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\newacronym{irs}{IRS}{Institute of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart}
\newacronym{flp}{FLP}{Flying Laptop}
\newacronym{ksat}{KSat}{Small Satellite Student Society at the University of Stuttgart}
\newacronym{acs}{ACS}{Attitude Control System}
\newacronym{obdh}{OBDH}{onboard data handling}
\newacronym{source}{SOURCE}{Stuttgart Operated University Research CubeSat for Evaluation and Education}
\newacronym{iras}{IRAS}{Integrated Research Platform for Affordable Satellites}
\newacronym{dlr}{DLR}{German Aerospace Center}
\newacronym{esa}{ESA}{European Space Agency}
\newacronym{eps}{EPS}{electrical power system}
\newacronym{com}{COM}{Communication Port}
\newacronym{st}{S\&T}{structure and thermal control system}
\newacronym{pl}{PL}{payload}
\newacronym{sim}{SIM}{simulation and test bed}
\newacronym{pr}{PR}{public relations}
\newacronym{prf}{PRF}{power reduction factor}
\newacronym{trl}{TRL}{Technology Readiness Level}
\newacronym{ilr}{ILR}{Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrt}
\newacronym{leo}{LEO}{Low Earth Orbit}
\newacronym{meo}{MEO}{Medium Earth Orbit}
\newacronym{geo}{GEO}{Geostationary Orbit}
\newacronym{pcdu}{PCDU}{Power Control and Distribution Unit}
\newacronym{pwm}{PWM}{Pulse Width Modulation}
\newacronym{opa}{OpAmp}{Operational Amplifier}
\newacronym{adc}{ADC}{Analogue to Digital Converter}
\newacronym{iss}{ISS}{International Space Station}
\newacronym{gsoc}{GSOC}{German Space Operation Centre}
\newacronym{tps}{TPS}{Thermal Protection System}
\newacronym{acu}{ACU}{Address Control Unit}
\newacronym{p-pod}{P-POD}{Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer}
\newacronym{csp}{CSP}{?}
\newacronym{gosh}{GOSH}{?}
\newacronym{pdu}{PDU}{Power Distribution Unit}
\newacronym{tfm}{TFM}{?}
\newacronym{tml}{TML}{Total Mass Loss}
\newacronym{cvcm}{CVCM}{collected volatile condensed material}
\newacronym{bpx}{BPX}{NanoPower BPX}
\newacronym{obc}{OBC}{Onboard Computer}
\newacronym{pe}{PE}{Port Expander}
\newacronym{obsw}{OBSW}{Onboard Software}
\newacronym{soc}{SoC}{State of Charge}
\newacronym{dod}{DoD}{Depth of Discharge}
\newacronym{ipa}{IPA}{Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation}
\newacronym{sso}{SSO}{Sun Synchronous Orbit}
\newacronym{ksc}{KSC}{Kennedy Space Center}
\newacronym{csg}{CSG}{Centre Spatial Guyanais}
\newacronym{ploc}{PLOC}{Payload Onboard Computer}
\newacronym{uhf}{UHF}{ultra high frequency}
\newacronym{ccsds}{CCSDS}{Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems}
\newacronym{ecss}{ECSS}{European Cooperation for Space Standardization}
\newacronym{fsfw}{FSFW}{Flight Software Framework}
\newacronym{obcp}{OBCP}{On-board control procedure}
\newacronym{apid}{APID}{Application Process ID}
\newacronym{soa}{SOA}{Service Oriented Architecture}
\newacronym{pus}{PUS}{Packet Utilisation Standard}
\newacronym{stem}{STEM}{Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics}
\newacronym{pcb}{PCB}{Printed Circuit Board}
\newacronym{fipex}{FIPEX}{Flux Phi Probe Experiment}
\newacronym{spi}{SPI}{Serial Peripheral Interface}
