(Q261229)

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

The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation

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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171,458 kilogram

1 reference

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

315,700 kilogram

criterion used

maximum takeoff weight

1 reference

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

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The SOFIA Telescope in Full Operation

replaces

Kuiper Airborne Observatory

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country of origin

United States of America

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significant event

maiden flight

25 April 1977

1 reference

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

6 May 1977

N536PA

1 reference

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

6 May 1977

1 reference

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

20 May 1977

Clipper Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

2 references

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

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

13 February 1986

1 reference

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

February 1986

1 reference

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

registration

1 November 1986

N145UA

1 reference

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

storage

Harry Reid International Airport

November 1995

location

1 reference

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

service retirement

December 1995

1 reference

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

acquisition

30 April 1997

Universities Space Research Association

1 reference

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

acquisition

27 October 1997

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

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

1998

2007

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

registration

17 December 2004

N747NA

1 reference

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

26 April 2007

1 reference

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

21 May 2007

Clipper Lindbergh

3 references

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

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

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

25 May 2010

1 reference

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

service entry

1 December 2010

1 reference

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

full operating capability

21 February 2014

2 references

SOFIA irons out technical kinks

White House budget to ground SOFIA

service retirement

30 September 2022

2 references

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

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

cost

1,250,000,000 United States dollar

2014

1 reference

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

6 May 1977

13 February 1986

1 reference

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

United Airlines

13 February 1986

30 April 1997

1 reference

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

Universities Space Research Association

30 April 1997

27 October 1997

1 reference

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

Armstrong Flight Research Center

27 October 1997

30 September 2022

2 references

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

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

German Aerospace Center

27 October 1997

30 September 2022

2 references

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

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

carries scientific instrument

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1 reference

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

first flight

25 April 1977

1 reference

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

powered by

JT9D-7J

quantity

4

1 reference

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

wingspan

59.7 metre

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

vehicle range

12,270 kilometre

1 reference

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

maximum operating altitude

13,700 metre

1 reference

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

cruise speed

450 knot

elevation above sea level

12,500 metre

1 reference

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

service retirement

30 September 2022

1 reference

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

length

53.9 metre

1 reference

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

official website

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

language of work or name

English

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imported from Wikimedia project

English Wikipedia

https://www.nasa.gov/sofia

language of work or name

English

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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

3 July 2020

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94,711

3 January 2021

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108,195

1 March 2022

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121,465

3 February 2023

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N536PA

6 May 1977

Federal Aviation Administration

13 February 1986

issued by

Pan Am

1 reference

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

N145UA

13 February 1986

Federal Aviation Administration

17 December 2004

issued by

United Airlines

1 reference

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

N747NA

17 December 2004

Federal Aviation Administration

no value

issued by

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

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

21441/306

1 reference

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

Commons category

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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Identifiers

VIAF ID

149280628

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imported from Wikimedia project

Wikimedia Commons

Library of Congress authority ID

no2005005086

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imported from Wikimedia project

Wikimedia Commons

WorldCat Identities ID (superseded)

lccn-no2005005086

1 reference

VIAF ID

149280628

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

16 March 2011

number of subscribers

53,341

verified account or profile

1 May 2022

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1 reference

28 October 2013

Microsoft Academic ID

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20 October 2008

number of subscribers

110,618