| ACRONYM |
DESCRIPTION |
| L |
LITER |
| L/V |
LAUNCH VEHICLE |
| L0 |
LEVEL ZERO (PROCESSING) |
| L1 |
LEVEL ONE (PROCESSING) |
| LA |
LEVEL ABSOLUTE |
| LAB |
LABORATORY MODULE |
| LAB |
LABORATORY |
| LABOCC |
LABORATORY MODULE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER |
| LAC |
LOCAL AREA COVERAGE |
| LACIE |
LARGE AREA CROP INVENTORY EXPERIMENT (BEGUN BY NASA) |
| LACO |
LASER COMMUNICATIONS |
| LAGEOS |
LASER GEODYNAMICS SATELLITE (U.S./ITALY, LAGEOS-2 LAUNCH) |
| LAI |
LEAF AREA INDEX |
| LAMAR |
LARGE AREA MODULAR ARRAY |
| LAN |
LOCAL AREA NETWORK |
| LANDSAT |
LAND SATELLITE (GOVERNMENT DEVELOPED--NOW PRIVATE INDUSTRY) |
| LAP |
LEASED ATTACHED PALLET |
| LAPB |
LINK ACCESS PROCEDURE B |
| LARAR |
LARGE ANTENNA REAL APERTURE RADAR |
| LaRC |
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (NASA, HAMPTON, VA) |
| LARS |
LOWER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE |
| LAS |
LAND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (EDC) |
| LASA |
LIDAR ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER AND ALTIMETER |
| Laser |
LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION |
| LaserFAX |
LASER FACSIMILE (X IMPLIED) |
| LASP |
LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERES AND SPACE PHYSICS (UNIV OF COLORADO) |
| LAT |
LATITUDE |
| LAT/LONG |
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE |
| LAWS |
LASER ATMOSPHERIC WIND SOUNDER |
| lb |
POUND |
| LBCT |
LAUNCH BASE CARGO TRANSPORTER |
| LBF |
LEVEL OF BEST FIT |
| LBR |
LOW-BIT-RATE (USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ERS-1) |
| lbs |
POUNDS |
| LC |
LAUNCH CONDUCTOR |
| LCC |
LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER |
| LCC |
LIFE CYCLE COST/COSTING |
| LCD |
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY |
| LCM |
LINE CONDITIONING MODULE |
| LCN |
LOGISTICS CONTROL NUMBER |
| LCP |
LEFT/LEFTHAND CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| LCR |
LAUNCH CONTROL ROOM (NASA) |
| LD |
LEVEL DISCRETE (COMMAND TYPE) |
| LD |
LUMINESCENCE DETECTOR |
| LDEF |
LONG-DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY (NASA/FREE FLYING FOR EXPOSURE) |
| LDR |
LARGE DEPLOYABLE REFLECTOR (NASA) |
| LDR |
LOW DATA RATE |
| LDS |
LAUNCH DISPLAY SYSTEM (PART OF GSS) |
| LDSFD |
LASER DOCKING SENSOR FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION (NASA/LASER POSITIONING) |
| LDW |
LORAN-C DROP WINDSONDE |
| LE |
LEADING EDGE |
| LE |
LANDMARK EXTRACTION |
| LE |
LATENT ENERGY (EVAPOTRANSPIRATION) |
| LEA |
LOGISTICS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS |
| LED |
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE |
| LEEC |
LASER TO ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION |
| LEFI |
LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD INSTRUMENT |
| LEO |
LAUNCH AND EARLY ORBIT (NASA) |
| LEO |
LOW EARTH ORBIT (NOAA POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES) |
| LEPAT |
LOW ENERGY PROTON AND ALPHA TELESCOPE |
| LEQ |
LEVEL EQUIVALENT |
| LeRC |
LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER (NASA, CLEVELAND, OH) |
| LERTS |
LABORATOIRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES EN TELEDETECTION SPATIALE |
| LF |
LIGHT FINE (HIGH-RESOLUTION DMSP VISIBLE IMAGE) |
| LF |
LOAD FACTOR |
| LFC |
LARGE FORMAT CAMERA (NASA) |
| LFF |
LARGE FORMATION FLYER |
| LFM |
LIMITED-AREA, FINE-MESH MODEL |
| LFMR |
LOW-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETER |
| LGA |
LOW GAIN ANTENNA |
| LGM |
LOGISTICS MODULE |
| LGMT |
LOW-G MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY GROUP |
| LHAG |
LOW INCLINATION HIGH ENERGY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD GROUP |
| LHC |
LEFT-HAND CIRCULAR (POLARIZATION) |
| LHCP |
LEFT-HAND CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| LIDAR |
LIGHT INTENSIFICATION DETECTION AND RANGING |
| LIDAR |
LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING INSTRUMENT |
| LIDQA |
LANDSAT IMAGE DATA QUALITY & ANALYSIS |
| LIFESAT |
LIFE SCIENCES SATELLITE (NASA/LIFE SCIENCES IN u-g ENVIRONMENT) |
| LIMS |
LIMB INFRARED MONITOR OF THE STRATOSPHERE (NIMBUS-7) |
| LIS |
LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR |
| LIS |
LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM |
| LISD |
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION (NOAA, WASHINGTON, DC) |
| LISN |
LINE IMPEDANCE STABILIZATION NETWORK |
| LISS |
LINEAR/IMAGING SELF-SCANNER SENSOR |
| LITE |
LIDAR IN-SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT (NASA/SOLID STATE DEMO.) |
| LL |
LONG-LEAD |
| LLAG |
LOW INCLINATION LOW ENERGY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD GROUP |
| LLTV |
LOW LIGHT TV |
| LLVIR |
LONG LINE VOICE INTERFACE RACK |
| LM |
LONG/LOGISTICS MODULE (NASA/SPACELAB CREW MODULE) |
| LMMS |
LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & SPACE |
| LMS |
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| LMSC |
LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE COMPANY |
| LMST |
LOCAL MEAN SOLAR/SUN TIME |
| LN2 |
LIQUID NITROGEN |
| LNA |
LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER |
| LO |
LOCAL OSCILLATOR |
| LO |
LIASON OFFICER |
| LO |
LABORATORY OUTFITTING |
| LO2 |
LIQUID OXYGEN |
| LOB |
LAUNCH OPERATIONS BUILDING |
| LOB |
LINE OF BALANCE |
| LOC |
LOCAL OCEANIC COVERAGE |
| LOC |
LINES OF CODE |
| LOCC |
LAUNCH OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER |
| LOD |
LANDSAT OPERATIONS DIVISION (NESDIS, SUITLAND, MD) |
| LOE |
LEVEL OF EFFORT |
| LOFO |
LAST-ON-FIRST-OFF |
| LOG |
LOGARITHM OR LOGARITHMIC |
| LON |
LONGITUDE |
| LOR |
LOW RATE DEMODULATOR |
| LORAN |
LONG RANGE NAVIGATION |
| LOS |
LOSS OF SIGNAL |
| LOS |
LINE OF SIGHT |
| LOS |
LAND OBSERVATION SATELLITE (JAPAN--USUALLY LINKED WITH MOS) |
| LOSC |
LABORATORY OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER |
| LOTREX |
LONGITUDINAL LAND-SURFACE TRAVERSE EXPERIMENT |
| LOW |
LOW ORDER LANGUAGE |
| LOX |
LIQUID OXYGEN |
| LP |
LANGMUIR PROBE |
| LP/FDC |
LINE PRINTER/FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER |
| LPC |
LOAD POWER CONDITIONER |
| lpm |
LINES PER MINUTE |
| LPS |
LAUNCH PROCESSING SYSTEM |
| LPT |
LIMITED PERFORMANCE TEST |
| LPT |
LASER PROPULSION TEST |
| LRD |
LAUNCH READINESS DATE |
| LRE |
LONG RANGE ESTIMATE |
| LRFAX |
LOW RESOLUTION FAX |
| LRI |
LOW RATE INSTRUMENT |
| LRIR |
LIMB RADIANCE INVERSION RADIOMETER |
| LRM |
LOW RATE MULTIPLEXER |
| LRS |
LASER REFLECTANCE SPECTROMETER |
| LRU |
LINE/LOWEST REPLACEABLE UNIT |
| LS |
LIGHT SMOOTH (SMOOTHED DMSP VISIBLE IMAGE) |
| LSA |
LAUNCH SERVICES AGREEMENT |
| LSA |
LOGISTICS SUPPORT ANALYSIS |
| LSAR |
LOGISTICS SUPPORT ANALYSIS RECORD |
| LSB |
LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIT |
| LSB |
LAUNCH SUPPORT BUILDING |
| LSB |
LAND SCIENCES BRANCH (NESDIS, CAMP SPRINGS, MD) |
| LSB |
LEASED SPACECRAFT BUS |
| LSB |
LAUNCH SERVICES BUILDING |
| LSC |
LARGE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR |
| LSE |
LAUNCH SITE EQUIPMENT |
| LSI |
LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION |
| LSL |
LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY |
| LSS |
LARGE SPACE STRUCTURE (NASA) |
| LSSM |
LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT MANAGER |
| LSSO |
LAUNCH SITE SAFETY OFFICE |
| LSSP |
LAUNCH SITE SAFETY/SUPPORT PLAN |
| LSST |
LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT TEAM |
| LST |
LOCAL SOLAR/STANDARD TIME |
| LST |
LARGE STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY GROUP |
| LSTE |
LARGE STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT |
| LSTP |
LOW SPEED TAPE PROCESSOR |
| LSTS |
LOW SPEED TAPE SYSTEM |
| LTD |
LARGE SPACE ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT |
| LTE |
LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM |
| LTIP |
LONG TERM INSTRUMENT PLAN |
| LTOP |
LONG TERM OPERATING PLAN |
| LTSP |
LONG TERM SCIENCE PLAN |
| LUT |
LOCAL USER TERMINAL |
| LUT |
LOOK-UP-TABLE |
| LV |
LAUNCH VEHICLE |
| LVCU |
LATCH VALVE CONTROL UNIT |
| LVDT |
LINEAR VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER |
| LVLH |
LOCAL VERTICAL, LOCAL HORIZONTAL |
| LVS |
LAUNCH VEHICLE SYSTEMS |
| LW |
LONG WAVE |
| LWIR |
LONG WAVE INFRA-RED |
| LZP |
LEVEL ZERO PROCESSING |
| |
|
