| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCGF | Organic Crystal Growth Facility |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| ML | Mobile Launcher |
| VMS | Vertical Motion Simulator |
| PDE | Particle Dispersion Experiment |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| NPO-PM | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |
| SAO | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |