List of Acronyms
ABM
AC
ACDS
ACS
ACSS
ACTS
ADCS
AIV
AIV
AKM
AM
AMTEC
AOCS
ASK
ATV
AVHRR
BCR
BDR
BER
BHRC
Apogee boost Motor
(type of electrical device)
Attitude Determination and Control System
Attitude Control System
European Corporation of Space Standardization
Advanced Communication Test Satellite
Attitude Determination and Control System
Assembly Integration Verification
Assembly, Integration an Verification
Apogee Kick Motor
Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude Shift Keying
Automatic Transver Vehicle
Advanced very High resolution radiometer
Battery Charge Regulator
Battery Discharge Regulator
Bit Error Rate
Ball’s High resolution Camera
BMS
BOL
BPSK
C
C&DH
COM
CAD
CBS
CCD
CD
CDMA
CER
CIS
CLCB
CMG
CTMM
DARS
dB
DBS
DC
DPL
DR
DTH
EAC
Bias Momentum System
Begin Of Life
Binary Phasse Shikt Keying
Capacity
Command and Data Handling
Centre of mass
Computer Aided Design (drafting)
Cost Brakdown structure
Charge Coupled device
Compact Disc
Code Devision Multiple Acces
Costn estimation relationships
Copper-Indium-di-Selenide
Continuous Longeron Collable Boom
Control Moment Gyros
Comprehensive Thermal Mathematical Model
Digital Audio Radio Services
decibel
Digital Broadcast Services
(type of electrical device)
Decalered part List
Data Rate
Direct-To-Homa
European Astronauts Centre
ECSS
EHT
EM
EM
EMC
EMI
EO
EOL
EPS
ERS
ESA
ESD
ESOC
ESRIN
ESTEC
FDMA
FEA
FEC
FIR
FITS
FM
FM
FMEA
FOV
European Coorporation of Space Standardisation
Electro-thermal Hydrazine Thrusters
Electrmagnetic
Engineering model
Electromagnetig compatibility
Electro Magnetic Interference
Earth Observation
End Of Life
Electrical Power System (?)
European Remote Sensing Satellite
European Space Agency
Electrostatic discharge
European Space Operations Centre
European Space Research Centre
European Space Research and Technology centre
Frequency Devision Multiple Acces
Finite Element Analysis
Forward Error Correction
Far unfraered
Failure Rate
Flight Model
Frequency Modulation
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Field Of View
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
FTA
Fault Three Analysis
GEO
Geostationair Earth Orbit
GOES
GOME
Global Ozone monitoring experiment
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSFC
Goddard Space &Flight Center
GSM
Global System for Mobile telecommuniacations
H/W
Hardware
HDTV
High definition TeleVision
HEO
Highly elliptical Orbit
Hi-Fi
High Fidelity
HLV
Eavy Launch Vehicle
HRIS
High resolution Infrared Sounder
HRV
High resolution visible
HSP
Half Sine pulse
HST
Hubble Space Telescope
I/F
Interface
IFOV
Instantaneous field of Vieuw
INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite
Organisation
IR
Infrared
IRAS
InfraRed Astronomical Satellite
ISPR
International standard payload Racks
ISS
International Space Station
ISSP
ITU
International Telecommuniaction Union
IUS
J
Joule
L/V
Launch Vehicle
LEAF
Large European Acoustic Facility
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
LIDAR
LIMS
Limb Infrared Monitor of the stratosphere
LNA
Low Noise Amplifier
MAC
Mass Acceleration Curve
MAIT
Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Test
MDT
Mean Down Time
MEO
Mediom Eath Orbit
MESSAGE MErcury Solar Sailing Advanced Geoscience
Exploration
MLE
Most Likely estimate
MLI
Multy Layer Insulation
MLV
Medium Launch Vehicle
MMH
MOD
Micrometeriods & Orbital Debris
Modem
Modulation-demodulation
MOI
Mass Moments of Inerita
MOLA
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter
MPD
Magneto-plasma-dynamic
MS
Margin of Safety
MSC
MacNeal Schwendler Coorporation
MSG
Meteosat Second Generation
MSK
MSS
Mobile Satellite Services
MSS
Multi Spectral Scanner system
MSU
Microwave sounder unit
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
MTF
Modulatin transfer function
MTTF
Mean Time to failure
NASTRAN Nasa STructural Analysis
NIR
Near Infrared
NSSK
North-South Station Keeping
NTO
NTSC
National Television System Committee
OBDH
On-Board Data Handling
OCS
Orbit control system
OTV
Orbit Transfer Vehicle
PA
Product Assurange
PAL
Phase Alternating Line
PAM
PAPL
Preferred Part List
PC
PCM
PKM
PM
PMD
PPL
PPT
PROBA
PSD
PSK
PTM
PWM
QA
QL
QM
QPL
QPSK
QSL
RADAR
RAMS
RCS
RCS
RF
RIT
Personal Computer
Pulse Code Modulation
Perigee Kock Motor
Power Management
Power Management and Distribution
Preferred Part list
Peak Power Tracking
Project for On board Autonomy
Power Spectral Density
Phase Shift Keying
ProtoType Model
Pulse Width Modulation
Quality Assurance
Qualification Load
Qualification Model
Qualified part list
Quartemary Phase Shift Keying
Quasi Static Loads
RAdar Detection And Ranging
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety
(monoproppelant blow down system)
Reaction Control Subsystem
Radio Frequency
Radio-frequency Ion Thruster
RMS
ROI
RPM
RS
RTG
RW
S&R
S/C
S/N
SAGE
SAR
SBUV
SDOF
SDTV
SE
SECAM
SEP
SI
SIS
SMS
SNR
SPL
SPOT
SRM
Root Mean Square
Return On Investment
Rounds per minute
Reaction Wheels
Search and rescue
Spacecraft
Signal-to-Noise ratio
Stratospher Aerosoil an gas experiment
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Solar Blackscatter Ultra Violet
Single Degree of Freedom
Standard definition TeleVision
Systems Engineering
Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire
Solar Electric Propulsion
Standard International
Short Message Services
Signal to Noise ratio
Sound Pressure Level
Satellite Pour Observation le la Terre
SRS
SSPC
SSU
STEM
STM
STS
STS
SVHS
TBD
TBR
TCS
TDI
TDMA
TE
TEC
TFU
TIC
TIXTE
TM
TMV
TOS
TT&C
TWT
USSR
Shock Response Spectrum
Solid State Power Controllers
Stratospheric Sounder Unit
Storable Turbular Expandable Member
Structural Thermal Model
Space Transportaion System
Space Transpotation System
Super Video Home System
To Be Determined
To Be Resolved
Thermal Control Subsystem
Time Delay and Integration
Time Devision Multiple Acces
Thermo Electric Cell
Theretical First Unit
Thermo Ionic Converter
Timing and Imaging of X-ray Transients Explorer
Thermatic Mapper
Telecommand Message Validation
Transfer Orbit Stage
Telemetry, Tracking and Command Subsystem
Traveling Wave Tube
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UV
VHS
VIS
VISSR
WIFS
WRC
X
YAG
γ
Ultra violet
Video Home System
Visual
Visible Infrared Spin-Scan radiometer
Wide field-of-vieuw sensor
World Radio Conference
Röntgen Radiation
Yttrium-Aluminium-garnet
Gamma Radiation