BE-4 engine
E643473
The BE-4 engine is Blue Origin’s next-generation, liquefied natural gas–fueled rocket engine designed to power heavy-lift launch vehicles such as New Glenn and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BE-4 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid-propellant rocket engine
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rocket engine ⓘ |
| application | heavy-lift launch vehicles ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram |
New Glenn program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan launch system program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combustionType | oxygen-rich staged combustion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | orbital launch vehicles ⓘ |
| designedForReusabilityCycles | multiple flights per engine ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | RD-180 (on ULA vehicles) ⓘ |
| developer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developerRole | in-house development by Blue Origin ⓘ |
| engineConfigurationOnNewGlenn | cluster of seven BE-4 engines ⓘ |
| engineConfigurationOnVulcan | pair of BE-4 engines ⓘ |
| engineCycle | oxygen-rich staged combustion ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightYear | 2024 ⓘ |
| fuel |
liquefied natural gas
ⓘ
methane ⓘ |
| generation | next-generation rocket engine ⓘ |
| intendedLaunchVehicle |
New Glenn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse | first-stage engine ⓘ |
| majorCustomer | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
commercial launch
ⓘ
national security launch ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesOnNewGlennFirstStage | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesOnVulcanFirstStage | 2 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryContractor | Blue Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterialUse | high-performance alloys ⓘ |
| propellantState | cryogenic ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquefied natural gas ⓘ |
| propulsionCategory | LOX–methane engine ⓘ |
| reusability | designed for reuse ⓘ |
| stage | booster stage ⓘ |
| status | in development and early operational use ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstrationPhaseCompleted | full-scale engine testing ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Huntsville, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | throttleable ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel | approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ |
| usedOn |
New Glenn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLOX | true ⓘ |
| usesMethane | true ⓘ |
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