| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPA | Focal Plane Assembly |
| SPC | Small Particle Count (or Counter) |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| BXA | Bureau Of Export Administration |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| DARE-2 | A Weather Service Work Station At PROFS |
| PD | Positive Definite |
| IPU | Instrument Processor Unit |
| SDSMT | South Dakota School Of Mines & Technology |
| MDR | Manually Digitized Radar |