| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAST | Fast Auroral SnapshoT Explorer |
| OCTW | Optical Communications Through The Shuttle Window |
| HJD | Helicentric Julian Date |
| PMS | Pre-Main Sequence |
| APT | Automatic Picture Transmission |
| DOMSAT | Domestic Satellite |
| IR | InfraRed |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| HRSC | High Resolution Stereo Camera |