Following list should expand most of the acronyms used in space payloads:
Orbital Payloads:
Acronym | Meaning |
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0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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3B5GSAT | 3rd Generation Before 5th Generation Satellite |
4M | Manfred Memorial Moon Mission |
A |
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A | Application Satellite |
AAM | Advanced Avionics Module |
AAP | Americom Asia Pacific |
AAU-Cubesat | Aalborg University Cubesat |
ABRIXAS | A Broadband Imaging X-Ray All-Sky Survey |
AC | Atlas Centaur |
ACS3 | Advanced Composite Solar Sail System |
ACE | Advanced Composition Explorer |
ACP | Attitude Controlled Platform |
ACRIMsat | Active Cavity Radiometric Irridiance Monitor Satellite |
ACRV | Assured Crew Return Vehicle |
ACTS | Advanced Communication Test Satellite |
AD | Air Density |
ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observation Satellite |
ADM | Atmospheric Dynamics Mission |
ADRAS-J | Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan |
AE | Atmospheric Explorer / Aeronomy Explorer |
AEHF | Advanced Extreme High Frequency Satellite |
AEM | Application Explorer Mission |
AEPEX | Atmospheric Effects of Precipitation through Energetic X-rays |
AERCam | Autonomous Extravehicular Activity Robot Camera |
AFP | Air Force Project |
AGILE | Astro-rivelatore Gamma ad Immagini Leggero |
AIM | Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere |
AIMP | Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
AIS | Automatic Identification System |
AKS | ? |
ALBus | Advanced eLectrical Bus |
ALEXIS | Array of Low-Energy X-Ray Imaging Sensors |
ALI | Advanced Land Imager |
Almasat | Alma Mater Satellite |
ALOS | Advanced Land Observation Satellite |
AlSat | Algerian Satellite |
ALTIUS | Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere |
AMC | Americom |
AMOS | Affordable Modular Optimized Satellite |
AMPTE | Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorer |
AMS | Advanced Meteorological Satellite |
AMS | Agile Micro Satellite |
AMS | Alpha Magnet Spectrometer |
AMSAT | Amateur Satellite |
AMSC | American Mobile Satellite Corporation |
AMU | Astronaut Maneuvering Unit |
ANASIS | Army / Navy / Air Force Satellite Information System |
ANDE | Atmospheric Neutral Drag Experiment |
ANDESITE | Ad-Hoc Network Demonstration for Extended Satellite-Based Inquiry and Other Team Endeavors |
ANGELS | Argos Neo on a Generic Economical and Light Satellite |
ANGELS | Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space |
ANNA | Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force |
ANS | Astronomical Netherlands Satellite |
AO | Amsat Oscar |
AO | Arsene Oscar |
AO | ASUSAT Oscar |
AOSAT | Asteroid Origins Satellite |
AOSO | Advanced Orbiting Solar Observatory |
APEX | Advanced Photovoltaic & Electronic Experiment |
APEX-IK | Active Plasma Experiment Interkosmos |
Apple | Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment |
APStar | Asia Pacific Star |
ARAPAIMA | Application for RSO Automated Proximity Analysis and Imaging |
ARC | Advanced Research & Global Observation Satellite |
ARCE | Articulated Reconnaissance and Communications Expedition |
ARGOS | Advanced Research & Global Observation Satellite |
Aries | Australian Resource Information and Environment Satellite |
ARKSAT | Akansas Satellite |
ARRAKIHS | Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys |
Arsene | Ariane Radio-Amateur Satellite Enseignement Espace |
Artemis | Advanced Relay And Technology Mission |
AS | Apollo Saturn |
ASBM | Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission |
ASC | American Satellite Company |
ASCA | Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy |
ASTEX | Advanced Space Technology Experiment |
ASTP | Apollo Soyuz Test Project |
ASTP-DM | Apollo Soyuz Test Project - Docking Module |
Astro | Astronomy Satellite |
ASTRO | Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations satellite |
ASUSAT | Arizona State University Satellite |
ATCOS | Atmospheric Composition Satellite |
ATDA | Augmented Target Docking Adaptor |
ATEx-LEB | Advanced Tether Experiment - Lower End Body |
ATEx-UEB | Advanced Tether Experiment - Upper End Body |
ATHENA | Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics |
ATHENOXAT | Athene Noctua Experimental Satellite |
ATS | Application Technology Satellite |
ATV | Autonomous Transfer Vehicle |
AUSAT | Aarhus University Satellite |
AUTcube | Aichi University of Technology CubeSat |
AWS | Advanced Wideband Satellite |
AXAF-I | Advanced X-Ray Astronomy Facility - Imager |
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BATSAT | Broadband Advanced Technologies Satellite |
BCCSAT | Bangkok Christian College Satellite |
BD | Beidou |
BE | Beacon Explorer |
BGUSat | Ben Gurion University Satellite |
Bios | Biological Satellite |
Biosat | Biological Satellite |
BIROS | Bispectral Infra-Red Optical System |
BIRD | Bispectral Infra-Red Detection |
BLAST | Bouchet Low-Earth Alpha/Beta Space Telescope |
BLUEsat | Basic Low Earth Orbit University of New South Wales Experiment Satellite |
BNSCSat | British National Space Centre Satellite |
BOR | Becpilotniye Orbitalniye Raketoplan |
BORE | Background Optical Radiation Experiment |
BP | Boiler Plate |
BPA | Blok Perspektivnoy Avioniki |
BRICSat | Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite |
BRIsat | Bank Rakyat Indonesia Satellite |
BRO | Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter |
BROS | Binational Radiofrequency Observing Satellites |
BS | Broadcasting Satellite |
B-Sat | Broadcasting Satellite |
BSB | British Sky Broadcasting |
BSE | Broadcasting Satellite Experiment |
BUSAT | Beihang University Satellite |
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CADRE | CubeSat investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme driving |
CACTUS | Coordinated Applied Capitol Technology University Satellite |
CaLeMPSat | Cathode-Less Micro Propulsion Satellite |
CALIPSO | Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations |
Calsphere | Calibration Sphere |
CAM | Centrifuge Accomodation Module |
CAMEO | Chemically Active Materials Ejected in Orbit |
CaNOP | Canopy Near-IR Observing Project |
CanX | Canadian Advanced Nanospace Experiments |
CANYVAL-C | CubeSat Astronomy by NASA and Yonsei using Vision ALignment - Coronagraph |
CANYVAL-X | CubeSat Astronomy by NASA and Yonsei using Vision ALignment - EXperiment |
CAPE | Cajun Advanced Picosat Experiment |
CapSat | Capacitor Satellite |
CAPSat | Cool Annealing Payload Satellite |
CAPSat | Cooling, Annealing, Pointing Satellite |
CAPSTONE | Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment |
CAS | Cooperative Application Satellite |
CASPA | Cold Atom Space Payload |
CAT | Capsule Ariane Technologique |
CAT | CubeSat Assessment and Test |
CATS | Cloud-Aerosol Transport System |
CatSat | Cooperative Astrophysics & Technology Satellite |
CBERS | China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite |
CCE | Charge Composition Explorer |
CDS | Capability Demonstration Satellite |
CELESTA | CERN Latchup Experiment Student satellite |
CELTEE | CubeSat Enhanced Locator Transponder Evaluation Experiment |
CEP | Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe |
CERES | Central European Regional Satellite |
CeREs | Compact Radiation Belt Explorer |
CERES | Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique d’origine Spatiale |
Cerise | Caractérisation de l'Environement Radioélectrique par un Instrument Spatial Embarque |
CESAR | Chile Satellite for Amateur Radio |
CFESat | Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite |
CGRO | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory |
CHAMP | Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload |
CHARGECON-GEO | Charge Control in Geostationary Orbit |
