| Acronym | Meaning |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| DSSC | Deep Space Station Complex |
| STSCI | Space Telescope Science Institute |
| VECO | Vernier Engine Cutoff |
| SPS | Solar Power Satellite |
| IFEA | Integrated Furnace Experiment Assembly |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| BIMA | Berkeley Illinois Maryland Array |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |
| EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |