| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMAIAGS | Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic Survey |
| AGFA | Advanced Gust Front Algorithm |
| ALDF | Animal Legal Defense Fund |
| AL/SPD | AL Special Programs Division |
| AN/FPQ-6 | AN/GSN |
| HL | Half Life |
| GAMETAG | Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment On Tropospheric Aerosols And Gases |
| TOPEX | Topographic Ocean Experiment |
| APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |