| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODIS-N | MODIS-Nadir |
| JD | Julian Date; Julian Day (Number) |
| MMS | Multi-mission Modular Spacecraft |
| ER | Eastern Range |
| VOIR | Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar |
| OAO | Orbiting Astronomical Observatory |
| RA | Right Ascension |
| LPO | La Palma Observatory |
| BIMDA | Bioserve-Instrumentation Technology Associate Materials Dispersion Analysis |
| SAT | Synthetic Aperture Telescope |