On January 12, 2018 the station's robotic arm removed the Dragon capsule from its berthing port on the station’s Harmony module in preparation for departure on January 13. Using a command issued from the Canadian Space Agency’s control center, the robot arm released the Dragon CRS-13 spacecraft at 09:58 UTC on January 13. It was the first time a visiting vehicle was released from the station v ... Read more »

On January 13, 2018, at 07:10 UTC the “Long March –2D” (“Changzheng-2D”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, the northwest of China. The rocket orbited the “LKW-3” sharp-eyed surveillance satellite. Xinhua described the payload as a “land resources exploration satellite,” and offered no additional explanation of its mission.

On January 12, 2016 at 22:11 UTC the " Delta 4” rocket-carrier was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 30th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited the payload named as NROL-47 for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL (National Reconnaissance Office Launch) abbreviation is used to identify classified satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.