| Acronym | Meaning |
| PB | Product Of Polarization And Brightness |
| TIBEX | Tidewater Bermuda Experiment |
| ESSCO | Electronic Space Systems Corporation |
| AL/SPD | AL Special Programs Division |
| GENPRO | General Processor |
| APEX | Acid Precipitation Experiment |
| BLIP | Boundary Layer Instrument Package |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| CCSP | U.S. Climate Change Science Program |
| AF | United States Air Force Affiliate |