ATS – Application Technology Satellites
AIRS – Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
GCOS – Global Climate Observing System
JPSS – Joint Polar Satellite System
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
MetOp – Meteorological Operational Satellite
EGNOS – European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
OMPS – Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
AATSAR – Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer
VIIRS – Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
GOSAT – Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite
MTSAT – Multi – functional Satellite Augmentation System
QZSS – Quasi – Zenith Satellite System
MODIS – Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
GLONASS – Global Navigation Satellite System
LEO – Low Earth Orbit
MEO – Medium Earth Orbit
HEO – High Earth Orbit
BRDF – Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
NPOESS – National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
EOS – Earth Observation Satellite
SMS – Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
GTO – Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GSO – Geosynchronous Satellite
GEO – Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
ERS – Earth Remote Sensing
TOMS – Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
WSF-M – Weather System Follow-on Microwave
ISCCP – International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
EIS – Enhanced Imaging System
TTFF – Time to First Fix
MHS – Microwave Humidity Sounder
GEOSS – Global Earth Observation System of Systems
MOBY – Marine Optical Buoy
CIMSS – Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
SPS – Standard Positioning Service
PPS – Precise Positioning Service
ASO – Areosynchronous Orbit
AEO – Areosynchronous Equatorial Orbit
GPS – Global Positioning System
POES – Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
AVHRR – Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
GAC – Global Area Coverage
EO – Earth Observation
SSO – Sun Synchronous Orbit
AHRPT – Advanced High Resolution Picture Transmission
CHRPT – Color High resolution Picture Transmission
APT – Automatic Picture Transmission
HRPT – High Resolution Picture Transmission
SLV – Satellite Launch Vehicle
