The list of satellite acronyms and abbreviations.
All satellite related acronyms and abbreviations.
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GPS: | Global Positioning System(Navigation Satellite, Information) |
NOAA: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Polar satellite) |
ESA: | European Space Agency(Space exploration, Space agency, Europe) |
EOS: | Earth Observing System(Environmental Satellite, Geoscience, Geosciences) |
NATO: | North Atlantic Treaty Organization(Communications Satellite, Satellite) |
SAR: | Synthetic Aperture Radar(Scientific satellite, Satellite, Meterology) |
DMSP: | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(Military Satellite) |
DSP: | Defense Support Program(Military Satellite, Satellite, Army) |
DSCS: | Defense Satellite Communications System(Communications Satellite) |
UARS: | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite(SpaceCraft) |
STS: | Space Transportation System(Satellite, Army, Telecommunications) |
TRMM: | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(Environmental Satellite, Hydrology) |
TOMS: | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer(Analytical Chemistry) |
UK: | United Kingdom(Scientific satellite, Geography, UK) |
LDEF: | Long Duration Exposure Facility(Scientific satellite, Satellite, Army) |
GRACE: | Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment(Earth sciences, Geophysics) |
IPO: | Integrated Program Office(Satellite, Science, Military) |
CRRES: | Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite |
ERBS: | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite(Environmental Satellite, Satellite) |
GMS: | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite(Geostationary satellite) |
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