| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPANDAR | Space Range Radar |
| IAG | Interagency Agreement |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| SAM | Sun-angle Magnetometer |
| MB | Millibar |
| IOC | International Ozone Commission |
| LAMPS | Limited-Area Mesoscale Prediction System |
| U.S./JC | United States/Japan Cooperation |
| SOLSTICE | Solar/Stellar Intercomparison Experiment |
| NRCC | National Research Council Of Canada |