| Acronym | Meaning |
| IUE | International Ultraviolet Explorer |
| AC | Atlas Centaur |
| TIG | Time Of (until) Ignition |
| ML | Mobile Launcher |
| REM | Rat Enclosure Module |
| SSRT | Single Stage Rocket Technology |
| LASCO | Large Angle Spectrometric Coronograph |
| TSTO | Two Stage To Orbit |
| BD | Bonner Durchmusterung (catalog) |
| ISAMS | Improved Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder |