| Acronym | Meaning |
| JERS | Japanese Earth Resources Satellite |
| HAINS | High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System |
| SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
| TKSC | Tsukuba Space Center |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope For Atmosphere |
| RAL | Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory |
| PMIRR | Pressure Modulated InfraRed Radiometer |
| SOB | Strap-On Booster |
| LERC | Lewis Research Center |
| EDOMP | EDO Medical Project |