| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDRS | Payload Deployment And Retrieval System |
| SME | Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
| LFC | Large Format Camera |
| AAO | Anglo-Australian Observatory |
| OCGF | Organic Crystal Growth Facility |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| IRAF | Image Reduction And Analysis Facility |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomical Observatory |
| PDE | Particle Dispersion Experiment |