Launch Instance
Modes
Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed
Example - /launches/?mode=list
Filters
Parameters - agency_launch_attempt_count, agency_launch_attempt_count__gt, agency_launch_attempt_count__gte, agency_launch_attempt_count__lt, agency_launch_attempt_count__lte, agency_launch_attempt_count_year, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__gt, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__gte, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__lt, agency_launch_attempt_count_year__lte, day, id, include_suborbital, is_crewed, last_updated__gte, last_updated__lte, launch_designator, launcher_config__id, location__ids, location_launch_attempt_count, location_launch_attempt_count__gt, location_launch_attempt_count__gte, location_launch_attempt_count__lt, location_launch_attempt_count__lte, location_launch_attempt_count_year, location_launch_attempt_count_year__gt, location_launch_attempt_count_year__gte, location_launch_attempt_count_year__lt, location_launch_attempt_count_year__lte, lsp__id, lsp__name, mission__agency__ids, mission__orbit__celestial_body__id, mission__orbit__name, mission__orbit__name__icontains, month, name, net__gt, net__gte, net__lt, net__lte, orbital_launch_attempt_count, orbital_launch_attempt_count__gt, orbital_launch_attempt_count__gte, orbital_launch_attempt_count__lt, orbital_launch_attempt_count__lte, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__gt, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__gte, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__lt, orbital_launch_attempt_count_year__lte, pad, pad__location, pad__location__celestial_body__id, pad_launch_attempt_count, pad_launch_attempt_count__gt, pad_launch_attempt_count__gte, pad_launch_attempt_count__lt, pad_launch_attempt_count__lte, pad_launch_attempt_count_year, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__gt, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__gte, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__lt, pad_launch_attempt_count_year__lte, program, related_lsp__id, related_lsp__name, rocket__configuration__full_name, rocket__configuration__full_name__icontains, rocket__configuration__id, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name__icontains, rocket__configuration__name, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__id, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name__icontains, serial_number, slug, spacecraft_config__ids, status, status__ids, video_url, window_end__gt, window_end__gte, window_end__lt, window_end__lte, window_start__gt, window_start__gte, window_start__lt, window_start__lte, year
Example - /launches/?pad__location=13
Search
Fields searched - launch_designator, launch_service_provider__name, mission__name, name, pad__location__name, pad__name, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__abbrev, rocket__configuration__manufacturer__name, rocket__configuration__name, rocket__spacecraftflight__spacecraft__name
Example - /launches/?search=Starlink
Ordering
Fields - id, last_updated, name, net
Example - /launches/?ordering=-last_updated
Number of results
Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)
Example - /launches/?limit=2
Format
Switch to JSON output - /launches/?format=json
Help
Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs
GET /2.3.0/launches/1b11f81e-cdbf-49aa-a7ce-aa79f609046c/?format=api
{ "id": "1b11f81e-cdbf-49aa-a7ce-aa79f609046c", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/1b11f81e-cdbf-49aa-a7ce-aa79f609046c/?format=api", "name": "Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight", "response_mode": "detailed", "slug": "orbex-prime-maiden-flight", "launch_designator": null, "status": { "id": 2, "name": "To Be Determined", "abbrev": "TBD", "description": "Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources." }, "last_updated": "2025-11-14T13:52:46Z", "net": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 14, "name": "Year", "abbrev": "Y", "description": "The T-0 is expected in the given year." }, "window_end": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "window_start": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "image": { "id": 1801, "name": "[AUTO] Prime - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/prime_image_20220511125637.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305193814.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1033, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1033/?format=api", "name": "Orbex", "abbrev": "Orbex", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 10, "name": "United Kingdom", "alpha_2_code": "GB", "alpha_3_code": "GBR", "nationality_name": "British", "nationality_name_composed": "Brito" } ], "description": "Orbex is an aerospace company based in Scotland providing CubeSat launches to low Earth orbits.", "administrator": "CEO: Martin Coates", "founding_year": 2015, "launchers": "Orbex Prime", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 21, "name": "[AUTO] Orbex - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/orbex_image_20220511124742.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184639.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 166, "name": "[AUTO] Orbex - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/orbex_logo_20220511124742.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185053.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 80, "name": "[AUTO] Orbex - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/orbex_nation_20220511124743.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184829.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "total_launch_count": 0, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 0, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 1, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings_spacecraft": 0, "failed_landings_spacecraft": 0, "attempted_landings_spacecraft": 0, "successful_landings_payload": 0, "failed_landings_payload": 0, "attempted_landings_payload": 0, "info_url": "https://orbex.space", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbex", "social_media_links": [] }, "rocket": { "id": 7575, "configuration": { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 480, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/480/?format=api", "name": "Prime", "families": [], "full_name": "Orbex Prime", "variant": "Prime", "active": false, "is_placeholder": false, "manufacturer": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1033, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1033/?format=api", "name": "Orbex", "abbrev": "Orbex", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 10, "name": "United Kingdom", "alpha_2_code": "GB", "alpha_3_code": "GBR", "nationality_name": "British", "nationality_name_composed": "Brito" } ], "description": "Orbex is an aerospace company based in Scotland providing CubeSat launches to low Earth orbits.", "administrator": "CEO: Martin Coates", "founding_year": 2015, "launchers": "Orbex Prime", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 21, "name": "[AUTO] Orbex - 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