| Acronym | Meaning |
| MITI | Ministry Of International Trade And Industry |
| CMCC | Central Mission Control Centre |
| TEA | Torque Equilibrium Attitude |
| VMF | Voenno-Morskoy Flot |
| LST | Local Sidereal Time |
| SAA | South Atlantic Anomaly / Single Access Antenna |
| SID | Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance |
| GDCLS | General Dynamics Commercial Launch Services |
| EDO | Extended Duration Orbiter |
| FWHM | Full Width At Half Maximum |