| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAU | Thousand Astronomical Unit |
| RKA | Rossiskoye Kosmicheskoye Agentsvo |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| ADFRF | Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| HRPT | High Resolution Picture Transmission |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| THIR | Temperature/Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| MFV | Main Fuel Valve |
| CDDT | Countdown Demonstration Test |
| SPS | Solar Power Satellite |