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/c8d6f024-0a6a-4b07-8c05-97648be4d827/?format=api
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logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184930.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 48, "name": "[AUTO] CAS Space - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184743.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "total_launch_count": 12, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 1, "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://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "social_media_links": [] }, "rocket": { "id": 8835, "configuration": { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 483, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/483/?format=api", "name": "Kinetica 1", "families": [], "full_name": "Kinetica 1", "variant": "", "active": true, "is_placeholder": false, "manufacturer": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1040, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1040/?format=api", "name": "CAS Space", "abbrev": "CAS", "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": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.", "administrator": null, "founding_year": 2018, "launchers": "Zhongke", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": { "id": 122, "name": "[AUTO] CAS Space - logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_logo_20220727081352.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184930.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 48, "name": "[AUTO] CAS Space - social_logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/cas2520space_nation_20230604193435.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305184743.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "total_launch_count": 12, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 1, "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://cas-space.com/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_Space", "social_media_links": [] }, "program": [], "reusable": false, "image": { "id": 1755, "name": "[AUTO] Kinetica 1 - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/zhongke-1a_image_20220912002218.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305193659.png", "credit": null, "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "info_url": "https://en.cas-space.com/index/index/technology", "wiki_url": null, "description": "Kinetica 1 (also known as Lijian-1, Chinese: 力箭一号) is a Chinese solid-propellant light launch vehicle. It is capable of placing about 2 tons into low earth orbit and 1.5 tons into sun-synchronous orbit. It is developed by CAS Space, a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kinetica 1 is a light launcher whose first stage seems to be derived from the DF-31 long-range intercontinental ballistic missile. It is 30 m high and has a diameter of 2.65 m, with a liftoff mass of 135 t. It's the largest Chinese solid propellant launcher to date, with four stages with a thrust of 200, 100, 50 and 10 tons respectively. 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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 } }, "webcast_live": false, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7148, "location_launch_attempt_count": 270, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 11, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 11, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 299, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 31, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 5, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 5, "flightclub_url": null, "updates": [ { "id": 13227, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Launch success.", "info_url": "https://x.com/cas_space/status/1998613252561912098", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-10T04:43:00Z" }, { "id": 13135, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identities uncertain.", "info_url": "https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2739945#msg2739945", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-04T17:00:00Z" } ], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [ { "priority": 10, "source": null, "publisher": "SciNews", "title": "Lijian-1 launches 9 satellites", "description": "A Lijian-1 launch vehicle (力箭一号遥十一, Lijian-1 Y11) launched 9 satellites (Satellite 813, Jilin Gaofen 07B01/07C01/07D01, Dongpo-15, Yixing-2 09, Yixian-A, SPNEX, Slipper2Sat) from the “Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Experimental Zone” (东风商业航天创新试验区), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 10 December 2025, at 04:03 UTC (12:03 local time). 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