| Platform: |
Boeing
747SP with telescope on the left side of the fuselage |
| Lifetime: |
20 years |
| Number
of flights per year: |
circa
160, 3 to 4 flights per week |
| Operating
altitude: |
39,000 to 45,000
ft. |
| Observation
time at operating altitudes: |
8 hours |
| Total
observation time per year: |
› 960 hours |
| Ambient
temperature in telescope chamber: |
210 to
330 k |
| Crew: |
3 flight crew
10 to 15 operators/technicians/scientists/educators |
| Home
base: |
NASA
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA |
