Abreviations

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•  AOCS Attitude and orbit Control Sub System
• ASI Agence Saptiale Italienne
• BAF Bâtiment d'Assemblage Final/Final Assembly Building
• CCU Container de Charge Utile (Paylaod Transport Container)
• CDL-3 Centre de Lancement Nr.3
• CNES Centre National de Etudes Spatiales
• CSG Centre Spatial Guyanais
• EAP Etage d'Accéleration à Poudre
• EDA Electronically Despun Antenna
• ELA Ensemble de Lancement Ariane
• ELS Ensemble de Lancement Soyuz (Soyuz launch complex)
• EPC Etage Principal Cryogenic/Main Cryogenic Stage
• EPCU Ensemble de Préparation de Charge Utile
• EPS Electrical Power Sub System
• ESA European Space Agency
• ESC Etage Superieur Cryogénqiue/Upper Cryogenic Stage
• HPF Hazardous Processing Facility
• LAM Liquid Apogee Motor
• LBC Local Control Blanc
• LEOP Launch and Early operation Phase
• MEOP Maximum Expeted Operational Pressure
• MLI Multi Layer Insulation
• MSG Meteosat Second Generation
• OSR Optical Sun Reflector
• PFEI PlateForme Elévatrice Inpérieure
• PFES PlateForme Elévatrice Supérieure
• PTS Pressure Test Set
• RCT Reaction Control Thruster 
• SCAPE Self Contined Atmospheric Protective Ensemble
• SEVIRI 
• SYLDA SYstème de Lancement Double Ariane
• TAS Thales 
• TBC To Be Confirmed
• TBD To Be Defined
• TCS Thermal Control System
• UPS Unified propulsion Systtem