| Acronym | Meaning |
| BMI | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| SOLVE | SAGE Ozone Loss Validation Experiment |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| IAG | International Association Of Geodesy |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| MCC | Mission Control Center |
| RFF | Research Flight Facility |