| ACRONYM |
DESCRIPTION |
| T |
TEMPERATURE/TIME/TILT/TRACKING |
| T & A |
TEST AND ADJUST |
| T & C |
TELEMETRY AND COMMAND SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM |
| T & DA |
TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION |
| T & E |
TEST AND EVALUATION |
| T & H |
TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING |
| T II |
TITAN II |
| t.p. |
TROPICAL PLATFORM |
| T/B |
THERMAL/BALANCE |
| T/F |
TRANSFER FUNCTION |
| T/M |
TELEMETRY (ALSO TLM) |
| T/V |
THERMAL VACUUM |
| T-0U |
T MINUS ZERO UMBILICAL |
| TAC |
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
| TACC |
TRACKING AND CONTROL CENTER |
| TACS |
TRACKING AND CONTROL STATION |
| TACTS |
TELEMETRY, ACQUISITION, AND COMMAND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM |
| TAG |
ANGSTROM |
| TAG |
TESTED & GUARANTEED |
| TAL |
TRANSATLANTIC |
| TAM |
THREE-AXIS MAGNETOMETER |
| TAPS |
TWO-AXIS POINTING SYSTEM |
| TARS |
TURN AROUND RANGING STATION |
| TB |
TERABYTE |
| TBA |
TO BE ASSIGNED |
| TBD |
TO BE DETERMINED |
| TBM |
TERABIT MEMORY |
| TBR |
TO BE REVIEWED/RESOLVED |
| TBS |
TO BE SPECIFIED/SUPPLIED |
| TBS |
TERABIT MEMORY SYSTEM (NOAA DATA SYSTEM, NOW REPLACED) |
| TBU |
TIME BASE UNIT |
| TC |
THERMOCOUPLE |
| TC |
THERMAL CONTROL |
| TCA |
TEMPERATURE CONTROL AMPLIFIER |
| TCA |
TIME OF CLOSEST APPROACH |
| TCAB |
TEMPERATURE OF CABIN |
| Tcat |
STAR CATALOG THRESHOLD |
| TCB |
THERMAL-CONTROL BLANKET |
| TCC |
TOS CHECKOUT CENTER OR TIME CODE COUNTER |
| TCE |
THERMAL-CONTROL ELECTRONICS |
| TCH |
THERMAL-CONTROL HEATERS |
| TCL |
THERMAL-CONTROL LOUVERS |
| TCLBS |
TROPICAL CONSTANT-LEVEL BALLOON SYSTEM |
| TCNTRL |
THRUSTER CONTROL SOFTWARE |
| TCOPS |
TRAJECTORY COMPUTATION & ORBITAL PRODUCTS SYSTEM |
| TCP/IP |
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL/INTERNET PROTOCOL |
| TCR |
THERMAL CONTROL RADIATORS |
| TCS |
THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM/SUBSYSTEM |
| TCS |
TELEMETRY AND COMMAND SIMULATOR (PART OF GSS) |
| TCSM |
TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY SYSTEMS MODEL |
| TCXO |
TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED/CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (X IMPLIED) |
| TD & D |
TECHNICAL DATA AND DOCUMENTATION |
| TDA |
TASK DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT |
| TDAG |
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY GROUP |
| TDAS |
TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION SATELLITE |
| TDASS |
TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION SATELLITE SYSTEM |
| TDC |
TELEMETRY DATA CONTROLLER (NASA) |
| TDFS |
TIROS DYNAMIC FLIGHT SIMULATOR |
| TDI |
TIME DELAY AND INTEGRATION |
| TDL |
TRANSPARENT DATA LINK |
| TDM |
TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING |
| TDM |
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS |
| TDM |
TRACKING DATA MESSAGE |
| TDMP |
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS POLAR (CANADA) |
| TDMWG |
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS WORKING GROUP |
| TDMX |
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS MISSION |
| TDPS |
TRACKING AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM |
| TDR |
TEST DISCREPANCY REPORT |
| TDR |
TEMPERATURE DATA RECORDS |
| TDRE |
TRACKING DATA RELAY EXPERIMENT |
| TDRS |
TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE |
| TDRS-E |
TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE - EAST (LONGITUDE) |
| TDRSGS |
TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEM |
| TDRSS |
TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE SYSTEM |
| TDRS-W |
TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE - WEST (LONGITUDE) |
| TE |
TEST EQUIPMENT |
| TE |
TECHNICAL EVALUATION |
| TE |
TRAILING EDGE |
| TEA |
TORQUE EQUILIBRIUM ATTITUDE |
| TEC |
TIROS EVALUATION CENTER |
| TED |
TOTAL ENERGY DETECTOR |
| TEEGIS |
TRMM END TO END GROUND INFORMATION SYSTEM |
| TELCON |
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION |
| TELESAT |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (CANADIAN) |
| TELSTAR |
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE |
| TES |
TROPOSPHERIC EMISSION SPECTROMETER |
| TeV |
TERA-ELECTRON VOLTS |
| TF |
THERMAL FINE (HIGH-RESOLUTION DMSP INFRARED IMAGE) |
| TFE |
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE RESIN |
| TFG |
TRANSFER FRAME GENERATOR |
| TFS |
THERMAL AND FLUID SYSTEMS (NASA/TEST IN ZERO-GRAVITY OF SS) |
| TGS |
TRIGLYCINE SULFATE |
| TGT |
TDRSS GROUND TERMINAL (REPLACED BY NGT) |
| THIR |
TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY INFRARED RADIOMETER |
| THR |
THERMAL HEAT RADIATORS |
| THS |
THERMAL HEAT SHIELDS |
| TIC |
TIROS-N INTEGRATED CLOCK |
| TIFF |
TAGGED IMAGE FILE FORMAT |
| TIGER |
THERMAL INFRARED GROUND EMISSION RADIOMETER |
| TIM |
TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETING |
| TIMS |
THERMAL INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER |
| TIMS |
TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
| TIP |
TIROS INFORMATION PROCESSOR (NOAA) |
| TIP |
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION PANEL |
| TIR |
THERMAL INFRARED |
| TIRES |
TIROS EXECUTIVE SOFTWARE |
| TIREX |
TIROS ICE EXPERIMENT (NASA/NAVY EXPERIMENT IN THE 1960'S) |
| TIROS |
TELEVISION AND INFRARED OBSERVATION SATELLITE (1ST NOAA MET SAT) |
| TIROS |
TELEVISION INFRARED OPERATIONAL SATELLITE |
| TIS |
TEACHER IN SPACE (NASA) |
| TISB |
TRAINING AND INFORMATION SERVICES BRANCH (NESDIS CAMP SPRINGS,MD) |
| TISF |
TAPE INVENTORY SEQUENTIAL FILES (GSFC) |
| TIV |
TITAN-IV |
| TLD |
TEST LOAD PACKAGE (FLIGHT SOFTWARE) |
| TLD |
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETER |
| TLM |
TELEMETRY (ALSO T/M) |
| TLP |
TEST LOAD PACKAGE (FLIGHT SOFTWARE) |
| TLP |
TRANSMISSION LEVEL POINT |
| TLs |
TEAM LEADERS & TEAM MEMBERS |
| TM |
THERMAL MODEL |
| TM |
TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM (NOAA REPORT USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER) |
| TM |
THEMATIC MAPPER |
| TM |
TECHNICAL MANUAL |
| TM |
TEAM MEMBER |
| TMC |
TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
| TMCF |
TEAM MEMBER COMPUTING FACILITY |
| TMIS |
TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NASA) |
| TML |
TOTAL MASS LOSS |
| TMMCA |
TIROS MAGNETIC MOMENT COMPENSATION ASSEMBLY |
| TMS |
TELEOPERATOR MANEURVERING SYSTEM |
| TMU |
TIROS MODULATOR/MONITOR UNIT (PART OF GSS) |
| TN |
TDRSS NETWORK |
| T-NUMBER |
TYPICAL LONG-TERM GROWTH RATE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES (INTENSITY) |
| TO |
TECHNICAL OFFICER |
| TO |
TRANSFER ORBIT |
| TO |
TDRS OPERATIONS |
| TOA |
TOP-OF-THE-ATMOSPHERE |
| TOAR |
TIROS ORBITAL ANOMALY REPORT |
| TOARB |
TIROS ORBITAL ANOMALY REVIEW BOARD |
| Tobs |
STAR OBSERVATION THRESHOLD |