\newacronym{i2c}{I2C}{Inter-Integrated Circuit}
\newacronym{rtd}{RTD}{Resistance Temperature Detector}
\newacronym{fdir}{FDIR}{Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery}
\newacronym{mcs}{MCS}{Mission Control Software}
\newacronym{vm}{VM}{Virtuell Maschine}
\newacronym{tmtc}{TM/TC}{Telemetry and Telecommand}
\newacronym{oop}{OOP}{Object-oriented Programming}
\newacronym{mgt}{MGT}{Magnetorquer}
\newacronym{sus}{SuS}{Sun Sensors}
\newacronym{mgm}{MGM}{Magnetometer}
\newacronym{gps}{GPS}{Global Positioning System}
\newacronym{prima}{PRIma}{PR Imager}
\newacronym{meshcam}{MeSHCam}{Meteor, Star and Horizon tracking Camera}
\newacronym{mib}{MIB}{Mission Information Base}
\newacronym{scos}{SCOS-2000}{Satellite Control and Operation System 2000}
\newacronym{leop}{LEOP}{Launch and Early Orbit Phase}
\newacronym{cots}{COTS}{commercial off-the-shelf}
\newacronym{em}{EM}{Engineering Model}
\newacronym{fm}{FM}{Flight Model}
\newacronym{qm}{QM}{Qualification Model}
\newacronym{bbm}{BBM}{Breadboard Model}
\newacronym{uart}{UART}{Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter}
\newacronym{fpga}{FPGA}{Field-Programmable Gate Array}
\newacronym{lsb}{LSB}{least significant bit}
\newacronym{tc}{TC}{telecommand}
\newacronym{tm}{TM}{telemetry}
\newacronym{itu}{ITU}{International Telecommunication Union}
\newacronym{isl}{ISL}{intersatellite link}
\newacronym{fov}{FOV}{field of view}
\newacronym{gsd}{GSD}{ground sampling distance}
\newacronym{snr}{SNR}{signal to noise ratio}
\newacronym{dsp}{DSP}{Digital Signal Processing}
\newacronym{fifo}{FIFO}{First In First Out}
\newacronym{fec}{FEC}{Forward Error Correction}
\newacronym{bpsk}{BPSK}{Binary Phase Shift Keying}
\newacronym{qpsk}{QPSK}{Quaternary Phase-Shift Keying}
\newacronym{ber}{BER}{Bit Error Rate}
\newacronym{hpc}{HPC}{high priority command}
\newacronym{imu}{IMU}{inertial measurement unit}
\newacronym{imus}{IMU's}{inertial measurement units}
\newacronym{bch}{BCH}{Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem}
\newacronym{il}{IL}{interleaving depth} 
\newacronym{mems}{MEMS}{Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems}
\newacronym{hefdig}{HEFDiG}{High Enthalpy Flow Diagnostics Group}
\newacronym{nisi}{NISI}{Noninteger System Identification}
\newacronym{pwt}{PWT}{IRS Plasma Wind Tunnel}
\newacronym{jtag}{JTAG}{Joint Test Action Group}
\newacronym{dcsa}{DCSA}{Deployable CubeSat Solar Array}
\newacronym{pvch}{PVCH}{Photovoltaic Characterization Hardware}
\newacronym{srn}{SRN}{Switchable Resistor Network}
\newacronym{pdr}{PDR}{Preliminary Design Review}
\newacronym{fys}{FYS}{Fly Your Satellite}
\newacronym{nga}{NGA}{National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency}
\newacronym{dgc}{DGC}{Defence Geographic Centre}
\newacronym{fdm}{FDM}{Fused Deposition Modeling}
\newacronym{osi}{OSI}{Open Systems Interconnection}
\newacronym{vhdl}{VHDL}{Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language}
\newacronym{mss}{MSS}{mobile satellite communications systems}
\newacronym{nasa}{Nasa}{National Aeronautics and Space Administration}
