| Acronym | Meaning |
 | EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
 | HD | Henry Draper Catalog Entry |
 | USAF | United States Air Force |
 | DM | Dark Matter |
 | USMP | United States Microgravity Payload |
 | APL | Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins) |
 | GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
 | SIRTF | Space InfraRed Telescope Facility |
 | NAS | Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation |
 | BFS | Backup Flight System |