CHARM | CubeSat Hydrometric Atmospheric Radiometer Mission |
CHEFsat | Cost-effective High E-Frequency Satellite |
CHEOPS | Characterising Exoplanets Satellite |
CHIME | Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment |
CHIRP | CubeSat VHF pulse transmitter to study the Ionospheric dispersion Radio Pulses |
CHIRP | Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload |
CHOMPTT | CubeSat Handling Of Multisystem Precision Time Transfer |
CICERO | Community Initiative for Cellular Earth Remote Observation |
CIMR | Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer |
CINEMA | CubeSat for Ions, Neutrals, Electrons, & Magnetic fields |
CIRAS | CubeSat Infrared Atmospheric Sounder |
CIRBE | CubeSat Inner Radiation Belt Experiment |
CIRCE | Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment |
CIRiS | Compact Infrared Radiometer in Space |
CHIPS | Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer |
CLICK | CubeSat Laser Infrared Crosslink |
CM | Command Module |
CM | Command Module |
C/NOFS | Communications / Navigation Outage Forecasting System |
CNUSail 1 | Chungnam National University Sail |
CO2M | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring |
COBE | Cosmic Background Explorer |
COBRAS / SAMBA | Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite / Satellite for Measurement of Background Anisotropies |
COF-APM | Columbus Orbital Facility - Attached Pressurized Module |
COMET | Commercial Experiment Transporter |
COMETS | Communication Engineering Test Satellite |
Compass | Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite |
COMS | Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite |
CONTOUR | Comet Nucleus Tour |
COPPER | Close Orbiting Propellant Plume and Elemental Recognition |
Coronas | Comprehensive Orbital Near-Earth Observations of the Active Sun |
COROT | Convection Rotation à Transits planétaires / Convection Rotation and planetary Transits |
Corsa | Cosmic Radiation Satellite |
COS | Celestial Observation Satellite |
COSI | Compton Spectrometer and Imager |
COSMIC | Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate |
COSMO | Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin observation |
CP | Cal Poly Picosatellite |
CPOD | Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration |
CREAM | Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass |
CRISTA-SPAS | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers & Telescopes for the Atmosphere Shuttle Palette Satellite |
CRISTAL | Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter |
CRL | Cambridge Research Laboratory Satellite |
CRO | Chemical Release Observation |
CRRES | Combined Release & Radiation Effects Satellite |
CRV | Crew Return Vehicle |
CS | Communication Satellite |
CSES | China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite |
CSM | Command Service Module |
CSSWE | Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment |
CST-100 | Crew Space Transportation 100 |
CSUNSat | California State University Northirdge Satellite |
CTA | Canadian Target Assembly |
CTIM-FDA | Compact Total Irradiance Monitor Flight Demonstration |
CTS | Communication Technology Satellite |
CU-E3 | Colorado University Earth Escape Explorer |
CubeRRT | CubeSat Radiometer Radio Frequency Interface Technology |
CUNYSAT | City University of New York Satellite |
CuPID | Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector |
CUSat | Cornell University Satellite |
CuSP | CubeSat mission to study Solar Particles |
CuSPP | CubeSat mission to study Solar Particles over the Earth’s Poles |
CUTE | Cubical TITech Engineering Satellite |
CX | Chuang Xin |
CX | Citizen Explorer |
CXO | Chandra X-Ray Observatory |
CySat | Cyclone Satellite |
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D | ? |
D3 | Drag De-Orbit Device CubeSat |
DAD | Double Air Density |
DAILI | Daily Atmospheric Ionospheric Limb Imager |
DANDE | Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer |
DARPASAT | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Satellite |
DART | Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technologies |
DART | Double Asteroid Redirection Test |
DASH | Density And Scale Height |
DASH | Demonstrator of Atmospheric reentry System with Hyperbolic velocity |
DATS | Despun Antenna Test Satellite |
DBS | Direct Broadcasting Satellite |
DC | Docking Compartment |
DE | Dynamics Explorer |
DEBUT | Deployable Boom & Umbrella Test |
DEMETER | Detection of Electro-Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions |
DEOS | Deutsche Orbitale Servicing Mission |
DESPATCH | Deep Space Amateur Troubadour’s Challenge |
DFH | Dong Fang Hung |
DFS | Deutscher Fernmelde Satellit |
DFS | Development Flight Satellite |
Dial-MIKA | Diamant Allemagne - Mini Kapsel |
Dial-WIKA | Diamant Allemagne - Wissenschafts Kapsel |
DICE | Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment |
DISCOSAT | Discovery Museum Satellite |
DIVA | Double Interferometer for Visual Astrometry |
DLR-Tubsat | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Technische Universität Berlin Satellit |
DM | ? |
DME | Direct Measurement Explorer |
DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
DO | DOVE Oscar |
DODGE | Department of Defense Gravity Gradient Experiment |
DOS | Dolgovremennaya Orbitalnaya Stanziya |
DOSS | Differential Optical Shadow Sensor |
DOVE | Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder |
DQ | Da Qi |
DRIMS | Delta Redundant Inertial Measurement System |
DRS | Data Relay Satellite |
DRTS | Data Relay & Tracking Satellite |
DS | Dneprovskiy Sputnik |
DS | Deep Space |
DSE | Distributed Sensing Experiment |
DSCOVR | Deep Space Climate Observatory |
DSCS | Defense Space Communication System |
DSLWP | Discovering the Sky at Longest Wavelengths Pathfinder |
DSM | Docking and Stowage Module |
DSP | Defense Support Program |
DSPSE | Deep Space Program Science Experiment |
DSPSE-ISA | Deep Space Program Science Experiment - Interstage Adaptor |
DTUSat | Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Satellite |
DumSat | Dummy Satellite |
DUSTIE | Dust Sounder and Temperature Imager Experiment |
DUTHSat | Democritus University of Thrace Satellite |
DUVE | Diffuse Ultra Violett Experiment |
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E-TBEx | Enhanced Tandem Beacon Experiment |
EAGLE | ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment |
EarthCARE | Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer |
EAST | East African Satellite Telecommunication |
EcAMSat | E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite |
ECOSTRESS | Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station |
ECS | European Communication Satellite |
ECS | Experimental Communication Satellite |
EDUSAT | Education Satellite |
EduSat | Education Satellite |
EGG | re-Entry satellite with Gossamer aeroshell and Gps/Iridium |
EGO | Eccentric Geophysical Observatory |
EGRS | Electronic & Geodetic Ranging Satellite |
EGS | Experimental Geodetic Satellite |
EKA | Eksperimentalniy Kosmichesky Apparat |
EKS | Edinaya Kosmicheskaya Sistema |
ELEOsat | Extreme Low Earth Orbit Satellite |
ELFIN | Electron Losses and Fields Investigation |
ELFIN-STAR | Electron Losses and Fields Investigation's Spatio-Temporal Ambiguity Resolver |
EMIT | Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation |
Envisat | Environment Satellite |
EO | Earth Orbiter |
EOS-ALT | Earth Observation System - Altimetry |
EOS-AM | Earth Observation System - At Morning |
EOS-CHEM | Earth Observation System - Chemistry |
EOS-LAM | Earth Observation System - Laser Altimetry Mission |
EOS-PM | Earth Observation System - Past Morning |
EP | Earth Probe |
EPE | Energetic Particles Explorer |
EQUARS | Equatorial Atmosphere Research Satellite |
EQUULEUS | Equilibrium Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft |
ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
ERE | Exospheric Radiation Experiment |
