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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BE-4 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5805397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: BE-4 Context triple: [Vulcan Centaur, firstStageEngine, BE-4]
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Rokot
Rokot is a Russian light-lift orbital launch vehicle derived from the UR-100N (SS-19) intercontinental ballistic missile and used primarily for launching small satellites into low Earth orbit.
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Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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Long March 5B
Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
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Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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Soyuz-Fregat
Soyuz-Fregat is a Russian launch vehicle configuration that combines the Soyuz rocket with the Fregat upper stage to deliver payloads to a wide range of Earth orbits and interplanetary trajectories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: BE-4 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Rokot
Rokot is a Russian light-lift orbital launch vehicle derived from the UR-100N (SS-19) intercontinental ballistic missile and used primarily for launching small satellites into low Earth orbit.
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B.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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C.
Long March 5B
Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
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D.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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E.
Soyuz-Fregat
Soyuz-Fregat is a Russian launch vehicle configuration that combines the Soyuz rocket with the Fregat upper stage to deliver payloads to a wide range of Earth orbits and interplanetary trajectories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid rocket engine
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rocket engine ⓘ |
| announced | 2014 ⓘ |
| application |
commercial launch services
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orbital launch ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
New Glenn program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan launch system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | regenerative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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)
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liquid oxygen (LOX) ⓘ |
| replacesEngineClass | hydrocarbon booster engines ⓘ |
| reusability | designed for reuse ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Van Horn, Texas
NERFINISHED
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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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Subject: BE-4 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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