| Acronym | Meaning |
| RVSN | Raketniye Voiska Stratigcheskovo Naznacheniya |
| PSR | PulSaR |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| AIAA | American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics |
| OTHB | Over The Horizon Backscatter |
| AW&ST | Aviation Week And Space Technology |
| GR | General Relativity |
| XMM | X-ray Multi Mirror |
| AAS | American Astronautical Society |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |