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This list contains definitions for [[Orbiter]] or important [[spaceflight]] acronyms or abbreviations, especially those appearing in [[MFD|MFDs]] and various [[HUD]] modes.
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* AgP - [[argument of periapsis]]
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* AN - [[ascending node]]
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One entry in this list consists of a term with one or more definitions, like:
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* ApD - [[apoasis]] distance
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* ApR - [[apoasis]] radius
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;Term:Definition
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* ApT - time to [[apoasis]]
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<pre>
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* Alt - [[altitude]]
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;Term:Definition
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* atmo - [[atmosphere]]
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</pre>
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* CDI - [[course deviation indicator]]
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* COM -
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Don't use links in the term part of a entry, please do so in the definition part, for keeping a consistent look-and-feel and don't putting to much emphasis on a single definition.
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* CTRL - Control
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* CVEL - [[closing velocity]]
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Terms without definitions will get moved to the talk page into the section "Wanted definitions". If you have multiple definitions for a term, the definition part should turn into a numbered list, like:
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* DN - [[descending node]]
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;Term:
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* DG - [[Delta-glider]]
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#Definition 1
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* DG-S [[Delta-glider]] equiped with two [[scramjet|scramjets]].
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#Definition 2
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* DIV - [[divergent]], i.e. [[yaw]] [[gimbal]] mode.
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#Definition 3
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* Dir - direction
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* Dist - distance
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<pre>
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* DLng - longitude difference, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;Term:
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* DNP - dynamic [[pressure]]
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#Definition 1
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* DNS - atmospheric density
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#Definition 2
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* DST or Dst - distance (to target)
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#Definition 3
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* DTe - time to [[ejection]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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</pre>
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* DTi - time to intercept, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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* DTmin - time of arrical difference, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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The order of the definitions should be like that:
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* Dv - delta [[velocity]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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#Orbiter HUD definitions
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* Ecc - [[eccentricity]]
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#Orbiter MFD definitions
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* ECL - plane of the [[ecliptic]]
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#General Orbiter definitions
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* ET - [[external tank]]
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#Orbiter [[Add-on]] definitions
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* EQU - plane of the [[equator]]
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#General spaceflight definitions
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* FoV - field of view, as seen in the [[general information display]]
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* FPS - [[frame rate]], as seen in the [[general information display]]
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If you don't agree to a ordering of definitions, please complain in the [[Talk:List_of_Acronyms_and_Abbreviations|talk]] page about the entry.
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* G -
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* GL - [[Delta-glider]]
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==See also==
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* GS - [[ground speed]]
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* H - Horizon
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* [[Russian glossary]]
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* HUD - [[heads up display]]
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* [[List of Acronyms and Abbreviations/ISS|List of Acronyms and Abbreviations for the ISS]]
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* HSI - [[horizontal situation indicator]]
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* HST - [[Hubble Space Telescope]]
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* HTO - [[hypothetical orbit]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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{{compactTOC}}
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* IAS - indicated [[air speed]]
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* IDS - [[instrument docking system]]
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=A=
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* ILS - [[instrument landing system]]
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;AgP:[[Argument of periapsis]]:The angle in the orbit from the point of the ascending node to the point of periapsis, Used in OrbitMFD.
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* Inc - Inclination
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;AN:[[ascending node]]:a vector in an orbit where the body passes from south to north of the plane of reference (i.e. ecliptic or equatorial). Shown in OrbitMFD as a dotted vector line connecting to a solid square on the orbit.
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* ISS - [[International Space Station]]
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;ApA:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis altitude
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* JD - julian date
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;ApD:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis distance
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* KSC - [[Kennedy Space Center]]
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;ApR:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis radius
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* LAN - longitude of [[ascending node]] or local-area network
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;ApT:time to [[apoapsis]]
