| Acronym | Meaning |
 | CITE | Cargo Integration Test Equipment |
 | OCTS | Ocean Color And Temperature Scanner |
 | INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
 | IAUC | IAU Circular |
 | CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
 | SEST | Swedish ESO Submillimeter Telescope |
 | SR | Special Relativity |
 | ISO | International Standards Organization |
 | GUGK | Glavnoye Upravileniye Geodesii I Kartografii |
 | SOB | Strap-On Booster |