| Acronym | Meaning |
| CPCG | Commercial Protein Crystal Growth |
| GGM | Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr |
| GUGK | Glavnoye Upravileniye Geodesii I Kartografii |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimter Experiment |
| AOA | Angle Of Attack |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NPO | Scientific Production Organization |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| IAPPP | International Amateur/Professional Photoelectric Photometry |
| IOC | In-Orbit Checkout And Calibration |