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/7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95/?format=api
{ "id": "7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/7650a17a-cc52-4597-bd1a-0951d7389a95/?format=api", "name": "Ceres-2 | Demo Flight", "response_mode": "detailed", "slug": "ceres-2-demo-flight", "launch_designator": null, "status": { "id": 4, "name": "Launch Failure", "abbrev": "Failure", "description": "Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate." }, "last_updated": "2026-01-17T06:53:25Z", "net": "2026-01-17T04:08:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 1, "name": "Minute", "abbrev": "MIN", "description": "The T-0 is accurate to the minute." }, "window_end": "2026-01-17T04:20:00Z", "window_start": "2026-01-17T03:57:00Z", "image": { "id": 2620, "name": "Ceres-2 Illustration", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_20251210054657.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_thumbnail_20251210054658.png", "credit": "Galactic Energy", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "1st stage failure, failed to reach orbit.", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "abbrev": "GE", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 2018, "launchers": "Ceres-1 | Pallas-1", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 11, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic_energy_image_20201106095228.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184607.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 135, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_logo_20201106095229.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184957.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 59, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_nation_20230703094321.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184759.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "total_launch_count": 26, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 23, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0, "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://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En", "wiki_url": null, "social_media_links": [] }, "rocket": { "id": 8828, "configuration": { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 546, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/546/?format=api", "name": "Ceres-2", "families": [], "full_name": "Ceres-2", "variant": "", "active": true, "is_placeholder": false, "manufacturer": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "abbrev": "GE", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" } ], "description": "Galactic Energy is a private aerospace company headquartered in Beijing, China. Established by senior engineers in 2018, Galactic Energy engages in low-cost commercial space launch business.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 2018, "launchers": "Ceres-1 | Pallas-1", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 11, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic_energy_image_20201106095228.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184607.jpeg", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 135, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_logo_20201106095229.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184957.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 59, "name": "[AUTO] Galactic Energy - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/galactic2520energy_nation_20230703094321.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184759.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "total_launch_count": 26, "consecutive_successful_launches": 2, "successful_launches": 23, "failed_launches": 3, "pending_launches": 0, "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://www.galactic-energy.cn/index.php/En", "wiki_url": null, "social_media_links": [] }, "program": [], "reusable": false, "image": { "id": 2620, "name": "Ceres-2 Illustration", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_20251210054657.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-2_illustr_image_thumbnail_20251210054658.png", "credit": "Galactic Energy", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Energy#Ceres-2", "description": "", "alias": "", "min_stage": 4, "max_stage": 4, "length": null, "diameter": 3.35, "maiden_flight": "2026-01-17", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": 98.0, "leo_capacity": 2000.0, "gto_capacity": null, "geo_capacity": null, "sso_capacity": 1300.0, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "total_launch_count": 1, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 0, "failed_launches": 1, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "fastest_turnaround": null }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": [], "payloads": [] }, "mission": { "id": 7419, "name": "Demo Flight", "type": "Test Flight", "description": "First test launch of Galactic Energy’s Ceres-2 rocket.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 17, "name": "Sun-Synchronous Orbit", "abbrev": "SSO", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 21, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/21/?format=api", "active": true, "agencies": [], "name": "Launch Area 95A", "image": { "id": 1329, "name": "Ceres-1 liftoff from LA-95A (Jilin-1 High Resolution 03D-08, 51 to 54)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/ceres-1252025_image_20230703100031.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305192423.jpeg", "credit": "Galactic Energy", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.969117,100.343333", "latitude": 40.969117, "longitude": 100.343333, "country": { "id": 6, "name": "China", "alpha_2_code": "CN", "alpha_3_code": "CHN", "nationality_name": "Chinese", "nationality_name_composed": "Sino" }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_21_20200803143253.jpg", "total_launch_count": 68, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 68, "fastest_turnaround": "P2DT1H47M", "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", "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", "total_attempted_launches": 7651, "successful_launches": 7094, "failed_launches": 557, "total_attempted_landings": 1384, "successful_landings": 1335, "failed_landings": 49 }, "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": 300, "total_landing_count": 3 } }, "webcast_live": false, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7186, "location_launch_attempt_count": 275, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 65, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 24, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 13, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 2, "flightclub_url": null, "updates": [ { "id": 13675, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch failure.", "info_url": "https://www.news.cn/tech/20260117/b31eef0867f346a0815ca670e4b215f6/c.html", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-17T06:53:00Z" }, { "id": 13625, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Refined launch window per new NOTAMs.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2750529#msg2750529", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-13T17:45:00Z" }, { "id": 13583, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "NET January 17 per new NOTAMs; to be confirmed.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2749806#msg2749806", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2026-01-10T06:15:00Z" }, { "id": 13460, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Reverted back to NET December TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=61866.msg2746159#msg2746159", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-25T03:40:00Z" }, { "id": 13454, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Rescheduled for December 27 per NOTAMs; Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are still uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2746001#msg2746001", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-24T05:03:00Z" }, { "id": 13332, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Apparently scrubbed for the day, new information pending.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=61866.msg2743339#msg2743339", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-15T06:48:00Z" }, { "id": 13228, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Updated possible launch date and time per new NOTAMs (in place of previous guess of Hyperbola-1 for this launch); Identification of the launch with this mission and payload are uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2741849#msg2741849", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-10T05:44:00Z" }, { "id": 13097, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch.", "info_url": "https://x.com/CNSpaceflight/status/1981038972651327785", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-01T16:45:00Z" } ], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [], "timeline": [], "pad_turnaround": "P35DT3H", "mission_patches": [ { "id": 1243, "name": "Ceres-2 Y1", "priority": 10, "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/mission_patch_images/ceres-22520y1_mission_patch_20251210054904.png", "agency": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1021, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1021/?format=api", "name": "Galactic Energy", "abbrev": "GE", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" } }, "response_mode": "normal" } ] }
