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/cd4bb934-0652-4425-9a5c-bbe5e467ade4/?format=api
{ "id": "cd4bb934-0652-4425-9a5c-bbe5e467ade4", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/cd4bb934-0652-4425-9a5c-bbe5e467ade4/?format=api", "name": "KAIROS | Flight 3", "response_mode": "detailed", "slug": "kairos-flight-3", "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": "2025-12-10T13:16:08Z", "net": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z", "net_precision": { "id": 5, "name": "Day", "abbrev": "DAY", "description": "The T-0 is expected on the given day." }, "window_end": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z", "window_start": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z", "image": { "id": 1754, "name": "[AUTO] KAIROS - image", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kairos_image_20240216144656.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305193657.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": 1083, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1083/?format=api", "name": "Space One", "abbrev": "Space One", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 28, "name": "Japan", "alpha_2_code": "JP", "alpha_3_code": "JPN", "nationality_name": "Japanese", "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo" } ], "description": "Space One is a private launch service provider founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction company Shimizu and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan. 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"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_space_one_launch_pad_20240126074332.jpg", "total_launch_count": 2, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 2, "fastest_turnaround": "P279DT23H58M48S", "location": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 166, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/166/?format=api", "name": "Spaceport Kii, Japan", "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", 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"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/kairos_liftoff__image_thumbnail_20240919170124.jpeg", "credit": "Kyodo News", "license": { "id": 22, "name": "Kyodo News Copyright", "priority": 6, "link": "https://english.kyodonews.net/copyright.html" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_space_port_kii252c_japan_20240126073749.jpg", "longitude": 135.8895, "latitude": 33.5443, "timezone_name": "Asia/Tokyo", "total_launch_count": 2, "total_landing_count": 0 } }, "webcast_live": false, "program": [], "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 7197, "location_launch_attempt_count": 3, "pad_launch_attempt_count": 3, "agency_launch_attempt_count": 3, "orbital_launch_attempt_count_year": 10, "location_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "pad_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "agency_launch_attempt_count_year": 1, "flightclub_url": null, "updates": [ { "id": 13233, "profile_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/profile_images/cosmic2520penguin_profile_20210817212020.png", "comment": "Added launch.", "info_url": "https://x.com/mainichi/status/1998719209807949975", "created_by": "Cosmic_Penguin", "created_on": "2025-12-10T13:16:00Z" } ], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [], "timeline": [], "pad_turnaround": "P433DT22H", "mission_patches": [] }
