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
GET /2.3.0/launches/bb2a5291-0aef-4c2a-8e29-93362d256fea/?format=api
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It will carry Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research & Education Accelerator Mission), which includes various payloads like cubesats, personal items, pictures, DNA samples and more to inspire young people to pursue STEM education.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 39, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/39/?format=api", "active": true, "agencies": [], "name": "Space Launch Complex 2W", "image": { "id": 2248, "name": "Delta II 7920-10 liftoff from SLC-2W (NROL-21)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/delta_ii_7920-1_image_20240922115616.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/delta_ii_7920-1_image_thumbnail_20240922115616.jpeg", "credit": "USAF/Michael Stonecypher", "license": { "id": 17, "name": "Department of Defense Image Use Policy", "priority": 6, "link": "https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "description": "SLC-2W was originally used for Delta, Thor-Agena and Delta II launches. 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Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.", "image": { "id": 2226, "name": "Vandenberg SFB imaged by Sentinel-2", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/vandenberg_sfb__image_20240920082910.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/vandenberg_sfb__image_thumbnail_20240920082910.jpeg", "credit": "Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2020", "license": { "id": 33, "name": "Copernicus Image Use Policy", "priority": 0, "link": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R1159" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_11_20200803142416.jpg", "longitude": -120.52023, "latitude": 34.75133, "timezone_name": "America/Los_Angeles", "total_launch_count": 807, "total_landing_count": 26 } }, "webcast_live": false, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 6122, "location_launch_attempt_count": 689, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 93, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 1, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 85, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "flightclub_url": null, "updates": [ { "id": 747, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Launch window announced via EDA.", "info_url": "https://everydayastronaut.com/flta001-dream-alpha/", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2021-08-27T22:26:01Z" }, { "id": 728, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/spacevogel_profile_20210217192809.jpg", "comment": "Launch is NET Sep 2.", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/Firefly_Space/status/1428438052586901510", "created_by": "spacevogel", "created_on": "2021-08-19T19:30:21Z" }, { "id": 493, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch is NET mid-June.", "info_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/04/firefly-aerospace-raises-175-million-to-become-a-space-unicorn.html", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2021-05-04T13:40:31Z" }, { "id": 232, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/swgustav_profile_20210218062738.jpg", "comment": "NET March 14th", "info_url": "https://fcc.report/ELS/Firefly-Aerospace/0131-EX-ST-2021", "created_by": "SwGustav", "created_on": "2021-01-29T19:38:16Z" }, { "id": 67, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/spacevogel_profile_20210217192809.jpg", "comment": "Launch is NET January 2021", "info_url": "https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-launch-ends-long-hiatus-in-vandenberg-launches/", "created_by": "spacevogel", "created_on": "2020-11-27T18:09:48Z" }, { "id": 758, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/swgustav_profile_20210218062738.jpg", "comment": "The launch vehicle was destroyed after reaching Max-Q, exact reason unknown yet.", "info_url": null, "created_by": "SwGustav", "created_on": "2021-09-03T02:05:28Z" }, { "id": 757, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/arnaud2520muller_profile_20230607144351.jpg", "comment": "Weather 100%", "info_url": "https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1433229622150324226", "created_by": "Nosu", "created_on": "2021-09-02T13:49:42Z" } ], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [ { "priority": 9, "source": null, "publisher": null, "title": "Firefly Alpha FLTA001", "description": "Firefly conducted the first flight test of our Alpha vehicle on September 2, 2021. Although the vehicle did not make it to orbit, the day marked a major adva...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qFjoPw0CfAU/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFjoPw0CfAU", "type": null, "language": null, "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "live": false }, { "priority": 10, "source": null, "publisher": null, "title": "Watch Firefly launch their FIRST EVER orbital rocket, Alpha!", "description": "[TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE] /// We will go live at T-60 minutes, so you can use the YouTube notification to know they are 60 minutes from launch] Also stay tune...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-HfHAazNM3Q/maxresdefault_live.jpg", "url": "https://youtu.be/-HfHAazNM3Q", "type": null, "language": null, "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "live": false } ], "timeline": [], "pad_turnaround": "P1083DT12H57M", "mission_patches": [ { "id": 79, "name": "FLTA001 DREAM Firefly Mission Patch", "priority": 10, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/mission_patch_images/flta0012520dre_mission_patch_20210827233708.png", "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 265, "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/265/?format=api", "name": "Firefly Aerospace", "abbrev": "FA", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "response_mode": "normal" } ] }
