Acronyms Flashcards
(263 cards)
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ACM
A
Adaptive Coding and Modulation
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AD
A
Applicable Document
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ADCS
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Attitude Determination and Control System
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ADN
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AmmoniumDiNitramide
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ADR
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Active Debris Removal
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AIT
A
Assembly, Integration & Test
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AIV
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Assembly, Integration and Verification
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ALARP
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As Low As Reasonably Possible
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AOCS
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Attitude and Orbit Control System
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AON
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Angles Only Navigation
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AVANTI
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Autonomous Vision Approach Navigation and Target Identification
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AWS
A
Amazon Web Services
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AoP
A
Argument of Perigee
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B
A
Billion
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BB
A
Breadboard
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BCM
A
Battery Charge Module
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BCR
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Battery Charge Regulators
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BIROS
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Bi-spectral InfraRed Optical System
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BOL
A
Beginning Of Life
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BPSK
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Binary Phase Shift Key
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CAA
A
Civil Aviation Authority
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CAD
A
Computer Aided Design
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CAM
A
Collision Avoidance Maneuver
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CAN
A
Controller Aera Network
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CAS
Collision Avoidance Service
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CCSDS
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
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CDR
Critical Design Review
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CDM
Conjunction Data Message
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CDR
Critical Design Review
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CFDP
CCSDS File Delivery Protocol
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CFRP
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
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CHU
Camera Head Units
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CLTU
Command Link Transmission Unit
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CLEAR
Clearing the LEO Environment with Active Removal
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COM
Communications
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CONF
Configuration
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CONOPS
Concept of Operations
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COTS
Commercial Off The Shelf
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CR
Close-Range
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CS
ClearSpace / Capture System
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CS-1
ClearSpace-1
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CS-UK
ClearSpace UK
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CSS
Coarse Sun Sensor
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CTTA
Central Thrust Tube Assembly
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CoG
Centre of Gravity
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CoreDHS
Core Data Handling System
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DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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DAS
Data Archiving System
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DDV
Development, Design and Verification
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DDVP
Development, Design and Validation Plan
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DHS
Data Handling System
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DLR
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
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DMS
Decision Making System (part of Mission Operations System)
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DPS
Data Processing System
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DPU
Data Processing Unit
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DRAMA
Debris Risk Assessment and Mitigation Analysis
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DRB
Design Review Board
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DSS
User Interface & Display
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DV
Delta V
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DOF
Degrees of Freedom
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ECSS
European Cooperation for Space Standardization
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EEE
Electrical, Electronic and Electro-mechanical
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EFF
Earth Facing Facet
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EGSE
Electronic Ground Support Equipment
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EKF
Extended Kalman Filter
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EMC
Electro Magnetic Compatibility
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EOC
End Of Charge
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EOL
End of Life
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EOM
End of Mission
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EP
Electric Propulsion
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EQSR
Equipment Qualification Status Review
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ESA
European Space Agency
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ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge
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EUR
Euro
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EVT
Engineering Verification Test
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EWSK
East-West Station Keeping
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FA
Final Assessment
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FAC
Facilities (part of Mission Support System)
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FCT
Flight Control Team
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FCV
Functional Chain Validation
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FD
Flight Director
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FDIR
Failure Detection, Isolation & Recovery
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FDS
Flight Dynamics System
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FES
Functional Engineering Simulator
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FMECA
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis
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FOV
Field of View
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FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
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FR
Far-Range
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FRR
Flight Readiness Review
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G&C
Guidance and Control
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GBP
British Pound Sterling
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GEO
Geostationary Orbits
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GNC
Guidance Navigation and Control
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GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
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GOM
Ground Operations Manager
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GS
Ground Segment
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GSE
Ground Support Equipment / Gyro-Stellar Estimator
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GSN
Ground Station Network
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GST
Ground Station
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HDRM
Hold Down & Release Mechanism
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HSDR-X
High Speed Data Recorder & X-Band
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HIL
Hardware In the Loop
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HW
Hardware
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IADC
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee
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ICD
Interface Control Document
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IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
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IMU
Inertial Measurement Unit
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INF
Infrastructure (part of Mission Support System)
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IOD
In-Orbit Demonstration
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IOS
In-Orbit Servicing
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IOSCC
In-Orbit Service Control Center
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IP
Intellectual Property
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IRC
Infra-Red Camera
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ISO
International Standardization Organization
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ISP
Specific Impulse
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ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
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ITU
International Telecommunication Union
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IVV
Integration Validation and Verification
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JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Kg
Kilogram
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KO
Kick-Off
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Km
Kilometer
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KPG
Key Performance Gate
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KPG1
Key Performance Gate 1
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KPG2
Key Performance Gate 2
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LAE
Liquid Apogee Engine
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LEO
Low Earth Orbit
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LEOP
Launch and Early Operations Phase
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LFT
Linear Fractional Transformation
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LRR
Launch Readiness Review
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LTAN
Local Time of Ascending Node
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LOTNAV
Low-Thrust Interplanetary Navigation Tool
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LTS
Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
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LVA
Launch Vehicle Adapter
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LVP
LeoVantage Prototype
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LTI
Linear Time Invariant
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LVLH
Local Vertical Local Horizontal
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M
Million
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MAG
Magnetometer
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Man
Manufacturer
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MCI
Mass, Centre of Mass, and Inertia
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MCS
Mission Control System
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MCT
Mission Control Team
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ME
Main Engine
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MEKF
Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter
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MEOP
Maximum Expected Operating Pressure
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MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
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MGSE
Mechanical Ground Support Equipment
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MIL
Model In the Loop
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MLI
Multi-Layer Insulation
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MMH
Monomethyl Hydrazine
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MOC
Mission Operations Centre
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MOS
Mission Operations System
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MPS
Mission Planning System
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MPPT
Maximum Power Point Tracking
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MR
Mid-Range
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MRDB
Mission Reference Database
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MRO
Mission Related Object
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MRR
Manufacturing Readiness Review
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MSC
Mission Support Centre
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MSRD
Mission and System Requirements Document
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MSS
Mission Support System
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MST
Mission Support Team
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MTR
Magnetorquer
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MoI
Moment of Inertia
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N
Newton
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NAC
Narrow Angle Camera
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NG
Northrup Grumman
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NRE
Non-Recurring Engineering / Effort
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NTO
Nitrogen Tetroxide
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OAP
Orbit Average Power
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OBC
On-Board Computer
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OBDH
On-Board Data Handling
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OBS
Ground Observation Services
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OBSW
On-Board SoftWare
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ORR
Operational Readiness Review
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PA
Product Assurance
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PCB
Printed Circuit Board
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PDM
Power Distribution Module
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PDR
Preliminary Design Review
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PFM
Proto Flight Model
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PGSE
Propulsion Ground Support Equipment
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PMD
Propellant Management Device
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PPS
Pulse Per Second
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PDR
Preliminary Design Review
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PROP
Propulsion
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PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene
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PTR
Post Test Review
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PUS
Packet Utilization Standard
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PWR
Power
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PoI
Product of Inertia
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QA
Quality Assurance
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QPSK
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
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QSL
Qualification Status List
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R
Requirement
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RAAN
Right Ascension of Ascending Node
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RAFTI
Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface
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RCS
Reaction Control System
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RD
Reference Document
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RDV
Rendezvous
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RDV&D
Rendezvous & Docking
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RDVPS
Rendezvous Processing System
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RF
Radio Frequency
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RNS
Relative Navigation System
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ROE
Relative Orbit Elements
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RSO
Resident Space Object
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RTE
Real-Time Earth
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RVSPU
Rendezvous Sensors Processing Unit
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RVX
Rendezvous Experiment
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RWA
Reaction Wheel Assembly
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s
second
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SALO
Sensor and Actuator Location and Orientation
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SARA
Survival And Risk Analysis
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SCC
Swedish Space Corporation
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scc
Standard cubic centimeter
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SEC
Security
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SEE
Single Event Effects
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SEET
Systems End to End Testing
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SFF
Space Facing Facet
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SIL
Software In the Loop
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SK
Station Keeping
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SMA
Semi-Major Axis
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SME
Subject Matter Expert
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SMS
Short Message Service
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SOE
Service Operations Engineer
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SOM
Service Operations Manager
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SPENVIS
Space Env. Information System
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SSA
Space situational awareness
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SSE
Service Support Engineer
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SQEP
Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel
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SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
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SSTL
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
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ST
Star Tracker
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STR
Structure
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STTE
Special to Type Test Equipment
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SWMS
Space Weather Monitoring Swstem
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TBD
To Be Defined
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TBC
To Be Confirmed
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TC
Telecommand
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TID
Total Ionising Dose
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TLE
Two-Line Element
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TM
Telemetry
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TNID
Total Non-Ionising Dose
245
TRB
Test Review Board
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TRL
Technology Readiness Level
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TRP
Technology Research Programme
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TRR
Test Readiness Review
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TTC
Tracking Tracking and Command
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TT&C
Telemetry, Tracking and Control
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TVAC
Thermal and Vacuum
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UDMH
Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
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UKSA
United Kingdom Space Agency
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UK
United Kingdom
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VCB
Verification Control Board
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VCM
Verification Compliance Matrix
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Vespa
Vega Secondary Payload Adapter
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W
Watts
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WAC
Wide Angle Camera
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WBS
Work Breakdown Structure
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UNOOSA
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
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WP
Work Package
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VV&T
Verification, Validation and Test
