| Acronym | Meaning |
| AP | Action Plan |
| LDS | Loral Defense Systems |
| FIRE-ACE | First ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| ELVIS | Export Licensing Voice Information System |
| DA | Deka |
| SUNYA | State University Of New York |
| GGEM | Gravity Gradiometer Explore Mission |
| WDC | World Data Center(s) |
| NESDIS | National Earth Satellite Data And Information System |
| PCC | Profiler Control Center |