| Acronym | Meaning |
| CR | Correlation Radiometer |
| BIMDA | Bioserve-Instrumentation Technology Associate Materials Dispersion Analysis |
| ISZ | Iskusstvenniy Sputnik Zemli |
| DESAT | Desaturation |
| GC | Galactic Center |
| HUT | Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| FUSE | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer |
| DEC | Declination |
| LSR | Local Standard Of Rest |