| Acronym | Meaning |
| PRC | People's Republic Of China |
| AFD | Acid Fractionator Distillate |
| MPS | Radar System |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| ACD | Advanced Conceptual Design |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| SOLAR-B | N/A |
| EEMD/NV | Engineering And Energy Management |
| SEAC | (National Bureau Of) Standards Eastern Automatic Computer |
| CCR | Climate Change Research |