| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMEX | Small EXplorers |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| DFRF | Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| UGC | Uppsala General Catalog |
| ASRM | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor |
| KB | Construction Bureau |
| CFPA | Center For Particle Astrophysics (Berkeley) |
| GRS | Great Red Spot |
| RAE | Royal Aerospace Establishment |