| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWAN | Solar Wind Anisotropy Experiment |
| GSO | GeoSynchronous Earth Orbit |
| CCAFS | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| ISO | Imaging Spectrometic Observatory |
| DSO | Detailed Supplementary Objective |
| TSPK | Tsentr Podgotovka Kosmonavti |
| CIT | Circumstellar Imaging Telescope |
| FUSE | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer |
| OTHB | Over The Horizon Backscatter |