| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| ELDO | European Launcher Development Organisation |
| PMS | Pre-Main Sequence |
| TSUP | Tsentr Upravileniya Polyoti |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| MODIS | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| S/C | SpaceCraft |
| GRO | Gamma Ray Observatory |
| LLNL | Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |