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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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