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=40&ordering=-failed_launches
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They built the VLM small satellite launch system in tandem with Germany. The VLS-1 was intended to be a primary launch vehicle for the BSA, but it failed 3 times and was canceled. They have restarted work on the system in tandem with the Russian Space Agency.", "administrator": "Administrator: Marco Antonio Chamon", "founding_year": 1961, "launchers": "VLM | VLS", "spacecraft": "None", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 106, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/106/?format=api", "name": "General Dynamics", "abbrev": "GD", "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": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 46, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/46/?format=api", "name": "National Center of Space Research", "abbrev": "CNES", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" } ], "description": "The National Center of Space Research, or CNES, is a French National Agency in charge of France's space program. 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": 98, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/98/?format=api", "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "abbrev": "MHI", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 28, "name": "Japan", "alpha_2_code": "JP", "alpha_3_code": "JPN", "nationality_name": "Japanese", "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo" } ], "description": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group.\r\n\r\nMHI's products include aerospace components, air conditioners, aircraft, automotive components, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, machine tools, missiles, power generation equipment, printing machines, ships and space launch vehicles. 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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. These capabilities are: human spaceflight operations, small satellite launch, and advanced aerospace design, manufacturing, and test", "administrator": "President: Dan Hart", "founding_year": 2017, "launchers": "LauncherOne", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 33, "name": "Virgin Orbit LauncherOne", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin2520orbit_image_20200101110056.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184714.jpeg", "credit": "Virgin Orbit", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 197, "name": "[AUTO] Virgin Orbit - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin2520orbit_logo_20200101102856.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185202.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 102, "name": "[AUTO] Virgin Orbit - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/virgin2520orbit_nation_20200101103026.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184859.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, { "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": 1046, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1046/?format=api", "name": "Isar Aerospace", "abbrev": "ISAR", "type": { "id": 5, "name": "Private" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 4, "name": "Germany", "alpha_2_code": "DE", "alpha_3_code": "DEU", "nationality_name": "German", "nationality_name_composed": "Germano" } ], "description": "Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. 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