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/859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2/?format=api
{ "id": "859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2/?format=api", "slug": "electron-capstone", "flightclub_url": "https://flightclub.io/result?llId=859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2", "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Electron | CAPSTONE", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2024-03-05T18:13:13Z", "updates": [ { "id": 1991, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Successful Electron launch. Photon's HyperCurie engine will perform apogee raising burns around every 24 hours for five days, before a final burn on the sixth day to set CAPSTONE on a trans lunar injection", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1541725018282795008", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-28T10:17:04Z" }, { "id": 1990, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Liftoff", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGx400xCDVY", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-28T09:56:16Z" }, { "id": 1989, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Webcast live", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGx400xCDVY", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-28T09:00:41Z" }, { "id": 1988, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/jay2520keegan_profile_20221218022555.jpg", "comment": "Weather 75%", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1541612294429257729", "created_by": "Jay", "created_on": "2022-06-28T02:47:22Z" }, { "id": 1984, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/jay2520keegan_profile_20221218022555.jpg", "comment": "Adjusting T-0", "info_url": "https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/06/27/capstone-launch-targeting-june-28/", "created_by": "Jay", "created_on": "2022-06-27T14:04:03Z" }, { "id": 1977, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET June 28", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1541077963294359552?s=21&t=rQLuxOvdj18ykKQSZKHKwQ", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-06-26T15:19:08Z" }, { "id": 1949, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Updating T-0", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGx400xCDVY", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-24T06:12:15Z" }, { "id": 1945, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET June 27", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/nasaames/status/1539777532366651392?s=21&t=pGeFwQtquThwCTGNVi2edQ", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-06-23T02:30:45Z" }, { "id": 1911, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Adding T-0 and setting GO", "info_url": "https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/CAPSTONE-Launch-Press-Kit2.pdf", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-16T20:32:30Z" }, { "id": 1838, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "NET June 25", "info_url": "https://terranorbital.com", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-08T21:49:29Z" }, { "id": 1837, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "No longer targeting June 13. Reverting to TBD June.", "info_url": "https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/06/08/capstone-mission-launch-no-longer-targeting-june-13/", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-08T21:41:42Z" }, { "id": 1770, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "T-0 confirmed", "info_url": "https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/CAPSTONE-Launch-Press-Kit.pdf", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-06-02T14:23:39Z" }, { "id": 1759, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/jay2520keegan_profile_20221218022555.jpg", "comment": "NET June 13 to allow additional time for final prelaunch checks", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1531757057698693120", "created_by": "Jay", "created_on": "2022-05-31T22:05:31Z" }, { "id": 1734, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Adding T-0", "info_url": "https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2022-05-25T07:23:17Z" }, { "id": 1717, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/swgustav_profile_20210218062738.jpg", "comment": "NET June 6th", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1527777789545283584", "created_by": "SwGustav", "created_on": "2022-05-20T22:35:48Z" }, { "id": 1669, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/swgustav_profile_20210218062738.jpg", "comment": "NET May 31st", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/NASAAmes/status/1524490053233352704", "created_by": "SwGustav", "created_on": "2022-05-11T20:54:50Z" }, { "id": 1639, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET May 27", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1521199148585963525", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-05-02T22:14:33Z" }, { "id": 1315, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET Spring", "info_url": "https://spacenews.com/capstone-lunar-cubesat-mission-to-launch-this-spring/", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2022-02-23T00:47:52Z" }, { "id": 877, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/spacevogel_profile_20210217192809.jpg", "comment": "Launch is NET March 2022.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/NASAAmes/status/1448343622399799303", "created_by": "spacevogel", "created_on": "2021-10-13T19:33:59Z" }, { "id": 871, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Launch now NET early 2022", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1448030403143421952", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2021-10-12T21:06:34Z" }, { "id": 712, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/spacevogel_profile_20210217192809.jpg", "comment": "Launch pad changed from Rocket Lab's launch site in Wallops, Virginia to the one in New Zealand.", "info_url": "https://www.rocketlabusa.com/about-us/updates/rocket-lab-to-launch-nasa-funded-commercial-moon-mission-from-new-zealand", "created_by": "spacevogel", "created_on": "2021-08-06T19:30:08Z" } ], "net": "2022-06-28T09:55:52Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "2022-06-28T09:55:52Z", "window_start": "2022-06-28T09:55:52Z", "probability": 75, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 147, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/147/?format=api", "name": "Rocket Lab", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "RL", "description": "Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. 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