gptkbp:data_type infrared data
gptkbp:duration approximately 5 years
gptkbp:elevation approximately 40,000 feet
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2010
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SOFIA airborne observatory mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Faint_Object_Infrared_Camera_for_the_SOFIA_Telescope
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2010
gptkbp:mission gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:provides_information_on open to the scientific community
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:books
technical reports
theses
conference papers
peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:starburst_galaxies
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:nebula
gptkb:supernova_remnants
planetary science
exoplanets
molecular clouds
stellar evolution
star formation regions
galactic astronomy
extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:research_focus infrared astronomy
gptkbp:scientific_goals investigate the origins of life
explore the solar system
study star formation
observe the universe's evolution