EROS | Earth Resources Observation Systems |
ERS | Environmental Research Satellite |
ERS | European Remote Sensing Satellite |
ERTS | Earth Resources Technological Satellite |
ESAIL | |
EscaPADE | Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers |
ESCAPE | Earth Science CubeSat for Advanced Payload Experiments |
ESEO | European Student Earth Orbiter |
ESRO | European Space Research Organisation |
ESRS | Environmental Science Research Satellite |
ESS | Evolved Strategic Satcom |
ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder |
e-st@r | Educational SaTellite @ politecnico di Torino |
ETS | Engineering Test Satellite |
Eureca | European Retrievable Carrier |
Eutelsat | European Telecommunication Satellite |
EUVE | Extreme Ultra Violett Explorer |
Ex-Alta | Experimental Albertan |
Exos | Exospheric Satellite |
Exosat | European X-Ray Observatory Satellite |
EXPRESS | Experiment Re-entry Space System |
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Faisat | Final Analysis Inc. Satellite |
Falcon-ODE | Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment |
FAME | Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer |
FARO | Flare Activated Radio-biological Observatory |
FASat | Fuerza Aéra de Chile Satellite |
FAST | Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer |
FASTRAC | Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude and Crosslink |
FBM | French Brazilian Microsatellite |
FedSat | Federation Satellite |
FEES | Flexible Experimental Embedded Satellite |
FGST | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
FIRST | Far Infra Red Space Telescope |
FLEX | Fluorescence Explorer |
FLTSATCOM | Fleet Satellite Communication |
FO | Fuji Oscar |
FORTE | Fast On Orbit Recording of Transient Events |
FR | France |
FSW | Fanhui Shi Weixing |
FTV | Flight Test Vehicle |
FUSE | Far Ultra Violet Spectroscopic Explorer |
FY | Feng Yun |
G |
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GALEX | Galaxy Evolution Explorer |
GAIA | Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics |
GAMES | Gravity And Magnetic Earth Surveyor |
GASPACS | Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite |
GATV | Gemini Agena Target Vehicle |
GATOSS | Global Air Traffic Awareness and Optimizing through Spaceborne Surveillance |
GB | ? |
GE | General Electric |
GEC | Geospace Electrodynamic Connections |
GEMS | Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX |
GemStar | Global Electronic Messaging Star |
Georg | Geheimes Elektro-Optisches Reconnaissance System Germany |
GEOS (3) | Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite |
GEOS (ESA) | Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite |
GEOS (Expl.) | Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite |
GeoXO | Geostationary Extended Observations |
GFO | Geosat Follow On |
GFZ | Geo Forschungs Zentrum |
GGSE | Gravity Gradient Stabilisation Experiment |
GGTS | Gravity Gradient Test Satellite |
GIFTS-IOMI | Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer - Indian Ocean METOC Imager |
GIOVE | Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element |
GISAT | GEO Imaging Satellite |
GiSAT | Global IP Satellite |
GLAST | Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope |
GLIDE | Global Lyman-alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere |
GLOMR | Global Low Orbiting Message Relay |
GLONASS | Globalnaya Navigationnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema |
GLORY | ? |
GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
GO | Gurwin Oscar |
GOCE | Global Ocean Circulation Explorer |
GOES | Geostationary Operational Environemental Satellite |
GOLF | GGreater Orbit, Larger Footprint |
GOLF-TEE | GGreater Orbit, Larger Footprint – Technology Exploration Environment |
GOSAT | Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite |
GOSTE | |
GP | Gravity Probe |
GPIM | Green Propellant Infusion Mission |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
GRAIL | Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory |
Greb | Galactic Radiation Energy Background |
GRIFEX | GEO-CAPE ROIC In-Flight Performance Experiment |
GRO | Gamma Ray Observatory |
GROUP-C | GPS Radio Occultation and Ultraviolet Photometer on a Cubesat |
GRS | Geophysical Research Satellite |
GRS | German Research Satellite |
GSSAP | Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program |
GSTB | Galileo System Test Bed |
GVM | Gabaritno-Vesovoi Maket |
GW-Sat | George Washington Satellite |
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Hab | Habitatation Module |
HALCA | Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communication and Astronomy |
HARP | HyperAngular Rainbow Polarimeter |
HAUSAT | Hankuk Aviation University Satellite |
HCED | Halley's Comet Experiment Deployable |
HCMM | Heat Capacity Mapping Mission |
HEAO | High Energy Astronomical Observatory |
HeDI | Helium Doppler Imager |
HeidelSat | Heidelberg Satellit |
HEOS | Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite |
HESSI | High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager |
HETE | High Energy Transient Experiment |
HiakaSat | Hyperspectral Imaging, Aeronautical Kinematic Analysis Satellite |
HILAT | High Latitude Reseach Satellite |
HiNCube | Høgskolen i Narvik CubeSat |
Hipparcos | High Precision Paralax Collecting Satellite |
HISUI | Hyperspectral Imager Suite |
HITSAT | Hokkaido Institute of Technology Satellite |
HOPE | H-2 Orbital Plane Experiment |
HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
HTV | H-2 Transfer Vehicle |
HumSat-D | Humanitarian Satellite - Demonstrator |
Hutsat | Helsinki University of Technology Satellite |
HY | Haiyang |
HYLAS | Highly Adaptable Satellite |
HySIS | Hyper Spectral Imaging Spectrometer |
HyTI | Hyperspectral Thermal Imager |
I |
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IAE | Inflatable Antenna Experiment |
IBEX | Interstellar Boundary Explorer |
IBSS-SPAS | Infrared Background Signature Survey - Shuttle Palette Satellite |
ICE | International Cometary Explorer |
ICE-Cap | Integrated Communications Extension Capability |
ICECube | Ionospheric Scintilation Experiment Cubesat |
ICESAT | Ice, Cloud & Land Elevation Satellite |
ICM | Interim Command Module |
ICO | Intermediate Circular Orbit |
ICube | |
IDCSP | Initial Defense Communication Satellite Program |
IDEA | Ionization Density and Electric field Analyzer |
IDEASSat | Ionospheric Dynamics Explorer and Attitude Subsystem Satellite |
IE | Ionospheric Explorer (Injun Explorer) |
IGOsat | Ionospheric & Gamma-ray Observations Satellite |
IGS | Intelligence Gathering Satellite |
Iinusat 1 | Indonesian inter-university satellite |
IKAROS | Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun |
IM | Issledovatel'ny Modul' |
IMAGE | Imager for Magnetopause to Aurora Global Exploration |
IMAP | Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe |
IMEWS | Integrated Missile Early Warning Satellite |
IMEX | Inner Magnetosphere Explorer |
IMP | Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
IMPACT | ? |
INCA | Ionospheric Neutron Content Analyzer |
INDEX | Inovative Technology Demonstration Experiment |
INSPIRE | Interplanetary NanoSpacecraft Pathfinder In a Relevant Environment |
Intasat | Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial Satélite |
INTEGRAL | International Gamma Ray Astrophysics Laboratory |
Intelsat | International Telecommunication Satellite |
INVADER | Interactive satellite for Art and Design Experimental Research |
IO | Italian Oscar |
IOCPS | Integrated Optical Communications and Proximity Sensors |
ION | Illinois Observing Nanosatellite |
IOSS | Inflatable Optical Sphere System |
IPEX | Intelligent Payload Experiment |
IQSY | International Quiet Sun Year |
IRAS | Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite |
IRCB | Infra-Red Calibration Balloon |
IRDT | Inflatable Re-Entry and Descent Technology |
