Launch Instance
Modes
Levels of detail in the response - list
, normal
, detailed
Example - /launches/?mode=list
Filters
Parameters - agency_launch_attempt_count
, agency_launch_attempt_count__gt
, agency_launch_attempt_count__gte
, agency_launch_attempt_count__lt
, agency_launch_attempt_count__lte
, agency_launch_attempt_count_year
, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__gt
, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__gte
, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__lt
, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__lte
, day
, id
, include_suborbital
, is_crewed
, last_updated__gte
, last_updated__lte
, launch_designator
, launcher_config__id
, location__ids
, location_launch_attempt_count
, location_launch_attempt_count__gt
, location_launch_attempt_count__gte
, location_launch_attempt_count__lt
, location_launch_attempt_count__lte
, location_launch_attempt_count_year
, location_launch_attempt_count_year__gt
, location_launch_attempt_count_year__gte
, location_launch_attempt_count_year__lt
, location_launch_attempt_count_year__lte
, lsp__id
, lsp__name
, mission__orbit__celestial_body__id
, mission__orbit__name
, mission__orbit__name__icontains
, month
, name
, net__gt
, net__gte
, net__lt
, net__lte
, orbital_launch_attempt_count
, orbital_launch_attempt_count__gt
, orbital_launch_attempt_count__gte
, orbital_launch_attempt_count__lt
, orbital_launch_attempt_count__lte
, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year
, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__gt
, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__gte
, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__lt
, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__lte
, pad
, pad__location
, pad__location__celestial_body__id
, pad_launch_attempt_count
, pad_launch_attempt_count__gt
, pad_launch_attempt_count__gte
, pad_launch_attempt_count__lt
, pad_launch_attempt_count__lte
, pad_launch_attempt_count_year
, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__gt
, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__gte
, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__lt
, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__lte
, program
, related_lsp__id
, related_lsp__name
, rocket__configuration__full_name
, rocket__configuration__full_name__icontains
, rocket__configuration__id
, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name
, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name__icontains
, rocket__configuration__name
, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__id
, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name
, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name__icontains
, serial_number
, slug
, spacecraft_config__ids
, status
, status__ids
, video_url
, window_end__gt
, window_end__gte
, window_end__lt
, window_end__lte
, window_start__gt
, window_start__gte
, window_start__lt
, window_start__lte
, year
Example - /launches/?pad__location=13
Search
Fields searched - launch_designator
, launch_service_provider__name
, mission__name
, name
, pad__location__name
, pad__name
, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__abbrev
, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name
, rocket__configuration__name
, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name
Example - /launches/?search=Starlink
Ordering
Fields - id
, last_updated
, name
, net
Example - /launches/?ordering=-last_updated
Number of results
Use limit
to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)
Example - /launches/?limit=2
Format
Switch to JSON output - /launches/?format=json
Help
Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - ll.thespacedevs.com/docs
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