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/e3b45caa-2ccc-4937-931b-780edbe58db9/?format=api
{ "id": "e3b45caa-2ccc-4937-931b-780edbe58db9", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/e3b45caa-2ccc-4937-931b-780edbe58db9/?format=api", "slug": "kinetica-2-demo-flight-qingzhou-prototype-spacecra", "flightclub_url": null, "r_spacex_api_id": null, "name": "Kinetica 2 | Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)", "status": { "id": 3, "name": "Launch Successful", "abbrev": "Success", "description": "The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s)." }, "last_updated": "2026-03-31T00:43:01Z", "updates": [ { "id": 14471, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "May possibly be linked with planned launch on March 30, with high uncertainties.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59132.msg2773112#msg2773112", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-28T12:25:00Z" }, { "id": 13092, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch.", "info_url": "https://x.com/cas_space/status/1983017494169149723", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-01T16:44:00Z" }, { "id": 14483, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updating launch date and time based on old information of possible secondary payload. Assignment of this launch to the launch listed in this launch window is highly uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=64689.msg2773418#msg2773418", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-29T17:01:00Z" }, { "id": 14496, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Liftoff.", "info_url": "https://x.com/raz_liu/status/2038576081452908855", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-30T11:28:00Z" }, { "id": 14508, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch success.", "info_url": "https://x.com/cas_space/status/1962372762963476738", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-30T12:13:00Z" }, { "id": 14388, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updated planned payload information.", "info_url": "https://finance.sina.cn/2026-02-24/detail-inhnxtak2892522.d.html?cref=cj", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-03-21T18:36:00Z" } ], "net": "2026-03-30T11:00:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "window_end": "2026-03-30T13:14:00Z", "window_start": "2026-03-30T10:52:00Z", "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "holdreason": "", "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "id": 1040, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1040/?format=api", "name": "CAS Space", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CAS", "description": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Zhongke", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 12, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png" }, "rocket": { "id": 8823, "configuration": { "id": 541, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/config/launcher/541/?format=api", "name": "Kinetica 2", "active": true, "reusable": true, "description": "", "family": "", "full_name": "Kinetica 2", "manufacturer": { "id": 1040, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/agencies/1040/?format=api", "name": "CAS Space", "featured": false, "type": "Commercial", "country_code": "CHN", "abbrev": "CAS", "description": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": "2018", "launchers": "Zhongke", "spacecraft": "", "launch_library_url": null, "total_launch_count": 12, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "info_url": "https://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "logo_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "image_url": null, "nation_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png" }, "program": [], "variant": "", "alias": "PR-2", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 52.0, "diameter": 3.35, "maiden_flight": "2026-03-30", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 625, "leo_capacity": 12000, "gto_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 7515, "apogee": null, "vehicle_range": null, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kinetica_2_firs_image_20260330153456.jpg", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space#Kinetica_2,_and_2H", "total_launch_count": 1, "consecutive_successful_launches": 1, "successful_launches": 1, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": null }, "mission": { "id": 7414, "name": "Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)", "description": "First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board:\r\n\r\n* New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft)\r\n* New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite\r\n* TS-01", "launch_designator": null, "type": "Test Flight", "orbit": { "id": 13, "name": "Polar Orbit", "abbrev": "PO" }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 244, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/244/?format=api", "agency_id": 1040, "name": "Launch Area 140", "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space#Kinetica_2,_and_2H", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.81748,100.21939", "latitude": "40.81748", "longitude": "100.21939", "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_launch_area_140_20251128222956.jpg", "total_launch_count": 1, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 1 }, "infoURLs": [], "vidURLs": [], "webcast_live": false, "timeline": [], "image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kinetica_2_firs_image_20260330153456.jpg", "infographic": null, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7243, "location_launch_attempt_count": 280, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 12, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 70, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 7, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_turnaround": "P0D", "mission_patches": [], "type": "detailed" }
