| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSI | Solid-State Imager / Space Studies Institut |
| NLDP | National Launch Development Program |
| SSPS | Sky Survey Prototype System |
| MMPO | Mission Management And Planning Office |
| IRAS | InfraRed Astronomical Satellite |
| PTC | Passive Thermal Control |
| GGM | Goskogidromet/Gidromettsentr |
| HRMS | High Resolution Microwave Survey |
| HAO | High Altitude Observatory |
| SSPO | Space Shuttle Program Office |