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/8ce07863-00fd-4a90-b3e2-d1811a8f4f9d/?format=api
{ "id": "8ce07863-00fd-4a90-b3e2-d1811a8f4f9d", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/8ce07863-00fd-4a90-b3e2-d1811a8f4f9d/?format=api", "slug": "falcon-9-block-5-fram2", "flightclub_url": "https://flightclub.io/result?llId=8ce07863-00fd-4a90-b3e2-d1811a8f4f9d", "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Fram2", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2025-04-01T07:30:05Z", "updates": [ { "id": 10592, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch success.", "info_url": "https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1rmGPyBjVkjJN", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-04-01T02:03:00Z" }, { "id": 10591, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Liftoff.", "info_url": "https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1rmGPyBjVkjJN", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-04-01T01:47:00Z" }, { "id": 10590, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/ll2_profile_20230311134739.png", "comment": "Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started", "info_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70gWmwbQos", "created_by": "LL2", "created_on": "2025-04-01T00:39:00Z" }, { "id": 10562, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Tweaked T-0.", "info_url": "https://x.com/satofishi/status/1905468984360644757", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-03-28T04:36:00Z" }, { "id": 10537, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Adjusted start of launch window.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/satofishi/status/1904411106791285145", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-03-25T06:50:00Z" }, { "id": 10522, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/lucas2520stauder_profile_20230526163835.jpg", "comment": "Update launch window end.", "info_url": "https://x.com/satofishi/status/1903112079936274800?t=v1jAHY_8UvjT9LuK1MU1DA&s=19", "created_by": "hitura-nobad", "created_on": "2025-03-21T16:06:00Z" }, { "id": 10521, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Tweaked launch time and launch pad information.", "info_url": "https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-03-21T15:00:00Z" }, { "id": 10506, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Reverted back to April 1 UTC.", "info_url": "https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-03-20T03:00:00Z" }, { "id": 10502, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Updating launch date", "info_url": "https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2025-03-19T06:49:00Z" }, { "id": 10493, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Updating earliest launch date", "info_url": "https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2025-03-18T20:25:00Z" }, { "id": 10492, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Adding approximate launch time", "info_url": "https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2025-03-18T20:04:00Z" }, { "id": 10486, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET March 31.", "info_url": "https://x.com/satofishi/status/1901836970378264672", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-03-18T03:48:00Z" }, { "id": 8893, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET early 2025.", "info_url": "https://x.com/framonauts/status/1846011952574660995", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2024-10-15T02:30:00Z" }, { "id": 8301, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch.", "info_url": "https://www.spacex.com/updates/#fram2", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2024-08-13T03:07:25Z" } ], "net": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "net_precision": { "id": 0, "name": "Second", "abbrev": "SEC", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the second." }, "window_end": "2025-04-01T06:26:20Z", "window_start": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "probability": 60, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "SpX", "description": "Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.", "administrator": "CEO: Elon Musk", "founding_year": "2002", "launchers": "Falcon | Starship", "spacecraft": "Dragon", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 489, "consecutive_successful_launches": 12, "successful_launches": 475, "failed_launches": 14, "pending_launches": 108, "consecutive_successful_landings": 58, "successful_landings": 436, "failed_landings": 26, "attempted_landings": 461, "info_url": "http://www.spacex.com/", "wiki_url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_logo_20220826094919.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_image_20190207032501.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_nation_20230531064544.jpg" }, "rocket": { "id": 8291, "configuration": { "id": 164, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/164/?format=api", "name": "Falcon 9", "active": true, "reusable": true, "description": "Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.", "family": "Falcon", "full_name": "Falcon 9 Block 5", "manufacturer": { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "SpX", "description": "Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.", "administrator": "CEO: Elon Musk", "founding_year": "2002", "launchers": "Falcon | Starship", "spacecraft": "Dragon", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 489, "consecutive_successful_launches": 12, "successful_launches": 475, "failed_launches": 14, "pending_launches": 108, "consecutive_successful_landings": 58, "successful_landings": 436, "failed_landings": 26, "attempted_landings": 461, "info_url": "http://www.spacex.com/", "wiki_url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_logo_20220826094919.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_image_20190207032501.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/spacex_nation_20230531064544.jpg" }, "program": [ { "id": 11, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/program/11/?format=api", "name": "Commercial Resupply Services", "description": "Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) are a series of flights awarded by NASA for the delivery of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.The first CRS contracts were signed in 2008 and awarded $1.6 billion to SpaceX for twelve cargo Dragon and $1.9 billion to Orbital Sciences for eight Cygnus flights, covering deliveries to 2016. The Falcon 9 and Antares rockets were also developed under the CRS program to deliver cargo spacecraft to the ISS.", "agencies": [ { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, { "id": 257, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/257/?format=api", "name": "Northrop Grumman Space Systems", "type": "Commercial" }, { "id": 1020, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1020/?format=api", "name": "Sierra Nevada