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Cislunar State and Uncertainty Propagation via the Modified Generalized Equinoctial Orbital Elements

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Maaninee Gupta, Kyle J. DeMars

Abstract

The complex cislunar dynamical environment poses challenges for spacecraft navigation and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) operations, where the knowledge of current and future spacecraft states is essential. Conventional Gaussian-based approaches for SDA degrade under the nonlinearities that manifest in this regime. To accurately model the underlying dynamics and characterize uncertainty, this work explores the Modified Generalized Equinoctial Orbital Elements under high-fidelity propagation for cislunar applications. The Henze-Zirkler test for multivariate normality is leveraged to evaluate uncertainty evolution across a range of orbits, demonstrating improved preservation of Gaussian behavior in cislunar space.

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arXiv ID: 2603.20110
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: math.DS
Published: 2026-03-20
Fetched: 2026-03-23 16:54

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