BE-4
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The BE-4 is Blue Origin’s next-generation methane-fueled rocket engine designed to power modern heavy-lift launch vehicles such as United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid rocket engine
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rocket engine ⓘ |
| announced | 2014 ⓘ |
| application |
commercial launch services
ⓘ
orbital launch ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
New Glenn program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan launch system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | regenerative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer |
Blue Origin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleType | oxygen-rich staged combustion ⓘ |
| designer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedByOrganizationType | private aerospace company ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Blue Origin New Glenn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Launch Alliance Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | early 2010s ⓘ |
| engineType | booster-class engine ⓘ |
| firstFlightCustomer | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | methane ⓘ |
| fuelTypeCategory | methalox ⓘ |
| generation | next-generation rocket engine ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
booster engine
ⓘ
first-stage engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRole | commercial booster engine ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first large U.S. production methane-fueled booster engine ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesOnNewGlennFirstStage | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesOnVulcanBooster | 2 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryMaterialUseCase | heavy-lift launch vehicles ⓘ |
| propellantFeed | turbopump-fed ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquefied natural gas (LNG)
ⓘ
liquid oxygen (LOX) ⓘ |
| replacesEngineClass | hydrocarbon booster engines ⓘ |
| reusability | designed for reuse ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Van Horn, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Texas test site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thrustClass | 2.4 MN class ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel | approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
New Glenn
NERFINISHED
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Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcan rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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