Corporation", "type": "Commercial" }, { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/commercial2520_program_20201129212219.png", "start_date": "2008-12-23T00:00:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Resupply_Services#Commercial_Resupply_Services", "mission_patches": [], "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Human Spaceflight" } }, { "id": 5, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/program/5/?format=api", "name": "Commercial Crew Program", "description": "The Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is a human spaceflight program operated by NASA, in association with American aerospace manufacturers Boeing and SpaceX. The program conducts rotations between the expeditions of the International Space Station program, transporting crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, in the first crewed orbital spaceflights operated by private companies.", "agencies": [ { "id": 80, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/80/?format=api", "name": "Boeing", "type": "Commercial" }, { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/commercial2520_program_20200820201209.png", "start_date": "2011-04-18T00:00:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": "https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program", "mission_patches": [], "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Human Spaceflight" } } ], "variant": "Block 5", "alias": "", "min_stage": 1, "max_stage": 2, "length": 70.0, "diameter": 3.65, "maiden_flight": "2018-05-11", "launch_cost": "52000000", "launch_mass": 549, "leo_capacity": 22800, "gto_capacity": 8300, "to_thrust": 7607, "apogee": 200, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon_9_image_20230807133459.jpeg", "info_url": "https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9", "total_launch_count": 399, "consecutive_successful_launches": 101, "successful_launches": 398, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 97, "attempted_landings": 391, "successful_landings": 386, "failed_landings": 5, "consecutive_successful_landings": 86 }, "launcher_stage": [ { "id": 551, "type": "Core", "reused": true, "launcher_flight_number": 6, "launcher": { "id": 151, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launcher/151/?format=api", "details": "Booster to be flown during the Crew-9 mission.", "flight_proven": true, "serial_number": "B1085", "status": "active", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/b1085_during_la_image_20241217151951.jpg", "successful_landings": 6, "attempted_landings": 6, "flights": 6, "last_launch_date": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_launch_date": "2024-08-20T13:20:00Z" }, "landing": { "id": 1402, "attempt": true, "success": true, "description": "The Falcon 9 1st stage B1085 has landed on ASDS ASOG after its 6th flight.", "downrange_distance": 600.0, "location": { "id": 17, "name": "A Shortfall of Gravitas", "abbrev": "ASOG", "description": "The fourth ASDS barge, A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) is currently used to recover Falcon 9 and Heavy boosters in the Altantic Ocean.", "location": null, "successful_landings": 103 }, "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship", "abbrev": "ASDS", "description": "An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform. Construction of such ships was commissioned by aerospace company SpaceX to allow for recovery of rocket first-stages at sea for high-velocity missions which do not carry enough fuel to return to the launch site after lofting spacecraft onto an orbital trajectory." } }, "previous_flight_date": "2025-01-15T06:11:39Z", "turn_around_time_days": 75, "previous_flight": { "id": "9a30d934-fa56-4fe5-81df-7c4b24386da2", "name": "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 1 & Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience”" } } ], "spacecraft_stage": { "id": 849, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/849/?format=api", "mission_end": null, "destination": "Low Earth Orbit", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 5081, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 836, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/836/?format=api", "name": "Jannicke Mikkelsen", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P3DT14M12S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" }, "date_of_birth": "1986-06-08", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "British Norwegian", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Jannicke Jane Mikkelsen is a Norwegian cinematographer and film director who has worked in the field of virtual reality (VR) cinematography, 3D animation and augmented reality technology, focusing on fringe technology and combining traditional film production with new technologies for films shot in remote areas.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/jannicke_mikkel_image_20250329173033.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannicke_Mikkelsen", "last_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z" } }, { "id": 5080, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 837, "url": 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"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/835/?format=api", "name": "Chun Wang", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P3DT14M11S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" }, "date_of_birth": null, "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Maltese", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Chun Wang is a Chinese-born Maltese cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/chun_wang_image_20250329173005.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun_Wang", "last_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z" } }, { "id": 5083, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 838, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/838/?format=api", "name": "Eric Philips", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Private" }, "in_space": true, "time_in_space": "P3DT14M13S", "status": { "id": 1, "name": "Active" }, "agency": { "id": 121, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" }, "date_of_birth": "1962-04-30", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Australian", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Eric Philips is an Australian polar explorer, adventurer, polar guide and private astronaut.", "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/eric_philips_image_20250329173123.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Philips_(explorer)", "last_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z", "first_flight": "2025-04-01T01:46:50Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 5081, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 836, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/836/?format=api", "name": "Jannicke Mikkelsen", 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