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Acronyms & Abbreviations
| Acronym/abbreviation | Meaning | First appears on page |
|---|---|---|
| OBSERVATIONS chapter | ||
| AO | adaptive optics | 27 |
| BRDF | Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function | 20 |
| COPUOS | (UN) Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 18 |
| D&QS Report | Dark & Quiet Skies Report | 3 |
| EIRP | effective isotropic radiated power | 20 |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission | 18 |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union | 3 |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union | 18 |
| LEO | low-Earth orbit | 1 |
| LEOsat | LEO satellite | 1 |
| NIR | near-infrared | 2 |
| OEM | orbit ephemeris message | 19 |
| OMM | Orbit Mean-elements Message | 24 |
| STK | Systems Tool Kit | 26 |
| TLE | two-line element | 2 |
| WCS | World Coordinate System | 9 |
| ALGORITHMS chapter | ||
| 18SPCS | US Space Force 18th Space Control Sqn. | 20 |
| API | applications programming interface | 13 |
| BRDF | bidirectional reflectance distribution function | 17 |
| CADC | Canadian Astronomy Data Centrer | 12 |
| ESA | European Space Agency | 12 |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System | 22 |
| GPU | Graphics Processing UNit | 17 |
| ICRS | International Celestial Reference System | 6 |
| ILRS | International Laser Ranging Service | 20 |
| ITC | International Telecommunications Corporation | 22 |
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