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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:German_Receiver_for_Astronomy_at_Terahertz_Frequencies_(GREAT)
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:modified_Boeing_747_SP
conducted from Christchurch, New Zealand
conducted from Palmdale, California
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:elevation
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approximately 12,000 meters
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:2010
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy (SOFIA)
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:SOFIA's_photometers
gptkb:SOFIA's_telescope
FIFI-LS
HAWC+
SOFIA's cameras
SOFIA's spectrometers
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gptkbp:launch_date
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gptkb:2014
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gptkbp:location
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stratosphere
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:DLR
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:NASA's_Planetary_Science_Division
gptkb:NASA's_Astrophysics_Division
gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
gptkb:NASA's_Heliophysics_Division
gptkb:NASA's_Earth_Science_Division
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gptkbp:provides_information_on
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open to the public
peer-reviewed publications
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:research_areas
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:observatory
exoplanets
stellar evolution
galactic structure
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gptkbp:research_focus
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infrared astronomy
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
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study planetary atmospheres
study distant galaxies
study star formation
study cosmic dust
study interstellar medium
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:observatory
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