|
Acronym
|
Full Name
|
| ASA |
Austrian Space Agency |
| ASC |
Australian Space Council |
| ASO |
Australian Space Office |
| BNSC |
British National Space Center |
| BR |
Radiocommunication Bureau
of the ITU |
| CAST |
Chinese Academy of Space
Technology |
| CCIR |
International Radio Consultative
Committee (as of 1 March 1993 replaced by Radiocommunication
Study Groups of the RB) |
| CEPT |
European Conference of Postal
and Telecommunications Administrations |
| CCSDS |
Consultative Committee on
Space Data Systems |
| CGMS |
Coordination on Geostationary
Meteorological Satellites. |
| CITEL |
Conference on Inter-American
Telecommunications |
| CMA |
China Meteorological Administration |
| CNES |
Centre National d'Études
Spatiales (France) |
| CNSA |
China National Space Administration |
| CONAE |
Comisión Nacional
de Actividades Espaciales (Argentina) |
| CSA |
Canadian Space Agency |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) |
| CSTG |
Commission for International
Coordination of Space Techniques for Geodesy and Geodynamics |
| DLR |
Deutsche Forschungs - und
Versuchanstalt fur Luft - und Raumfahrt e.V. |
| DoC Canada |
Department of Communications,
Canada |
| DSN |
Deep Space Network |
| EDRS |
European Data Relay System
(ESA) |
| EESS |
Earth Exploration Satellite
service |
| EIRP |
Effective isotropically
radiated power |
| ESA |
European Space Agency |
| EUMETSAT |
European Meteorological
Satellite Organization |
| G/T |
Ratio of gain to noise temperature |
| GCOS |
Global Climate Observing
System |
| GSO |
Geostationary satellite
orbit |
| IFRB |
International Frequency
Registration Board (As of 1 March 1993 replaced by Radiocommunication
Bureau of the ITU) |
| INPE |
Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais
(Brazil) |
| INSA |
Ingeniera y Servicios Aeroespaciales
(Spain) |
| ISRO |
Indian Space Research Organization |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication
Union |
| IUCAF |
Inter-Union Commission of
Frequency Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science |
| IWG |
Intersessional Working Group
(of the SFCG) |
| JAXA |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| LEO |
Low earth orbit |
| MetSS |
Meteorological Satellite
service |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (USA) |
| NIVR |
Nederlands Instituut voor
Vliegtuigontwikkeling en Ruimtevaart |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (USA) |
| PFD |
Power flux density |
| RAS |
Russian Academy of Science |
| RB |
Radiocommunication Bureau
of the ITU |
| RSA |
Russian Space Agency |
| RR |
Radio Regulations of the
ITU |
| SG 7 |
Radiocommunication Study
Group 7: Science Services (ex CCIR SG 7) |
| SNIP |
Space Network Interoperability
Panel |
| SBSA |
Swedish Board for Space
Activities |
| SSC |
Swedish Space Corporation |
| TDRSS |
Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite System (NASA) |
| TTC |
Tracking, telemetry, and
command |
| WCRP |
World Climate Research Program |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