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* LDEF - [[Long Duration Exposure Facility]]
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;Alt:[[altitude]]
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* LEO - [[low earth orbit]]
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;AORP:'''A'''utonomous '''O'''rbiter '''R'''apid '''P'''rototype, a system to allow a [[STS|shuttle]] orbiter to land without [[crew]].
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* LPe - longitude of [[periapsis]]
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;atmo:[[atmosphere]]
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* m - metre
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;AR:'''a'''cceptance '''r'''eview
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* M - mass or [[mach]] number
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;ATV:
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* MECO - Main Engine Cutoff
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#'''A'''utonomous '''T'''ransfer '''V'''ehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft, see [[ATV]].
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* MFD -
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#'''A'''utomated '''T'''ransfer '''V'''ehicle[http://www.orbiterwiki.org/wiki/ATV#The_ATV]
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* Mir - the Russian space station [[Mir]], commonly assumed to be an acronym, but not.
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;AU:[[astronomical unit]]
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* MJD - [[modified julian date]]
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* MMU -
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=B=
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* MnA - [[mean anomaly]]
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;BMW:'''B'''ate, '''M'''ueller, '''W'''hite - authors of ''Fundamentals of Astrodynamics'' (1971)
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* MnL - [[mean longitude]]
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* m/s - meters per second, a common [[measurement]] of [[velocity]]
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=C=
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* NAV -
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;CaLV:'''Ca'''rgo '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares V]]
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* OAT - outside air temperature
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;CDI:[[course deviation indicator]]
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* Ob - obliquity of ecliptic (tilt of axis of rotation against plane of ecliptic)
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;CDR:
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* OBS - [[omni bearing selector]]
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#commander
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* OBT - [[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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#'''c'''ritical '''d'''esign '''r'''eview
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* OMS -
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;CEV:'''C'''rew '''e'''xpedition '''v'''ehicle, see [[CEV]]
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* OS - [[orbital speed]]
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;CFD:computational fluid dynamics
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* P - radius vector, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;CLV:'''C'''rew '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares I]]
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* p0 - atmospheric pressure at sea level
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;COAS:'''C'''rew '''O'''ptical '''A'''lignment '''S'''ight
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* PAPI -
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;COM:communication or communicator
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* PB -
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;CTD:[[crash to desktop]]
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* PeD - [[periapsis]] distance
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;CTRL:Control
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* PeR - [[apoasis]] radius
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;CTV:
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* PG - [[prograde]]
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#'''C'''rew '''T'''ransfer '''V'''ehicle, a manned spacecraft derived from the [[ATV]], see [[CTV]]
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* Pos - position
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#'''C'''ompatibility '''T'''est '''V'''an, '''NASA'''
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* PRJ - [[projection]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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;CVEL:
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* R - mean radius or specific gas constant
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#[[closing velocity]]
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* r0 - atmospheric density at sea level
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#'''C'''ommon '''V'''essel '''E'''xtensions '''L'''ight, see [[CVEL]]
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* Rad - radial distance
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* RAnm - [[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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=D=
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* Rate - rate of change, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;D3D9:refers to the advanced graphics client in [[Orbiter]].
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* RCS - [[reaction control system]]
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;DN:[[descending node]]
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* RInc - [[relative inclination]], as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;DDT&E:'''d'''esign, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''est and '''e'''valuation
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* RVel - relative [[velocity]]
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;DG:[[Delta-glider]]
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* RG - [[retrograde]]
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;DGIII:[[DeltagliderIII]], a famous enhanced version of the [[Delta-glider]].
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* RMS -  
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;DGIV:[[DeltaGliderIV]], an improved version of the [[DeltaGliderIII]].
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* SECO - Secondary Engine Cutoff
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;DG4:Orbiter's stock '''DG'''
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* Sim - simulation time (in seconds), as seen in the [[general information display]] or a common abbreviation for "simulator"
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;DG-S:[[Delta-glider]] equiped with two [[scramjet|scramjets]].
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* SHP - [[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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;DIV:[[divergent]], i.e. [[yaw]] [[gimbal]] mode.
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* Sh-ToR - ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;Dir:'''dir'''ection
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* SLF -
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;Dist:'''dist'''ance
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* SMa - [[semi-major axis]]  
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;DLng:longitude difference, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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* SME -
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;DNP:dynamic [[pressure]]
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* SMi - [[semi-minor axis]]
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;DNS:atmospheric density
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* SRB -
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;DPS:'''D'''ata '''P'''rocessing '''S'''ystem. Term describing the general purpose computers and their interfaces onboard various manned spacecraft.
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* STP - static [[pressure]] or [[Stone Temple Pilots]]
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;DST or Dst:distance (to target)
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* STS -
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;DTe:time to [[ejection]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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* Tgt - target, esp. in [[docking]] mode
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;DTi:time to intercept, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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* Tg-ToR - target [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;DTmin:time of arrical difference, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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* T - orbit period, measured in seconds
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;Dv:delta [[velocity]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]], see also [[Delta-V]]
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* TAS - true [[air speed]]
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* TLe - eject longitude, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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=E=
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* TLi - intercept longitude, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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;Ecc:[[eccentricity]]
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* Tn - time to node, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;ECL:plane of the [[ecliptic]]
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* TrA - [[true anomaly]]
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;ECSS:'''e'''uropean '''c'''ooperation for '''s'''pace '''s'''tandardization
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* TrL - [[true longitude]]
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;ECLSS:'''E'''nvironmental '''c'''ontrol and '''l'''ife '''s'''upport '''s'''ystem
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* Ts - length of siderial day
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;EELV:Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
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* Tth - predicted thrust time, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;ESA:[[European Space Agency]]
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* TVEL - tangential [[velocity]]
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;ESAS:[[w:Exploration Systems Architecture Study|Exploration Systems Architecture Study]]
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* UT - universal time
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;ET:[[external tank]]
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* VASI -
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;EQU:plane of the [[equator]]
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* VC - virtual cockpit
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;EVA:'''E'''xtra '''v'''ehicular '''a'''ctivity, see [[EVA]]
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* Vel - [[velocity]]
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* VOR - [[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]]
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=F=
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* VS - vertical speed
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;FGB:Russian abbreviation for Functional Cargo Block. See [[FGB]]
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* VTOL -
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;FoV:field of view, as seen in the [[general information display]]
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* Wrp - time acceleration factor, seen in the [[general information display]]
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;FPS:[[frame rate]] (frames per second), as seen in the [[general information display]]
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* XPDR - [[transponder]]
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;FRF:'''F'''light '''R'''eadiness '''F'''iring, a launch countdown test of the Shuttle running all except SRB ignition and lift-off.
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* ZM - zoom, as seen on the [[map MFD]]
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=G=
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;g:a unit of acceleration. 1g equals the gravity acceleration on earths surface, 9.81 m/s²
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;GL:Used often as vehicle name prefix for a [[Delta-glider]]
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;GET:'''G'''round '''E'''lapsed '''T'''ime [http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_00c_Introduction.htm]
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;GLOC:'''G'''ravity-induced '''L'''oss '''o'''f '''C'''onsciousness 
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;GMT:Greenwich Mean Time.See [[w:Universal Time|Universal Time on Wikipedia]]
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;GPDS:[[GPDS|Generic Payload Description System]]
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;GPS:'''G'''lobal '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem
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;GS:[[ground speed]]
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;GTO:[[GTO|'''g'''eostationary '''t'''ransfer '''o'''rbit]]
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=H=
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;H:Horizon
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;HAC:[[Heading Alignment Cone]]
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;HLLV:'''h'''eavy '''l'''ift '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle
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;HUD:[[heads up display]]
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;HSI:[[horizontal situation indicator]]
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;HST:[[Hubble Space Telescope]]
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;HTO:[[hypothetical transfer orbit]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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=I=
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;IAS:indicated air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicated_air_speed]
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;IDS:[[instrument docking system]]
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;ILS:
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#[[instrument landing system]]
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#'''I'''nternational '''l'''aunch '''s'''ervices, a US-russian joint venture marketing [[Atlas]] and [[Proton]] launches
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;Inc:Inclination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclination)
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;ISP:[[specific impulse]]
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;ISS:[[International Space Station]]
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=J=
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;JD:[[Julian date]]
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;JWST:'''J'''ames '''W'''ebb '''S'''pace '''T'''elescope
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;JSC:  Lyndon B. '''J'''ohnson '''S'''pace '''C'''enter
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=K=
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;KISS:"Keep it simple, stupid!" Famous engineering dogma.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle]  
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;KSC:[[Kennedy Space Center]]
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=L=
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;LAN:longitude of [[ascending node]] or local-area network
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;LCC:
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#'''l'''aunch '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter
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#'''l'''ife '''c'''ycle '''c'''ost
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;LDEF:[[Long Duration Exposure Facility]]
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;LEO:[[Low earth orbit]]
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;LH2:Liquid Hydrogen
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;LOCV: Loss of crew and vehicle
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;LOX:Liquid Oxygen
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;LPe:longitude of [[periapsis]]
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=M=
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;m:metre
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;M:Mega (SI prefix for 10<sup>6</sup>). Occasionally mass or [[mach]] number
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;MCC:
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#'''m'''id '''c'''ourse '''c'''orrection
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#'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''center'''
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;MCC-H:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter '''H'''ouston
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;MCC-M:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter '''M'''oscow
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;MDR:'''m'''ission '''d'''efinition '''r'''eview
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;MECO:'''m'''ain '''e'''ngine '''c'''ut'''o'''ff
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;MET:'''M'''ission '''E'''lapsed '''T'''ime. See [[w:Mission Elapsed Time|Mission Elapsed Time on Wikipedia]].
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;MFD:multifunction display, see [[MFD]]
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;MJD:[[modified Julian date]]
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;MLP:[[Mobile Launcher Platform]]
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;MMOD:'''M'''icro'''m'''eteorites and '''o'''rbital '''d'''ebris
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;MMU:'''m'''anned '''m'''aneuvering '''u'''nit, see [[MMU]]
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;MnA:[[mean anomaly]]
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;MnL:[[mean longitude]]
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;MSx:Mission Specialist x
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;m/s:meters per second, the SI base unit of [[velocity]]
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=N=
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;NAV:
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#navigation
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#[[navigation aid]]
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=O=
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;OAT:outside air temperature
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;Ob:obliquity of ecliptic (tilt of axis of rotation against plane of ecliptic)
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;OBS:[[omni bearing selector]]
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;OBT:[[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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;OMBUU: '''O'''rbiter '''M'''id'''b'''ody '''U'''mbilical '''U'''nit
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;[[OMP]]:'''O'''rbiter '''M'''ultiplayer '''P'''roject, an ongoing program to create a multiplayer server in Orbiter.
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;OMS:'''O'''rbital '''M'''aneuvering '''S'''ystem, the 'main engines' of the [[space shuttle]] orbiter
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;OS:[[orbital speed]]
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=P=
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;P:position (sometimes radius) vector, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;p0:atmospheric pressure at sea level
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;PAM:'''P'''ayload '''A'''ssist '''M'''odule, a family of solid upper stages for the [[Space Shuttle]]
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;PAPI:'''P'''recision '''A'''pproach '''P'''ath '''I'''ndicators, lit runway centerline.
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;PB:[[Shuttle PB]]
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;PDR:'''p'''reliminary '''d'''esign '''r'''eview
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;PDRS:'''P'''ayload '''D'''eployment and '''R'''etrieval '''S'''ystem, the official name of the robot arm of the Space Shuttle
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;PRR:'''p'''reliminary '''r'''equirements '''r'''eview
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;PeA:[[periapsis]] altitude. Altitude of periapsis above the surface of the orbited body
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;PeD:[[periapsis]] distance. See PeR.
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;PeR:[[periapsis]] radius. Distance of periapsis from the center of the orbited body
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;PeT:time to [[periapsis]] in seconds.
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;PG:[[prograde]]
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;PLT:Pilot
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;PMI:'''P'''rincipal '''m'''oments of '''i'''nertia, see [[PMI]]
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;Pos:position
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;PRJ:[[projection]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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;PSx:Payload Specialist x
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=Q=
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;QR: '''q'''ualification '''r'''eview
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=R=
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;R:
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#mean radius
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#specific gas constant
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;r0:atmospheric density at sea level
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;Rad:
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#radial distance
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#angular unit ''radians''
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;RAnm:[[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;RCS:[[reaction control system]], spacebourne orientation rocket system.
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;R&D:'''r'''esearch and '''d'''evelopment
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;RDT&E:'''r'''esearch, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''esting and '''e'''valuation
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;RInc:[[relative inclination]], as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;RVel:relative [[velocity]]
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;RG:[[retrograde]]
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;RKA:Russian Space Agency
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;RMS:'''R'''emote '''M'''anipulator '''S'''ystem
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;RS:Russian-side, used as prefix for orientation when describing ISS components.
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;RSLS:'''R'''edundant '''s'''et '''l'''aunch '''s'''equencer, the computer systems responsible for the ignition of the SSMEs in the [[Space Shuttle]] orbiter.
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;RTFM:'''R'''ead '''t'''he '''f'''ine (or many other '''f'''-words) '''m'''anual, a typical forum answer for questions already answered extensivly in the manual.
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;RTLS:'''R'''eturn '''t'''o '''l'''aunch '''s'''ite, a [[Space Shuttle]] abort mode.
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=S=
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;SAR:
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#'''S'''earch '''a'''nd '''r'''escue.
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#'''S'''yntetic '''a'''perture '''r'''adar, a [[radar]] mode used for creating navigation maps or detect slowly moving ground vehicles.
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;S/C: [[spacecraft|'''s'''pace'''c'''raft]]
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;SDK:Software Development Kit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDK]
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;SDLV:'''S'''huttle '''D'''erived '''L'''aunch '''V'''ehicle, see [[Ares]]
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;SDHLV:'''S'''huttle '''D'''erived '''H'''eavy '''L'''aunch '''V'''ehicle, see [[Ares V]]
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;SECO:
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#'''S'''econdary '''E'''ngine '''C'''ut'''o'''ff
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#'''S'''ustainer '''E'''ngine '''C'''ut'''o'''ff
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;Sim:
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#simulation time (in seconds), as seen in the [[general information display]]
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#a common abbreviation for "simulator"
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;SHP:[[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
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;Sh-ToR:ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;SI unit: The metric system of measurement, the modern name, see [[SI unit]]
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;SLF:shuttle landing facility, see [[Cape Canaveral]]
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;SMa:[[semi-major axis]]
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;SSME:Space Shuttle Main Engines [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSME_%28rocket_engine%29]
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;SMi:[[semi-minor axis]]
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;SRB:'''S'''olid '''R'''ocket '''B'''ooster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_rocket_booster]
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;SRTM:'''S'''huttle '''r'''adar '''t'''opography '''m'''ission, see [[SRTM]].
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;SSTO:[[Single_Stage_To_Orbit | Single Stage to Orbit]]
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;STOVL:Short take-off, vertical landing. As performed by the DG on full fuel employing hover thrusters during takeoff.
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;STP:static [[pressure]]
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;STS:'''s'''pace '''t'''ransportation '''s'''ystem, AKA space shuttle, see [[space transportation system]]
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=T=
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;Tgt:target, esp. in [[docking]] mode
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;Tg-ToR:target [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;T:orbit period, measured in seconds
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;TAS:true air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_air_speed]
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;TAEM:Terminal Area Energy Management
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;TEI:'''T'''rans '''E'''arth '''I'''njection[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_Earth_Injection]
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;TKS:russian spacecraft for the Almaz program, see [[TKS]]
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;TLA:Three letter acronym for a '''t'''hree '''l'''etter '''a'''cronym.
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;TLE:two-line elements
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;TLe:eject longitude, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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;TLi:intercept longitude, as seen on the [[transfer MFD]]
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;TLI:Trans Lunar Injection
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;Tn:time to node, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;TOFS:tangential offset [[docking MFD]]
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;TrA:[[true anomaly]]
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;TRK:Track ship, as displayed by [[map MFD]]
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;TrL:[[true longitude]]
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;TRL:'''t'''echnology '''r'''eadiness '''l'''evel
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;Ts:length of siderial day
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;Tth:predicted thrust time, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
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;TVEL:tangential [[velocity]]
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=U=
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;UMMU:'''U'''niversal '''m'''anned '''m'''aneuvering '''u'''nit, popular add-on, see [[Universal MMU]].
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;UNKS:unknown problems, you are aware of.
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;UNK-UNKS:unknown problems, you are not aware of.
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;UT:'''u'''niversal '''t'''ime, GMT. Not to be confused with [[UTC]] (Universial Time Co-ordinated). The latter is based on atomic clocks not astronomy, hence the occasional ''leap-second'' to correct UTC to GMT.
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=V=
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;VASI:'''V'''isual '''A'''pproach '''S'''lope '''I'''ndicator, the glideslope lighting system ajacent to runways to guide pilots onto the correct angle of glideslope (normally 3 degrees).
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;VC:
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#virtual cockpit
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#Visual C++, an IDE and C++ compiler by Microsoft.
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;Vel:[[velocity]]
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;VOR:[[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]]
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;VS:vertical speed
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;VSA: [[Virtual Space Agency]]
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;VTOL:'''V'''ertical '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''L'''anding
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=W=
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 8 April 2024

This list contains definitions for Orbiter or important spaceflight acronyms or abbreviations, especially those appearing in MFDs and various HUD modes.

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  2. Definition 2
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  1. Orbiter HUD definitions
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  3. General Orbiter definitions
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See also[edit]

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


A[edit]

AgP
Argument of periapsis:The angle in the orbit from the point of the ascending node to the point of periapsis, Used in OrbitMFD.
AN
ascending node:a vector in an orbit where the body passes from south to north of the plane of reference (i.e. ecliptic or equatorial). Shown in OrbitMFD as a dotted vector line connecting to a solid square on the orbit.
ApA
apoapsis apoapsis altitude
ApD
apoapsis apoapsis distance
ApR
apoapsis apoapsis radius
ApT
time to apoapsis
Alt
altitude
AORP
Autonomous Orbiter Rapid Prototype, a system to allow a shuttle orbiter to land without crew.
atmo
atmosphere
AR
acceptance review
ATV
  1. Autonomous Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft, see ATV.
  2. Automated Transfer Vehicle[1]
AU
astronomical unit

B[edit]

BMW
Bate, Mueller, White - authors of Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (1971)

C[edit]

CaLV
Cargo launch vehicle, see Ares V
CDI
course deviation indicator
CDR
  1. commander
  2. critical design review
CEV
Crew expedition vehicle, see CEV
CFD
computational fluid dynamics
CLV
Crew launch vehicle, see Ares I
COAS
Crew Optical Alignment Sight
COM
communication or communicator
CTD
crash to desktop
CTRL
Control
CTV
  1. Crew Transfer Vehicle, a manned spacecraft derived from the ATV, see CTV
  2. Compatibility Test Van, NASA
CVEL
  1. closing velocity
  2. Common Vessel Extensions Light, see CVEL

D[edit]

D3D9
refers to the advanced graphics client in Orbiter.
DN
descending node
DDT&E
design, development, test and evaluation
DG
Delta-glider
DGIII
DeltagliderIII, a famous enhanced version of the Delta-glider.
DGIV
DeltaGliderIV, an improved version of the DeltaGliderIII.
DG4
Orbiter's stock DG
DG-S
Delta-glider equiped with two scramjets.
DIV
divergent, i.e. yaw gimbal mode.
Dir
direction
Dist
distance
DLng
longitude difference, as seen on the synchronise orbit MFD
DNP
dynamic pressure
DNS
atmospheric density
DPS
Data Processing System. Term describing the general purpose computers and their interfaces onboard various manned spacecraft.
DST or Dst
distance (to target)
DTe
time to ejection, as seen on the transfer MFD
DTi
time to intercept, as seen on the transfer MFD
DTmin
time of arrical difference, as seen on the synchronise orbit MFD
Dv
delta velocity, as seen on the transfer MFD, see also Delta-V

E[edit]

Ecc
eccentricity
ECL
plane of the ecliptic
ECSS
european cooperation for space standardization
ECLSS
Environmental control and life support system
EELV
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
ESA
European Space Agency
ESAS
Exploration Systems Architecture Study
ET
external tank
EQU
plane of the equator
EVA
Extra vehicular activity, see EVA

F[edit]

FGB
Russian abbreviation for Functional Cargo Block. See FGB
FoV
field of view, as seen in the general information display
FPS
frame rate (frames per second), as seen in the general information display
FRF
Flight Readiness Firing, a launch countdown test of the Shuttle running all except SRB ignition and lift-off.

G[edit]

g
a unit of acceleration. 1g equals the gravity acceleration on earths surface, 9.81 m/s²
GL
Used often as vehicle name prefix for a Delta-glider
GET
Ground Elapsed Time [2]
GLOC
Gravity-induced Loss of Consciousness
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time.See Universal Time on Wikipedia
GPDS
Generic Payload Description System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GS
ground speed
GTO
geostationary transfer orbit

H[edit]

H
Horizon
HAC
Heading Alignment Cone
HLLV
heavy lift launch vehicle
HUD
heads up display
HSI
horizontal situation indicator
HST
Hubble Space Telescope
HTO
hypothetical transfer orbit, as seen on the transfer MFD

I[edit]

IAS
indicated air speed [3]
IDS
instrument docking system
ILS
  1. instrument landing system
  2. International launch services, a US-russian joint venture marketing Atlas and Proton launches
Inc
Inclination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclination)
ISP
specific impulse
ISS
International Space Station

J[edit]

JD
Julian date
JWST
James Webb Space Telescope
JSC
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

K[edit]

KISS
"Keep it simple, stupid!" Famous engineering dogma.[4]
KSC
Kennedy Space Center

L[edit]

LAN
longitude of ascending node or local-area network
LCC
  1. launch control center
  2. life cycle cost
LDEF
Long Duration Exposure Facility
LEO
Low earth orbit
LH2
Liquid Hydrogen
LOCV
Loss of crew and vehicle
LOX
Liquid Oxygen
LPe
longitude of periapsis

M[edit]

m
metre
M
Mega (SI prefix for 106). Occasionally mass or mach number
MCC
  1. mid course correction
  2. mission control center
MCC-H
mission control center Houston
MCC-M
mission control center Moscow
MDR
mission definition review
MECO
main engine cutoff
MET
Mission Elapsed Time. See Mission Elapsed Time on Wikipedia.
MFD
multifunction display, see MFD
MJD
modified Julian date
MLP
Mobile Launcher Platform
MMOD
Micrometeorites and orbital debris
MMU
manned maneuvering unit, see MMU
MnA
mean anomaly
MnL
mean longitude
MSx
Mission Specialist x
m/s
meters per second, the SI base unit of velocity

N[edit]

NAV
  1. navigation
  2. navigation aid

O[edit]

OAT
outside air temperature
Ob
obliquity of ecliptic (tilt of axis of rotation against plane of ecliptic)
OBS
omni bearing selector
OBT
orbit, as seen on the orbit MFD
OMBUU
Orbiter Midbody Umbilical Unit
OMP
Orbiter Multiplayer Project, an ongoing program to create a multiplayer server in Orbiter.
OMS
Orbital Maneuvering System, the 'main engines' of the space shuttle orbiter
OS
orbital speed

P[edit]

P
position (sometimes radius) vector, as seen on the align orbital plane MFD
p0
atmospheric pressure at sea level
PAM
Payload Assist Module, a family of solid upper stages for the Space Shuttle
PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicators, lit runway centerline.
PB
Shuttle PB
PDR
preliminary design review
PDRS
Payload Deployment and Retrieval System, the official name of the robot arm of the Space Shuttle
PRR
preliminary requirements review
PeA
periapsis altitude. Altitude of periapsis above the surface of the orbited body
PeD
periapsis distance. See PeR.
PeR
periapsis radius. Distance of periapsis from the center of the orbited body
PeT
time to periapsis in seconds.
PG
prograde
PLT
Pilot
PMI
Principal moments of inertia, see PMI
Pos
position
PRJ
projection, as seen on the orbit MFD
PSx
Payload Specialist x

Q[edit]

QR
qualification review

R[edit]

