| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODIS-T | MODIS-Tilt |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| OMDP | Orbiter Maintenance Down Period |
| SWAN | Solar Wind Anisotropy Experiment |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization |
| ALS | Advanced Launch System |
| WMO | World Meterological Organisation |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| VVS | Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili |
| VECO | Vernier Engine Cutoff |