CPC F02K 9/26 (2013.01) [B64G 1/403 (2013.01); F02K 9/22 (2013.01); F02K 9/94 (2013.01); F05B 2270/301 (2013.01); F05D 2270/051 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for controlling the trajectory of a flight vehicle comprising:
(a) igniting solid propellant in a first hot gas generator and a second hot gas generator on the flight vehicle with a first hot gas stored in a hot gas accumulator and generating a second hot gas, the solid propellant in the first hot gas generator and the second hot gas generator burning at the same time;
(b) discharging the second hot gas through at least one divert thruster on the flight vehicle;
(c) extinguishing the solid propellant by rapidly depressurizing the first hot gas generator and the second hot gas generator; and
repeating (a) and (c) at least once;
wherein (b) and (c) can be performed in any order.
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