| Acronym | Meaning |
| POP | PO Polyot |
| DIRBE | Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite |
| TOS | Transfer Orbit Stage |
| ATCS | Active Thermal Control System |
| USA/RC | Universities Space Automation/Robotics Consortium |
| GOES | Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite |
| MOL | Manned Orbiting Laboratory |
| SNU | Solar Neutrino Units |
| DDCU | DC-to-DC Converter Unit |