\newacronym{rr}{RR}{Radio Regulations}
\newacronym{cdr}{CRD}{Critical Design Review}
\newacronym{lna}{LNA}{low noise amplifier}
\newacronym{pa}{PA}{power amplifier}
\newacronym{sti}{STI}{SpaceTech GmbH Immenstaad}
\newacronym{esd}{ESD}{Electrostatic Discharge}
\newacronym{hil}{HiL}{Hardware in the Loop}
\newacronym{sil}{SiL}{Software in the Loop}
\newacronym[description=Application Programming Interface]{api}{API}{application programming interface}
\newacronym{sdi}{SDI}{Serial Digital Interface}
\newacronym{aoi}{AOI}{Area Of Interest}
\newacronym{dr}{DR}{Dynamic Range}
\newacronym{iag}{IAG}{Institute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics}
\newacronym{dsmc}{DSMC}{Direct Simulation Monte Carlo}
\newacronym{afwa}{AFWA}{Air Force Weather Agency}
\newacronym{pslv}{PSLV}{Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle}
\newacronym{isro}{ISRO}{Indian Space Research Organisation}
\newacronym{sdsc}{SDSC}{Satish Dhawan Space Centre}
\newacronym{simcard}{SIM card}{Subscriber Identity Module card}
\newacronym{emc}{EMC}{electromagnetic compability}
\newacronym{sbd}{SBD}{Short Burst Data}
\newacronym{rudics}{RUDICS}{ Router based Unrestricted Digital Interworking Connectivity Solution}
\newacronym{sms}{SMS}{Short Message Service}
\newacronym{rhcp}{RHCP}{Right-Hand Circular Polarization}
\newacronym{fa}{FA}{Field Application}
\newacronym{isu}{ISU}{Iridium Subscriber Unit}
\newacronym{peek}{PEEK}{Polyether ether ketone}
\newacronym{cf}{CF}{Carbon fiber}
\newacronym{mosfet}{MOSFET}{Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor}
\newacronym{plv}{PlV}{Payload Processor Vorago}
\newacronym{plp}{PlP}{Payload Processor PIC24}
\newacronym{edac}{EDAC}{Error Detectionn And Correction}
\newacronym{gpio}{GPIO}{General Purpose Input/Output}
\newacronym{tfsp}{TFSP}{Thin Film Solar Panel}
\newacronym{mgse}{MGSE}{Mechanical Ground Support Equipment}
\newacronym{egse}{EGSE}{Electrical Ground Support Equipment}
\newacronym{ogse}{OGSE}{Optical Ground Support Equipment}
\newacronym{gse}{GSE}{Ground Support Equipment}
\newacronym{tid}{TID}{total ionizing dose}
\newacronym{hdm}{HdM}{Hochschule der Medien}
\newacronym{syoc}{SoC}{System on a Chip}
\newacronym{cskb}{CSKB}{CubeSat Kit Bus}
\newacronym{str}{STR}{Star Tracker}
\newacronym{htr}{HTR}{Horizon Tracker}
\newacronym{wmm}{WMM}{World Magnetic Model}
\newacronym{igrf}{IGRF}{International Geomagnetic Reference Field}
\newacronym{gafe}{GAFE}{Generic AOCS GNC Techniques and Design Framework for FDIR}
\newacronym{eive}{EIVE}{Extraplanetary In-Orbit Verification of an E-/W-Link}
\newacronym{psu}{PSU}{Power Supply Unit}
\newacronym[description=User Interface]{ui}{UI}{user interface}
\newacronym[description=Comma Separated Values file]{csv}{CSV}{Comma Separated Values}
\newacronym{usb}{USB}{Universal Serial Bus}
\newacronym[description=Light-Emitting Diode]{led}{LED}{light-emitting diode}
\newacronym{pla}{PLA}{Polylactic Acid, a thermoplastic polyester}
\newacronym{pc}{PC}{Personal Computer}
\newacronym{tbd}{TBD}{To Be Determined}
\newacronym{mpi}{MPI}{Message Passing Interface}
\newacronym{dut}{DUT}{Device Under Test}