Astronomy Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. STVSW
   Space Telescope Verification Software
2. TMTE
   Telemetry Test Equipment
3. UKIDSS UKIRT
   Infrared Deep Sky Survey
4. ULYSSES
   Ultraviolet LibrarY of Spectra for Star-forming Environments
5. URPX
   Uranian Ring Plane Crossing
6. US/PS
   see PRESTO
7. WMKO
   W. M. Keck Observatory
8. WXQ
   Waxing Quarter
9. A-GPS
   Assisted Global Positioning System
10. .U3P
    Union Pour La Promotion De La Propulsion Photonique
11. .ISZ
    Iskusstvenniy Sputnik Zemli
12. AFPRO
    Air Force Plan Representative Office
13. SERNO
    Serial Number
14. CASCA
    Canadian Astronomical Society
15. CASSINI
    Saturn Orbiter and Titan Probe
16. NPO-PM
    Npo Prikladnoi Mekhaniki
17. SEPAC
    Space Experiments With Particle Accelerators
18. SIXA
    Silicon X-ray Array
19. AWGWC
    Air Force Global Weather Center
20. C&DM
    Configuration and Data Management

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