| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERDC | Exploratory Research And Development Center |
| DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |
| ADA | Applied Decision Analysis |
| FILOS | Far Infrared Limb Observing Spectrometer |
| FORTELL | Not An Acronym |
| PRF | Pulse Repetition Frequency |
| RAND OR RAND | Research And Development |
| BIATEX | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| SMRP | Satellite And Mesometeorology Research Project |