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/bb2a5291-0aef-4c2a-8e29-93362d256fea/?format=api
{ "id": "bb2a5291-0aef-4c2a-8e29-93362d256fea", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/bb2a5291-0aef-4c2a-8e29-93362d256fea/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 1684, "slug": "firefly-alpha-flta001-maiden-flight", "name": "Firefly Alpha | FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Failure" }, "net": "2021-09-03T01:59:00Z", "window_end": "2021-09-03T05:00:00Z", "window_start": "2021-09-03T01:00:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": 100, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "The launch vehicle was destroyed after reaching Max-Q, exact reason unknown yet.", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 265, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/265/?format=api", "name": "Firefly Aerospace", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "FA", "description": "Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.", "administrator": "CEO: Peter Schumacher", "founding_year": "2014", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 7, "consecutive_successful_launches": 1, "successful_launches": 4, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 7, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://firefly.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly2520aerospace_logo_20220826094423.jpg", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_aerospa_image_20260210090130.png" }, "rocket": { "id": 2210, "configuration": { "id": 179, "launch_library_id": 216, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/179/?format=api", "name": "Firefly Alpha", "description": "Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.", "family": "Firefly Alpha", "full_name": "Firefly Alpha", "manufacturer": { "id": 265, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/265/?format=api", "name": "Firefly Aerospace", "featured": true, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "USA", "abbrev": "FA", "description": "Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.", "administrator": "CEO: Peter Schumacher", "founding_year": "2014", "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 7, "consecutive_successful_launches": 1, "successful_launches": 4, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 7, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://firefly.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly2520aerospace_logo_20220826094423.jpg", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_aerospa_image_20260210090130.png" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 29.6, "diameter": 1.82, "maiden_flight": "2021-09-03", "launch_mass": 54, "leo_capacity": 1000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 736, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_alpha_l_image_20240605174156.jpeg", "info_url": "https://fireflyspace.com/alpha/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Alpha", "total_launch_count": 7, "consecutive_successful_launches": 1, "successful_launches": 4, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 966, "launch_library_id": 1180, "name": "FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)", "description": "First flight of the new Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace. 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.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Test Flight", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 39, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/39/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Space Launch Complex 2W", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_2", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.7556,-120.6224", "latitude": "34.7556", "longitude": "-120.6224", "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": 924, "total_landing_count": 37 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_39_20200803143542.jpg", "total_launch_count": 99 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [ { "priority": 10, "title": "Watch Firefly launch their FIRST EVER orbital rocket, Alpha!", "description": "Firefly Aerospace is the next private rocket company that aims to achieve orbit with its brand new Alpha launch vehicle. Alpha will lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA, and targets a 300 km...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-HfHAazNM3Q/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HfHAazNM3Q" } ], "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_alpha_l_image_20240605174156.jpeg", "infographic": null, "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 }
