| Acronym | Meaning |
| CERES | Clouds And Earth's Radiant Energy System |
| TM | Thematic Mapper |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |
| ISAMS | Improved Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder |
| MOC | Mars Observer Camera |
| UOSAT | University Of Surrey Satellite |
| AIPS | Astronomical Image Processing System |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimter Experiment |
| CRL | Communication Research Lab |
| HLV | Heavy Lift Vehicle |