Launch Instance
API endpoint that returns all Launch objects or a single launch.
EXAMPLE - /launch/
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'
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 /2.0.0/launch/7bffe283-a708-427d-ba0d-43ea741453b1/?format=api
{ "id": "7bffe283-a708-427d-ba0d-43ea741453b1", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/7bffe283-a708-427d-ba0d-43ea741453b1/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "ariane-64-amazon-leo-le-02", "name": "Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-02)", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2026-04-30T08:57:15Z", "window_end": "2026-04-30T08:57:15Z", "window_start": "2026-04-30T08:08:45Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": "VA268", "launch_service_provider": { "id": 115, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/115/?format=api", "name": "Arianespace", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "FRA", "abbrev": "ASA", "description": "Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.", "administrator": "CEO: David Cavaillolès", "founding_year": "1980", "launchers": "Ariane | Vega", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 326, "consecutive_successful_launches": 14, "successful_launches": 311, "failed_launches": 15, "pending_launches": 30, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.arianespace.com", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianespace", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/arianespace_logo_20210603173752.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ariane_64_lifto_image_20260213070745.jpg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/arianespace_nation_20230530190314.jpg" }, "rocket": { "id": 8463, "configuration": { "id": 116, "launch_library_id": 165, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/116/?format=api", "name": "Ariane 64", "description": "Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.", "family": "Ariane", "full_name": "Ariane 64", "manufacturer": { "id": 1044, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1044/?format=api", "name": "ArianeGroup", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "FRA", "abbrev": "AG", "description": "ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.", "administrator": "CEO: Christophe Bruneau", "founding_year": "2015", "launchers": "Ariane", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 0, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 0, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.ariane.group/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArianeGroup", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/arianegroup_logo_20221130111224.PNG", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ariane_62_on_el_image_20240708201807.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/arianegroup_nation_20230802053255.jpg" }, "program": [], "variant": "64", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 63.0, "diameter": 5.4, "maiden_flight": "2026-02-12", "launch_mass": 860, "leo_capacity": 21650, "gto_capacity": 12000, "to_thrust": 15000, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ariane_64_lifto_image_20260213070745.jpg", "info_url": "https://www.arianespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ariane6_Users-Manual_February2017.pdf", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_6", "total_launch_count": 2, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 2, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 14 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7052, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Amazon Leo (LE-02)", "description": "Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.\r\n\r\n32 satellites are carried on this launch.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Communications", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 67, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/67/?format=api", "agency_id": 115, "name": "Ariane Launch Area 4", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=5.256319,-52.786838", "latitude": "5.256319", "longitude": "-52.786838", "location": { "id": 13, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/13/?format=api", "name": "Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana", "country_code": "GUF", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_13_20200803142412.jpg", "total_launch_count": 332, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_67_20200803143559.jpg", "total_launch_count": 7 }, "infoURLs": [ { "priority": 10, "title": null, "description": null, "feature_image": null, "url": "https://newsroom.arianespace.com/ariane-6-flight-va268/" } ], "vidURLs": [ { "priority": 10, "title": "Flight VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace", "description": "On 30 April 2026, at 5:57 AM local time, Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 64 — Ariane 6's four-booster version — from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellites were delivered with precision into low Earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission was completed as planned, lasting a total of 1 hour and 54 minutes from lift-off to the separation of the last satellites. \n\nDesignated VA268 by Arianespace and LE-02 by Amazon Leo, this mission was the second of 18 Ariane 6 launches planned for the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation.\n\n“This second launch for Amazon Leo marks another milestone in Ariane 6's ramp-up, demonstrating our ability to meet the growing needs of the constellation market a...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H0zLzwGEhcg/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0zLzwGEhcg" }, { "priority": 11, "title": "Vol VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace", "description": "Le 30 avril 2026, à 5h57 heure locale, Arianespace a lancé avec succès les 32 satellites Amazon Leo à bord d'Ariane 6 dans sa configuration Ariane 64 — équipée de quatre boosters — depuis le port spatial européen en Guyane française. Les satellites ont été placés avec précision en orbite terrestre basse à environ 465 km d'altitude. La mission s'est déroulée nominalement sur une durée totale de 1 heure et 54 minutes du décollage à la séparation des derniers satellites. \n\nDésignée respectivement VA268 par Arianespace et LE-02 par Amazon Leo, cette mission constituait le deuxième vol d'une série de 18 qui seront réalisés par Ariane 6 dans le cadre du déploiement de la constellation Amazon Leo.\n\n« Ce deuxième lancement au service d'Amazon Leo marque une étape clé dans la montée en...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DhxJ6Z7u-YU/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhxJ6Z7u-YU" }, { "priority": 12, "title": "Lancement Ariane 6 pour la constellation Amazon LEO (VA268)", "description": "Le second modèle Ariane 6 équipé de quatre propulseurs d'appoint décollera ce jeudi 30 avril au matin du Centre spatial guyanais. Sous sa coiffe, 32 nouveaux satellites de la constellation Amazon LEO.\n\n🚀 *Zoom sur le lancement VA268*\n\nJeudi 30 avril 2026\nFenêtre de tir :\n05h08 - 05h57 heure de Kourou\n10h08 - 10h57 heure de Paris\n\n🛰️ *Zoom sur les passagers*\n\nCette mission marque le deuxième des 18 lancements d'Ariane 6 prévus pour soutenir le déploiement de la constellation Amazon LEO. Amazon LEO est le réseau de satellites en orbite basse d'Amazon, dont la mission est de fournir un accès Internet rapide et fiable aux clients situés hors de portée des réseaux existants. \n\nPlus d'infos sur le lancement :\nhttps://cnes.fr/evenements/lancement-de-2e-ariane-6-quatre-boosters-satellites-ama...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/apXRc7sCdug/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apXRc7sCdug" } ], "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ariane_64_lifto_image_20260213070745.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [ { "id": 27, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/program/27/?format=api", "name": "Amazon Leo", "description": "Amazon Leo is a satellite internet constellation aimed at providing high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity to underserved and remote areas globally. The project involves deploying a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to create a satellite internet network capable of delivering reliable internet access.", "agencies": [ { "id": 1058, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1058/?format=api", "name": "Amazon Leo", "type": "Private" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/project2520kui_program_20231228165031.jpeg", "start_date": "2023-10-16T18:06:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_Systems", "wiki_url": "https://aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/devices-services/project-kuiper" } ], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7276, "location_launch_attempt_count": 332, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 7, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 326, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 103, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 2 }
