Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Q261229)

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airborne infrared observatory operated by NASA

• SOFIA
• Clipper Lindbergh
• N536PA
• N145UA
• N747NA

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Language	Label	Description	Also known as
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English	Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy	airborne infrared observatory operated by NASA	SOFIA Clipper Lindbergh N536PA N145UA N747NA

Statements

instance of

Boeing 747SP

3 references

reference URL

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=747NA

stated in

The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

archive URL

http://web.archive.org/web/20220429031348/https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

airborne observatory

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logo image

SOFIA mission patch.png
3,000 × 2,407; 1.72 MB

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image

SOFIA in air.jpg
2,995 × 2,395; 993 KB

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image of interior

First SOFIA transatlantic flight (6155907110).jpg
3,264 × 2,448; 2.9 MB

applies to part

infrared telescope

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SOFIA Boeing 747SP cockpit (after upgrade).jpg
4,824 × 3,572; 5.11 MB

applies to part

aircraft cockpit

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video

SOFIA Observatory Conducts Night Checkout Flight.ogv
2 min 37 s, 1,280 × 720; 61.96 MB

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short name

SOFIA (English)

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mass

171,458 kilogram

criterion used

empty weight

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

315,700 kilogram

criterion used

maximum takeoff weight

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

coordinate location

34°36'43.92"N, 118°4'36.67"W

applies to part

Armstrong Aircraft Operations Facility

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based on

Boeing 747SP

1 reference

stated in

The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation

replaces

Kuiper Airborne Observatory

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country of origin

United States

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significant event

maiden flight

point in time

25 April 1977

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

delivery

point in time

6 May 1977

operator

Pan Am

aircraft registration

N536PA

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

service entry

point in time

6 May 1977

operator

Pan Am

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

naming ceremony

point in time

20 May 1977

subject named as

Clipper Lindbergh

conferred by

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

2 references

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/380911main_SOFIA_QuickFacts.pdf

acquisition

point in time

13 February 1986

operator

United Airlines

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

service entry

point in time

February 1986

operator

United Airlines

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

registration

point in time

1 November 1986

aircraft registration

N145UA

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

storage

point in time

November 1995

location

Harry Reid International Airport

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.747sp.com/747sp-production-list/21441-306/

service retirement

point in time

December 1995

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

acquisition

point in time

30 April 1997

operator

Universities Space Research Association

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.747sp.com/747sp-production-list/21441-306/

acquisition

point in time

27 October 1997

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

modification

start time

1998

end time

2007

manufacturer

L3 Technologies

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

registration

point in time

17 December 2004

aircraft registration

N747NA

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

maiden flight

point in time

26 April 2007

location

Waco

applies to part

modification

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

naming ceremony

point in time

21 May 2007

subject named as

Clipper Lindbergh

conferred by

Erik Lindbergh

3 references

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/380911main_SOFIA_QuickFacts.pdf

first light

point in time

25 May 2010

applies to part

infrared telescope

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

service entry

point in time

1 December 2010

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

full operating capability

point in time

21 February 2014

2 references

stated in

SOFIA irons out technical kinks

stated in

White House budget to ground SOFIA

service retirement

point in time

30 September 2022

2 references

reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-partner-decide-to-conclude-sofia-mission

reference URL

https://theaviationist.com/2022/10/13/nasa-retired-the-boeing-747sp-sofia

capital cost

1,250,000,000 United States dollar

point in time

2014

applies to part

development

utilization

subject has role

airborne observatory

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.science.org/content/article/astronomers-plan-ground-sofia-comes-shock

operator

Pan Am

start time

6 May 1977

end time

13 February 1986

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

United Airlines

start time

13 February 1986

end time

30 April 1997

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

Universities Space Research Association

start time

30 April 1997

end time

27 October 1997

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.747sp.com/747sp-production-list/21441-306/

