| Acronym | Meaning |
| JERS | Japanese Earth Resources Satellite |
| AE | Arianespace SA |
| BMDO | Ballistic Missile Defense Office |
| ZCG | Zeolite Crystal Growth |
| FTS | Flight Telerobotic Servicer |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter / Protivo-Vosdushniya Oborona |
| DPSS | DATA Processing Services Subsystem |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimter Experiment |