| Acronym | Meaning |
| SARA | Satellite Pour Astronomie Radio Amateur |
| OPF | Orbiter Processing Facility |
| MFPE | Misson From Planet Earth |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| TAL | Transatlantic Abort Landing |
| SWAN | Solar Wind Anisotropy Experiment |
| TOPEX | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| SEDS | Students For The Exploration And Development Of Space |
| MET | Mission Elapsed Time |
| MRO | Memory Read-Out |