SOFIA

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005444",
  "term": "SOFIA",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft carrying a 2.7-meter reflecting telescope. This airborne observatory conducts astronomical observations in the infrared and submillimeter wavelengths, which are largely absorbed by water vapor in Earth's lower atmosphere. It operates at altitudes up to 45,000 feet, above most of the atmospheric water vapor.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "SOFIA",
    "es": "SOFIA",
    "fr": "SOFIA"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/sofia/"
}