GET

Location Instance

Modes

Levels of detail in the response - normal, detailed

Example - /locations/?mode=detailed

Filters

Parameters - active, country_code, id, name, name__contains, total_landing_count, total_landing_count__gt, total_landing_count__gte, total_landing_count__lt, total_landing_count__lte, total_launch_count, total_launch_count__gt, total_launch_count__gte, total_launch_count__lt, total_launch_count__lte

Example - /locations/?country_code=NZL

Fields searched - country__alpha_3_code, name

Example - /locations/?search=Cape Canaveral

Ordering

Fields - name, total_landing_count, total_launch_count

Example - /locations/?ordering=-total_launch_count

Number of results

Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)

Example - /locations/?limit=2

Format

Switch to JSON output - /locations/?format=json

Help

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GET /2.3.0/locations/187/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "response_mode": "detailed",
  "id": 187,
  "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/187/?format=api",
  "name": "Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport, India",
  "celestial_body": {
    "response_mode": "normal",
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Earth",
    "type": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Planet"
    },
    "diameter": 12742000.0,
    "mass": 5.972168e+24,
    "gravity": 9.80655,
    "length_of_day": "1 00:00:00",
    "atmosphere": true,
    "image": {
      "id": 2040,
      "name": "Earth (Apollo 17)",
      "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_20240402194304.jpeg",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_thumbnail_20240402194305.jpeg",
      "credit": "NASA",
      "license": {
        "id": 4,
        "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines",
        "priority": 0,
        "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/"
      },
      "single_use": true,
      "variants": []
    },
    "description": "Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.",
    "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth",
    "total_attempted_launches": 7650,
    "successful_launches": 7093,
    "failed_launches": 557,
    "total_attempted_landings": 1383,
    "successful_landings": 1334,
    "failed_landings": 49
  },
  "active": true,
  "country": {
    "id": 9,
    "name": "India",
    "alpha_2_code": "IN",
    "alpha_3_code": "IND",
    "nationality_name": "Indian",
    "nationality_name_composed": "Indo"
  },
  "description": "The Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India is the second spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), designed to allow their Small Satellite launch Vehicle (SSLV) to launch towards polar orbits without the need for a dogleg maneuver to avoid Sri Lanka.",
  "image": null,
  "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_kulasekarapattinam_spaceport252c_india_20260920052623.jpg",
  "longitude": 78.016069,
  "latitude": 8.365362,
  "timezone_name": "Asia/Kolkata",
  "total_launch_count": 0,
  "total_landing_count": 0,
  "pads": [
    {
      "id": 258,
      "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/258/?format=api",
      "active": true,
      "agencies": [
        {
          "response_mode": "list",
          "id": 31,
          "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/31/?format=api",
          "name": "Indian Space Research Organization",
          "abbrev": "ISRO",
          "type": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Government"
          }
        }
      ],
      "name": "SSLV Launch Complex",
      "image": null,
      "description": "The Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India is the second spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), designed to allow their Small Satellite launch Vehicle (SSLV) to launch towards polar orbits without the need for a dogleg maneuver to avoid Sri Lanka.",
      "info_url": null,
      "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSLV_Launch_Complex",
      "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=8.3588887,78.0182402",
      "latitude": 8.3588887,
      "longitude": 78.0182402,
      "country": {
        "id": 9,
        "name": "India",
        "alpha_2_code": "IN",
        "alpha_3_code": "IND",
        "nationality_name": "Indian",
        "nationality_name_composed": "Indo"
      },
      "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_sslv_launch_complex_20260920052940.jpg",
      "total_launch_count": 0,
      "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 0,
      "fastest_turnaround": null
    }
  ]
}