| Acronym | Meaning |
| S/AC | Stabilization/Attitude Control |
| NBF | Neutral Buoyancy Facility |
| MOD | Modulation |
| GSO | Ground Support Operations |
| PERIGEE | AlPerigee Altitude |
| PCCB | Program Configuration Control Board |
| EXP | Exposure |
| OVI | Operational Validation Inspection |
| AST | Astro Star Tracker |
| MAIDS | Management Automated Information Display System |