| Acronym | Meaning |
| TVU | Television Unit |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| DIA | Denver International Airport |
| ERACF | Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |
| GZ | Ground Zero |
| FST | Field Support Terminal |
| IGB | International Geophysical Bulletin |
| ALPR | Argonne Low Power Reactor |
| ERC | Equatorial Ring Current |
| NSSDC | National Space Science Data Center |