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.

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BE-4 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid rocket engine ⓘ
rocket engine ⓘ
announced 2014 ⓘ
application commercial launch services ⓘ
orbital launch ⓘ
associatedProgram New Glenn program ⓘ
linked to: New Glenn

Vulcan launch system ⓘ
coolingMethod regenerative cooling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
customer Blue Origin ⓘ
United Launch Alliance ⓘ
cycleType oxygen-rich staged combustion ⓘ
designer Blue Origin ⓘ
developedByOrganizationType private aerospace company ⓘ
developedFor Blue Origin New Glenn ⓘ
linked to: Blue Origin

United Launch Alliance Vulcan ⓘ
developmentStart early 2010s ⓘ
engineType booster-class engine ⓘ
firstFlightCustomer United Launch Alliance ⓘ
firstFlightVehicle Vulcan Centaur ⓘ
fuel methane ⓘ
fuelTypeCategory methalox ⓘ
generation next-generation rocket engine ⓘ
intendedUse booster engine ⓘ
first-stage engine ⓘ
manufacturer Blue Origin ⓘ
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 ⓘ
West Texas test site ⓘ
thrustClass 2.4 MN class ⓘ
thrustSeaLevel approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ
thrustVacuum approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ
usedOnVehicle New Glenn ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur ⓘ
Vulcan rocket ⓘ
linked to: Vulcan Centaur

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