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/5bdce7b6-0b8f-4df3-979e-3560654f9fe2/?format=api
{ "id": "5bdce7b6-0b8f-4df3-979e-3560654f9fe2", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/5bdce7b6-0b8f-4df3-979e-3560654f9fe2/?format=api", "slug": "kuaizhou-1a-chuangxin-16", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Kuaizhou 1A | Chuangxin-16", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2025-12-13T03:35:25Z", "updates": [ { "id": 2270, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch success.", "info_url": "https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4805583969192162", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-08-23T03:20:01Z" }, { "id": 2263, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "24 hours slip per NOTAMs", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=56983.msg2398622#msg2398622", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-08-22T02:24:21Z" }, { "id": 2244, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload very uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=56983.0", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-08-18T06:22:27Z" } ], "net": "2022-08-23T02:36:00Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "2022-08-23T02:44:00Z", "window_start": "2022-08-23T02:24:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 184, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/184/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation", "featured": false, "type": "Government", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CASIC", "description": "The China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned corporation that designs, develops and manufactures a range of spacecrafts, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 5, "consecutive_successful_launches": 5, "successful_launches": 5, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://english.casic.cn/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Industry_Corporation", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china2520aerospace2520science2520and2520industry2520corporation_logo_20201111180047.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china_aerospace_image_20201111143053.png", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_20251213035232.jpg" }, "rocket": { "id": 7625, "configuration": { "id": 135, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/135/?format=api", "name": "Kuaizhou 1A", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "Kuaizhou is a family of Chinese \"quick-reaction\" orbital launch vehicles. Flying since 2013, Kuaizhou 1 and 1A consist of three solid-fueled rocket stages, with a liquid-fueled fourth stage as part of the satellite system.", "family": "Kuaizhou", "full_name": "Kuaizhou 1A", "manufacturer": { "id": 194, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/194/?format=api", "name": "ExPace", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "EP", "description": "ExPace is a Chinese space rocket company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of missileer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a Chinese state-owned company, and serves as its commercial rocket division. ExPace is focused on small satellite launchers to low Earth orbit.", "administrator": "CEO: Zhang Di", "founding_year": "2016", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 32, "consecutive_successful_launches": 3, "successful_launches": 28, "failed_launches": 4, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExPace", "logo_url": null, "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/expace_nation_20230608044150.png" }, "program": [], "variant": "1A", "alias": "", "min_stage": 4, "max_stage": 4, "length": 19.4, "diameter": 1.4, "maiden_flight": "2017-01-09", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 30, "leo_capacity": 300, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_1a_lau_image_20251206092920.jpeg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuaizhou", "total_launch_count": 31, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 28, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 6130, "name": "Chuangxin-16", "description": "2 satellites of unknown purposes built by Chinese Academy of Sciences.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 157, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/157/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Mobile Launcher Pad", "description": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Center", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=28.242774,102.032944", "latitude": "28.242774", "longitude": "102.032944", "location": { "id": 16, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/location/16/?format=api", "name": "Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "country_code": "CHN", "description": "The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_16_20200803142513.jpg", "timezone_name": "Asia/Shanghai", "total_launch_count": 237, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_157_20200803143359.jpg", "total_launch_count": 8, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 8 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_1a_lau_image_20251206092920.jpeg", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 6288, "location_launch_attempt_count": 175, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 3, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 4, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 106, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 8, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_turnaround": "P621DT6H22M", "mission_patches": [], "type": "detailed" }
