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=4590&ordering=name
{ "count": 7537, "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/?format=api&limit=10&offset=4600&ordering=name", "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/?format=api&limit=10&offset=4580&ordering=name", "results": [ { "id": "80a53f1a-05a7-4ac0-bb2c-d9db81da6e23", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/80a53f1a-05a7-4ac0-bb2c-d9db81da6e23/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-3-transit-5a-3", "name": "Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1963-06-16T01:49:52Z", "window_end": "1963-06-16T01:49:52Z", "window_start": "1963-06-16T01:49:52Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 161, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/161/?format=api", "name": "United States Air Force", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3209, "configuration": { "id": 367, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/367/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-3", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-3", "variant": "3" } }, "mission": { "id": 1631, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Transit-5A 3", "description": "Operational prototype satellite", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Navigation", "orbit": { "id": 13, "name": "Polar Orbit", "abbrev": "PO" } }, "pad": { "id": 154, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/154/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Space Launch Complex 5", "info_url": "https://www.astronautix.com/v/vandenbergslc5.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base_Space_Launch_Complex_5", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.6080,-120.6247", "latitude": "34.608", "longitude": "-120.6247", "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_11_20200803142416.jpg", "total_launch_count": 816, "total_landing_count": 26 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_154_20200803143408.jpg", "total_launch_count": 69 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": null, "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "029cd324-04df-4615-bf70-c6cb693eec00", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/029cd324-04df-4615-bf70-c6cb693eec00/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4a-reentry-4a", "name": "Scout X-4A | Reentry-4A", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1964-08-18T06:05:00Z", "window_end": "1964-08-18T06:05:00Z", "window_start": "1964-08-18T06:05:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3304, "configuration": { "id": 371, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/371/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-4A", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-4A", "variant": "4A" } }, "mission": { "id": 1726, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Reentry-4A", "description": "Test of Apollo-type ablator materials at lunar reentry heating levels.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Materials Science", "orbit": { "id": 15, "name": "Suborbital", "abbrev": "Sub" } }, "pad": { "id": 94, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/94/?format=api", "agency_id": 44, "name": "Launch Area 3", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.8495,-75.4725", "latitude": "37.8495", "longitude": "-75.4725", "location": { "id": 21, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/21/?format=api", "name": "Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA", "country_code": "USA", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_21_20200803142423.jpg", "total_launch_count": 80, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_94_20200803143206.jpg", "total_launch_count": 13 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": null, "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "52a4f4de-c1a0-46b4-b839-ca86c4934fe6", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/52a4f4de-c1a0-46b4-b839-ca86c4934fe6/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4a-reentry-4b", "name": "Scout X-4A | Reentry 4B", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1966-02-10T00:55:00Z", "window_end": "1966-02-10T00:55:00Z", "window_start": "1966-02-10T00:55:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3488, "configuration": { "id": 371, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/371/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-4A", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-4A", "variant": "4A" } }, "mission": { "id": 1908, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Reentry 4B", "description": "Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. 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"61b2c211-4b48-4eb6-8666-5ade72e20f36", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/61b2c211-4b48-4eb6-8666-5ade72e20f36/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4-beacon-explorer-b", "name": "Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1964-10-10T03:01:00Z", "window_end": "1964-10-10T03:01:00Z", "window_start": "1964-10-10T03:01:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3325, "configuration": { "id": 370, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/370/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-4", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-4", "variant": "4" } }, "mission": { "id": 1747, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Beacon Explorer B", "description": "The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Earth Science", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 154, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/154/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Space Launch Complex 5", "info_url": "https://www.astronautix.com/v/vandenbergslc5.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base_Space_Launch_Complex_5", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.6080,-120.6247", "latitude": "34.608", "longitude": "-120.6247", "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_11_20200803142416.jpg", "total_launch_count": 816, "total_landing_count": 26 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_154_20200803143408.jpg", "total_launch_count": 69 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": null, "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "40595a20-0c5b-4bc0-9f1a-e36b317e6baf", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/40595a20-0c5b-4bc0-9f1a-e36b317e6baf/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4-beacon-explorer-c", "name": "Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer C", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1965-04-29T14:17:00Z", "window_end": "1965-04-29T14:17:00Z", "window_start": "1965-04-29T14:17:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3388, "configuration": { "id": 370, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/370/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-4", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-4", "variant": "4" } }, "mission": { "id": 1809, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Beacon Explorer C", "description": "The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Earth Science", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 178, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/178/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 3A", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.8495,-75.4725", "latitude": "37.8495", "longitude": "-75.4725", "location": { "id": 21, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/21/?format=api", "name": "Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA", "country_code": "USA", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_21_20200803142423.jpg", "total_launch_count": 80, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_178_20200803143407.jpg", "total_launch_count": 18 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": null, "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "70d3ee70-8924-4306-9cdb-032b05598ed8", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/70d3ee70-8924-4306-9cdb-032b05598ed8/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4-esrs", "name": "Scout X-4 | ESRS", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Failure" }, "net": "1964-06-25T01:40:24Z", "window_end": "1964-06-25T01:40:24Z", "window_start": "1964-06-25T01:40:24Z", "inhold": false, 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"https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/154/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Space Launch Complex 5", "info_url": "https://www.astronautix.com/v/vandenbergslc5.html", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base_Space_Launch_Complex_5", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.6080,-120.6247", "latitude": "34.608", "longitude": "-120.6247", "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_11_20200803142416.jpg", "total_launch_count": 816, "total_landing_count": 26 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_154_20200803143408.jpg", "total_launch_count": 69 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": null, "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "4187d467-ea7b-4db8-9a84-5d0123f5c2e7", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/4187d467-ea7b-4db8-9a84-5d0123f5c2e7/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "scout-x-4-explorer-19", "name": "Scout X-4 | Explorer 19", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "1963-12-19T18:49:25Z", "window_end": "1963-12-19T18:49:25Z", "window_start": "1963-12-19T18:49:25Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 44, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/44/?format=api", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 3245, "configuration": { "id": 370, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/370/?format=api", "name": "Scout X-4", "family": "Scout", "full_name": "Scout X-4", "variant": "4" } }, "mission": { "id": 1667, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Explorer 19", "description": 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