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=60&ordering=consecutive_successful_launches
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Three unmanned MRLV launch attempts were made between November 1960 and March 1961, two of which were successful. The MRLV successfully launched the chimpanzee Ham, and astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom on three suborbital flights in January, May and July 1961, respectively.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 1950, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": { "id": 52, "name": "[AUTO] Chrysler - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/chrysler_nation_20190701071744.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184749.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 196, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/196/?format=api", "name": "Land Launch", "abbrev": "LL", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "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": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1090, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1090/?format=api", "name": "Jet Propulsion Laboratory", "abbrev": "JPL", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "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": "Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States. 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In 2008, Yi So-yeon became the first and only Korean to go to space for 10 days.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 2006, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1105, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1105/?format=api", "name": "National Institute for Space Research", "abbrev": "INPE", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Government" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 24, "name": "Brazil", "alpha_2_code": "BR", "alpha_3_code": "BRA", "nationality_name": "Brazilian", "nationality_name_composed": "Brazilian" } ], "description": "The National Institute for Space Research (Portuguese: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, the main goals of which are fostering scientific research and technological applications and qualifying personnel in the fields of space and atmospheric sciences, space engineering, and space technology. While INPE is the civilian research center for aerospace activities, the Brazilian Air Force's General Command for Aerospace Technology is the military arm. INPE is located in the city of São José dos Campos, São Paulo.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 1971, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": { "id": 2684, "name": "INPE logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/inpe_logo_image_20260127081204.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/inpe_logo_image_thumbnail_20260127081204.png", "credit": "INPE", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 2685, "name": "INPE social logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/inpe_social_log_image_20260127081225.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/inpe_social_log_image_thumbnail_20260127081226.jpeg", "credit": "INPE", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, { "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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