Astronomy:List of spacecraft prefixes
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A spacecraft prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a spacecraft, and its purpose is often analogous to more conventional ship prefixes. This list does not include prefixes used on rockets, rocket launches, and spaceflights. Non-productive prefixes (e.g. CSS in CSS Skywalker) are also not included in the list.
Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| CM | Command Module | Used to denote individual Apollo command modules (e.g. CM Columbia). |
| CSM | Command and Service Module | Used to denote individual Apollo command and service modules (e.g. CSM Columbia). |
| DOS | Long-duration Orbital Station[1] | Used to denote individual civilian Salyut stations (e.g. DOS-5) and Salyut-derived modules (e.g. DOS-8). |
| LM | Lunar Module | Used to denote individual Apollo Lunar Modules (e.g. LM Eagle).[lower-alpha 1] |
| OK | Orbital Ship[lower-alpha 2] | Used to denote individual Buran-class orbiters (e.g. OK-GLI). |
| OPS | Orbital Piloted Station[4] | Used to denote individual Almaz stations (e.g. OPS-3). |
| OV | Orbiter Vehicle | Used to denote individual Space Shuttle orbiters (e.g. OV-102 Columbia). |
| OTV | Orbital Test Vehicle | Used to denote X-37B vehicles and missions (e.g. OTV-1). |
| RSS | Reusable Space Ship | Used to denote New Shepard vehicles and capsules (e.g. RSS H. G. Wells). |
| VSS | Virgin Space Ship[5] | Used to denote spaceplanes operated by Virgin Galactic (e.g. VSS Unity). |
| S.S. | Unknown (Space Ship?) | Used by Northrop Grumman for Cygnus spacecraft (e.g. S.S. Kalpana Chawla). |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Salyut-1, its origin, flights to it and radio tracking thereof". http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/salyut1/salyut1.html.
- ↑ "SP-4402 Origins of NASA Names". NASA. https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4402/ch4.htm.
- ↑ Scheer, Julian W. (Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs, NASA). Memorandum from Project Designation Committee, June 9, 1966.
- ↑ "The Almaz program". http://www.russianspaceweb.com/almaz.html.
- ↑ "Scale comparison chart of Spaceshipone and Spaceshiptwo". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070317222044/http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/09/Comparison_SS1-SS2.jpg.
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