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AIA |
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (instrument on SDO) |
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AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
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APT |
Advanced Product Testing, Longmont, Colorado |
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ARAM |
Application RAM |
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ASF |
Advanced Streaming Format |
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ATS |
Advanced Tape Services |
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AXS |
Advanced X-ray Spectrometer |
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BAT |
Bench Acceptance Test |
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BB |
Bread Board |
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BOL |
Beginning of Life |
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CASA |
Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, CU |
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CBE |
Current Best Estimate |
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CC |
Contamination Control |
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CCD |
Charge Coupled Device |
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C&DH |
Command and Data Handling |
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CDPR |
Critical Design Peer Review |
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CDR |
Critical Design Review |
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CDRL |
Contract Data Requirements List |
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CE |
Conductive Emissions |
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CEB |
Camera Electronics Box |
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CELIAS |
Charge, Element, and Isotope Analysis System (on SOHO) |
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CG |
Center of Gravity |
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CM |
Configuration Management |
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CMAD |
Calibration Measurement and Algorithm Document |
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CMD/TLM |
Command/Telemetry |
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COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf |
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CP |
Command Processor |
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cPCI |
Compact Peripheral Component Interface |
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CPT |
Comprehensive Performance Test |
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CPU |
Computer Processing Unit |
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CS |
Conducted Susceptibility |
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CT |
Cadence Time |
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CTE |
Charge Transfer Efficiency |
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CU |
University of Colorado, Boulder |
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CVS |
Concurrent Versions Systems |
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DCR |
Document Change Request |
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DDS |
Data Dissemination Subsystem |
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DOOR |
Dynamic Object Orientated Requirements |
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DPO |
Data Processing Operations |
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DSF |
Detailed Schedule File |
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EE |
Electrical Engineering |
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EEB |
EVE Electrical Box |
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EEPROM |
Electrical Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
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EGSE |
Electrical Ground Support Equipment |
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ELDRS |
Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity |
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EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
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EOP |
EVE Optics Package |
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ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
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ESP |
Euv Spectrophotometer |
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ETU |
Engineering Test Unit |
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EUV |
Extreme Ultraviolet |
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EVE |
Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment |
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FADR |
Fabrication and Assembly Discrepancy Report |
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FAI |
Fabrication and Assembly Instructions |
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FDS |
Flight Dynamics System |
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FEL |
Field Emission Lamp |
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FFL |
Flatfield LED |
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FlatSat |
Not an acronym, but a laboratory bench spacecraft simulator (Flat Satellite) |
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FM |
Filter Mechanism |
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FOV |
Field-Of-View |
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FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
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FSW |
Flight Software |
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FWFM |
Full Width at Fiftieth Maximum |
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FWHM |
Full Width at Half Maximum |
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FU |
Flight Unit |
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GBK |
Germainium Black Kapton |
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GEVS |
General Environmental Verification Specifications |
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GNAT |
GNats: A Tracking System |
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GS |
Ground Software |
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GSE |
Ground Support Equipment |
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GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center |
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GTO |
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit |
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HB |
High-Speed Bus |
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HC |
Hollow Cathode |
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HCL |
Hollow Cathode Lamp |
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HK |
Housekeeping |
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HOP |
High Output Paraffin |
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HSB |
High Speed Bus |
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HV |
High Voltage |
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ICD |
Interface Control Document |
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ICE |
Interface Control Electronics |
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ICE |
Instrument Control Electronics |
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IDL |
Interactive Data Language |
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I/F |
Interface |
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IM |
Instrument Module |
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INC |
Instrument Notification Command |
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IPER |
Instrument Pre-Environmental Review |
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IPSR |
Instrument Pre-Ship Review |
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IPT |
Integrated Product Team |
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ISR |
Interrupt Servicing Routine |
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I&T |
Integration and Test |
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IV&V |
Independent Verification and Validation |
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JY |
Jobin-Yvon |
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KRAM |
Kernel RAM |
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KSC |
Kennedy Space Center |
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LASP |
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU |
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LDO |
Low Drop-Out |
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LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
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LOC |
Lines of Code |
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LPT |
Limited Performance Test |
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LSTB |
LASP Space Technology Building |
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LVDS |
Low Voltage Differential Signal |
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LVPC |
Low Voltage Power Card |
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LVPS |
Low Voltage Power Supply |
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LWS |
Living With a Star |
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MAR |
Mission Assurance Requirements |
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ME |
Mechanical Engineering |
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MEGS |
Multiple EUV Grating Spectrograph |
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MGSE |
Mechanical Ground Support Equipment |
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MIL-STD |
Military Standards |
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MIT LL |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory |
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MKS |