Iris | International Radiation Investigation Satellite |
IRIS | Infra-Red Imaging Surveyor |
IRIS | Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph |
IRM | Ion Release Module |
IRS | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite |
IRT | Integrated Rendezvous Target |
IS | Istrebitel Sputnikov |
ISA | Inter Stage Adapter |
ISARA | Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna |
ISAT | Innovative Spacebased radar Antenna Technology |
iSat | Iodine Satellite |
ISEE | International Sun Earth Explorer |
ISES | Integrated Space Experiment System |
Isis | International Satellite for Ionosphere Studies |
ISO | Infrared Space Observatory |
ISS | International Space Station |
ISS | Ionosphere Sounding Satellite |
Itamsat | Italian Amateur Satellite |
ITOS | Improved Tiros Operational Satellite |
ITS-P | Integrated Truss Structure - Port |
ITS-S | Integrated Truss Structure - Starboard |
ITS-Z | Integrated Truss Structure - Zenith |
ITV | Instrumented Target Vehicle |
IUE | International UV Explorer |
IXPE | Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer |
IXV | Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle |
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JAESat | Joint Australian Engineering Satellite |
JAM | Joint Airlock Module |
JAS | Japanese Amateur Satellite |
JAWSAT | Joint Air Force Academy / Weber State University Satellite |
JCSat | Japanese Communication Satellite |
JD | ? |
JEM-EF | Japan Experiment Module - Exposed Facility |
JEM-ELM-ES | Japan Experiment Module - Experimental Logistics Module Exposed Section |
JEM-ELM-PS | Japan Experiment Module - Experimental Logistics Module Pressurised Section |
JEM-PM | Japan Experiment Module - Pressurised Module |
JERS | Japanese Earth Resources Satellite |
JIMO | Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter |
JMAPS | Joint Milli-Arcsecond Pathfinder Survey |
JSSW | Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing |
Juno | Jupiter Near-polar Orbiter |
JWS | Joint Warfighting Space |
K |
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KAISTSat | Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Satellite |
KASI-SAT | Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute Satellite |
KAUSAT | Korea Aerospace University Satellite |
KF | Kua Fu |
KH | Key Hole |
KHUSAT | Kyung Hee University Satellite |
Kitsat | Korea Institute of Technology Satellite |
KITSUNE | Kyutech standardized bus Imaging Technology System Utilizing Networking and Electron content measurements |
KKS | Kouku Kousen Satellite |
KMSL | Korea Microgravity Science Laboratory |
KNACKSAT | KKMUTNB Academic Challenge of Knowledge Satellite |
KO | Korean Oscar |
KOMPSAT | Korean Multipurpose Satellite |
KR | Kent Ridge |
KSU-Cubesat | King Saud University Cubesat |
KUTESat | Kansas Universities' Technology Evaluation Satellite |
L |
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L | Luna |
Lab | Laboratory |
LACE | Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment |
LAGEOS | Laser Geodynamics Satellite |
LAIMP | Lunar Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
Lampo | ? |
LARES | Laser Relativity Satellite |
LCROSS | Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite |
LCS | Lincoln Calibration Sphere |
LCT2 | Low Cost TDRSS Transceiver |
LDEF | Long Duration Exposure Facility |
LDREX | Large-scale Deployable Reflector Experiment Model |
LEDSAT | LED-based small Satellite |
LEM | Lunar Excursion Module |
LEOPARDSat 1 | Low Earth Orbit Platform for Aerospace Research and Development CubeSat |
LES | Lincoln Experimental Satellite |
LICIACube | Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids |
LIDOS | Large Inclination Doppler Only Satellite |
LINK | Little Intelligent Nanosatellite of KAIST |
LIPS | Living Plume Shield |
LISA | Laser Interferometer Space Antenna |
LITE | Lidar In Space Technology Experiment |
LK | Lunnyi Korabl |
LLITED | Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density |
LM | Lunar Module |
LMI | Lockheed Martin Intersputnik |
LMPC | Linear Mode Photon-counting CubeSat |
LMRSTSat | Low Mass Radio Science Transponder Satellite |
LO | LUSAT Oscar |
LOADS | Low Altitude Density Satellite |
LOFTI | Low Frequency Trans Ionospheric Satellite |
LOFTID | Low Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator |
LOGACS | Low Gravity Accelerometer Calibration System |
LOK | Lunnyi Orbitalnyi Korabl |
Losat-X | Low Altitude Satellite Experiment |
LRE | Laser Ranging Equipment |
LSM | Life Support Module |
LSTM | Land Surface Temperature Monitoring |
LTA | Lunar Module Test Article |
LUSAT | ? |
M |
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M2A | Multimedia Asia |
MA | Mercury Atlas |
MABES | Magnetic Bearing Flywheel Experimental Satellite |
MACSAT | Medium-sized Aperture Camera Satellite |
MACSAT | Multiple Access Communication Satellite |
Magic | Magnetospheric Interkosmos |
Magsat | Magnetic Field Satellite |
MAP | Microwave Anisotrophy Probe |
MAQSat | Maquette Satellite |
MarCO | Mars Cube One |
MARECS | Maritime European Communication Satellite |
MARIO | Measurement of Actuator Response and Impedance on Orbit |
Marisat | Maritime Satellite |
MARS | Microgravity Applications Recoverable Satellite |
MAS | Maliy Avtonomiy Sputnik |
MaSat | Magyar Satellite |
MASAT | ? |
MAST | Multi-Application Survivable Tether |
MATS | MMesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy |
MAVEN | Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution |
MBD | Oultimission Bus Demonstration |
MBSAT | Mobile Broadcasting Satellite |
MC | Magnetospheric Constellation |
MCO | Mars Climate Orbiter |
MDS | Mission Demonstration Satellite |
MEASAT | Malaysia East Asia Satellite |
MegSat | Meggiorin Satellite |
MEPSI | MEMS-based PICOSAT Inspector |
MEROPE | Montana Earth Orbiting Pico-Explorer |
MERLIN | Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission |
Messenger | Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging |
METEOR | Multiple Experiment Transport to Earth Orbit & Return |
Meteosat | Meteorological Satellite |
METOP | Meteorological Operational Satellite |
METSAT | Meteorological Satellite |
MEV | Mission Extension Vehicle |
MGM | Mars Global Mapper |
MGS | Mars Global Surveyor |
MICROSCOPE | Microsatellite à traînée Compensée pour l'Observation du Principe d'Equivalence |
MIDAS | Military Defense Alarm System |
MIDEX | Mid-Sized Explorer |
Milstar | Military Strategic & Tactical Relay |
MIM | Maliy Issledovatel'ny Modul' |
MIMOSA | Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration |
MinXSS | Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer |
MiRaTA | Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration |
MIRAX | Monitor e Imageador de Raios-X |
MIRCA | Micro Reentry Capsule |
MIRKA | Mikro-Rückkehrkapsel |
MisST | Microsatellite in-situ Space Technologies |
MITA | Mini-Satellite Italiano a Tecnologia Avanzata |
MLM | Multipurpose Laboratory Module / Mnogozelewoi Laboratorny Modul |
MLM-U | Multipurpose Laboratory Module - Usovershenstvovanny / Mnogozelewoi Laboratorny Modul - Upgrade |
MMS | Magnetospheric Multiscale |
MMU | Manned Maneuvering Unit |
MNTV | Mercury Network Test Vehicle |
MO | Malaysian Oscar |
MO | Mars Observer |
MO | Mars Orbiter |
MO | Mexican Oscar |
MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
MOL-HSQ | Manned Orbital Laboratory - Heat Shield Qualification Test |
MOP | Meteosat Operational Programme |
MOS | Marine Observation Satellite |
MOST | Microvariability and Oscillation of Stars |
MPF | Mars Pathfinder |
MPL | Mars Polar Lander |
MPLM | Multi-Purpose Pressurised Logistics Module |
MPM | Multi Purpose Module |
MR | Mercury Redstone |
MR-BD | Mercury Redstone - Booster Development |
mRESINS | mini Redundant Strapdown Inertial Navigation System |
MRM | Mini Research Module |
MS | ? |
MS | Mercury Scout |
MSat | Mobile Communication Satellite |
