| Acronym | Meaning |
 | PEM | Payload Electronics Module |
 | PI | Principal Investigator |
 | IGY | International Geophysical Year |
 | MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
 | NTT | New Technology Telescope |
 | NASM | National Air And Space Museum |
 | GGM | Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr |
 | STARCAL | Star Calibration |
 | ESA | European Space Agency |
 | ISZ | Iskusstvenniy Sputnik Zemli |