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/c79110c0-01b1-4b2d-8189-3eaae64e3887/?format=api
{ "id": "c79110c0-01b1-4b2d-8189-3eaae64e3887", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/c79110c0-01b1-4b2d-8189-3eaae64e3887/?format=api", "slug": "space-shuttle-endeavour-ov-105-sts-77", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2023-06-14T08:49:57Z", "updates": [], "net": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "net_precision": null, "window_end": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "window_start": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "probability": -1, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 197, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/197/?format=api", "name": "Lockheed Martin Space Operations", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "LMSO", "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 9, "consecutive_successful_launches": 9, "successful_launches": 9, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/ssc.html", "wiki_url": "", "logo_url": null, "image_url": null, "nation_url": null }, "rocket": { "id": 401, "configuration": { "id": 493, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/493/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "active": false, "reusable": true, "description": "The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.", "family": "", "full_name": "Space Shuttle", "manufacturer": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "featured": true, "type": "Government", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "NASA", "description": "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.", "administrator": "Administrator: Bill Nelson", "founding_year": "1958", "launchers": "Space Shuttle | SLS", "spacecraft": "Orion", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 135, "consecutive_successful_launches": 11, "successful_launches": 115, "failed_launches": 20, "pending_launches": 6, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "http://www.nasa.gov", "wiki_url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration", "logo_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_logo_20190207032448.png", "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_image_20190207032448.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aeronautics2520and2520space2520administration_nation_20230803040809.jpg" }, "program": [ { "id": 6, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/program/6/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle", "description": "The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.", "agencies": [ { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" } ], "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/space2520shutt_program_20200820202237.png", "start_date": "1981-04-12T12:00:03Z", "end_date": "2011-07-08T15:29:00Z", "info_url": "https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program", "mission_patches": [], "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Human Spaceflight" } } ], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 56.1, "diameter": 8.0, "maiden_flight": "1981-04-12", "launch_cost": "450000000", "launch_mass": 2030, "leo_capacity": 27500, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 28200, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/space_shuttle_image_20230422074810.jpeg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle", "total_launch_count": 135, "consecutive_successful_launches": 22, "successful_launches": 133, "failed_launches": 2, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": { "id": 122, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/flight/122/?format=api", "mission_end": "1996-05-29T11:09:00Z", "destination": "Low Earth Orbit", "launch_crew": [ { "id": 1640, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 382, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/382/?format=api", "name": "John Casper", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P34DT9H51M7S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1943-07-09", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/john2520casper_image_20181202133241.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Casper", "last_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "first_flight": "1990-02-28T07:50:22Z" } }, { "id": 1613, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 410, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/410/?format=api", "name": "Curtis Brown", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P57DT15H4M43S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1956-03-11", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Curtis Lee \"Curt\" Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/curtis2520brown_image_20181202140604.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Brown", "last_flight": "1999-12-20T00:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-09-12T14:23:00Z" } }, { "id": 1938, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 112, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/112/?format=api", "name": "Marc Garneau", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P29DT2H", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 16, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/16/?format=api", "name": "Canadian Space Agency", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1949-02-23", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Canadian", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Garneau was one of the first Canadian Astronauts and he became the first Canadian in outer space in October 1984. In 1984, he was seconded to the new Canadian Astronaut Program (CAP), one of six chosen from over 4,000 applicants. He flew on the shuttle Challenger, STS-41-G from October 5 to 13, 1984, as payload specialist. He was promoted to Captain in 1986, and left the Navy in 1989, to become deputy director of the CAP. In 1992–93, he underwent further training to become a mission specialist. He worked as CAPCOM for a number of shuttle flights and was on two further flights himself: STS-77 (May 19 to 29, 1996) and STS-97 (to the ISS, November 30 to December 11, 2000). He has logged over 677 hours in space.\r\n\r\nIn February 2001, he was appointed executive vice-president of the Canadian Space Agency, and became its president on November 22, 2001.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/marc2520garneau_image_20181128232810.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Garneau", "last_flight": "2000-12-01T03:06:00Z", "first_flight": "1984-10-05T11:03:00Z" } }, { "id": 1563, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 420, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/420/?format=api", "name": "Mario Runco Jr.", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P23DT23H6M30S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1952-01-26", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is an Earth and planetary physicist.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mario2520runco2520jr._image_20181202141607.