Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SOFIA
gptkbp:canAvoid	99% of atmospheric water vapor
gptkbp:canFlyAtAltitude	12,000–14,000 meters
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center gptkb:DLR_(Deutsches_Zentrum_für_Luft-_und_Raumfahrt)
gptkbp:firstFlight	2010
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:DLR gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:homeTo	gptkb:Palmdale,_California
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Boeing_747SP_aircraft
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:notableFinds	complex organic molecules in space water on the sunlit Moon
gptkbp:observedBy	infrared wavelengths submillimeter wavelengths far-infrared wavelengths mid-infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
gptkbp:outreach	gptkb:Airborne_Astronomy_Ambassadors_program
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter	gptkb:Zerodur
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Kuiper_Airborne_Observatory
gptkbp:retired	2022
gptkbp:telescopeDiameter	2.5 meters
gptkbp:telescopeType	gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:usedFor	infrared astronomy
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode	gptkb:N747NA
gptkbp:website	https://www.sofia.usra.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:SOFIA_project
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy