付録３：衛星・ミッション略語

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• A：Asterix
  
• ACRIMSAT：Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite
  
• ADEOS：Advanced Earth Observing Satellite（ = 地球観測プラットフォーム技術衛星「みどり」）
  
• ADEOS �U：Advanced Earth Observing Satellite（ = 環境観測技術衛星「みどり�U」）
  
• ADM：Atmospheric Dynamic Mission
  
• AE：Atmosphere Explorer
  
• AEM：Applications Explorer Mission
  
• Almaz：Almaz ( = Diamond) Satellite
  
• ALOS：Advanced Land Observing Satellite（ = 陸域観測技術衛星「だいち」）
  
• AlSat: Algerian Satellite
  
• AMS：Advanced Meteorological Satellite
  
• Aqua: Aqua satellite（ = aqua（アクア）：ラテン語で「水」の意)
  
• ARGOS：Advanced Research Global Observation Satellite
  
• ARIES：Australian Resource Information Environment Satellite
  
• Aryahata：Aryahata（ = インドの天文学者）Satellite
  
• ATLAS：Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
  
• ATMOS：Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy Experiment
  
• ATN：Advanced TIROS-N Satellite
  
• ATS ：Advanced Technology Satellite
  
• AVStar: AstroVision International Inc. Star
  
• BADR：Badr ( = full moon) Satellite
  
• Bhaskara：Bhaskaracharias（ = 7世紀のインドの天文学者）Satellite
  
• BIRD：Bispectral Infra-red Detector
  
• BILSAT: BILTEN（ = Tubitak-Bilten(衛星製造会社)) Satellite
  
• BNSCSat: BNSC ( = British National Space Center) Satellite
  
• CALIPSO：Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
  
• Cartosat：Cartography Satellite
  
• CAS：Cooperative Applications Satellite
  
• Castor：Castor（ = 双子座の主星） satellite
  
• CBERS：China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite
  
• CHAMP：Challenging Microsatekkite Payload
  
• CHRIS-PROBA：Compact high Resolution Imaging Spectrometer−Project for On Board Autonomy
  
• Clark：Clark（ = 米国の西部探検家）Satellite
  
• CLOUDS：Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems
  
• CLOUDSAT: Cloud Satellite
  
• COMPASS：Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite
  
• Coriolis: Coriolis satellite ( = Coriolis（コリオリ）：フランスの土木学者・数理物理学者、コリオリの力にその名を残している）
  
• CORONA: project CORONA ( = 米国の最初の衛星写真偵察プログラム)
  
• COSMO-Skymed ：Constellation of Small satellite for Mediterranean basin Observation−Skymed
  
• CRISTA-SPAS：Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere−Shuttle Pallet Satellite
  
• CRSS：Commercial Remote Sensing System
  
• CryoSat: Cryosphere Satellite
  
• D：Diapason（ = 音叉） Satellite
  
• David：David Satellite
  
• DEMETER: Detection of Electro-Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions microsatellite( = Demeter（デーメーテール）：ギリシャ神話の大地・穀物・麦・社会秩序の女神)
  
• DLR-TUBSAT：DLR's TUBSAT
  
• DMC：Disaster Monitoring Constellation
  
• DMSP：Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
  
• DSCOVR: Deep Space Climate Observatory (「Triana」を改称)
  
• DSP: Defense Support Program
  
• Early Bird：Early Bird Satellite
  
• EGS：Experimental Geodetic Satellite
  
• Egyptsat：Egypt1an Satellite
  
• Elektro：Electro Satellite
  
• ENVISAT：Environment Satellite
  
• EO：Earth Observing
  
• Eole：Eole ( = the God of the winds) satellite
  
• EOS ：Earth Observing System
  
• EOS AM ：EOS Morning Crossing (Descending) Mission
  
• EOS ALT-LASER ：EOS LASER Altimetry Mission
  
• EOS CHEM ：EOS Morning Chemistry Mission
  
• EOS PM ：EOS Afternoon Crossing (Ascending) Mission
  
• ERBS：Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
  
• EROS：Earth Remote Observations Satellites
  
• ERS：European Remote Sensing Satellite
  
• ERTS：Earth Resources Technology Satellite
  
• ESSA ：Environmental Survey Satellite
  
• EXOS：Exospheric Satellite
  
• Explorer ：Explorer Satellite
  
• FOCUS：Fire Detection Infrared Sensor System
  
• FORMOSAT： Formosan（ = 台湾）Satellite
  
• FSLP：Fiest Spacelab Payload
  
• FY ：Feng Yun（ = 風雲）
  
• GEOS ：Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite
  
• GEOSAT：Geodetic and Geophysical Satellite
  
• GFO：GEOSAT Follow On
  
• GFZ：GeoForschungsZentrum satellite
  
• GMS：Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite（ = 静止気象衛星「ひまわり」）
  
• GIFTS-IOMI：Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer−Indian Ocean METOC (Meteorology and Oceanographic) Imager Mission
  
