SOFIA airborne observatory operations

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airborne astronomy program astronomical observatory operations infrared astronomy facility operations

SOFIA airborne observatory operations were the flight and mission activities of a modified Boeing 747SP carrying a 2.5-meter infrared telescope to conduct high-altitude astronomical observations above most of Earth’s atmospheric water vapor.

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Label Occurrences
SOFIA airborne observatory 2
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 2
NASA SOFIA 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne astronomy program ⓘ
astronomical observatory operations ⓘ
infrared astronomy facility operations ⓘ
advantage ability to access wavelengths not observable from the ground ⓘ
flexible deployment to different observing locations ⓘ
reduced atmospheric absorption of infrared light ⓘ
aircraftModification large fuselage door for telescope access ⓘ
telescope cavity in aft fuselage ⓘ
vibration isolation system for telescope ⓘ
aircraftRegistration Boeing 747SP ⓘ
surface form: N747NA
aircraftType modified Boeing 747SP ⓘ
altitudeRange about 11 to 14 kilometers ⓘ
about 37,000 to 45,000 feet ⓘ
basedAt NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ⓘ
surface form: Armstrong Flight Research Center

Palmdale Regional Airport ⓘ
Palmdale, California ⓘ
canSupport occultation observations ⓘ
time-critical transient events ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewIncludes flight crew ⓘ
flight planners ⓘ
instrument scientists ⓘ
mission director ⓘ
telescope operators ⓘ
endDate 2022 ⓘ
fundedBy German Aerospace Center (DLR) ⓘ
NASA Astrophysics Division ⓘ
missionPlanning flight paths constrained by airspace and safety requirements ⓘ
flight paths optimized for target visibility ⓘ
missionType engineering flights ⓘ
nighttime flights ⓘ
science flights ⓘ
notableCapability ability to deploy to southern hemisphere bases ⓘ
ability to follow moving targets across the sky ⓘ
observes Kuiper Belt objects ⓘ
comets ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
planetary atmospheres ⓘ
star-forming regions ⓘ
operatedBy Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) ⓘ
German Aerospace Center (DLR) ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) ⓘ
partOf SOFIA airborne observatory operations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
primaryWavelength far-infrared ⓘ
infrared ⓘ
submillimeter ⓘ
purpose conduct high-altitude astronomical observations ⓘ
observe the universe in infrared wavelengths ⓘ
operate above most of Earth’s atmospheric water vapor ⓘ
scienceOperations calibration observations ⓘ
data acquisition during flight ⓘ
instrument changes between flights ⓘ
post-flight data reduction ⓘ
real-time monitoring of telescope performance ⓘ
startDate 2010 ⓘ
status terminated ⓘ
succeeds Kuiper Airborne Observatory operations ⓘ
usesInstrument 2.5-meter infrared telescope ⓘ
usesVehicle Boeing 747SP ⓘ

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Subject: SOFIA airborne observatory operations
Description of subject: SOFIA airborne observatory operations were the flight and mission activities of a modified Boeing 747SP carrying a 2.5-meter infrared telescope to conduct high-altitude astronomical observations above most of Earth’s atmospheric water vapor.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ames Research Center → contributedTo → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
SOFIA airborne observatory operations → partOf → SOFIA airborne observatory operations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Boeing 747SP → notableUse → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
this entity surface form: SOFIA airborne observatory
Boeing 747SP → airframeModifiedFor → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) → worksOn → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
subject surface form: Deutsches SOFIA Institut
this entity surface form: SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy)
Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI) → program → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
subject surface form: Deutsches SOFIA Institut
this entity surface form: SOFIA airborne infrared observatory
Palmdale Regional Airport → associatedWithProgram → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
this entity surface form: NASA SOFIA
Palmdale Regional Airport → hasBasedAircraft → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
this entity surface form: SOFIA Boeing 747SP observatory aircraft
DSI → associatedWith → SOFIA airborne observatory operations ⓘ
subject surface form: Deutsches SOFIA Institut
this entity surface form: SOFIA airborne observatory