m |
mass |
m |
metre |
M |
mass |
M&C |
Monitor & Control |
M2M |
Machine-to-Machine |
MA |
Mission Assurance |
MAC |
Media Access Controller |
MAC |
Multiplexed Analogue Components |
MAIT |
Manufacturing, Assembly, Inspection and Test |
MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
MAP |
Middle Atmosphere Component |
MAP |
Multi-Access Protocol |
MAR |
Mid-Air Retrieval |
MASER |
Microwave Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation |
MaxQ |
Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure |
MBA |
Multibeam Antenna |
Mb/s |
Mega bits per second; 106 bits per second |
Mbit/s |
Mega bits per second; 106 bits per second |
MBMS |
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service |
Mbps |
Mega bits per second; 106 bits per second |
MBTA |
Multiple Tours Antenna |
MC |
Maintenance Centre |
MC |
Multiclique |
MCC |
Master Control Console |
MCC |
Mid Course Center |
MCC |
Mission Control Centre |
MCCC |
Mission Control and Computing Centre |
MCD |
Maximum-likelihood Convolutional Decoder |
MCD |
Minimum Cost Design |
MCF |
Main Component Failure |
MCF |
Master Control Facility |
MCH |
Map Change Handler |
MCLF |
Multichannel Loading Factor |
MCM |
Multi Carrier Modulation |
MCPA |
Multicarrier Power Amplifier |
MCPC |
Multiple Channel Per Carrier |
MCS |
Maritime Communications System |
MCT |
Mission Control Team |
MCT |
Mobile Communications Terminal |
MCU |
Monitor and Control Unit |
MCW |
Modulated Continuous Wave |
MD |
Multidestination |
MDA |
Mechanically Despun Antenna |
MDF |
Main Distribution Frame |
MDFD |
Multi Destination Full Duplex |
MDHD |
Multi Destination Half Duplex |
MDoF |
Multi Degree of Freedom |
MDPS |
Micrometeroid and Debris Protection System |
MDR |
Mission Definition Review |
MDS |
Minimum Discernible Signal |
MDS |
Multipoint Distribution System |
MDSCC |
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex |
MDTA |
Modulator Demodulator Translator Assembly |
MDUS |
Medium Data Utilisation Station |
ME |
Mobile Equipment |
MECO |
Main Engine Cut Off |
MEMS |
Micro ElectroMechanical System |
MEO |
Medium Earth Orbit |
MERS |
Most Economic Routing Scheme |
MES |
Main Engine Start |
MES |
Mobile Earth Station |
MET |
Mission Elapsed Time |
MF |
Medium Frequency |
MF |
Multifrequency |
MFD |
MultiFunction Display |
MFR |
Multifrequency Register |
MFS |
Multifrequency Sender |
MF-TDMA |
Multiple Frequency Time Division Multiple Access |
MG |
Motor Generator |
MGA |
Medium Gain Antenna |
MGC |
Multigroup Controller |
MGSE |
Mechanical Ground Support Equipment |
MHEG |
Multimedia Hypertext Expert Group |
MHz |
Mega Hertz; 106 cycles per second |
MIFR |
Master International Frequency Register |
MIMO |
Multiple-Input Multiple-Output |
MIP |
Mandatory Inspection Point |
MIP |
Mobile IP |
MIP |
Multigroup Interference Processor |
MIR |
Maximum Information Rate |
MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MLI |
Multi-layer Insulation |
MLP |
Mobile Launcher Platform |
MLV |
Medium Lift Launch Vehicle |
MM |
Mission Manager |
MMC |
Metal Matrix Composite |
MMES |
Maritime Mobile Earth Station |
MMH |
Mono-Methyl Hydrazine |
MMIC |
Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit |
MMOD |
Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris |
MMS |
Multimission Modular Spacecraft |
MMSI |
Maritime Mobile System Identification |
MMSS |
Maritime Mobile Satellite Service |
MMV |
Multimission Modular Vehicle |
MnA |
Mean Anomaly |
MnL |
Mean Longitude |
MoBISAT |
Mobile Broadband Interactive Satellite multimedia Access Technology |
MOD |
Modulator |
ModCod |
Modulation and Coding |
MoDiS |
Mobile Digital broadcast Satellite |
MOI |
Mars Orbital Insertion |
MOI |
Moment of Inertia |
MOR |
Mars Orbit Rendezvous |
MOS |
Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
MOSFET |
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
MOSO |
Multimission Operations Systems Office |
MPE |
Multi Protocol Encapsulation |
MPEG |
Motion Picture Expert Group |
MPT |
Metal Plasma Thruster |
MPU |
Main Processing Unit |
MRCC |
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre |
MRO |
Master Reference Oscillator |
MROD |
Master Reference Oscillator with Distribution |
MRR |
Manufacturing Readiness Review |
ms |
millisecond |
MS |
Mission Specialist |
MSB |
Most Significant Bit |
MSC |
Mobile Switching Centre |
MSD |
Most Significant Digit |
MSF |
Metal Space Frame |
MSK |
Minimum Shift Keying |
MSM |
Microwave Switch Matrix |
MSO |
Multiple System Operator |
MSP |
Multicast Service Provider |
MSS |
Mobile Satellite Service |
MSS |
Multi Spectral Scanner |
MSU |
Microwave Sounding Unit |
MT |
Mobile Terminal |
MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
MTF |
Modulation Transfer Function |
MTP |
Master Time Plan |
MTS |
Methods for Testing and Specification |
MTTF |
Mean Time To Failure |
MTTR |
Mean Time To Repair |
MTU |
Magnetic Tape Unit |
MU |
Multi Destination Unidirectional |
MUF |
Maximum Usable Frequency |
Musicam |
Masking-pattern-adapted sub-band integrated coding and multiplexing |
MUX |
Multiplexer |
MW |
Microwave |
MWIR |
Medium-Wave InfraRed |
mW |
milliwatt |