Launch Instance
API endpoint that returns all Launch objects or a single launch.
EXAMPLE - /launch/<id>/ or /launch/?mode=list&search=SpaceX
GET:
Return a list of all Launch objects.
FILTERS:
Fields - 'name', 'id(s)', 'lsp_id', 'lsp_name', 'serial_number', 'launcher_config__id',
'rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name'
MODE:
'normal', 'list', 'detailed'
EXAMPLE: ?mode=list
SEARCH:
Searches through the launch name, rocket name, launch agency, mission name & spacecraft name.
EXAMPLE - ?search=SpaceX
GET /2.0.0/launch/69073ef9-0809-42d7-bcac-5c33eb9f72a0/?format=api
{ "id": "69073ef9-0809-42d7-bcac-5c33eb9f72a0", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/69073ef9-0809-42d7-bcac-5c33eb9f72a0/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 385, "slug": "space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-39", "name": "Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z", "window_end": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z", "window_start": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": -1, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 192, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/192/?format=api", "name": "Lockheed Space Operations Company", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "LSOC", "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 65, "consecutive_successful_launches": 49, "successful_launches": 64, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "", "wiki_url": "", "logo_url": null, "image_url": null, "nation_url": null }, "rocket": { "id": 342, "configuration": { "id": 493, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/493/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "description": "The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.", "family": "", "full_name": "Space Shuttle", "manufacturer": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.", "administrator": "Administrator: Bill Nelson", "founding_year": "1958", "launchers": "Space Shuttle | SLS", "spacecraft": "Orion", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 135, "consecutive_successful_launches": 11, "successful_launches": 115, "failed_launches": 20, "pending_launches": 6, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "http://www.nasa.gov", "wiki_url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration", "logo_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_logo_20190207032448.png", "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_image_20190207032448.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_nation_20230803040809.jpg" }, "program": [ { "id": 6, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/program/6/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "description": "The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.", "agencies": [ { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" } ], "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/space2520shutt_program_20200820202237.png", "start_date": "1981-04-12T12:00:03Z", "end_date": "2011-07-08T15:29:00Z", "info_url": "https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program" } ], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 56.1, "diameter": 8.0, "maiden_flight": "1981-04-12", "launch_mass": 2030, "leo_capacity": 27500, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 28200, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/space_shuttle_image_20230422074810.jpeg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle", "total_launch_count": 135, "consecutive_successful_launches": 22, "successful_launches": 133, "failed_launches": 2, "pending_launches": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": { "id": 83, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacecraft/flight/83/?format=api", "mission_end": "1991-05-06T18:55:00Z", "destination": "Low Earth Orbit", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 1378, "role": "Commander", "astronaut": { "id": 334, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/334/?format=api", "name": "Michael Coats", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1946-01-16", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Michael Lloyd Coats is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/michael2520coats_image_20181202102404.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Coats", "last_flight": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z", "first_flight": "1984-08-30T12:41:50Z" } }, { "id": 1511, "role": "Pilot", "astronaut": { "id": 124, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/124/?format=api", "name": "Lloyd Hammond", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1952-01-16", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. is a Gulfstream test pilot, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. 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Veach", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1944-09-18", "date_of_death": "1995-10-03", "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Charles Lacy Veach was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/charles2520l.2520veach_image_20181202134810.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_L._Veach", "last_flight": "1992-10-22T14:05:53Z", "first_flight": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z" } }, { "id": 1520, "role": "Mission Specialist", "astronaut": { "id": 412, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/412/?format=api", "name": "Donald R. McMonagle", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1952-05-14", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Donald Ray McMonagle is a former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights. He became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he was responsible for final shuttle preparation, launch execution, and return of the orbiter to KSC following landings at any other location. 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He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/richard2520hieb_image_20181129205559.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hieb", "last_flight": "1994-07-08T16:43:01Z", "first_flight": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z" } }, { "id": 1518, "role": "Mission Specialist", "astronaut": { "id": 126, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/126/?format=api", "name": "Gregory Harbaugh", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1956-04-15", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA astronaut that spent 34 days in space through four Space Shuttle missions including the first . docking missions with the Russian Space Station Mir and the second Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/gregory2520harbaugh_image_20181129203134.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_J._Harbaugh", "last_flight": "1997-02-11T08:55:17Z", "first_flight": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z" } }, { "id": 1147, "role": "Mission Specialist", "astronaut": { "id": 347, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/347/?format=api", "name": "Guion Bluford", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1942-11-22", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Guion Stewart Bluford Jr., Ph.D. is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who was the first African American in space.[1] Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of Colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/guion_bluford_image_20220911033859.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guion_Bluford", "last_flight": "1992-12-02T13:24:00Z", "first_flight": "1983-08-30T06:32:00Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 199, "role": "Commander", "astronaut": { "id": 334, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/334/?format=api", "name": "Michael Coats", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1946-01-16", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Michael Lloyd Coats is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. 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Veach", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "status": { "id": 11, "name": "Deceased" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1944-09-18", "date_of_death": "1995-10-03", "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Charles Lacy Veach was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/charles2520l.2520veach_image_20181202134810.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_L._Veach", "last_flight": "1992-10-22T14:05:53Z", "first_flight": "1991-04-28T11:33:14Z" } }, { "id": 238, "role": "Mission Specialist", "astronaut": { "id": 412, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/412/?format=api", "name": "Donald R. 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