| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMCC | Mission Management And Control Centre |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| WR | Western Range |
| IRAF | Image Reduction And Analysis Facility |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter |
| ISU | International Space University |
| DMR | Differential Microwave Radiometer |
| CREAM | Cosmic Radiation Effects And Activatiom Monitor |
| GOMR | Global Ozone Monitoring Radiometer |
| IPS | Inertial Pointing System |