by SpaceX USA

Propellant Transfer Demonstration (Chaser)

Planned 2026 Q4

Starship will lift off three to four weeks behind the other half of this two-ship test, then close on it in low Earth orbit and dock belly-to-belly. More than 10 tonnes of liquid oxygen will flow from this ship into the one already waiting there. Filling a Moon-bound Starship will take many tanker loads; this flight will test whether a single one can be moved at all.

launching from OLP-A Starbase

aboard Starship into LEO

Payload

Starship

Technology demonstration

last updated Aug 11, 2026