MSD | Multi Satellite Dispenser |
MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |
MSL | Material Science Laboratory |
MSTI | Miniature Sensor Technology Integration |
MSX | Midcourse Space Experiment |
MTCube | Memory Test CubeSat |
MTI | Multispectral Thermal Imager |
MTP | Meteosat Transition Programme |
MTS | Meteoroid Technology Satellite |
MT-Sat | Multifunctional Transport Satellite |
MUBLCOM | Multiple Path Beyond Line of Sight Communication |
MuSat | Mu (Micro) Satellite |
Muses | Mu Space Engineering Satellite |
MySat | Malaysian Satellite |
N |
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NABEO | Nanosat Bremssegel Entfaltversuch im Orbit |
NanoFF | Nanosatellites in Formation Flight |
NAOS | National Advanced Optical System |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
Navstar | Navigation System using Timing And Ranging |
Ncube | Norwegian Cubesat |
NDS | Nuclear Detection Satellite |
NEAR | Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous |
NEMO | Naval Earth Map Observer |
NEOWISE | Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer |
NEP | Nucno-Energeticeskaya Platforma |
NEXTSat/CSC | Next Generation Satellite and Commodities Spacecraft |
NEXUS | Next Generation X Unique Satellite |
NFIRE | Near Field Infrared Experiment |
NGSS | Next Generation Sky Survey |
NGST | Next Generation Space Telescope |
NISAR | NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar |
NMP | New Millenium Program |
NMTSat | New Mexico Tech Satellite |
NNS | Navy Navigation Satellite |
NO | Naval Oscar |
NOAA | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
Nodes | Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite |
NOSS | Navy Ocean Surveilance Satellite |
NOSS-MSD | Navy Ocean Surveilance Satellite - Multi Satellite Dispenser |
NOSS-TLD | Navy Ocean Surveilance Satellite - Titan Launch Dispenser |
NPOES | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite |
NPP | NPOESS Preparatory Project |
NPS-SCAT | Naval Postgraduate School Solar Cell Array Tester |
NPSat | Naval Postgraduate School Satellite |
NRL-PL | Naval Research Laboratory Payload |
NSS | New Skies Satellite |
N-Star | Nippon Star |
NTS | Navigation Technology Satellite |
NUDTSat | National University of Defense Technology Satellite |
Nusat | North Utah Satellite |
NuSTAR | Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array |
O |
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O | Operational (Transit) |
OAO | Orbiting Astronomical Observatory |
OAST-Flyer | Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Flyer |
OCO | Orbiting Carbon Observatory |
OCSD | Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration |
OCSE | Optical Calibration Sphere Experiment |
ODERACS | Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Sphere |
OEX-Target | Orbiter Experiment Target |
OFO | Orbiting Frog Otolith |
OGCh | Orbital'noy Golovnoy Chasti |
OGMS-SA | Outgassing Material Study by Spectroscopy Analysis |
OGO | Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
OI | Operational Improved (Transit) |
OICETS | Optical Inter-orbit Communication Engineering Test Satellite |
OMOTENASHI | Outstanding Moon exploration Technologies demonstrated by Nano Semi-Hard Impactor |
OO | Opal Oscar |
O/OREOS | Organics and/or Organisms Exposure to Orbital Stresses |
OPAL | Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher |
OPAL | Oxygen Photometry of the Atmospheric Limb |
OPEN | Open Prototype for Educational NanoSats |
OPS | ? |
OPS | Orbitalnaya Pilotiruemaya Stanziya |
OPUSAT | Osaka Prefecture University Satellite |
Orbcomm | Orbital Communication |
Orbis | Orbiting Radio Beacon Ionospheric Satellite |
Orbiscal | Orbiting Radio Beacon Ionospheric Satellite Calibration |
OrbView | Orbital View |
OreSat | Oregon Satellite |
OREX | Orbital Reentry Experiment |
ORFEUS-SPAS | Orbiting & Retrievable Far & Extreme UV Spectrometer - Shuttle Palette Satellite |
OrigamiSat 1 | Organization of research Group on Advanced deployable Membrane structures for Innovative space science Satellite |
ORS | Octahedral Research Satellite |
ORS | Operationally Responsive Space |
ORS Tech | Operationally Responsive Space - Technology | ORSES | Operationally Responsive Space Enabler Satellite |
OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
OSIRIS-3U | Orbital Satellite for Investigating the Response of the Ionosphere to Stimulation and Space Weather - 3 Unit Cubesat |
OS | Orbiting Sample |
OSL | Orbiting Solar Laboratory |
OSNSAT | Open Space Network Satellite |
OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
OSTM | Ocean Surface Topography Mission |
OT | Operational Tiros |
OTB | Orbital Test Bed |
OTS | Orbital Test Satellite |
OUFTI | Orbital Utility For Telecommunications / Technology Innovations |
OV | Orbiter Vehicle |
OV | Orbiting Vehicle |
OV | OrbView |
OXP | Orbcomm Experiment Platform |
P |
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P | Probe |
P | Project |
PAC | Package Attitude Control |
PACE | Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and ocean Ecosystem |
PACE | Platform for Attitude Control Experiments |
PACSAT | Packet Radio Satellite |
PAGEOS | Passive Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite |
PAMS-STU | Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite - Satellite Test Unit |
PAN | Palladium At Night |
PAN | Pathfinder for Autonomous Navigation |
PANSAT | Petite Amateur Navy Satellite |
PARASOL | Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a LIDAR |
PAS | Pan Am Satellite |
PasComSat | Passive Communication Satellite |
PASI | Philippine Agila Satellite Inc. |
PATCOOL | Passive Thermal Coating Observatory Operating in Low earth orbit |
PATRIOT | Plasma Ambipolar Thruster for Rapid In-Orbit Transfers |
PCSat | Prototype Communication Satellite |
PDD | Payload Deployment Device |
PDP | Plasma Diagnostics Package |
PEASSS | Piezo Electric Assisted Smart Satellite Structure |
Pegsat | Pegasus Satellite |
Peole | Preliminaire Eole |
PEST | Plasma Experiment Satellite Test |
PetitSat | Plasma Enhancements in The Ionosphere-Thermosphere Satellite |
PFS | Particles & Field Subsatellite |
PHASR | Personal Hazards Associated with Space Radiation |
PICARD | ? |
PICASSO | PICosatellite for Atmospheric and Space Science Observations |
PICASSO-CENA | Pathfinder Instrument for Cloud and Aerosol Spaceborne Obeservation - Climatologie Etendue des Nuages et des Aerosols |
PICOSat | Polymer Battery Experiment / Ionospheric Occulation Experiment / Coherent Electro Magnetic Radio Tomography / Optical Precision Platform Experiment - Satellite |
PICS | Passive Inspection CubeSat |
PIRPL | Prototype Infra-Red Payload |
PISat | PESIT Imaging Satellite |
PIX | Plasma Interaction Experiment |
PLATO | Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars |
PMG | Plasma Motor Generator |
P | Permanent Multipurpose Module |
PO | Pansat Oscar |
PO | Portugese Oscar |
PODSAT | Payload Orbital Delivery Satellite |
POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
POGS & SSR | Polar Orbiting Geomagnetic Survey & Solid State Recorder |
Polar-Bear | Polar Beacon Experiment & Auroral Research |
PONSFD A, B | Proximity Operations Nano-Satellite Flight Demonstration |
POPACS | Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Sphere |
Posat | Portugese Satellite |
PR_CuNaR | PPerto Rico CubeSat NanoRocks |
PREFIRE | Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment |
PREMIER | Programme de Retour d'Echantillons Martiens et Installation d'Expériences en Réseau |
PRISM | Picosatellite for Remote-sensing and Innovative Space Missions |
PRISMA | Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission technology Advancement |
PROCYON | Proximate Object Close flyby with Optical Navigation |
PRoFILE | Passive Radio Frequency Interference Location Experiment |
ProSEDS | Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System |