• GOCE：Gravity Field and Steady State Ocean Circulation Explorer
  
• GOES ：Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
  
• GOES -Next：Next-Generation GOES Satellite
  
• GOSAT：Greenhouse gas Observing Satellite
  
• GPS: Global Positioning System
  
• GRACE：Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
  
• HCMM：Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
  
• HDTVCAM：High-Definition Television Camcorder Demonstration
  
• HJ：
  
• HY：Hai Yang（ = 海洋）Satellite
  
• ICESAT：Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite
  
• IGOS: Integrated Global Observing Strategy
  
• IGS：Information Gathering Satellite
  
• IKONOS: Ikono（ = imaging） Satellite
  
• INSAT ：Indian National Satellite
  
• Interkosmos：International Kosmos (Cosmos) Satellite
  
• IRS ：Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
  
• ITOS：Improved TIROS Operational Satellite
  
• Jason ：Jason（ = Jason（イアソン）：ギリシャ神話人名、コルキス島の伝説の黄金の羊を求めて航海したアルゴー船団の隊長）Satellite
  
• JEM/SMILES：Superconducting Submillimeter-wave Limb-Emission Sounder on Japanese Experimental Module
  
• JERS：Japanese Earth Resources Satellite（ = 地球資源衛星「ふよう」）
  
• JWS D：Joint Warfighting Space Demonstrator
  
• Kalpana ：Kalpana（＝ インド出身の米国の女性化学者、宇宙飛行士。スペースシャトルコロンビア（STS-107）で事故死）Satellite
  
• KITSAT：Korean Institute of Technology Satellite
  
• Kometa/SPIN-2：Comet／Space Information-2 m
  
• Kompass　→　COMPASS
  
• KOMPSAT: Korean Multi-purpose Satellite
  
• Kosmos：Kosmos (＝Cosmos) Satellite
  
• LAGEOS：Lager Geodynamic Satellite
  
• Landsat ：Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
  
• LAPAN-TUBSAT：LAPAN's TUBSAT
  
• LASSO：Laser Synchronization from Stationary Orbit
  
• LDCM：Landsat Data Continuity Mission
  
• Lewis：Lewis（＝米国の西部探検家）Satellite
  
• LITE：LIDAR In-space Technology Experiment
  
• MA：Mercury Atlas
  
• MACSAT: Medium Aperture Camera Satellite
  　→RazakSat
• Maroc-TUBSAT：Moroccan TUBSAT
  
• MAGSAT：Magnet Field Satellite
  
• MECB：Mission Espacial Brazilian Completa
  
• Mega Tropiques: Cloud (in Sanskrit)−Tropics (in French)
  
• Meteor ：Meteor ( = Meteorology) Satellite
  
• Meteor Priroda：Meteor Priroda ( = Nature) Satellite
  
• Meteosat：Meteorological Satellite
  
• METOP：Meteosat Operational
  
• METSAT：Meteorological Satellite →Kalpana
  
• MDS：Mission Demonstration Satellite
  
• MICROSAT：Micro-Satellite
  
• MOS：Marine Observation Satellite（ = 海洋観測衛星「もも」）
  
• MRSE：Microwave Remote Sensing Experiment
  
• MSG: Meteosat Second Generation
  
• MTI：Multispectral Thermal Imager satellite
  
• MTP：METEOSAT Transitional Programme
  
• MTSAT：Multi-functional Transport Satellite（ = 運輸多目的衛星「ひまわり」）
  
• NEMO：Naval EarthMap Observer
  
• Nimbus ：Nimbus（ = 嵐雲）Satellite
  
• NMP：New Millennium Program
  
• NOAA ：National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency Satellite
  
• NPOESS ：National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
  
• Oceansat ：Ocean Satellite
  
• OCO ：Orbiting Carbon Observatory
  
• Odin：Odin（ = 北欧神話神） Satellite
  
• Ofeq：Ofeq ( = Horizon) Satellite
  
• OGO：Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
  
• Okean：Okean ( = Ocean) Satellite
  
• Orsted：Orsted（ = デンマークの物理学者：1777-1851）Satellite
  
• Orbview: OrbView satellite
  
• OSTA ：Office of Space and Terrestrial Application Payload
  
• OSTM ：Ocean Surface Topography Mission
  
• PAGEOS：Passive GEOS reflectors
  
• PARASOL: Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar
  
• Peole：Pre-eEole satellite
  
• PICASSO/CENA：Pathfinderinstruments For Cloud And Aerosol Spaceborne Observations−Climatologie Etendue des Nuages et des Aerosols
  
• POSEIDON：Premier Observatoire Spatial Etude Intensive Dynamique Ocean et Nivosphere（ = Poseidon（ポセイドン）：ギリシア神話の海神）
  
• Pleiades：Pleiades（ = ギリシャ神話の7人姉妹、星団の名） satellite
  
• PRC：Peoples Republic of China Satellite
  
• Priroda：Priroda ( = Nature) Mir module
  
• PWA: Portfolio of Water Action
  
• QuickBird：Quick Bird Satellite
  
• QuikSCAT：Quick recovery Scatterometer
  
• RADARSAT ：Radar Satellite
  
• RazakSat ：Razak（ = マレーシア初代首相）Satellite
  
• Resurs：Resurs ( = Resources) Satellite
  
• Resurs-O：Resurs Satellite Operative
  
• ROCSAT：Republic of China Satellite
  
• Rohini ：Rohini（ = 人名？／星（アルデバラン）の名？）Satellite
  
• SAC：Satelite de Applicaciones/Scientifico
  
• SAFIR：Satellite For Information Relay
  
• SAGE：Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment Spacecraft
  
• SAGE III：Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III
  
• San Marco：San Marco Satellite
  
• SAR C：Synthetic Aperture Radar C
  
• SARSAT：Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
  
• Saudisat：Saudi Arabia Satellite
  
• SCD：Satelite Coleta de Dados
  
• SCISAT：Canadian Science Satellite
  
• Seasat ：Sea Satellite
  
• SeaStar：Seastar Satellite
  
• SECOR：Sequential Collation of Range spacecraft
  
• SEDSAT：Student for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Satellite
  
• SELENE: SELenological and ENgineering Explorer（ = Selene（セレーネ）：ギリシア神話の月の女神）
  
• SHIMMER：Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals
  
• SLA ：Shuttle Laser Altimeter
  
• SME：Solar Mesosphere Explorer
  
• SMOS：Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission
  
• SMS：Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
  
• SOLSE：Shuttle Ozone Limb Scattering Experiment
  
• SORCE：Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
  
• SPARCLE：Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment
  
• SPOT ：Systeme pour l'Observation de la Terre
  
• SRL：Space Radar Laboratory
  
• SRS：Stretched Rohini Satellite
  
• SRTM： Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  
• SSBUV：Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument
  
• SSR：Satelite de Sensoriament Remoto
  
• SSTI：Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative
  
• STARLETTE：Satellite de Taille Adapyee avec Reflecteurs pour les Etudes de la Terre
  
• STS: Space Transportation System
  
• TDRS：Tracking and Data Relay System
  
• Terra: Terra satellite（ = terra（テラ）：ラテン語で「大地、地球」の意）
  
• Thai Phutt：Thai Phutt (Ereedom-development) satellite
  
• TAS：Technology Applications and Science
  
• TES：Technology Experiment Satellite
  
• THEOS：Thailand Earth Observation Satellite
  
• TIMED：Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
  
• TIROS：Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
  
• TiungSat：Tiung (minor bird) Satellite
  
• TMSAT：Thailand's First Microsatellite
  
• TOMS-EP：Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer−Earth Probe
  
• TOPEX/Poseidon：Ocean Topography Experiment / Poseidon
  
• TOPSAT: Tactical Optical Satellite
  
• TOS：TIROS Operational Satellite
  
• Triana: Triana satellite（ = Rodrigo de Triana（ロドリゴ・デ・トリアーナ）：コロンブスの第1回大西洋横断航海で最初に西インド諸島の島を見た船乗り）→「DSCOVR」と改称
  
• TRMM：Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
  
• TS：Tansuo（ = 探索）satellite
  
• TtANOS：Thermosphere temperature & Nitric Oxide Spectrograph
  
• TUBSAT：Technical University of Berlin Satellite
  
• UARS：Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
  
• Ulybyol：Ulybyol (our star) satellite
  
• VCL：Vegetation Canopy Lidar Mission
  
• VENμS：Vegetation and Ebvironment Monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite
  
• VnSat：Vietnam Satellite
  
• WeberSat：Weber State University Satellite
  
• WORF：Window Observational Research Facility
  
• X-SAR：X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
  
• ZY：Zi Yuan（ = 資源）Satellite
  

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