| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEOS-A2 | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |
| TMD | Thailand Meteorological Department |
| ACL | Advanced Computing Laboratory |
| AMS | Automated Meteorological Station |
| SAFARI-2000 | The Southern African Regional Science Initiative |
| ARS | American Rocket Society |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer |
| GARDIAN | GBL Point Defense System |
| RV | Research Vessel |