| Acronym | Meaning |
| RVSN | Raketniye Voiska Stratigcheskovo Naznacheniya |
| MSU | Microwave Sounding Unit |
| MCC | Mission Control Center |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| GOMR | Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer |
| POCC | Payload/Platform Operations Control Center |
| MOTV | Manned Orbital Transfer Vehicle |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observations System |
| E | Elliptical (for Galaxies) |
| IRFNA | Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid |