The following is a list of acronym definitions that may be useful when navigating this web site...

BECO - Booster Engine Cutoff
CCAFS (CCAS) - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
EPF - Extended Payload Fairing
ER (ETR) - Eastern Test Range
GEO - Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
GTO - Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
HAPS - Hydrazine Auxiliary Propulsion System
LEO - Low-Earth Orbit
LPF - Large Payload Fairing
LSC - Launch Service Contractor
LSP - Launch Services Program
LSTO - Launch Service Task Order
LVC - Launch Vehicle Contingency
MECO - Main Engine Cutoff
MRM - Mission Required Margin
NCS - Nutation Control System
NLS - NASA Launch Services
PAF - Payload Attach Fitting
PLF - Payload Fairing
PSR - Payload Separation Ring
RTS - Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Island
SECO - Second-stage Engine Cutoff
SLC - Space Launch Complex
VAFB - Vandenberg Air Force Base
WFF - Wallops Flight Facility
WR (WTR) - Western Test Range

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