| Acronym | Meaning |
| AE | Arianespace SA |
| AFRSI | Advanced FRSI |
| OTFE | Oscillatory Thermocapillary Flow Experiment |
| VICAR | Graphics Format Used By JPL |
| AFETR | USAF's ETR |
| MFPE | Misson From Planet Earth |
| SNG | Sodruzhestva Nezabisimikh Gosudarst |
| RNGC | Revised New General Catalog |
| BNSC | British National Space Centre |
| ARC | Astrophysical Research Consortium |