Launch Instance
AN API endpoint that returns all Launch objects or a single launch.
EXAMPLE - /launch/[id]/ or /launch/?mode=list&search=SpaceX
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', 'is_crewed', 'include_suborbital', 'spacecraft_config__ids', 'related', 'location__ids', 'lsp__ids', 'pad__ids', 'status__ids'
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 /2.2.0/launch/7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95/?format=api
{ "id": "7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95/?format=api", "slug": "ceres-2-demo-flight", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Ceres-2 | Demo Flight", "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Launch Failure", "abbrev": "Failure", "description": "Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate." }, "last_updated": "2026-01-17T06:53:25Z", "updates": [ { "id": 13454, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Rescheduled for December 27 per NOTAMs; Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are still uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2746001#msg2746001", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-24T05:03:00Z" }, { "id": 13460, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=61866.msg2746159#msg2746159", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-25T03:40:00Z" }, { "id": 13625, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2750529#msg2750529", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-13T17:45:00Z" }, { "id": 13332, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Apparently scrubbed for the day, new information pending.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=61866.msg2743339#msg2743339", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-15T06:48:00Z" }, { "id": 13675, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch failure.", "info_url": "https://www.news.cn/tech/20260117/b31eef0867f346a0815ca670e4b215f6/c.html", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-17T06:53:00Z" }, { "id": 13228, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updated possible launch date and time per new NOTAMs (in place of previous guess of Hyperbola-1 for this launch); Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2741849#msg2741849", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-10T05:44:00Z" }, { "id": 13097, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch.", "info_url": "https://x.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1981038972651327785", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-01T16:45:00Z" }, { "id": 13583, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET January 17 per new NOTAMs; to be confirmed.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2749806#msg2749806", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-10T06:15:00Z" } ], "net": "2026-01-17T04:08:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "window_end": "2026-01-17T04:20:00Z", "window_start": "2026-01-17T03:57:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit.", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "GE", "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Ceres-1 | Pallas-1", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 24, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 21, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 1, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En", "wiki_url": null, "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_logo_20201106095229.png", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic_energy_image_20201106095228.jpeg", "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_nation_20230703094321.png" }, "rocket": { "id": 8828, "configuration": { "id": 546, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/546/?format=api", "name": "Ceres-2", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "", "family": "", "full_name": "Ceres-2", "manufacturer": { "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "GE", "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. 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