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/e208fa2b-169d-4d2d-97fa-8fafbfa09a1e/?format=api
{ "id": "e208fa2b-169d-4d2d-97fa-8fafbfa09a1e", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/e208fa2b-169d-4d2d-97fa-8fafbfa09a1e/?format=api", "slug": "ceres-1-jilin-1-high-resolution-04c-and-others", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Ceres-1 | Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others", "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": "2025-11-20T23:02:21Z", "updates": [ { "id": 12783, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch Vehicle and Payload identities uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2732004#msg2732004", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-11-06T07:56:00Z" }, { "id": 12845, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch failure.", "info_url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4BGFXW9BjBOdvGbPCAdMKg", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-11-10T12:57:00Z" } ], "net": "2025-11-10T04:02:53Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "window_end": "2025-11-10T04:33:00Z", "window_start": "2025-11-10T03:56:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "4th stage shut down prematurely 510 seconds into the burn after engine valve control cable suffered burn through during the engine burn.", "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": 8792, "configuration": { "id": 461, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/461/?format=api", "name": "Ceres-1", "active": true, "reusable": false, "description": "Ceres-1 is the first solid propellant launch vehicle of Galactic Energy.", "family": "Ceres-1", "full_name": "Ceres-1", "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. 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" }, "program": [], "variant": "Ceres-1", "alias": "", "min_stage": 3, "max_stage": 4, "length": null, "diameter": null, "maiden_flight": "2020-11-07", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": null, "leo_capacity": 350, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 598, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-1_image_20230722081939.jpeg", "info_url": "http://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En/List/cid/14", "wiki_url": null, "total_launch_count": 17, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 15, "failed_launches": 2, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7383, "name": "Jilin-1 High Resolution-04C and others", "description": "Earth Observation satellite for the Jilin-1 commercial constellation.\r\n\r\nOther payloads:\r\n\r\n* Jilin-1 Platform-02A-04\r\n* Zhongbei University-1", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Earth Science", "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO" }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 21, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/21/?format=api", "agency_id": null, "name": "Launch Area 95A", "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.969117,100.343333", "latitude": "40.969117", "longitude": "100.343333", "location": { "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/location/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "country_code": "CHN", "description": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg", "timezone_name": "Asia/Shanghai", "total_launch_count": 281, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "country_code": "CHN", "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_21_20200803143253.jpg", "total_launch_count": 66, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 66 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-1_image_20230722081939.jpeg", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7114, "location_launch_attempt_count": 264, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 62, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 22, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 265, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 25, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 7, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 6, "pad_turnaround": "P65DT16H23M53S", "mission_patches": [ { "id": 1228, "name": "Ceres-1 Y19", "priority": 10, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/mission_patch_images/ceres-12520y19_mission_patch_20251120153522.png", "agency": null } ], "type": "detailed" }
