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ELV TERMS AND ACRONYMS

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Abbreviations

The world of Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELV) uses many terms you may be unfamiliar with. To make the ELV coverage experience more fun and meaningful, we have provided a listing of the most frequently used abbreviations and phrases below.

For a more comprehensive listing of abbreviations, check out the Acronym List provided in the Information Center linked from the Kennedy Space Center home page.

July 12, 2004
B/H Blockhouse
CCAFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
DPAF Dual Payload Adapter Fitting
DSN Deep Space Network
ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle
FRR Flight Readiness Review
GN2 Gaseous Nitrogen
GPS Global Positioning System
GSE Ground Support Equipment
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
H/W Hardware
JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch Window The period of time in which the vehicle can be launched, usually ranging anywhere from one second to several hours.
L-(time) Time remaining until launch, including time spent in holds
LH2 Liquid Hydrogen
LOX Liquid Oxygen
LRR Launch Readiness Review
LSM Launch Service Manager
L/V Launch Vehicle
LVDC Launch Vehicle Data Center
MDC Mission Director's Center
MILA Merritt Island Launch Area
MIM Mission Integration Manager
MIT Mission Integration Team
MOCS2 Mission Operation Communication System version 2
MPPF Multipurpose Payload Processing Facility
MRR Mission Readiness Review
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PAF Payload Attach Fitting
P/L Payload
PHSF Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility
PLF Payload Fairing
Pre-VOS Pre-Vehicle On-Stand
RCS Reaction Control System
SAEF-2 Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2
S/C Spacecraft
Skid Strip Runway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
SLC Space Launch Complex
SRB Solid Rocket Booster
S/W Software
T-(time) Time remaining until launch, not including time spent in holds
TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
VAFB Vandenberg Air Force Base

 
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