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Runco_Jr.", "last_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "first_flight": "1991-11-24T23:44:00Z" } }, { "id": 1935, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 458, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/458/?format=api", "name": "Andy Thomas", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P177DT13H22M45S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1951-12-18", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Andrew \"Andy\" Sydney Withiel Thomas, AO is an Australian-born American aerospace engineer and a NASA astronaut. He became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/andy2520thomas_image_20181202150149.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Thomas", "last_flight": "2005-07-26T14:39:00Z", "first_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z" } }, { "id": 1707, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 428, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/428/?format=api", "name": "Daniel W. Bursch", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P226DT22H15M22S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1957-07-25", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Daniel Wheeler Bursch is a former NASA astronaut, and Captain of the United States Navy. He had four spaceflights, the first three of which were Space Shuttle missions lasting 10 to 11 days each. His fourth and final spaceflight was a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station as a crew member of Expedition 4, which lasted from December 2001 to June 2002. This 196-day mission set a new record for the longest duration spaceflight for an American astronaut, a record simultaneously set with his crew mate Carl Walz. Their record has since been broken, and as of 2016 it is held by Scott Kelly, who flew a 340 day mission during Expeditions 43, 44 and 45.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel_w._bursc_image_20220911034507.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_W._Bursch", "last_flight": "2001-12-05T22:19:28Z", "first_flight": "1993-09-12T11:45:00Z" } } ], "onboard_crew": [], "landing_crew": [ { "id": 275, "role": { "id": 1, "role": "Commander", "priority": 0 }, "astronaut": { "id": 382, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/382/?format=api", "name": "John Casper", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P34DT9H51M7S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1943-07-09", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/john2520casper_image_20181202133241.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Casper", "last_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "first_flight": "1990-02-28T07:50:22Z" } }, { "id": 268, "role": { "id": 2, "role": "Pilot", "priority": 2 }, "astronaut": { "id": 410, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/410/?format=api", "name": "Curtis Brown", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P57DT15H4M43S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1956-03-11", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Curtis Lee \"Curt\" Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/curtis2520brown_image_20181202140604.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Brown", "last_flight": "1999-12-20T00:50:00Z", "first_flight": "1992-09-12T14:23:00Z" } }, { "id": 1939, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 112, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/112/?format=api", "name": "Marc Garneau", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P29DT2H", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 16, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/16/?format=api", "name": "Canadian Space Agency", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1949-02-23", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "Canadian", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Garneau was one of the first Canadian Astronauts and he became the first Canadian in outer space in October 1984. In 1984, he was seconded to the new Canadian Astronaut Program (CAP), one of six chosen from over 4,000 applicants. He flew on the shuttle Challenger, STS-41-G from October 5 to 13, 1984, as payload specialist. He was promoted to Captain in 1986, and left the Navy in 1989, to become deputy director of the CAP. In 1992–93, he underwent further training to become a mission specialist. He worked as CAPCOM for a number of shuttle flights and was on two further flights himself: STS-77 (May 19 to 29, 1996) and STS-97 (to the ISS, November 30 to December 11, 2000). He has logged over 677 hours in space.\r\n\r\nIn February 2001, he was appointed executive vice-president of the Canadian Space Agency, and became its president on November 22, 2001.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/marc2520garneau_image_20181128232810.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Garneau", "last_flight": "2000-12-01T03:06:00Z", "first_flight": "1984-10-05T11:03:00Z" } }, { "id": 251, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 420, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/420/?format=api", "name": "Mario Runco Jr.", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P23DT23H6M30S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1952-01-26", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is an Earth and planetary physicist.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mario2520runco2520jr._image_20181202141607.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Runco_Jr.", "last_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z", "first_flight": "1991-11-24T23:44:00Z" } }, { "id": 1931, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 458, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/458/?format=api", "name": "Andy Thomas", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Government" }, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P177DT13H22M45S", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "agency": { "id": 44, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "date_of_birth": "1951-12-18", "date_of_death": null, "nationality": "American", "twitter": null, "instagram": null, "bio": "Andrew \"Andy\" Sydney Withiel Thomas, AO is an Australian-born American aerospace engineer and a NASA astronaut. He became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/andy2520thomas_image_20181202150149.jpg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Thomas", "last_flight": "2005-07-26T14:39:00Z", "first_flight": "1996-05-19T10:30:00Z" } }, { "id": 1710, "role": { "id": 7, "role": "Mission Specialist", "priority": 4 }, "astronaut": { "id": 428, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/428/?format=api", "name": "Daniel W. 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Their record has since been broken, and as of 2016 it is held by Scott Kelly, who flew a 340 day mission during Expeditions 43, 44 and 45.", "profile_image": "https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/daniel_w._bursc_image_20220911034507.jpeg", "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_W._Bursch", "last_flight": "2001-12-05T22:19:28Z", "first_flight": "1993-09-12T11:45:00Z" } } ], "spacecraft": { "id": 40, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/spacecraft/40/?format=api", "name": "Space Shuttle Endeavour", "serial_number": "OV-105", "is_placeholder": false, "in_space": false, "time_in_space": "P297DT5H39M43S", "time_docked": "P115DT8H14M45S", "flights_count": 25, "mission_ends_count": 25, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "Retired" }, "description": "Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. 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