Acronyms

ABC Absorbing Boundary Conditions
AFR Array-Fed Reflector
AIT Assembly, Integration and Test
AIT-AIV Assembly, Integration and Test–Assembly, Integration and Validation
AMSU-A/B Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit version A/B
BFN Beam-Forming Network
CALISTO Cryogenic Aperture Large Infrared Space Telescope Observatory
CEM Computational Electromagnetics
CFIE Combined Fields Integral Equation
CFRP Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic
CFRS Carbon Fibre Reinforced Silicon
CMB Cosmic Microwave Background
COBE Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite
CTE Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
CW Continuous Wave
DARS Digital Audio Radio Service
DB Distribution Board
DBF Digital Beam Forming
DGR Dual-Gridded Reflector
DK Dielectric Constant
DLGA Descent Low Gain Antenna
DMB Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
DMR Differential Microwave Radiometer
DOA Direction Of Arrival
DOS Denial Of Service
DRA Direct Radiating Arrays
DTH Direct To Home
DUHF Descent Stage UHF
DUT Device Under Test
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
EBG Electronic Band Gap
EFIE Electric Field Integral Equation
EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
EGSE Electrical Ground Support Equipment
EHP Equalisation Heat Pipes
EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power
EM Electro Magnetic
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EOS Earth Observing System
ESD Electro Static Discharge
FAFR Focal Array Fed Reflector
FCS Feeding Control System
FDTD Finite ...

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