| Acronym | Meaning |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |
| DRSS | DATA Relay Satellite System |
| CYSB | Cape York Space Base |
| UVS | Ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| WIYN | Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope |
| SAM | Shuttle Activation Monitor |
| KPM | Kometen |