| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRF | Flight Readiness Firing |
| DPSS | DATA Processing Services Subsystem |
| UPPP | Union Pour La Promotion De La Propulsion Photonique |
| HIRS | High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| RMCD | Radaiation Monitoring Container Device |
| CLAES | Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer |
| TPCE | Tank Pressure Control Experiment |
| IR | InfraRed |
| CRRES | Combined Release/Radiation Effects Satellite |
| TSUP | Tsentr Upravileniya Polyoti |