| Acronym | Meaning |
| STEP | Satellite Technology Education Program (WSGC) |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| IRIS | Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s) |
| SDS | Satellite Data Services |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |