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/d7caa65c-4272-4726-b068-4f75657b896d/?format=api
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"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shavit-2_liftof_image_thumbnail_20240918164729.jpeg", "credit": "Israel Ministry of Defense", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 95, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/95/?format=api", "name": "Israel Aerospace Industries", "abbrev": "IAI", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 6, "failed_launches": 0, "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.iai.co.il/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Aerospace_Industries", "social_media_links": [] }, "rocket": { "id": 8697, "configuration": { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 110, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/110/?format=api", "name": "Shavit-2", "families": [ { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 140, "name": "Shavit", "manufacturer": [ { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 95, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/95/?format=api", "name": "Israel Aerospace Industries", "abbrev": "IAI", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 6, "failed_launches": 0, "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.iai.co.il/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Aerospace_Industries", "social_media_links": [] } ], "parent": null, "description": "", "active": true, "maiden_flight": "1988-09-19", "total_launch_count": 13, "consecutive_successful_launches": 7, "successful_launches": 11, "failed_launches": 2, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0 } ], "full_name": "Shavit-2", "variant": "2", "active": true, "is_placeholder": false, "manufacturer": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 95, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/95/?format=api", "name": "Israel Aerospace Industries", "abbrev": "IAI", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null, "total_launch_count": 6, "consecutive_successful_launches": 6, "successful_launches": 6, "failed_launches": 0, "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.iai.co.il/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Aerospace_Industries", "social_media_links": [] }, "program": [], "reusable": false, "image": { "id": 2207, "name": "Shavit-2 liftoff (Ofek-13)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shavit-2_liftof_image_20240918164729.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shavit-2_liftof_image_thumbnail_20240918164729.jpeg", "credit": "Israel Ministry of Defense", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavit", "description": "N/A", "alias": "", "min_stage": null, "max_stage": null, "length": null, "diameter": null, "maiden_flight": "1995-04-05", "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": null, "leo_capacity": null, "gto_capacity": null, "geo_capacity": null, "sso_capacity": null, "to_thrust": null, "apogee": null, "total_launch_count": 11, "consecutive_successful_launches": 7, "successful_launches": 9, "failed_launches": 2, "pending_launches": 0, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "fastest_turnaround": "P831DT19H28M" }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": [], "payloads": [] }, "mission": { "id": 7289, "name": "Ofek-19", "type": "Government/Top Secret", "description": "Ofek-19 is an Israeli SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) reconnaissance satellite with enhanced capabilities.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [], "info_urls": [], "vid_urls": [] }, "pad": { "id": 75, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/75/?format=api", "active": true, "agencies": [ { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 95, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/95/?format=api", "name": "Israel Aerospace Industries", "abbrev": "IAI", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" } ], "description": null, "administrator": null, "founding_year": null, "launchers": "", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": null, "logo": null, "social_logo": null } ], "name": "Shavit Launch Pad", "image": { "id": 2207, "name": "Shavit-2 liftoff (Ofek-13)", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shavit-2_liftof_image_20240918164729.jpeg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/shavit-2_liftof_image_thumbnail_20240918164729.jpeg", "credit": "Israel Ministry of Defense", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "description": "", "info_url": null, "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmachim_Airbase", "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=31.884444,34.680278", "latitude": 31.884444, "longitude": 34.680278, "country": { "id": 29, "name": "Israel", "alpha_2_code": "IL", "alpha_3_code": "ISR", "nationality_name": "Israeli", "nationality_name_composed": "Israeli" }, "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_75_20200803143316.jpg", "total_launch_count": 13, "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 13, "fastest_turnaround": "P561DT2H31M", "location": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 4, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/4/?format=api", "name": "Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel", "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 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