Meter-Kilogram-Second |
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MLI |
Multi-Layer Insulation |
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MOBI |
Multi-Optical Beam Instrument |
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MOC |
Mission Operations Center |
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MOI |
Moments of Inertia |
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MOSFET |
Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor |
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MRB |
Material Review Board |
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MRD |
Mission Requirements Document |
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MRF |
Master Reference Frame |
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MS |
Margin of Safety |
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MUA |
Material Usage Agreement |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NCR |
Non-Conformance Report |
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NDT |
Non-Destructive Testing |
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NIST |
National Institute for Standards and Technology |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory |
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NVR |
Non-Volatile Residue |
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OASIS |
Operations and Science Instrument Support |
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OASIS-CC |
OASIS – Command and Control |
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OASIS-PS |
OASIS – Planning Subsystem |
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OGSE |
Optical Ground Support Equipment |
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OIS |
OASIS-CC Interface System |
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OP |
Optics Package |
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OS |
Operating System |
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OSC |
Orbital Sciences Corporation |
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OSPCI |
Operating System / Peripheral Component Interconnect |
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PAIP |
Product Assurance and Implementation Plan |
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PBBL |
Prom-Based Boot Loader |
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PCB |
Perforated Circuit Board |
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PCI |
Peripheral Component Interface |
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PDPR |
Preliminary Design Peer Review |
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PDR |
Preliminary Design Review |
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PER |
Pre-Environmental Review |
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PFA |
Perfluoroalkoxy (tubing) |
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PFR |
Problem Failure Report |
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PI |
Principal Investigator |
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PJAB |
Pointing Jitter and Alignment Budget |
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PM |
Propulsion Module |
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PM |
Project Manager |
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POR |
Power On Reset |
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PR |
Problem Report |
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PROCPAR |
Procurement Product Assurance Requirements Plan for Subcontractors |
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PRT |
Platinum Resistance Thermometer |
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PS |
Power Service |
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PSC |
Power Services Card |
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PSD |
Power Spectral Density |
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PSR |
Pre-Ship Review |
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QA |
Quality Assurance |
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QACs |
Quality and Accounting Capsules |
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QE |
Quantum Efficiency |
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QT |
Quarter-second (ISR) Task |
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QT |
Quantum Throughput |
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RA |
Reliability Analysis/Assurance |
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RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory |
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RE |
Radiated Emissions |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFA |
Request For Action |
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RGA |
Residual Gas Analyzer |
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ROS |
Reference Optical Surface |
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RS |
Rapid Sample |
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RS |
Radiated Susceptibility |
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RT |
Round-Trip |
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RT |
Real-Time |
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RTVM |
Requirement Traceability and Verification Matrix |
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SAM |
Solar Aspect Monitor |
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SAT |
Software Acceptance Test |
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SAWS |
Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor |
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SB |
Spacecraft Bus |
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SC |
Stored Command |
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S/C |
Spacecraft |
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SCA |
Spacecraft Assembly |
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SCFH |
Standard Cubic Feet per Hour |
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SDN |
Subsystem Data Node |
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SDN-CC |
SDN Common Code |
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SDO |
Solar Dynamics Observatory |
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SEE |
Solar Euv Experiment (on TIMED) |
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SEM |
Solar EUV Monitor (on SOHO) |
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SHK |
Science Housekeeping |
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SLOC |
Source Lines of Code |
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SOC |
Science Operations Center |
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SOHO |
Solar & Heliospheric Observatory |
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SORCE |
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment |
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SPOC |
Science Processing and Operations Center |
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SRAM |
Static RAM |
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SRD |
System Requirements Document |
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SRR |
System Requirements Review |
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SSIM |
Spacecraft Simulator |
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SURF |
Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility |
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SW |
Software |
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SwRI |
Southwest Research Institute |
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TB |
Thermal Balance |
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TB |
Terabytes |
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TBD |
To Be Determined |
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TC |
Time Client |
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TC |
Thermocouple |
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TCAD |
Telemetry, Check, Analysis, Display |
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TCS |
Thermal Control Subsystem |
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T&E |
Test and Evaluation |
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TEMS |
Thermal Environmental Monitoring System |
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TGA |
ThermoGravimetric Analysis |
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TID |
Total Integrated Dose |
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TID |
Total Ionizing Dose |
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TIM |
Technical Interchange Meeting |
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TIMED |
Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics |
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TLM |
Telemetry |
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TP |
Telemetry Processor |
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TQCM |
Thermal Quartz Crystal Microbalances |
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TQSM |
Telemetry Quality Status and Monitoring |
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TRR |
Test Readiness Review |
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TV |
Thermal Vacuum |
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TVAC |
Thermal Vacuum |
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UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
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USC |
University of Southern California |
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USU |
Utah State University |
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UVF |
UnVerified Failure |
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VCHS |
Visibly Clean Highly Sensitive |
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WRT |
With Respect To |
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WSMR |
White Sands Missile Range |
