| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |
| SAR-X | SAR-X Band |
| LDS | Lightning Detection System |
| FASINEX | Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| EEMOC | European EMOC |
| STC | Sensitivity Time Control |
| AMRV | Advanced Maneuvering Re-entry Vehicle |
| GCA | Geophysics Corporation Of America |
| LVBLE | Laramie Valley Boundary Layer Experiment |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |