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/1c322288-e79c-4975-a76a-c2e83908903e/?format=api
{ "id": "1c322288-e79c-4975-a76a-c2e83908903e", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/1c322288-e79c-4975-a76a-c2e83908903e/?format=api", "slug": "firefly-alpha-flta004-fly-the-lightning", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Firefly Alpha | FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)", "status": { "id": 7, "name": "Launch was a Partial Failure", "abbrev": "Partial Failure", "description": "Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success." }, "last_updated": "2025-03-06T02:22:34Z", "updates": [ { "id": 6100, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updated launch status following confirmation of stage 2 2nd burn failure.", "info_url": "https://fireflyspace.com/missions/fly-the-lightning/", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-23T05:48:45Z" }, { "id": 6081, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Liftoff.", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJv-54Dpcc", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-22T17:32:43Z" }, { "id": 6080, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updated T-0.", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJv-54Dpcc", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-22T16:45:01Z" }, { "id": 6079, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/ll2_profile_20230311134739.png", "comment": "Livestream has started", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJv-54Dpcc", "created_by": "LL2", "created_on": "2023-12-22T16:28:32Z" }, { "id": 6076, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Weather 40% GO.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1738225674652107159", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-22T15:59:55Z" }, { "id": 6074, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "New T-0.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/firefly_space/status/1738202523503083941", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-22T14:29:09Z" }, { "id": 6059, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Confirmed rescheduled for December 22.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1737609454726910009", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-21T00:31:29Z" }, { "id": 6058, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Tentatively planned for December 22.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59764.msg2551259#msg2551259", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-20T19:24:10Z" }, { "id": 6055, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Scrubbed due to weather, next launch attempt TBD.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/firefly_space/status/1737497640621748344", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-20T15:43:38Z" }, { "id": 6054, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Updating T-0", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1737483447252213810", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2023-12-20T14:46:02Z" }, { "id": 6053, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/lucas2520stauder_profile_20230526163835.jpg", "comment": "Weather 30% GO", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1737470199761375729", "created_by": "hitura-nobad", "created_on": "2023-12-20T13:53:57Z" }, { "id": 6024, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/lucas2520stauder_profile_20230526163835.jpg", "comment": "Setting GO", "info_url": "https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-ready-to-launch-alpha-flta004-for-lockheed-martin-no-earlier-than-december-20/", "created_by": "hitura-nobad", "created_on": "2023-12-18T21:21:23Z" }, { "id": 6013, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET December 20 per marine navigation warnings.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59764.msg2550313#msg2550313", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2023-12-17T03:57:44Z" }, { "id": 5785, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/lucas2520stauder_profile_20230526163835.jpg", "comment": "Added launch", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/firefly_space/status/1729202851245592598", "created_by": "hitura-nobad", "created_on": "2023-11-27T18:44:43Z" } ], "net": "2023-12-22T17:32:30Z", "net_precision": { "id": 0, "name": "Second", "abbrev": "SEC", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the second." }, "window_end": "2023-12-22T17:48:00Z", "window_start": "2023-12-22T17:18:00Z", "probability": 60, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "Stage 2 2nd burn suffered problems and did not deliver the payload to its precise target orbit. 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Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.", "family": "", "full_name": "Firefly Alpha", "manufacturer": { "id": 265, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/265/?format=api", "name": "Firefly Aerospace", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "FA", "description": "Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.", "administrator": "CEO: Peter Schumacher", "founding_year": "2014", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 3, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 4, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://firefly.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly2520aerospace_logo_20220826094423.jpg", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly2520aerospace_nation_20230531050520.jpg" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 29.0, "diameter": 1.82, "maiden_flight": "2021-09-03", "launch_cost": "15000000", "launch_mass": 54, "leo_capacity": 1000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 736, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_alpha_l_image_20240605174156.jpeg", "info_url": "https://fireflyspace.com/alpha/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Alpha", "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 3, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 4, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 6664, "name": "FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)", "description": "Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s new wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) technology integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula satellite bus. 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