X-SAR program: Orbit planning and control during the development phase and mission operations (shuttle flights STS-59 and STS-68)

The present repo rts is a collection of documents of the must signiiicant activities and studies performed by the author (as member of the X-SAR Mission Operation Team), during the development, preparation and operation phases of the X-SAR Program. This program, part of the Space Radar Laboratory (SRL) Program, is a joint effort of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the German Space Agency (DARA) in cooperation with NAsA.The work documented has been financed by ASI and carried out by CNUCE under the ASI-CNR Agreement.