PROBA | Project for On-Board Autonomy |
PS | Prostreishiy Sputnik |
PSP | Parker Solar Probe |
PTD | Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator |
PTLS | Persistent TT&C using LEO Satcom |
PUNCH | Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere |
PVDX | Perovskite Visuals and Degradation eXperiment |
PVM | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe |
PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter |
PVSAT | Performance Verification Satellite |
Q |
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QARMAN | QubeSat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on Ablation |
QBITO | ? |
QQW | Qi Qui Weixing |
QSAT-EOS | Kyushu Satellite for Earth Observation System Demonstration |
QSS | Quantum Science Satellite |
QuARCS | Quad Amateur Radio Communications Satellite |
QUESS | Quantum Experiments at Space Scale |
QuikSCAT | Quick Scatterometer |
QuikTOMS | Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
R |
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RACE | Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment |
Radcal | Radiation Calibration |
Radcat | Radar Calibration Target |
RadFxSat | Radiation Effects Satellite |
RADOSE | Radiation Dosimeter Experiment |
Radsat | Radiation Satellite |
Radsat | Radiation Satellite |
RAE | Radio Astronomy Explorer |
RainCube | Radar In a CubeSat |
RAMPART | Rapidprototyped Mems Propulsion And Radiation Test |
RANGE | Ranging And Nanosatellite Guidance Experiment |
RAPIS | Rapid Innovative Payload Demonstration Satellite |
RASCOM | Regional African Satellite Communication |
RATE | Radiant Teak |
RAVAN | Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes |
RBLE | Radiation Belt Loss Experiment |
RBSP | Radiation Belt Storm Probes |
REALOP | Remote Experimentation and Analysis of Low Orbit Phenomena |
RECONSO | Reconnaissance of Space Objects |
Reflector | Retro-reflector Ensemble For Laser Experiments, Calibration, Testing & Optical Research |
REP | Rendezvous Evaluation Pod |
REX | Radiation Experiment |
REXS | Radiation Experiments SatelliteRadar Imaging Satellite |
RFTSat | Radio Frequency Tag Satellitee |
RISAT | Radar Imaging Satellite |
RM | Radiation Meteoroid |
RM | Radiometer |
RM | Research Module |
RME | Relay Mirror Experiment |
RMS | Radiation Meteoroid Satellite |
ROBUSTA | Radiation on Bipolar Test for University Satellite Application |
ROCSat | Republic of China Satellite |
ROSA | Roll-Out Solar Array |
ROSAT | Roentgen Satellit |
RS | Radio Sputnik |
RS | Rohini Satellite |
RTD | ? |
RTDS | Radar Tracking Density Satellite |
RTP | Rohini Test Payload |
RXTE | Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer |
S |
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S | Scientific |
S-CUBE (S3) | Shootingstar Sensing Satellite |
S3 | Small Secondary Satellite |
SA | Saturn Apollo |
SABIA-Mar 1 (SAC E) | Satélites Argentino-Brasileño para Información Ambiental del Mar |
SAC | Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas |
SACI | Satélite Científico |
SACRED | ? |
SAFER | Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue |
Safir | Satellite for Information Relay |
SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol & Gas Experiment |
SALSAT | Spectrum AnaLysis Satellite |
SALT | Spinsat Altimeter |
Samos | Satellite and Missile Observation System |
SAMPEX | Solar Anomalous & Magnetospheric Particle Explorer |
SAMSON | Space Autonomous Mission for Swarming and Geolocation with Nanosatellites |
SAOCOM | Satélite Argentino de Observación Con Microondas |
SAPPHIRE | Stanford Audio Phonic Photographic Infra Red Experiment |
SARA | Satellite Amateur de Radio-Astronomie |
SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
SASSI2 | Student Aerothermal Spectrometer Satellite of Illinois and Indiana |
Satcom | Satellite Communication |
SATEC | Satélite Tecnológico |
SaudiSat | Saudi Arabian Satellite |
SAX | Satellite Astronomia Raggio-X |
SBIRS-High | Space Based Infra Red Sensor - High Altitude |
SBIRS-Low | Space Based Infra Red Sensor - Low Altitude |
SBD | Special Bus Design |
SBS | Satellite Business System |
SBSS | Space-Based Space Surveillance |
SBTS | Sistema Brasilero de Telecomunicacoes por Satellite |
SCaN-Tesbed | Space Communications and Navigation Testbed |
SCATHA | Spacecraft Charging At High Altitudes |
SCD | Satelites de Coleta de Dados |
SCE | Store & Forward Selective Communication Experiment |
SciSat | Science Satellite |
SCORE | Signal Communication Orbit Relay Experiment |
SCS | Small Communication Satellite |
SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory |
SDS | Satellite Data System |
SE | Solar Explorer |
Seasat | ? |
SeaStar | ? |
SECOR | Sequential Collation of Range |
SECS | Special Experimental Communication System |
SEDS | Small Expendable Deployer System |
SEDSat | Students for the Exploration & Development of Space Satellite |
SEEDS | Space Engineering Educational Satellite |
SeeMe | Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements |
SELENE | Selenological & Engineering Explorer |
SERPENS | Sistema Espacial para Realização de Pesquisa e Experimentos com Nanossatélites |
SERT | Space Electric Rocket Test |
SERVIS | Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System |
SENSE | Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment |
SESAT | Sibirian European Satellite |
SESP | Space Experiment Support Program |
SEV | Scout Evaluation Vehicle |
SFU | Space Flyer Unit |
SGDC | Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações Estratégicas |
SGLS | Satellite Ground Link System |
SHARC | Satellite for High Accuracy Radar Calibration |
SHFT | Space-based High Frequency Testbed |
SICRAL | Sistema Italiano per Comunicazioni Riservate ed Allarmi |
SIDEX | Signal Identification Experiment |
SIGF | Solar Irradiance Gap Filler |
SIGMA | Scientific cubesat with Instruments for Global magnetic field and radiation |
Signe | Solar Interplanetary Gamma Ray Neutron Experiment |
SIMBA | Sun-earth Imbalance |
SIMPL | Satlet Initial-Mission Proofs and Lessons |
SimSat | Simulated Satellite |
SINOD | SRI International NanoSat Orbital Demonstration |
SIR | Spaceborne Imaging Radar |
Sirio | Satellite Italiano ricerca industriale orientato |
SIRTF | Space Infra Red Telescope Facility |
SJ | Shi Jian |
SL | Spacelab |
SL-ASTRO | Spacelab - Astronomy |
SL-ATLAS | Spacelab - Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications & Science |
SL-D | Spacelab - Deutschland |
SL-IML | Spacelab - International Microgravity Laboratory |
SL-J | Spacelab - Japan |
SL-LMS | Spacelab - Life & Material Science |
SL-M | Spacelab - Mir |
SL-MSL | Spacelab - Material Science Laboratory |
SL-SLS | Spacelab - Space Life Science |
SL-USML | Spacelab - United States Microgravity Laboratory |
SLDCOM | Satellite Launch Dispenser Communication |
SLES | Spacecraft Life Extension System |
SLIM | Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon |
Sloshsat-FLEVO | Sloshsat Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit |
SM | Service Module |
SMART | Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology |
SMARTsat | Shape Memory Alloy Research Technology Satellite |
SMDC-One | Space Missile Defense Command - Operational Nanosatellite Effect |
SMDC-TechSat | Space Missile Defense Command - Technology Satellite |
SME | Solar Mesosphere Explorer |
SMEX | Small Explorer |
SMILE | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer |
SMILES | Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder |
SMM | Solar Maximum Mission |
SMOS | Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity |
SMS | Synchroneous Meteorological Satellite |
SMTS | Space Missile Tracking System |
S/N | ? |
SNAPS | Stanford Nano Picture Satellite |
Snapshot | Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power Shot |
SNIPE | Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment |
