China's Yuxing 3-06 commercial experimental satellite, the first of its kind to be equipped with a flexible robotic arm, has recently completed an in-orbit refueling test and verification of key technologies.

The test paves the way for Yuxing 3-06, dubbed a "space refueling station," to refuel other satellites in orbit, manage space debris, and provide other in-orbit services.

Yuxing 3-06, along with seven other satellites, was launched into space on March 16 Beijing Time by a Kuaizhou-11 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The satellite, co-developed by China's Hunan University of Science and Technology and Suzhou Sanyuan Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd, also features earth observation capabilities.