R
  1. mean radius
  2. specific gas constant
r0
atmospheric density at sea level
Rad
  1. radial distance
  2. angular unit radians
RAnm
true anomaly of reference axis, as seen on the synchronise orbit MFD
RCS
reaction control system, spacebourne orientation rocket system.
R&D
research and development
RDT&E
research, development, testing and evaluation
RInc
relative inclination, as seen on the align orbital plane MFD
RVel
relative velocity
RG
retrograde
RKA
Russian Space Agency
RMS
Remote Manipulator System
RS
Russian-side, used as prefix for orientation when describing ISS components.
RSLS
Redundant set launch sequencer, the computer systems responsible for the ignition of the SSMEs in the Space Shuttle orbiter.
RTFM
Read the fine (or many other f-words) manual, a typical forum answer for questions already answered extensivly in the manual.
RTLS
Return to launch site, a Space Shuttle abort mode.

S[edit]

SAR
  1. Search and rescue.
  2. Syntetic aperture radar, a radar mode used for creating navigation maps or detect slowly moving ground vehicles.
S/C
spacecraft
SDK
Software Development Kit [5]
SDLV
Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle, see Ares
SDHLV
Shuttle Derived Heavy Launch Vehicle, see Ares V
SECO
  1. Secondary Engine Cutoff
  2. Sustainer Engine Cutoff
Sim
  1. simulation time (in seconds), as seen in the general information display
  2. a common abbreviation for "simulator"
SHP
ship, as seen on the orbit MFD
Sh-ToR
ship time-on-reference, as seen on the synchronise orbit MFD
SI unit
The metric system of measurement, the modern name, see SI unit
SLF
shuttle landing facility, see Cape Canaveral
SMa
semi-major axis
SSME
Space Shuttle Main Engines [6]
SMi
semi-minor axis
SRB
Solid Rocket Booster [7]
SRTM
Shuttle radar topography mission, see SRTM.
SSTO
Single Stage to Orbit
STOVL
Short take-off, vertical landing. As performed by the DG on full fuel employing hover thrusters during takeoff.
STP
static pressure
STS
space transportation system, AKA space shuttle, see space transportation system

T[edit]

Tgt
target, esp. in docking mode
Tg-ToR
target time-on-reference, as seen on the synchronise orbit MFD
T
orbit period, measured in seconds
TAS
true air speed [8]
TAEM
Terminal Area Energy Management
TEI
Trans Earth Injection[9]
TKS
russian spacecraft for the Almaz program, see TKS
TLA
Three letter acronym for a three letter acronym.
TLE
two-line elements
TLe
eject longitude, as seen on the transfer MFD
TLi
intercept longitude, as seen on the transfer MFD
TLI
Trans Lunar Injection
Tn
time to node, as seen on the align orbital plane MFD
TOFS
tangential offset docking MFD
TrA
true anomaly
TRK
Track ship, as displayed by map MFD
TrL
true longitude
TRL
technology readiness level
Ts
length of siderial day
Tth
predicted thrust time, as seen on the align orbital plane MFD
TVEL
tangential velocity

U[edit]

UMMU
Universal manned maneuvering unit, popular add-on, see Universal MMU.
UNKS
unknown problems, you are aware of.
UNK-UNKS
unknown problems, you are not aware of.
UT
universal time, GMT. Not to be confused with UTC (Universial Time Co-ordinated). The latter is based on atomic clocks not astronomy, hence the occasional leap-second to correct UTC to GMT.

V[edit]

VASI
Visual Approach Slope Indicator, the glideslope lighting system ajacent to runways to guide pilots onto the correct angle of glideslope (normally 3 degrees).
VC
  1. virtual cockpit
  2. Visual C++, an IDE and C++ compiler by Microsoft.
Vel
velocity
VOR
very high frequency omnidirectional radio
VS
vertical speed
VSA
Virtual Space Agency
VTOL
Vertical Take Off and Landing

W[edit]

WBS
work breakdown structure
WPD
work package description
Wrp
time acceleration factor, seen in the general information display

X[edit]

XPDR
transponder

Y[edit]

YSC
Yokohama Science Center

Z[edit]

ZM
zoom, as seen on the map MFD

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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