| Acronym | Meaning |
| FT | Feet |
| CCS | Central Control Section |
| DAB | Data Acquisition Bus |
| SPIF | Standard Payload Interface Facility |
| MEIG | Main Engine Ignition |
| CDDT | Countdown Demonstration Test |
| SMG | SPaceflight Meteorology Group |
| ECU | Environmental Control Unit |
| MAUS | Messenschafteliche Autonome Experiment Unter |
| PCEM | Propulsion Contamination Effects Module |