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/82cbee8b-4a94-4bff-a444-328b8db4da78/?format=api
{ "id": "82cbee8b-4a94-4bff-a444-328b8db4da78", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/82cbee8b-4a94-4bff-a444-328b8db4da78/?format=api", "slug": "kinetica-1-unknown-payload", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Kinetica 1 | Unknown Payload", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Go for Launch", "abbrev": "Go", "description": "Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources." }, "last_updated": "2025-05-14T17:21:28Z", "updates": [ { "id": 10989, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2686046#msg2686046", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-05-14T17:21:00Z" } ], "net": "2025-05-21T04:00:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 2, "name": "Hour", "abbrev": "HR", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the hour." }, "window_end": "2025-05-21T04:15:00Z", "window_start": "2025-05-21T03:54:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 1040, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1040/?format=api", "name": "CAS Space", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CAS", "description": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Zhongke", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 5, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 1, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "http://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png" }, "rocket": { "id": 8614, "configuration": { "id": 483, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/483/?format=api", "name": "Kinetica 1", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, Chinese: 力箭一号) is a Chinese solid-propellant light launch vehicle. It is capable of placing about 2 tons into low earth orbit and 1.5 tons into sun-synchronous orbit. It is developed by CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kinetica 1 is a light launcher whose first stage seems to be derived from the DF-31 long-range intercontinental ballistic missile. It is 30 m high and has a diameter of 2.65 m, with a liftoff mass of 135 t. It's the largest Chinese solid propellant launcher to date, with four stages with a thrust of 200, 100, 50 and 10 tons respectively. The fairing has a diameter of 3.35 meters.", "family": "", "full_name": "Kinetica 1", "manufacturer": { "id": 1040, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1040/?format=api", "name": "CAS Space", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CAS", "description": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Zhongke", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 5, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 1, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "http://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 4, "max_stage": 4, "length": 30.0, "diameter": 2.65, "maiden_flight": "2022-07-27", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 135, "leo_capacity": 2000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 1961, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhongke-1a_image_20220912002218.png", "info_url": "https://en.cas-space.com/index/index/technology", "wiki_url": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 5, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 1, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7206, "name": "Unknown Payload", "description": "Details TBD.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Unknown", "orbit": { "id": 25, "name": "Unknown", "abbrev": "N/A" }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 151, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/151/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 130", "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.8182,100.22514", "latitude": "40.8182", "longitude": "100.22514", "location": { "id": 17, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/location/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "country_code": "CHN", "description": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg", "timezone_name": "Asia/Shanghai", "total_launch_count": 250, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_151_20200803143425.jpg", "total_launch_count": 6, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 6 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhongke-1a_image_20220912002218.png", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 6962, "location_launch_attempt_count": 251, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 7, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 7, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 113, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 12, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_turnaround": "P145DT2H56M29S", "mission_patches": [], "type": "detailed" }
