| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTRO | Space Astrophysics Laboratory |
| LC | Launch Complex |
| MMCC | Mission Management And Control Centre |
| BD | Bonner Durchmusterung (catalog) |
| HRSR | High-Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| LASCO | Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph |
| COSTAR | Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement |
| NGC | New General Catalog |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| MSOCC | Multisatellite Operations Control Center |