SNOE | Student Nitric Oxide Explorer |
SNoOPI | SSigNals of Opportunity P-band Investigation |
SO | Stikovchnoy Otsek |
SO | Saudisat Oscar |
SO | SEDS Oscar |
SO | Starshine Oscar |
SO | Sunsat Oscar |
SOAR | Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research |
SOARS | Space Object Automated Reporting Systems |
SOCRATES | Signal of Opportunity Cubesat Ranging and Timing Experiments |
SOCRATES | Space Optical Communications Research Advanced Technology Satellite |
SOHO | Solar Heliospheric Observatory |
SOICAL | Space Object Identification Calibration |
Solarmax | Solar Maximum Mission |
SolO | Solar Orbiter |
Solrad | Solar Radiation |
Solwind | Solar Wind |
SONATE | Solutus Nano atellite |
SOOS | Stacked Oscars On Scout |
SORCE | Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment |
SORTIE | Scintillation Observations and Response of The Ionosphere to Electrodynamics |
SPACE-HAUC | Science Program Around Communication Engineering with High Achieving Undergraduate Cadres |
Space RIDER | Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return |
SPADES | Solar Perturbation of Atmospheric Density Experiment Satellite |
SPADEX | Space Docking Experiment |
SPARC | Space Plug-and-play Architecture Research Cubesat |
SPARCS | Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat |
SPARCLE | Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment |
Spartan | Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy |
SPAS | Shuttle Palette Satellite |
SPASE | Small Payload Access to Space Experiment |
SPHINX | Space Plasma High-Voltage Interaction Experiment |
SPIDR | Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intergalactic Medium's Diffuse Radiation |
SPIRALE | Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte |
SPK | Sredstvo Peredvizheniya Kosmonavtov |
SPORT | Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task |
Spot | Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre |
SPP | Solar Power Platform |
SPP | Solar Probe Plus |
SPRITE | Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment |
SPROUT | Space Research On Unique Technology |
Squirt | Satellite Quick Research Testbed |
SR | Solar Radiation |
SR | Sun Ray |
SRMSAT | Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Satellite |
SRATS | Solar Radiation And Thermospheric Satellite |
SRE | Space Capsule Recovery Experiment |
SRET | Satellite des Recherches et d'Etudes Technologiques |
SRL | Space Radar Laboratory |
SROSS | Streched Rohini Satellite Series |
SRTM | Space Radar Topography Mission |
SS | Scientific Satellite |
SSETI-Express | Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative - Express |
SSOT | Sistema Satelital para Observación de la Tierra |
SSP | Solar Sail Sub Payload; Soraseiru Sabupeiro-do |
SSR | Satelites de Sensoriamento Remoto |
SSR | Solid State Recorder |
SSS | Small Scientific Satellite |
SST | Spitzer Space Telescope |
SSU | Subsatellite Unit |
ST | Singapore Thailand |
ST | Space Technologies |
STACEM | Sttudent Academic Environmental Monitoring |
Starlette | Satellite de Taille Adaptée avec Réflecteurs Laser por les Etudes de la Terre |
STARS | Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite |
Starshine | Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Equipment |
Star-Rad | Starfish Radiation |
STARE | Space-Based Telescope for the Actionable Refinement of Ephemeris |
STC | ? |
STEDI | Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative |
STENSAT | Stenhouse Satellite |
Stentor | Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expérimenter les Nouvelles Technologies en Orbite |
STEP | Space Test Experiment Platform |
STEP Cube Lab | Space Technology Experimental Projects CubeSat Laboratory |
STEREO | Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory |
STEX | Sensor Technology Experiment |
STF | Simulation to Flight |
STMSat | Saint Thomas More Satellite |
STPSat | Space Test Program Satellite |
STRaND | Surrey Training Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator |
STRV | Space Technology Research Vehicle |
STS | Space Transportation System |
STSAT | Science & Technology Satellite |
STSS | Space Tracking and Surveillance System |
STTW | Shiyan Tongbu Tongxing Weixing |
STV | Satellite Test Vehicle |
SUCHAI | Satellite of the University of Chile for Aerospace Investigation |
SunRISE | Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment |
Sunsat | Stellenbosch University Satellite |
Surcal | Surveilance Calibration |
Surfsat | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Satellite |
SurfSat | Surface charging Satellite |
SWARM-EX | Space Weather Atmospheric Reconfigurable Multiscale Experiment |
SWAS | Sub-mm Wave Astronomy Satellite |
SWFO-L1 | Space Weather Follow-On - Lagrange 1 |
Syncom | Synchroneous Communication |
T |
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T2K | ? |
TACOMSAT | Tactical Communication Satellite |
TACSAT | Tactical Communication Satellite |
TACSAT | Tactical Satellite |
TAOS | Technology for Autonomous Operational Satellite |
TATS | Test And Training Satellite |
TAVE | Thor Agena Vibration Experiment |
TBEx | Tandem Beacon Experiment |
TC | Tan Ce |
TD | Thor Delta |
TDA | Target Docking Adaptor |
TDF | Télédiffusion de France |
TDO | Technology Demonstration Orbiter |
TDRS | Tracking & Data Relay Satellite |
TDS | Technology Demonstration Satellite |
TEAMSAT | Technology education Experiment Added To MAQSat |
TechEdSat 1 | Technical and Educational Satellite |
Techsat | Technology Satellite |
TechSat-21 | Technology Satellites for the 21st Century |
Tele-X | ? |
Telstar | ? |
Temisat | Telespazio Micro Satellite |
TEMPEST-D | Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems - Demonstrator |
Tempsat | ? |
TEPCE | Tether Electrodynamics Propulsion CubeSat Experiment |
TERCEL | ? |
TERRIERS | Topographic Experiment using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radio Sources |
TES | Technology Experiment Satellite |
TETR | Test and Training Satellite |
TEX | Transceiver Experiment |
THEMIS | Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms |
TGO | Trace Gas Orbiter |
THEOS | Thai Earth Observation System |
Timation | Time Navigation |
TIMED | Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics & Dynamics Mission |
TINYSCOPE | Tactical Imaging Nanosat Yielding Small-Cost Operations for Persistent Earth-coverage |
TIP | Transit Improvement Program |
TiPS | Tethers in Space Physics Satellite |
TIROS | Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite |
TJ3Sat | Thomas Jefferson Cube Satellite |
TJREVERB | Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Research and Education Vehicle for Evaluating Radio Broadcasts |
TKS | Transportnaya Korabl Snabsheniya |
TLD | Titan Launch Dispenser |
TMSat | Thai Microsatellite |
TO | Thai Oscar |
TOMS-EP | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer - Earth Probe |
TOPEX | The Ocean Topography Experiment |
Topo | Topographic Position Satellite |
TopSat | Tactical Optical Satellite |
TOS | Tiros Operational Satellite |
TRAAC | Transit Research And Attitude Control |
TRACE | Transition Region And Coronal Explorer |
TRACERS | Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites |
Transat | Transit & SATRACK / Translation Satellite |
Transtage | Transfer Stage |
TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
TRS | Tetrahedral Research Satellite |
TRYAD | Terrestrial Rays Analysis and Detection |
TSS | Tethered Satellite System |
TSX | Tri-Service Experiment |
TTS | Test & Training Satellite |
TUBIN | Technische Universität Infrared Nanosatellite |
Tubsat | Technische Universität Berlin Satellit |
TVE | Thrusted Vector Experiment |
U |
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UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
UCLSat | University College London Satellite |
UDM | Universal Docking Module |
UFO | Ultra High Frequency Follow On |
UHF-FO | Ultra High Frequency Follow On |
