THE PROPOSED WORK ANALYSES IN DETAILS A NEW ORBIT DESIGN AND CONTROL CONCEPT CALLED "ASTRO- STATIONARY ORBITS FOR ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS" THAT WOULD ALLOW A SPACECRAFT TO DWELL WITH A GROUND OBSERVATORY TO PERFORM ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS OF UNPRECEDENTED RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY. THE ANALYSIS ENTAILS THE OPTIMAL ORBIT DESIGN INCLUDING KEY TRADES AND THE ASSESSMENT OF KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS SUCH AS DELTA-V PROPELLANT CONSUMPTION AND OBSERVATION TIME AS SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS AND ADOPTED PROPULSION. STRETCH GOAL IS THE PAIRING OF THE ORBIT DESIGN WITH A SUITABLE SPACECRAFT GNC STRATEGY TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS.