| Acronym | Meaning |
![](file.png) | GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
![](file.png) | APP | AVHRR Polar Pathfinder |
![](file.png) | IRIS | Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s) |
![](file.png) | FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
![](file.png) | MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
![](file.png) | GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
![](file.png) | KM | Kilometer |
![](file.png) | TOS | TIROS Operational Satellite |
![](file.png) | MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |
![](file.png) | SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |