| Acronym | Meaning |
| CYSB | Cape York Space Base |
| M | Messier |
| SAR | Search And Rescue / Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| MIMR | Multifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| STARCAL | Star Calibration |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etude Spatiales |
| SUSIM | Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor |
| PPF | Columbus Polar Platform |