Astronomical Satellite Abbreviations and Acronyms

  1. AGILE
    Astro-Rivelatore Gamma A Immagini Leggero
  2. ARGOS
    Advanced Research Global Observation Satellite
  3. ASCA
    Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astronomy
  4. BRITE
    Bright-Stfr Target Explorer
  5. CGRO
    Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
  6. COBRAS-SAMBA
    Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite / Satellite for Measurement of Background Anisotropies
  7. COBRAS-SAMBA
    Cosmic Background Radiation Anisotropy Satellite / Satellite for Measurement of Background Anisotrop
  8. FIRST
    Far Infrared and Sub-Millimetre Telescope
  9. IRAS
    Infrared Astronomy Satellite
  10. IRIS
    Iifrared Imaging Surveyor
  11. MINISAT
    Miniature Satellite
  12. NGST
    Next Generation Space Telescope
  13. OAO
    Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
  14. SFU
    Space Flier Unit
  15. SPARTAN
    Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy
  16. XMM-NEWTON
    X-Ray Multi-Mirror Mission

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