| TOCC |
TIROS OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTER |
| TOCC |
TDRS OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER |
| TOCS |
TIROS OPERATIONAL COMMAND SUBSYSTEM |
| TOGA |
TROPICAL OCEANS AND GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE PROGRAMME |
| TOMS |
TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER |
| TOO |
TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY |
| TOPEX |
TOPOGRAPHY (OCEAN) EXPERIMENT (US/FRANCE; POSEIDON EXPERIMENT) |
| TOR |
LUMEN |
| TOR |
TECHNICAL OPERATING REPORT |
| TOS |
TIROS OPERATIONAL SATELLITE/SYSTEM |
| TOS |
TRANSFER ORBIT STAGE (NASA) |
| TOSCOM |
TOS GROUND COMMUNICATIONS LINK |
| TOTO |
TONGUE-OF-THE-OCEAN (ALSO DOROTHY'S DOG) |
| TOVS |
TIROS OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER/SOUNDING |
| TOW |
TIME OF WEEK |
| TOY |
TIME OF YEAR |
| TP |
TEST POINT |
| TP |
TEST PROCEDURE |
| TP |
TAPE PROCESSOR |
| TPC |
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
| TPG |
TEST PATTERN GENERATOR |
| TPI |
TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS |
| TPOCC |
TRANSPORTABLE POCC |
| TPR |
TEST PROCEDURE REPORT |
| TPS |
TEST PREPARATION SHEET |
| TPS |
THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| TPT |
TELEVISION PICTURE TERMINAL |
| TQCM |
THERMOELECTRIC QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE |
| TR |
TAPE RECORDER |
| TR |
TECHNICAL/TEST REPORT |
| TRACER |
TROPOSPHERIC RADIOMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC CHEM. & ENVIRON. RESEARCH |
| TRAMAR |
TROPICAL RAIN MAPPING RADAR |
| TRANET |
TRACKING NETWORK (DoD) |
| TRANS |
TRANSFER ORBIT |
| TRANSIT |
TRANSIT (U.S. NAVY NAVIGATION SATELLITE) |
| TRASYS |
THERMAL RADIATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM |
| TRB |
TECHNICAL/TEST REVIEW BOARD |
| TREMB |
TROPICAL RAINFALL EXPLORER MISSION (NASA) |
| TRIC |
TRANSITION RADIATION AND IONIZATION CALORIMETER |
| TRIFAR |
TRI-FREQUENCY AIRBORNE RADAR |
| TRIS |
TROPICAL REGION IMAGING SPECTROMETER |
| TRK |
TRACKING |
| TRMM |
TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (NASA) |
| TRR |
TEST READINESS REVIEW |
| TS |
TEMPERATURE SOUNDING |
| TS |
THERMAL SMOOTH (SMOOTHED DMSP INFRARED IMAGE) |
| TSA |
TIME AND SPACE AVERAGING |
| TSC |
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER (DoT) |
| TSC |
TEST SUPPORT CONTRACTOR |
| TSC |
THERMAL SHAPE CONTROL |
| TSC |
TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER |
| TSCM |
TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES |
| TSDIS |
TRMM SCIENCE DATA & INFORMATION SYSTEM |
| TSN |
TRMM SCIENCE NETWORK |
| TSO |
TIME SHARING OPTION |
| TSS |
TIROS SPACECRAFT SIMULATOR |
| TSS |
TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEM (NASA/DEPLOY AND RETRIEVAL BY SHUTTLE) |
| TST |
TRMM SCIENCE TERMINAL |
| TSWG |
TRMM SCIENCE WORKING GROUP |
| TT & C |
TELEMETRY TRACKING AND COMMAND |
| TT & C |
TELEMETRY, TRACKING & CONTROL |
| TTL |
TRANSISTOR-TRANSISTOR LOGIC |
| TTM |
THERMAL TEST MODEL/MODULE |
| TTS |
TEST AND TRAINING SYSTEM |
| TTY |
TELETYPE MESSAGE |
| TTY |
TELETYPEWRITER |
| TU |
TRANSPORT UNITS |
| TUT |
TELEMETRY USERS TABLE |
| TV |
TELEVISION |
| TV |
THERMAL VACUUM |
| TWG |
TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP |
| TWTA |
TRAVELING WAVE TUBE AMPLIFIER |
| TX |
TRANSMIT |
| TYP |
TYPICAL |
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