| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| ACTS | Advanced Communications Technology Satellite |
| WIYN | Wisconsin/Indiana/Yale/NOAO Telescope |
| DEC | Declination |
| GOX | Gaseous OXygen |
| INMARSAT | International Maritime Satellite |
| ALEXIS | Array Of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| SAGA | Solar Array Gain Augmentation |