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/bfb95a55-5232-45df-966c-8e8574060bda/?format=api
{ "id": "bfb95a55-5232-45df-966c-8e8574060bda", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/bfb95a55-5232-45df-966c-8e8574060bda/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 165, "slug": "space-shuttle-columbia-ov-102-sts-3", "name": "Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-3", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "window_end": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "window_start": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": -1, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 102, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/102/?format=api", "name": "Rockwell International", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "ROI", "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 8, "consecutive_successful_launches": 8, "successful_launches": 8, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.rockwellautomation.com/", "wiki_url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_International", "logo_url": null, "image_url": null, "nation_url": null }, "rocket": { "id": 282, "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": 46, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacecraft/flight/46/?format=api", "mission_end": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "destination": "Low Earth Orbit", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 1094, "role": "Commander", "astronaut": { "id": 310, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/310/?format=api", "name": "Jack R. Lousma", "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": "1936-02-29", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Jack Robert Lousma is an American aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second manned crew on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jack2520r.2520lousma_image_20181202091552.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_R._Lousma", "last_flight": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "first_flight": "1973-07-28T11:10:50Z" } }, { "id": 1095, "role": "Pilot", "astronaut": { "id": 329, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/329/?format=api", "name": "C. 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In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel. He continued in his position of NASA research pilot as a civilian. Fullerton and his wife and their two children lived in Lancaster, California.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/c.2520gordon2520fullerton_image_20181202093753.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Gordon_Fullerton", "last_flight": "1985-07-29T22:00:00Z", "first_flight": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 94, "role": "Commander", "astronaut": { "id": 310, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/310/?format=api", "name": "Jack R. Lousma", "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": "1936-02-29", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Jack Robert Lousma is an American aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second manned crew on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jack2520r.2520lousma_image_20181202091552.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_R._Lousma", "last_flight": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z", "first_flight": "1973-07-28T11:10:50Z" } }, { "id": 95, "role": "Pilot", "astronaut": { "id": 329, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/329/?format=api", "name": "C. 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In July 1988, he completed a 30-year career with the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel. He continued in his position of NASA research pilot as a civilian. Fullerton and his wife and their two children lived in Lancaster, California.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/c.2520gordon2520fullerton_image_20181202093753.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Gordon_Fullerton", "last_flight": "1985-07-29T22:00:00Z", "first_flight": "1982-03-22T16:00:00Z" } } ], "spacecraft": { "id": 36, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/spacecraft/36/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle Columbia", "serial_number": "OV-102", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Destroyed" }, "description": "Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. 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