| ACS |
Attitude Control System as it pertains to requirements |
| ADCS |
Attitude Determination and Control System |
| API |
Advance Publication Information |
| CBE |
Current Best Estimate |
| CDH |
Command and Data Handling as it pertains to requirements |
| CDS |
CubeSat Design Specification |
| COM |
Communications as it pertains to requirements |
| ConOps |
Concept of Operations |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| EPS |
Electrical Power System as it pertains to requirements |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| IARU |
International Amateur Radio Union |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
| LEO |
Low Earth Orbit |
| LoRa |
(from "long range") a radio communication technique |
| MPPT |
Maximum Power Point Tracker |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| ODA |
Orbital debris assessment as it pertains to requirements |
| ODAR |
Orbital Debris Assessment Report |
| OPS |
Operations as it pertains to requirements |
| PAY |
Payload as it pertains to requirements |
| RSO |
Resident Space Object |
| Sapling-2 |
The Sapling Giganteum Spacecraft |
| SLAB |
Space Rendezvous Laboratory |
| SOC |
State of Charge |
| SPCS |
18th Space Defense Squadron |
| SSI |
Student Space Initiative |
| STR |
Structure as it pertains to requirements |