| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| AORD | Astronaut Operations Requirements Document |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| ACSE | Association Control Service Element |
| TASU | Time-alternating Space-uncentered |
| FMS | French Meteorological Society |
| GAT | General Aviation Transponder |
| POLEX | Polar Experiment |
| ND | Near-dedicated |