Propulsion "New Glenn"


                 
BE-4 engine


     
BE-4 engine (final)


     
BE-3U engine


 
BE-7 engine for BMLL (9,000 lb)

 

Stage

Engine

Thrust s.l.

Isp s.l.

Thrust vac

Isp vac

Propellant

Burn time

Flow rate

Total Imp (vac)
kN N*s/kg kN N*s/kg t t sec t/s MN*sec

1

BE-4 (7)

17,125.9 3138 18,999.0 3481 LNG/LOX 906 166 5.4578 3,154.1
2

BE-4U*

    2,758.0 3609 468.7 600 0.7812 1,654.7

BE-3U (5)

    2.669.0 3981 LH2/LOX 471.4 700 0.6703 1,876.9
3

BE-3U

    533.8 3981 40.25 300 0.1341 160.2
BMLL

BE-7

    40.0 4442     0.0900  

mostly estimated

* Blue Origin executive told the company is shelving development of a vacuum-optimized version of BE-4 and will instead use vacuum-optimized versions of flight-proven BE-3 engines for New Glenn’s second stage and optional third stage.