| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMIE | Assimilative Mapping Of The Ionospheric Electrodynamics |
| SDSD | Satellite Data Services Division |
| ESN | ECS Science Network |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| GTMS | Global Thermospheric Mapping Study |
| ETR | Element Test Review |
| AQCR | Air Quality Control Regulation |
| AMI-2 | Active Microwave Instrument 2 |
| FIRS | Fourier Transform Infrared Sounder |
| MTC | Main Trunk Circuit |