Launch Instance
AN 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', 'is_crewed', 'include_suborbital', 'spacecraft_config__ids', 'related', 'location__ids', 'lsp__ids', 'pad__ids', 'status__ids'
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 /2.2.0/launch/188496d3-f726-4678-aef4-44ae64aeb742/?format=api
{ "id": "188496d3-f726-4678-aef4-44ae64aeb742", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/188496d3-f726-4678-aef4-44ae64aeb742/?format=api", "slug": "space-shuttle-endeavour-ov-105-sts-72", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-72", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2023-06-14T08:49:50Z", "updates": [], "net": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z", "window_start": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z", "probability": -1, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 197, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/197/?format=api", "name": "Lockheed Martin Space Operations", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "LMSO", "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 9, "consecutive_successful_launches": 9, "successful_launches": 9, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/ssc.html", "wiki_url": "", "logo_url": null, "image_url": null, "nation_url": null }, "rocket": { "id": 395, "configuration": { "id": 493, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/493/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "active": false, "reusable": true, "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/2.2.0/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": "Acting Administrator: James Free", "founding_year": "1958", "launchers": "Space Shuttle | SLS", "spacecraft": "Orion", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 141, "consecutive_successful_launches": 11, "successful_launches": 121, "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://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_logo_20190207032448.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_image_20190207032448.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_nation_20230803040809.jpg" }, "program": [ { "id": 6, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/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/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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", "mission_patches": [], "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Human Spaceflight" } } ], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 56.1, "diameter": 8.0, "maiden_flight": "1981-04-12", "launch_cost": "450000000", "launch_mass": 2030, "leo_capacity": 27500, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 28200, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": { "id": 119, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/119/?format=api", "mission_end": "1996-01-20T07:41:41Z", "destination": "Low Earth Orbit", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 1900, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 399, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/399/?format=api", "name": "Brian Duffy", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P40DT17H51M40S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1953-06-20", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Brian Duffy is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/brian2520duffy_image_20181202135211.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Duffy_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "2000-10-11T23:17:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-03-24T13:13:39Z" } }, { "id": 1903, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 442, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/442/?format=api", "name": "Brent W. Jett Jr.", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P41DT18H22S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1958-10-05", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Brent Ward Jett Jr. is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace and aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/brent_w._jett_j_image_20220911034141.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_W._Jett_Jr.", "last_flight": "2006-09-09T15:14:55Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } }, { "id": 1906, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 455, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/455/?format=api", "name": "Winston E. Scott", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P24DT14H34M41S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1950-08-06", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Winston Elliott Scott is a retired United States Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997 logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks totaling 19 hours and 26 minutes. Winston was also a naval pilot and flew helicopters and navy planes.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/winston_e._scot_image_20220911033837.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_E._Scott", "last_flight": "1997-11-19T19:46:00Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } }, { "id": 1918, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 445, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/445/?format=api", "name": "Daniel T. Barry", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P30DT14H25M45S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1953-12-30", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Daniel Thomas Barry is an American engineer, scientist, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a contestant on the CBS reality television program Survivor: Panama, as well as on BattleBots on ABC. He was at Singularity University from 2009–2012, where he was co-chair of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and the chair of the graduate summer program. He is also a co-founder of Fellow Robots, a telepresence robotics company and the founder and president of Denbar Robotics.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel2520t.2520barry_image_20181202144339.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_T._Barry", "last_flight": "2001-08-10T21:10:14Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } }, { "id": 1778, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 429, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/429/?format=api", "name": "Leroy Chiao", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P229DT8H39M14S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-28", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroDude", "instagram": null, "bio": "Leroy Chiao is a Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/leroy_chiao_image_20220911034040.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Chiao", "last_flight": "2004-10-14T03:06:26Z", "first_flight": "1994-07-08T16:43:01Z" } }, { "id": 1913, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 285, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/285/?format=api", "name": "Koichi Wakata", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P504DT18H31M45S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 37, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-08-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Japanese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. During a nearly two-decade career in spaceflight, he has logged more than eleven months in space. During Expedition 39, he became the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station. Wakata flew on the Soyuz TMA-11M/Expedition 38/Expedition 39 long duration spaceflight from 7 November 2013 to 13 May 2014. During this spaceflight he was accompanied by Kirobo, the first humanoid robot astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/koichi2520wakata_image_20181201225047.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Wakata", "last_flight": "2022-10-05T16:00:57Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 1901, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 399, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/399/?format=api", "name": "Brian Duffy", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P40DT17H51M40S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1953-06-20", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Brian Duffy is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/brian2520duffy_image_20181202135211.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Duffy_(astronaut)", "last_flight": "2000-10-11T23:17:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-03-24T13:13:39Z" } }, { "id": 1904, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 442, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/442/?format=api", "name": "Brent W. 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Winston was also a naval pilot and flew helicopters and navy planes.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/winston_e._scot_image_20220911033837.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_E._Scott", "last_flight": "1997-11-19T19:46:00Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } }, { "id": 1915, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 445, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/445/?format=api", "name": "Daniel T. 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He is also a co-founder of Fellow Robots, a telepresence robotics company and the founder and president of Denbar Robotics.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel2520t.2520barry_image_20181202144339.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_T._Barry", "last_flight": "2001-08-10T21:10:14Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } }, { "id": 1780, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 429, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/429/?format=api", "name": "Leroy Chiao", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P229DT8H39M14S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1960-08-28", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/AstroDude", "instagram": null, "bio": "Leroy Chiao is a Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/leroy_chiao_image_20220911034040.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Chiao", "last_flight": "2004-10-14T03:06:26Z", "first_flight": "1994-07-08T16:43:01Z" } }, { "id": 1909, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 285, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/285/?format=api", "name": "Koichi Wakata", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P504DT18H31M45S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 37, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1963-08-01", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Japanese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. During a nearly two-decade career in spaceflight, he has logged more than eleven months in space. During Expedition 39, he became the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station. Wakata flew on the Soyuz TMA-11M/Expedition 38/Expedition 39 long duration spaceflight from 7 November 2013 to 13 May 2014. During this spaceflight he was accompanied by Kirobo, the first humanoid robot astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/koichi2520wakata_image_20181201225047.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Wakata", "last_flight": "2022-10-05T16:00:57Z", "first_flight": "1996-01-11T09:41:00Z" } } ], "spacecraft": { "id": 40, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/40/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle Endeavour", "serial_number": "OV-105", "is_placeholder": false, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P296DT5H37M42S", "time_docked": "P120DT14H50M45S", "flights_count": 25, "mission_ends_count": 25, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "description": "Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. 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