| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |
| TT&C | Tracking Telemetry And Control |
| MDAC | McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company |
| R&PM | Research And Program Management |
| TTC | Time To Circularize (Orbit) |
| F | Farad (SI Unit Of Capacitance) |
| CCC | Complex Control Center |
| SMG | SPaceflight Meteorology Group |
| ICCB | Integrated Change Control Board |
| T/V | Thermal Vacuum |