BE-3 engine
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The BE-3 engine is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen rocket engine developed by Blue Origin, best known for powering the company’s New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BE-3U | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen rocket engine
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liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ rocket engine ⓘ |
| application |
crewed suborbital spaceflight
ⓘ
suborbital research missions ⓘ |
| company | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycle | combustion tap-off cycle ⓘ |
| designer | Blue Origin propulsion team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightProgram | Blue Origin New Shepard program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | New Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | designed for vertical takeoff and vertical landing operations ⓘ |
| notableFor | first large hydrogen-fueled rocket engine developed by a private company in the United States ⓘ |
| oxidizer |
LOX
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryUse | suborbital launch vehicle propulsion ⓘ |
| propellant | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| propellantFeed | pump-fed ⓘ |
| propellantType | cryogenic ⓘ |
| restartCapability | restartable in flight ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| throttleability | deeply throttleable ⓘ |
| throttleRange | approximately 20% to 100% ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel | about 440 kN ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | about 490 kN ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ascent propulsion of New Shepard booster
ⓘ
powered descent and landing of New Shepard booster ⓘ |
| usedOn | New Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flew on Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital flight on 2021-07-20
this entity surface form:
BE-3U