Launch List
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/?format=api&offset=340&ordering=id
{ "count": 517, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/?format=api&limit=10&offset=350&ordering=id", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/?format=api&limit=10&offset=330&ordering=id", "results": [ { "id": "a8efd555-af1c-43c6-9986-968175c4c6da", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a8efd555-af1c-43c6-9986-968175c4c6da/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "sslv-sbs-3", "name": "SSLV | SBS-3", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "TBD" }, "net": "2027-03-31T00:00:00Z", "window_end": "2027-03-31T00:00:00Z", "window_start": "2027-03-31T00:00:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": true, "tbddate": true, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 31, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/31/?format=api", "name": "Indian Space Research Organization", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 9159, "configuration": { "id": 150, "launch_library_id": 189, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/150/?format=api", "name": "SSLV", "family": "", "full_name": "SSLV", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 7758, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "SBS-3", "description": "Possibly prototype satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Satellite Based Surveillance-3 (SBS-3) program, which aims to provide better land and maritime domain awareness for civilian and military applications for the Indian government. The SBS-3 constellation will consist of up to 52 satellites in Low Earth and geostationary orbits.\r\n\r\nSafran Space of France will provide optical payloads for at least some of the satellites.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 50, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/50/?format=api", "agency_id": 31, "name": "Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre_First_Launch_Pad", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=13.733,80.235", "latitude": "13.733", "longitude": "80.235", "location": { "id": 14, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/14/?format=api", "name": "Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India", "country_code": "IND", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_14_20200803142403.jpg", "total_launch_count": 105, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_50_20200803143457.jpg", "total_launch_count": 64 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/sslv_image_20220912001724.jpeg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "a927b2f9-f9a5-4196-9abb-2e275e4a6b96", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a927b2f9-f9a5-4196-9abb-2e275e4a6b96/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "pallas-1-demo-flight", "name": "Pallas-1 | Demo Flight", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2026-09-01T02:00:00Z", "window_end": "2026-09-01T04:09:00Z", "window_start": "2026-09-01T01:52:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 8824, "configuration": { "id": 542, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/542/?format=api", "name": "Pallas-1", "family": "", "full_name": "Pallas-1", "variant": "" } }, "mission": { "id": 7415, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Demo Flight", "description": "First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket, with a dummy payload on board.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Test Flight", "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO" } }, "pad": { "id": 246, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/246/?format=api", "agency_id": 1021, "name": "Pallas-1 Launch Pad", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas-1", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.775962,100.107214", "latitude": "40.775962", "longitude": "100.107214", "location": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg", "total_launch_count": 298, "total_landing_count": 3 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_pallas-1_launch_pad_20251128223637.jpg", "total_launch_count": 1 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/pallas-1_y1_image_20260901030251.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "a99bb1eb-514b-4a93-ac49-5e14f273f250", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a99bb1eb-514b-4a93-ac49-5e14f273f250/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "falcon-9-block-5-starlink-group-10-59", "name": "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-59", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2025-10-07T06:46:10Z", "window_end": "2025-10-07T08:10:00Z", "window_start": "2025-10-07T04:10:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": 65, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 121, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 8724, "configuration": { "id": 164, "launch_library_id": 188, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/164/?format=api", "name": "Falcon 9", "family": "Falcon", "full_name": "Falcon 9 Block 5", "variant": "Block 5" } }, "mission": { "id": 7315, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Starlink Group 10-59", "description": "A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Communications", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 80, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/80/?format=api", "agency_id": 121, "name": "Space Launch Complex 40", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station_Space_Launch_Complex_40", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=28.56194122,-80.57735736", "latitude": "28.56194122", "longitude": "-80.57735736", "location": { "id": 12, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/12/?format=api", "name": "Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA", "country_code": "USA", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_12_20200803142519.jpg", "total_launch_count": 1129, "total_landing_count": 79 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_80_20200803143323.jpg", "total_launch_count": 401 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/falcon2520925_image_20221009234147.png", "infographic": null, "program": [ { "id": 25, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/program/25/?format=api", "name": "Starlink", "description": "Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by American aerospace company SpaceX", "agencies": [ { "id": 121, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/121/?format=api", "name": "SpaceX", "type": "Commercial" } ], "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/starlink_program_20231228154508.jpeg", "start_date": "2018-02-22T14:17:00Z", "end_date": null, "info_url": "https://starlink.com", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink" } ] }, { "id": "a9ee8337-127d-4f17-9e3a-a07999f80099", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a9ee8337-127d-4f17-9e3a-a07999f80099/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "vulcan-sda-tranche-1-tracking-layer-d", "name": "Vulcan | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D", "status": { "id": 2, "name": "TBD" }, "net": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "window_end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", 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threats, including hypersonic missile systems.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 13, "name": "Polar Orbit", "abbrev": "PO" } }, "pad": { "id": 24, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/24/?format=api", "agency_id": 161, "name": "Space Launch Complex 3E", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_3#SLC-3E", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.64,-120.5895", "latitude": "34.64", "longitude": "-120.5895", "location": { "id": 11, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/11/?format=api", "name": "Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA", "country_code": "USA", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_11_20200803142416.jpg", "total_launch_count": 915, "total_landing_count": 35 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_24_20200803143552.jpg", "total_launch_count": 48 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/vulcan_image_20240107162928.jpeg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "a9fd7757-9a51-4607-845d-d830673c4486", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/a9fd7757-9a51-4607-845d-d830673c4486/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "long-march-2fg-chinese-reusable-space-vehicle-4", "name": "Long March 2F/G | Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2026-02-07T03:58:00Z", "window_end": "2026-02-07T04:07:00Z", "window_start": "2026-02-07T03:48:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 88, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/88/?format=api", "name": "China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 8911, "configuration": { "id": 84, "launch_library_id": 111, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/84/?format=api", "name": "Long March 2F/G", "family": "Long March", "full_name": "Long March 2F/G", "variant": "F/G" } }, "mission": { "id": 7502, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle", "description": "4th flight of the Chinese spaceplane capable of returning to Earth.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 37, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/37/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Launch_Area_4", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.957893,100.290944", "latitude": "40.957893", "longitude": "100.290944", "location": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, 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