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/ffa8c798-2d33-47cb-8548-f378837e316d/?format=api
{ "id": "ffa8c798-2d33-47cb-8548-f378837e316d", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/ffa8c798-2d33-47cb-8548-f378837e316d/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "smart-dragon-3-geely-constellation-group-04", "name": "Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 04", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2025-08-08T16:31:00Z", "window_end": "2025-08-08T16:44:00Z", "window_start": "2025-08-08T16:21:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 272, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/272/?format=api", "name": "China Rocket Co. Ltd.", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CHNR", "description": "China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 11, "consecutive_successful_launches": 11, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china2520rocket2520co.2520ltd._logo_20221001084159.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china_rocket_co_image_20240922154013.jpg" }, "rocket": { "id": 8676, "configuration": { "id": 484, "launch_library_id": null, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/484/?format=api", "name": "Smart Dragon 3", "description": "Smart Dragon-3 is a solid fuel orbital rocket designed by a subsidiary of the state-owned CASC group built for the commercial market.", "family": "Smart Dragon", "full_name": "Smart Dragon 3", "manufacturer": { "id": 272, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/272/?format=api", "name": "China Rocket Co. Ltd.", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CHNR", "description": "China Rocket Co. Ltd. is a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model”.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 11, "consecutive_successful_launches": 11, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china2520rocket2520co.2520ltd._logo_20221001084159.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/china_rocket_co_image_20240922154013.jpg" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": null, "max_stage": null, "length": 32.0, "diameter": 2.64, "maiden_flight": "2022-12-09", "launch_mass": 140, "leo_capacity": null, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/smart_dragon_3__image_20240925074606.jpg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "total_launch_count": 10, "consecutive_successful_launches": 10, "successful_launches": 10, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7268, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Geely Constellation Group 04", "description": "11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Communications", "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO" } }, "pad": { "id": 221, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/221/?format=api", "agency_id": 88, "name": "Rizhao offshore launch location", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": null, "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=35.391667,119.598667", "latitude": "35.391667", "longitude": "119.598667", "location": { "id": 185, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/185/?format=api", "name": "Haiyang Oriental Spaceport", "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_haiyang_oriental_spaceport_20251128181322.jpg", "total_launch_count": 24, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_oriental_spaceport_mobile_launch_ship_20240529085416.jpg", "total_launch_count": 7 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [ { "priority": 10, "title": "Live: Jielong 3 GEESATCOM Group 4 Launch (No Commentary)", "description": "Footage courtesy of 日照海龙湾景区/日照·jim 📷/御道日照/DJI大疆日照盛州王府大街授权店/日照靓号/正在日照\n\n\nInternational Rocket Launches provides commentary-free coverage of select global rocket launches.\n\nFollow @IntRocketLaunch on Twi...", "feature_image": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/poTWRw9sX5o/maxresdefault.jpg", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poTWRw9sX5o" } ], "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/smart_dragon_3__image_20240925074606.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7024, "location_launch_attempt_count": 17, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 4, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 7, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 175, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 3, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 2 }
