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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institut) manages the German parts of the project which are primarily science and telescope related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.

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  • Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
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  • The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institut) manages the German parts of the project which are primarily science and telescope related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
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aircraft name
  • SOFIA
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  • SOFIA science — supernova remnant ejecta producing planet-forming material.
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  • Y
construction number
  • 21441(xsd:integer)
Organization
  • NASADLR USRADSI
Name
  • SOFIA
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  • center
Caption
  • SOFIA during flight
  • SOFIA with the telescope door open in flight.
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  • 300(xsd:integer)
Other Names
  • Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Manufacturer
  • NASA/DLR
direction
  • horizontal
telescope1 type
  • Bent Cassegrain with chopping secondary mirror and flat folding tertiary, Nasmyth focus
Image
  • 15(xsd:integer)
First Flight
  • 2007-04-26(xsd:date)
Owners
in service
  • 2010(xsd:integer)
civil registration
  • N747NA
Website
telescope1 name
  • SOFIA
altitude
  • ground: ; airborne: 13.7 km
Location
  • Armstrong Flight Research Center, California
abstract
  • The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (Deutsches SOFIA Institut) manages the German parts of the project which are primarily science and telescope related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA is the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
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