| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDS | Great Dark Spot |
| IPS | Inertial Pointing System |
| VS | SNGVooruzhennikh Sil SNG |
| ARC | Ames Research Center (NASA) |
| SOCC | Satellite Operations Control Center |
| ATM | Apollo Telescope Mount (on Skylab) |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| MFPE | Misson From Planet Earth |
| ISAMS | Improved Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder |
| RCT | Radiometric Calibration Target |