BE-4 engine

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-propellant rocket engine ⓘ
rocket engine ⓘ
application heavy-lift launch vehicles ⓘ
belongsToProgram New Glenn program ⓘ
linked to: New Glenn

Vulcan launch system program ⓘ
combustionType oxygen-rich staged combustion ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
customer United Launch Alliance ⓘ
designedFor orbital launch vehicles ⓘ
designedForReusabilityCycles multiple flights per engine ⓘ
designedToReplace RD-180 (on ULA vehicles) ⓘ
developer Blue Origin ⓘ
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 ⓘ
firstFlightYear 2024 ⓘ
fuel liquefied natural gas ⓘ
methane ⓘ
generation next-generation rocket engine ⓘ
intendedLaunchVehicle New Glenn ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur ⓘ
intendedUse first-stage engine ⓘ
majorCustomer United Launch Alliance ⓘ
manufacturer Blue Origin ⓘ
marketSegment commercial launch ⓘ
national security launch ⓘ
numberOfEnginesOnNewGlennFirstStage 7 ⓘ
numberOfEnginesOnVulcanFirstStage 2 ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
primaryContractor Blue Origin ⓘ
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 ⓘ
West Texas ⓘ
throttleCapability throttleable ⓘ
thrustSeaLevel approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ
thrustVacuum approximately 2,400 kN ⓘ
usedOn New Glenn ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur ⓘ
usesLOX true ⓘ
usesMethane true ⓘ

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Blue Origin → develops → BE-4 engine ⓘ