| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEM | Space Environment Monitor |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| NIST | National Institute For Standards And Technology |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| GOES | Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite |
| CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
| ESPC | European Space Power Conference |
| FITS | Flexible Image Transport System |
| DPM | Drop Physics Module |