| Acronym | Meaning |
| STEP | Satellite Technology Education Program (WSGC) |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| MAS | MODIS Airborne Simulator |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observing System |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |