Previous Launch List
API endpoint that returns previous Launch objects.
GET: Return a list of previous Launches
FILTERS: Fields - 'name', 'id(s)', 'lsp_id', 'lsp_name', 'launcher_config__id',
MODE: 'normal', 'list', 'detailed' EXAMPLE: ?mode=list
SEARCH: Searches through the launch name, rocket name, launch agency and mission name. EXAMPLE - ?search=SpaceX
GET /2.0.0/launch/previous/?format=api&offset=5510&ordering=-name
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The satellite is operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO" } }, "pad": { "id": 41, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/41/?format=api", "agency_id": 37, "name": "Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Launch_Complex", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=30.400813,130.977748", "latitude": "30.400813", "longitude": "130.977748", "location": { "id": 26, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/26/?format=api", "name": "Tanegashima Space Center, Japan", "country_code": "JPN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_26_20200803142507.jpg", "total_launch_count": 97, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_41_20200803143551.jpg", "total_launch_count": 57 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/h-iia_202_lifto_image_20240325123250.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "1b690daf-1ff0-45fa-b790-8abf5a9a5f77", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/1b690daf-1ff0-45fa-b790-8abf5a9a5f77/?format=api", "launch_library_id": null, "slug": "h-iia-202-igs-optical-2", "name": "H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 2", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2006-09-11T04:35:00Z", "window_end": "2006-09-11T04:35:00Z", "window_start": "2006-09-11T04:35:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 37, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/37/?format=api", "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency", "type": "Government" }, "rocket": { "id": 7282, "configuration": { "id": 32, "launch_library_id": 53, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/32/?format=api", "name": "H-IIA", "family": "H-II", "full_name": "H-IIA 202", "variant": "202" } }, "mission": { "id": 5671, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "IGS Optical 2", "description": "The IGS-Optical (Intelligence Gathering Satellite), built by Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO), is an optical reconnaissance satellite with a projected life of 5 years. The satellite will be operated by the Cabinet Satellite Information Center. The 850 kg IGS-Optical 1 is equipped with an optical sensor. The resolution is probably about 1 meter. The satellite serves both Japan's national defense and civil natural disaster monitoring.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Government/Top Secret", "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO" } }, "pad": { "id": 41, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/41/?format=api", "agency_id": 37, "name": "Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Launch_Complex", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=30.400813,130.977748", "latitude": "30.400813", "longitude": "130.977748", "location": { "id": 26, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/26/?format=api", "name": "Tanegashima Space Center, Japan", "country_code": "JPN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_26_20200803142507.jpg", "total_launch_count": 97, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_41_20200803143551.jpg", "total_launch_count": 57 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/h-iia_202_lifto_image_20240325123250.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "42370bdb-db93-4212-bda6-d91c177b2ea6", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/42370bdb-db93-4212-bda6-d91c177b2ea6/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 1066, "slug": "h-iia-202-hope-emirates-mars-mission", "name": "H-IIA 202 | Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2020-07-19T21:58:14Z", "window_end": "2020-07-19T21:58:14Z", "window_start": "2020-07-19T21:58:14Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 98, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/98/?format=api", "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 2708, "configuration": { "id": 32, "launch_library_id": 53, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/32/?format=api", "name": "H-IIA", "family": "H-II", "full_name": "H-IIA 202", "variant": "202" } }, "mission": { "id": 913, "launch_library_id": 624, "name": "Hope (Emirates Mars Mission)", "description": "Hope Mars Mission, also known as Al-Amal, is UAE's first interplanetary space probe. It's an orbiter which will study Martian atmosphere and climate with the help of 3 science instruments: Emirates Exploration imager (EXI), Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS), and Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIR). These instruments were designed and built in collaboration with University of Colorado, University of California and Arizona State University. Hope is planned to arrive to Mars in February 2021 and has an expected lifetime of 2 years.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Planetary Science", "orbit": { "id": 6, "name": "Heliocentric N/A", "abbrev": "Helio-N/A" } }, "pad": { "id": 41, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/41/?format=api", "agency_id": 37, "name": "Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Launch_Complex", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=30.400813,130.977748", "latitude": "30.400813", "longitude": "130.977748", "location": { "id": 26, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/26/?format=api", "name": "Tanegashima Space Center, Japan", "country_code": "JPN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_26_20200803142507.jpg", "total_launch_count": 97, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_41_20200803143551.jpg", "total_launch_count": 57 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/h-iia_202_lifto_image_20240325123250.jpg", "infographic": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/infographic_images/h-iia25202022_infographic_20200806042051.png", "program": [] }, { "id": "03b1016f-0823-46f9-85d8-8383aeb02f02", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/03b1016f-0823-46f9-85d8-8383aeb02f02/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 1141, "slug": "h-iia-202-himawari-9", "name": "H-IIA 202 | Himawari-9", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2016-11-02T06:20:00Z", "window_end": "2016-11-02T09:18:00Z", "window_start": "2016-11-02T06:20:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 98, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/98/?format=api", "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 1959, "configuration": { "id": 32, "launch_library_id": 53, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/32/?format=api", "name": "H-IIA", "family": "H-II", "full_name": "H-IIA 202", "variant": "202" } }, "mission": { "id": 558, "launch_library_id": 369, "name": "Himawari-9", "description": "Himawari-9 is a geostationary weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. It will be placed at 140 degrees East and will replace Himawari-8 in 2022. The satellite is about 3,500 kilograms and has a design life of around 15 years with operational life lasting 8 years.The main instrument aboard is a 16 channel multispectral imager to capture visible light and infrared images of the Asian-Pacific region.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Earth Science", "orbit": { "id": 2, "name": "Geostationary Transfer Orbit", "abbrev": "GTO" } }, "pad": { "id": 41, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/41/?format=api", "agency_id": 37, "name": "Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Launch_Complex", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=30.400813,130.977748", "latitude": "30.400813", "longitude": "130.977748", "location": { "id": 26, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/26/?format=api", "name": "Tanegashima Space Center, Japan", "country_code": "JPN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_26_20200803142507.jpg", "total_launch_count": 97, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_41_20200803143551.jpg", "total_launch_count": 57 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/h-iia_202_lifto_image_20240325123250.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "1a17e056-0406-4cde-931d-10095f673dd4", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/1a17e056-0406-4cde-931d-10095f673dd4/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 335, "slug": "h-iia-202-himawari-8", "name": "H-IIA 202 | Himawari-8", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2014-10-07T05:16:00Z", "window_end": "2014-10-07T05:16:00Z", "window_start": "2014-10-07T05:16:00Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": null, "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 98, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/98/?format=api", "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 1789, "configuration": { "id": 32, "launch_library_id": 53, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/32/?format=api", "name": "H-IIA", "family": "H-II", "full_name": "H-IIA 202", "variant": "202" } }, "mission": { "id": 63, "launch_library_id": 103, "name": "Himawari-8", "description": "Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Earth Science", "orbit": { "id": 2, "name": "Geostationary Transfer Orbit", "abbrev": "GTO" } }, "pad": { "id": 41, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/pad/41/?format=api", "agency_id": 37, "name": "Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Launch_Complex", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=30.400813,130.977748", "latitude": "30.400813", "longitude": "130.977748", "location": { "id": 26, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/location/26/?format=api", "name": "Tanegashima Space Center, Japan", "country_code": "JPN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_26_20200803142507.jpg", "total_launch_count": 97, "total_landing_count": 0 }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_41_20200803143551.jpg", "total_launch_count": 57 }, "webcast_live": false, "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/h-iia_202_lifto_image_20240325123250.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [] }, { "id": "d2b9e5ed-5009-476f-8aee-4d84c43e7cec", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/launch/d2b9e5ed-5009-476f-8aee-4d84c43e7cec/?format=api", "launch_library_id": 355, "slug": "h-iia-202-hayabusa-2", "name": "H-IIA 202 | Hayabusa-2", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Success" }, "net": "2014-12-03T04:22:04Z", "window_end": "2014-12-03T04:22:04Z", "window_start": "2014-12-03T04:22:04Z", "inhold": false, "tbdtime": false, "tbddate": false, "probability": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 98, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/98/?format=api", "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "type": "Commercial" }, "rocket": { "id": 1805, "configuration": { "id": 32, "launch_library_id": 53, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/config/launcher/32/?format=api", "name": "H-IIA", "family": "H-II", "full_name": "H-IIA 202", "variant": "202" } }, "mission": { "id": 1216, "launch_library_id": null, "name": "Hayabusa-2", "description": "Hayabusa2 (Japanese: はやぶさ2, \"Peregrine falcon 2\") is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. 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