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/e91d1da2-819b-4523-95bf-39ac7daa871d/?format=api
{ "id": "e91d1da2-819b-4523-95bf-39ac7daa871d", "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/e91d1da2-819b-4523-95bf-39ac7daa871d/?format=api", "slug": "ceres-2-unknown-payload", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Ceres-2 | Unknown Payload", "status": { "id": 8, "name": "To Be Confirmed", "abbrev": "TBC", "description": "Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty." }, "last_updated": "2026-10-28T19:41:41Z", "updates": [ { "id": 16617, "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 highly uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2836665#msg2836665", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-10-28T19:41:00Z" } ], "net": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 2, "name": "Hour", "abbrev": "HR", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the hour." }, "window_end": "2026-11-05T02:00:00Z", "window_start": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 1021, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "GE", "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Ceres-1 | Pallas-1", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 26, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 23, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En", "wiki_url": null, "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_logo_20201106095229.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic_energy_image_20201106095228.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_nation_20230703094321.png" }, "rocket": { "id": 9290, "configuration": { "id": 546, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/546/?format=api", "name": "Ceres-2", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "", "family": "", "full_name": "Ceres-2", "manufacturer": { "id": 1021, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "GE", "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Ceres-1 | Pallas-1", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 26, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 23, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En", "wiki_url": null, "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_logo_20201106095229.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic_energy_image_20201106095228.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_nation_20230703094321.png" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 4, "max_stage": 4, "length": null, "diameter": 3.35, "maiden_flight": "2026-01-17", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 98, "leo_capacity": 2000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_20251210054657.png", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Energy#Ceres-2", "total_launch_count": 1, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 0, "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": 7889, "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": 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": 300, "total_landing_count": 3 }, "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_21_20200803143253.jpg", "total_launch_count": 68, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 68 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_20251210054657.png", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": null, "location_launch_attempt_count": null, "pad_launch_attempt_count": null, "agency_launch_attempt_count": null, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": null, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": null, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": null, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": null, "pad_turnaround": "P%P", "mission_patches": [], "type": "detailed" }
