| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |
| EPD | Energetic Particles Detector |
| AFRSI | Advanced FRSI |
| TSS | Targeted Search System / Tethered Satellite System |
| AF | Air Force |
| NIMS | Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer |
| SAT | Synthetic Aperture Telescope |
| SCT | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope |
| VIB | Vertical Integration Building |
| CMCC | Central Mission Control Centre |