Armstrong Flight Research Center

start time

27 October 1997

end time

30 September 2022

2 references

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

reference URL

https://theaviationist.com/2022/10/13/nasa-retired-the-boeing-747sp-sofia

German Aerospace Center

start time

27 October 1997

end time

30 September 2022

2 references

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

reference URL

https://theaviationist.com/2022/10/13/nasa-retired-the-boeing-747sp-sofia

carries scientific instrument

SOFIA Telescope

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manufacturer

Boeing

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/multimedia/about-sofia/sofia-aircraft

first flight

25 April 1977

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

powered by

JT9D-7J

quantity

4

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

wingspan

59.7 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

vehicle range

12,270 kilometre

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

maximum operating altitude

13,700 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

cruise speed

450 knot

elevation above sea level

12,500 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

service retirement

30 September 2022

1 reference

reference URL

https://theaviationist.com/2022/10/13/nasa-retired-the-boeing-747sp-sofia

length

53.9 metre

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

official website

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/

language of work or name

English

1 reference

imported from Wikimedia project

English Wikipedia

https://www.nasa.gov/sofia

language of work or name

English

0 references

https://www.dlr.de/content/de/artikel/missionen-projekte/sofia/sofia-infrarot-observatorium.html

language of work or name

German

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social media followers

82,270

X numeric user ID

16876667

point in time

3 July 2020

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94,711

X numeric user ID

16876667

point in time

3 January 2021

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108,195

X numeric user ID

16876667

point in time

1 March 2022

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121,465

X numeric user ID

16876667

point in time

3 February 2023

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aircraft registration

N536PA

start time

6 May 1977

end time

13 February 1986

issued by

Federal Aviation Administration

operator

Pan Am

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

N145UA

start time

13 February 1986

end time

17 December 2004

issued by

Federal Aviation Administration

operator

United Airlines

1 reference

reference URL

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/aircraft_facts.pdf

N747NA

start time

17 December 2004

end time

no value

issued by

Federal Aviation Administration

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

reference URL

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=747NA

serial number

21441/306

conferred by

Boeing

1 reference

reference URL

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=747NA

Commons category

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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Identifiers

VIAF cluster ID

149280628

1 reference

imported from Wikimedia project

Wikimedia Commons

Library of Congress authority ID

no2005005086

1 reference

imported from Wikimedia project

Wikimedia Commons

Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

topic/Stratospheric-Observatory-for-Infrared-Astronomy

subject named as

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

author name string

Erik Gregersen

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Facebook username

SOFIAtelescope

start time

16 March 2011

number of subscribers

53,341

point in time

1 May 2022

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Freebase ID

/m/03b8f7

1 reference

stated in

Freebase Data Dumps

publication date

28 October 2013

Microsoft Academic ID

2777881768

0 references

X username

SOFIAtelescope

X numeric user ID

16876667

has characteristic

verified account or profile

start time

20 October 2008

number of subscribers

110,618

point in time

1 May 2022

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Wikipedia(27 entries)

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• afwiki SOFIA
• anwiki SOFIA
• arwiki صوفيا (مرصد طائر)
• bswiki Stratoferska opservatorija za infracrvenu astronomiju
• dawiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• dewiki Stratosphären-Observatorium für Infrarot-Astronomie
• enwiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• eswiki SOFIA
• etwiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• euwiki SOFIA
• fawiki رصدخانه استراتوسفری اخترشناسی فروسرخ
• fiwiki SOFIA
• frwiki Observatoire stratosphérique pour l'astronomie infrarouge
• hrwiki Stratosferska zvjezdarnica za infracrvenu astronomiju (SOFIA)
• itwiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• jawiki 成層圏赤外線天文台
• kowiki 성층권 적외선 천문학 관측소
• lbwiki Stratosphärenobservatoire fir Infraroutastronomie
• ltwiki SOFIA
• nlwiki SOFIA (observatorium)
• nnwiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• nowiki Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
• plwiki Stratosferyczne Obserwatorium Astronomii Podczerwonej
• ptwiki SOFIA (telescópio)
• ruwiki SOFIA
• ukwiki SOFIA
• zhwiki 同溫層紅外線天文台

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