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/9819a575-468b-41a3-b254-fe2db68889a4/?format=api
{ "id": "9819a575-468b-41a3-b254-fe2db68889a4", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/9819a575-468b-41a3-b254-fe2db68889a4/?format=api", "slug": "kuaizhou-11-8-satellites", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Kuaizhou 11 | 8 satellites", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2026-03-17T01:52:27Z", "updates": [ { "id": 14319, "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/5277081862146248", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-16T05:11:00Z" }, { "id": 14318, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Switching identity for the launch vehicle per new clues of ride-share payload identity.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=64550.msg2768940#msg2768940", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-15T17:31:00Z" }, { "id": 14250, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities extremely uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2768002#msg2768002", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-12T15:12:00Z" } ], "net": "2026-03-16T04:12:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "window_end": "2026-03-16T04:42:00Z", "window_start": "2026-03-16T04:04:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "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": 33, "consecutive_successful_launches": 4, "successful_launches": 29, "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" }, "rocket": { "id": 8939, "configuration": { "id": 194, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/194/?format=api", "name": "Kuaizhou 11", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "The Kuaizhou-11 (KZ-11), is a planned Chinese commercial launch vehicle.\r\n\r\nReportedly, the payload is about 1000 kg for low earth orbit and 700 kg for a sun-synchronous orbit.\r\n\r\nThe three stage rocket is possibly based on the DF-31 missile. It consists of three solid-fueled stages. The principal diameter is 2.2 m and the launch weight is 78 tons. the first stage features four grid rudders. The vehicle is launched from a launch truck.", "family": "Kuaizhou", "full_name": "Kuaizhou 11", "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": 33, "consecutive_successful_launches": 4, "successful_launches": 29, "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": "11", "alias": "", "min_stage": 3, "max_stage": 3, "length": null, "diameter": 2.2, "maiden_flight": "2020-07-10", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 78, "leo_capacity": 1000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_11_lif_image_20240520155835.jpg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "total_launch_count": 5, "consecutive_successful_launches": 4, "successful_launches": 4, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7534, "name": "8 satellites", "description": "Ride-share launch of 8 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit:\r\n\r\n* Juntian-1-04A\r\n* Dongpo-11\r\n* Dongpo-12\r\n* Dongpo-16\r\n* Weitong-1-01\r\n* Xiguang-1-06\r\n* Yuxing-3-05\r\n* Yuxing-3-06", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Technology", "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO" }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 21, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/21/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 95A", "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.969117,100.343333", "latitude": "40.969117", "longitude": "100.343333", "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": 280, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_21_20200803143253.jpg", "total_launch_count": 66, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 66 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kuaizhou_11_lif_image_20240520155835.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7229, "location_launch_attempt_count": 278, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 66, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 33, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 56, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 5, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_turnaround": "P58DT4M", "mission_patches": [], "type": "detailed" }