UK | United Kingdom |
UKS | United Kingdom Subsatellite |
Unamsat | |
UNEX | University Explorer |
UNIFORM | University International Formation Mission |
Unisat | University Satellite |
UNITE | Undergraduate Nano Ionospheric Temperature Explorer |
UNOSAT | Undergraduate Orbital Student Satellite |
UO | UoSat Oscar |
UoS3 | University of Southampton Small Satellite |
UoSat | University of Surrey Satellite |
UPM-LBSat | ? |
UPMSat | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Satellite |
UPSat | UUniversity of Patras Satellite |
URSA MAIOR | University of Rome la Sapienza Micro Attitude In Orbit testing |
US-A | Upravlenniye Sputnik Aktivny |
US-K | Upravlenniye Sputnik K... |
US-KMO | Upravlenniye Sputnik K... M... O... |
US-KS | Upravlenniye Sputnik K... S... |
US-P | Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny |
US-PM | Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny Modifikirovanny |
USA | United States of America |
USERS | Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System |
USM | Universalny Stikovochny Modul' |
USMP | United States Microgravity Payload |
UVR | Ultra Violet Radiometer |
UVSQ-SAT | UltraViolet & infrared Sensors at high Quantum efficiency onboard a small Satellite |
UWE | University of Würzburg's Experimental satellite |
V |
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VA | Vozvrachaemaya Apparat |
VCC | Virginia CubeSat Constellation |
VCL | Vegetation Canopy Lidar |
VDS | Viking Dynamic Simulator |
Vega | Venera Gallei |
Venµs | Vegetation and Environment Monitoring New Micro-Satellite |
VEP | Vehicle Evaluation Payload |
VIPER | Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover |
VISORS DSC | Virtual Super-resolution Optics with Reconfigurable Swarms - Detector Spacecraft |
VISORS OSC | Virtual Super-resolution Optics with Reconfigurable Swarms - Optics Spacecraft |
VitaSat | Volunteers in Technical Assistance Satellite |
VKK | Vozdushno Kosmicheskiy Korabl |
VNREDSat | Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster monitoring Satellite |
Volcam | Volcanic Ash Mission |
VSOP | Very Large Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme |
VSUME | VHF Spectrum Utilization Measurement Experiment |
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WEOS | Whale Ecology Observation Satellite |
WEST | Wide-beam European Satellite Telecominication |
WESTPAC | Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network Satellite |
WE WISH | World Environmental Watching & Investigation from Space Height |
WFOV | Wide Field of View |
WGS | Wideband Gapfiller Satellite |
WINDS | Wideband InterNetworking engineering test and Demonstration Satellite |
WIRE | Wide Field Infra Red Explorer |
WISE | Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer |
WO | Weber Oscar |
Wresat | Weapons Research Establishment Satellite |
WSF | Wake Shield Facility |
X |
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X | Experimental |
XI | X-Factor Investigator |
XMM | X-Ray Multi Mirror Observatory |
XSAT | Exceptional Satellite |
XSS | Experimental Small Satellite |
XTE | X-Ray Timing Explorer |
Y |
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YES | Young Engineer's Satellite |
YUSAT | Yushan Satellite |
Z |
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ZACube | ZA (South Africa) Cubesat |
ZX | Zhonxing |
Suborbital Payloads:
Acronym | Meaning |
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ABIE-TLV | Airborne Interceptor Experiment - Target Launch Vehicle |
ABRES | Advanced Ballistic Re-Entry Systems |
ACTIVE | ? |
AMICIST | Auroral Microphysics and Ion Conics Investigation of Space and Time |
ARCS | Argon Release for Controlled Studies |
ARD | Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator |
ARTV | ? |
ASE-MIT | ? |
ASSET-AEV | Aerothermodynamic / Elastic Structural System Test - Aerothermoelastic Vehicle |
ASSET-ASV | Aerothermodynamic / Elastic Structural System Test - Aerothermodynamic Structural Vehicle |
AVT | ? |
BEAR | Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket |
BEARS | Berkeley Extreme UV Airglow Rocket Spectrometer |
BGRV | Boost Glide Reentry Vehicle |
BIC | Barium Ion Cloud |
BIOS | Biological Investigations of Space |
BMDTTP | Ballistic Missile Defense Test Target Program |
CADO | ? |
CAPER | Cleft Accelerated Plasma Experiment Rocket |
CHARGE | Cooperative High Altitude Rocket Gun Experiments |
COPE | Cooperative Observations of Polar Electrodynamics |
CSHARP | ? |
CSOAR | Colorado Student Atmospheric Rocket |
CUTLASS | ? |
CWAS | Cryogenic Whole Air Sampler |
DARTfire | Diffusive and Radiative Transport controlled fire |
DROPPS | Distributions and Role Particle in the Polar Summer Mesosphere using Co-ordinated Rocket, Radar and Lidar techniques |
DUNDEE | Down Under Early Warning Experiment |
ECHO | ? |
EIT-CalRoc | Extreme UV Imaging Telescope Calibration Rocket |
EQUIS | ? |
ERCS | Emergency Rocket Communication System |
ERRRIS | E-Region Rocket radar Instability Study |
EXCEDE | Excitation by Electron Deposition |
FIRE | Flight Investigation of Re-Entry |
GEODESIC | Geo Electrodynamics and Electro Optical Detection of Electron and Suprathermal Ion Currents |
GRP | German Research Probe |
HAP | High Altitude Program |
HIRAAS | High Resolution Airglow / Aurora Spectroscopy Experiment |
HOMER | High Altitude Ozone Measuring and Educational Rocket |
HRTS | High Resolution Telescope and Spectrograph |
Hugo | Highly Unusual Geophysical Obeservations |
Hyflex | Hypersonic Flight Experiment |
Hyper-X | Hypersonic Experiment |
IFT | Initial Flight Test |
LaTuR | Langmuir Turbulence Rocket |
LCXT | Low Cost X-Ray Telescope |
M | ? |
MAC-SINE | ? |
MALTED | Mesospheric and lower Thermospheric Equatorial Dynamics |
MBRV | Maneuverable Ballistic Reentry Vehicle |
MDT | MSX Dedicated Target |
METEORS | Mesosphere - Thermosphere Emissions for Ozone Remote Sensing |
MIDAS | ? |
MISTI | ? |
MIT-ATE | ? |
MP | ? |
MSSTA | Multispectral Solar Telescope Array |
MTD | ? |
NEED | ? |
NERV | Nuclear Emulsion Recovery Vehicle |
NLTE | Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
OEDIPUS | Observation of Electric Field Distributions in the Ionospheric Plasma - a Unique Strategy |
PACE | University of Pittsburg Airglow Ion Chemistry Experiment |
PAET | Planetary Athmosphere Entry Test |
PARX | Pulsating Aurora Rocke Experiment |
PGRTV | ? |
PHAZE | Physics of Auroral Zone Electrons |
PIMS | Photoionisation Mass Spectrometer |
PMSE | ? |
PRIME | Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry |
PTV | ? |
PULSAUR | Pulsating Aurora |
RACE | Rocket Auroral Correlator Experiment |
RAM | Radio Attenuation Measurement |
RFD | Reentry Flight Demonstration |
ROCKI | ? |
SAIC | ? |
SAL | Spread Around Liquid |
SCARI | Self Compensating All Reflection Interferometer |
SCEX | Several Compatible Experiments using Rocket-borne Accelerator |
SCIFER | Souding of the Cleft Ion Fountain Energization Region |
SDP | Special Defense Program |
SERTS | Solar EUV Rocket Telescope and Spectrograph |
SHARP | Slender Hypervelocity Aerothermodynamic Research Probe |
SIP | Space Interceptor Program |
SOPHIE | ? |
SPAR | Space Processing Application Rocket |
Sparta | Special Anti-Missile Research Tests, Australia |
SPEAR | Space Power Experiment aboard Rocket |
SPECTRE | Student Run Program for Exoatmospheric Collection Technologies Rocket Experiment |
SPINR | Spectrograph for Photometric Imaging with Numeric Reconstruction |
SPIRIT | Space Infra-Red Imaging Telescope |
SPIRIT | Student Project Involving Rocket Investigation Techniques |
SPP | Scientific Passenger Pod |
SPRITE | ? |
SRDF | ? |
SRP | Space Radio Project |
SXT | ? |
TCM | Thermal Convection Module |
TOPAZ | ? |
TR | ? |
WASP | Weightless Analysis Sounding Probe |
WIPP | ? |
WISP | Wisconsin Imaging Survey Polarimeter |
XQC | X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter |
ZEST | ? |