| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRS | Information Retrieval Service |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| INSAT | Indian National Satellite System |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| INU | Inertial Navigation Unit |
| ICE | Intercomparison Experiment |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| JAFNA | Joint Air Force NASA Facility |
| STREX | Storm Transfer And Response Experiment |