| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADMP | Acid Deposition Modeling Project |
| AFC | Automatic Flow Control |
| DORIS | Determination D'Orbite Et Radiopositionement Integre Par Satellite |
| TDR | Tracking And Data Relay |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| KP | Low Magnetic Activity |
| GBYTE | Gigabyte (109) |
| OBC | Onboard Computer |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| METROMEX | Metropolitan Meteorological Experiment |