Landing Instance
Modes
Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed
Example - /landings/?mode=list
Filters
Parameters - attempt, firststage_launch__ids, landing_location__ids, landing_type__ids, launcher__ids, launcher_config__ids, launcher_serial_numbers, spacecraft__ids, spacecraft_config__ids, spacecraft_launch__ids, success
Example - /landings/?spacecraft__ids=39,37
Search
Fields searched - firststage__launcher__launcher_config__name, firststage__launcher__serial_number, firststage__rocket__launch__name, landing_location__abbrev, landing_location__name, spacecraftflight__rocket__launch__name, spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name, spacecraftflight__spacecraft__serial_number, spacecraftflight__spacecraft__spacecraft_config__name
Example - /landings/?search=B1059
Ordering
Fields - downrange_distance, id
Example - /landings/?ordering=downrange_distance
Number of results
Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)
Example - /landings/?limit=2
Format
Switch to JSON output - /landings/?format=json
Help
Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs
GET /2.3.0/landings/1746/?format=api
{ "id": 1746, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/landings/1746/?format=api", "attempt": true, "success": false, "description": "The Long March 12A first stage booster performed its entry burn with issues and the booster crashed within several kilometers of the landing pad.", "downrange_distance": 252.0, "landing_location": { "id": 61, "name": "Long March 12A Landing Site", "active": true, "abbrev": "CZ-12A LZ", "description": "Landing site for first stage boosters of CASC’s Long March 12A rocket at Minqin County, Gansu Province, China.", "location": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 17, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/17/?format=api", "name": "Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China", "active": true, "country": { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" }, "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).", "image": { "id": 1374, "name": "Long March 2F/G liftoff (Shenzhou 16)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/long2520march_image_20240101085213.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305192548.jpeg", "credit": "CMS", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_17_20200803142429.jpg", "longitude": 100.291111, "latitude": 40.958056, "timezone_name": "Asia/Shanghai", "total_launch_count": 281, "total_landing_count": 2 }, "longitude": 101.9227, "latitude": 39.04405, "image": null, "successful_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 1, "failed_landings": 1, "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1, "name": "Earth", "type": { "id": 1, "name": "Planet" }, "diameter": 12742000.0, "mass": 5.972168e+24, "gravity": 9.80655, "length_of_day": "1 00:00:00", "atmosphere": true, "image": { "id": 2040, "name": "Earth (Apollo 17)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_20240402194304.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/earth_2528apol_image_thumbnail_20240402194305.jpeg", "credit": "NASA", "license": { "id": 4, "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines", "priority": 0, "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "description": "Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" } }, "type": { "id": 9, "name": "Vertical Landing", "abbrev": "VL", "description": "Vertical landing using engines" }, "response_mode": "detailed", "firststage": { "id": 851, "type": "Core", "reused": false, "launcher_flight_number": 1, "launcher": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 246, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launchers/246/?format=api", "flight_proven": false, "serial_number": "LM-12A F1", "is_placeholder": false, "status": { "id": 7, "name": "destroyed" }, "image": { "id": 2633, "name": "Long March 12A Flight 1 Liftoff", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/long_march_12a__image_20251224005749.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/long_march_12a__image_thumbnail_20251224005750.jpeg", "credit": "CASC", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "details": "First stage booster used on the 1st flight of CASC's Long March 12A rocket. Booster attempted to land downrange on its dedicated landing pad, but the entry-landing burn was abnormal and it impacted the ground several kilometers from the landing pad.", "successful_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 1, "flights": 1, "last_launch_date": "2025-12-23T02:00:00Z", "first_launch_date": "2025-12-23T02:00:00Z", "fastest_turnaround": null }, "previous_flight_date": null, "turn_around_time": null, "previous_flight": null }, "spacecraftflight": null, "payloadflight": null }
