| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| PMS | Particle Measuring System |
| BACER | Biological & Climatological Effects Research |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| HEOS | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| OGO | Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| SOO | Science And Operations Officer |
| CCD | Charge-Couple Device |
| MST | Mesospheric/stratospheric/tropospheric |