Agency List
Modes
Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed
Example - /agencies/?mode=list
Filters
Parameters - abbrev, abbrev__contains, attempted_landings, attempted_landings__gt, attempted_landings__gte, attempted_landings__lt, attempted_landings__lte, consecutive_successful_landings, consecutive_successful_landings__gt, consecutive_successful_landings__gte, consecutive_successful_landings__lt, consecutive_successful_landings__lte, consecutive_successful_launches, consecutive_successful_launches__gt, consecutive_successful_launches__gte, consecutive_successful_launches__lt, consecutive_successful_launches__lte, country_code, description, description__contains, failed_landings, failed_landings__gt, failed_landings__gte, failed_landings__lt, failed_landings__lte, failed_launches, failed_launches__gt, failed_launches__gte, failed_launches__lt, failed_launches__lte, featured, founding_year, founding_year__gt, founding_year__gte, founding_year__lt, founding_year__lte, id, name, name__contains, parent__id, pending_launches, pending_launches__gt, pending_launches__gte, pending_launches__lt, pending_launches__lte, spacecraft, successful_landings, successful_landings__gt, successful_landings__gte, successful_landings__lt, successful_landings__lte, successful_launches, successful_launches__gt, successful_launches__gte, successful_launches__lt, successful_launches__lte, total_launch_count, total_launch_count__gt, total_launch_count__gte, total_launch_count__lt, total_launch_count__lte, type__id
Example - /agencies/?abbrev=NASA
Search
Fields searched - abbrev, name
Example - /agencies/?search=SpaceX
Ordering
Fields - attempted_landings, consecutive_successful_landings, consecutive_successful_launches, failed_landings, failed_launches, featured, id, name, pending_launches, successful_landings, successful_launches, total_launch_count
Example - /agencies/?ordering=-total_launch_count
Number of results
Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)
Example - /agencies/?limit=2
Format
Switch to JSON output - /agencies/?format=json
Help
Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs
GET /2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&offset=30&ordering=-failed_launches
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It was founded on April 1, 2013.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 2013, "launchers": "Chollima", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": { "id": 162, "name": "[AUTO] National Aerospace Development Administration - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/national2520aerospace2520development2520administration_logo_20230824063913.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185045.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 40, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/40/?format=api", "name": "Korean Committee of Space Technology", "abbrev": "KCST", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 53, "name": "North Korea", "alpha_2_code": "KP", "alpha_3_code": "PRK", "nationality_name": "North Korean", "nationality_name_composed": "North Korean" } ], "description": "The Korean Committee of Space Technology was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program. The agency was terminated and succeeded by the National Aerospace Development Administration in 2013 after the Law on Space Development was passed in the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "Paektusan | Unha", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1037, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1037/?format=api", "name": "Ministry of Aerospace Industry", "abbrev": "CASC", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "description": "Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 1988, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 163, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/163/?format=api", "name": "Russian Aerospace Defence Forces", "abbrev": "VKO", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 5, "name": "Russia", "alpha_2_code": "RU", "alpha_3_code": "RUS", "nationality_name": "Russian", "nationality_name_composed": "Russo" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": "Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)", "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 35, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/35/?format=api", "name": "Israeli Space Agency", "abbrev": "ISA", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 199, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/199/?format=api", "name": "Virgin Orbit", "abbrev": "VO", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "description": "Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group which plans to provide launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 to develop the air-launched LauncherOne rocket, launched from Cosmic Girl, which had previously been a project of Virgin Galactic. Based in Long Beach, California, Virgin Orbit has more than 300 employees led by president Dan Hart, a former vice president of government satellite systems at Boeing.\r\n\r\nVirgin Orbit focuses on small satellite launch, which is one of three capabilities being focused on by Virgin Galactic. 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In partnership with the US and Russia, they have put 10 people in space. CNES works in tandem with the larger ESA to develop the Ariane 5 and work on other probes and satellites. They are working with Germany to develop a cheaper and more efficient reusable rocket, which hopefully will be ready to fly by 2026.", "administrator": "CEO: François Jacq", "founding_year": 1961, "launchers": "Ariane 5", "spacecraft": "Mars/Venus Express | Rosetta", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 2425, "name": "CNES Toulouse entrance", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_toulouse_e_image_20250722090314.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_toulouse_e_image_thumbnail_20250722090314.jpeg", "credit": "CNES", "license": { "id": 26, "name": "CNES Image Use Policy", "priority": 2, "link": "https://phototheque.cnes.fr/cnes/info2.do" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 2426, "name": "CNES logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_logo_image_20250722090832.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_logo_image_thumbnail_20250722090832.png", "credit": "CNES", "license": { "id": 26, "name": "CNES Image Use Policy", "priority": 2, "link": "https://phototheque.cnes.fr/cnes/info2.do" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [ { "id": 17, "type": { "id": 1, "name": "transparent for light background" }, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/image_variants/logo_cnes_2017__image_20250722090832.png" }, { "id": 18, "type": { "id": 2, "name": "transparent for dark background" }, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/image_variants/logo_cnes_2017__image_20250722090832.png" } ] }, "social_logo": { "id": 2427, "name": "CNES social logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_social_log_image_20250722090952.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cnes_social_log_image_thumbnail_20250722090953.jpeg", "credit": "CNES", "license": { "id": 26, "name": "CNES Image Use Policy", "priority": 2, "link": "https://phototheque.cnes.fr/cnes/info2.do" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 118, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/118/?format=api", "name": "International Launch Services", "abbrev": "ILS", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 2, "name": "United States of America", "alpha_2_code": "US", "alpha_3_code": "USA", "nationality_name": "American", "nationality_name_composed": "Americano" } ], "description": "International Launch Services, Inc. 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