| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDS | Platform Data System |
| SOPAC | Scripps Orbit And Permanent Array Center |
| ULAFOS | UCAR And Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight Section |
| NASW | National Association Of Science Writers |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| LOS | Loss Of Signal |
| LAMP | Laboratoire Associe De Meteorologie Physique |
| OM | Office Of Meteorology |
| APS | Advanced Power Source |
| AG | Australia Group |