| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPEC | Multi-Purpose Experiment Canister |
| AGE | Auxiliary Ground Equipment |
| UGC | Uppsala General Catalog |
| MJD | Modified Julian Date |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |
| IPMP | Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing |
| EUVE | Extreme UltraViolet Explorer |
| OGO | Orbiting Geosurvey Observatories |
| ET | Ephemeris Time |