| Acronym | Meaning |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| SPTN | SPARTAN |
| NOCC | Network Operations Control Center |
| NASDA | NAtional Space Development Agency |
| LMC | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| VAFB | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| BIMDA | Bioserve-Instrumentation Technology Associate Materials Dispersion Analysis |
| VAB | Vehicle Assembly Building |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| ESOC | European Space Operations Centre |