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/ed2bf159-ee2d-4b60-bb8e-e964c005c8d9/?format=api
{ "id": "ed2bf159-ee2d-4b60-bb8e-e964c005c8d9", "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/ed2bf159-ee2d-4b60-bb8e-e964c005c8d9/?format=api", "name": "Zéphyr | Maiden Flight", "response_mode": "detailed", "slug": "zephyr-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": "2025-11-16T18:33:05Z", "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": 2545, "name": "Zéphyr launch render", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_20251116181217.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_thumbnail_20251116181217.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "infographic": null, "probability": null, "weather_concerns": null, "failreason": "", "hashtag": null, "launch_service_provider": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1100, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1100/?format=api", "name": "Latitude", "abbrev": "LAT", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" } ], "description": "Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French rocket manufacturing company developing the Zéphyr rocket.", "administrator": "CEO: Aurélie Bressollette", "founding_year": 2019, "launchers": "Zéphyr", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 2545, "name": "Zéphyr launch render", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_20251116181217.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_thumbnail_20251116181217.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 2546, "name": "Latitude logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_20251116181423.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_thumbnail_20251116181423.png", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 2547, "name": "Latitude social logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_20251116181449.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_thumbnail_20251116181449.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "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://www.latitude.eu", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude_(company)", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 330, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg", "credit": "X", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://x.com/Latitude_eu" }, { "id": 331, "social_media": { "id": 2, "name": "Instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com", "logo": { "id": 2322, "name": "Instagram logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_20250211191139.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191139.png", "credit": "Instagram", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://instagram.com/latitude_eu/" }, { "id": 332, "social_media": { "id": 3, "name": "Homepage", "url": null, "logo": null }, "url": "https://www.latitude.eu" }, { "id": 333, "social_media": { "id": 4, "name": "LinkedIn", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/", "logo": { "id": 2321, "name": "LinkedIn logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_20250211191111.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191112.png", "credit": "LinkedIn", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/latitude-eu/" }, { "id": 334, "social_media": { "id": 6, "name": "Youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/", "logo": { "id": 2356, "name": "YouTube logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/youtube_logo_image_20250321073112.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/youtube_logo_image_thumbnail_20250321073112.png", "credit": "YouTube", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@latitude_space" } ] }, "rocket": { "id": 8803, "configuration": { "response_mode": "detailed", "id": 534, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launcher_configurations/534/?format=api", "name": "Zéphyr", "families": [], "full_name": "Zéphyr", "variant": "", "active": true, "is_placeholder": false, "manufacturer": { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1100, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1100/?format=api", "name": "Latitude", "abbrev": "LAT", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" } ], "description": "Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French rocket manufacturing company developing the Zéphyr rocket.", "administrator": "CEO: Aurélie Bressollette", "founding_year": 2019, "launchers": "Zéphyr", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 2545, "name": "Zéphyr launch render", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_20251116181217.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_thumbnail_20251116181217.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 2546, "name": "Latitude logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_20251116181423.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_thumbnail_20251116181423.png", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 2547, "name": "Latitude social logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_20251116181449.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_thumbnail_20251116181449.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "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://www.latitude.eu", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude_(company)", "social_media_links": [ { "id": 330, "social_media": { "id": 1, "name": "X", "url": "https://x.com", "logo": { "id": 2320, "name": "X logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg", "credit": "X", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://x.com/Latitude_eu" }, { "id": 331, "social_media": { "id": 2, "name": "Instagram", "url": "https://instagram.com", "logo": { "id": 2322, "name": "Instagram logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_20250211191139.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/instagram_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191139.png", "credit": "Instagram", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://instagram.com/latitude_eu/" }, { "id": 332, "social_media": { "id": 3, "name": "Homepage", "url": null, "logo": null }, "url": "https://www.latitude.eu" }, { "id": 333, "social_media": { "id": 4, "name": "LinkedIn", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/", "logo": { "id": 2321, "name": "LinkedIn logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_20250211191111.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/linkedin_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191112.png", "credit": "LinkedIn", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/latitude-eu/" }, { "id": 334, "social_media": { "id": 6, "name": "Youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/", "logo": { "id": 2356, "name": "YouTube logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/youtube_logo_image_20250321073112.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/youtube_logo_image_thumbnail_20250321073112.png", "credit": "YouTube", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@latitude_space" } ] }, "program": [], "reusable": false, "image": { "id": 2545, "name": "Zéphyr launch render", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_20251116181217.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_thumbnail_20251116181217.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "info_url": "https://www.latitude.eu/zephyr-launcher/", "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude_(company)#Zephyr", "description": "Small launch vehicle developed by French company Latitude, capable of delivering 100 kg to Low Earth orbit (LEO).", "alias": "", "min_stage": 2, "max_stage": 2, "length": 19.0, "diameter": 1.5, "maiden_flight": null, "launch_cost": null, "launch_mass": null, "leo_capacity": 100.0, "gto_capacity": null, "geo_capacity": null, "sso_capacity": null, "to_thrust": 315.0, "apogee": null, "total_launch_count": 0, "consecutive_successful_launches": 0, "successful_launches": 0, "failed_launches": 0, "pending_launches": 1, "attempted_landings": 0, "successful_landings": 0, "failed_landings": 0, "consecutive_successful_landings": 0, "fastest_turnaround": null }, "launcher_stage": [], "spacecraft_stage": [], "payloads": [] }, "mission": { "id": 7394, "name": "Maiden Flight", "type": "Test Flight", "description": "Maiden flight of the Zéphyr small launch vehicle.", "image": null, "orbit": { "id": 8, "name": "Low Earth Orbit", "abbrev": "LEO", "celestial_body": { "response_mode": "list", "id": 1, "name": "Earth" } }, "agencies": [ { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 1100, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1100/?format=api", "name": "Latitude", "abbrev": "LAT", "type": { "id": 3, "name": "Commercial" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" } ], "description": "Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French rocket manufacturing company developing the Zéphyr rocket.", "administrator": "CEO: Aurélie Bressollette", "founding_year": 2019, "launchers": "Zéphyr", "spacecraft": "", "parent": null, "image": { "id": 2545, "name": "Zéphyr launch render", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_20251116181217.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/z25c325a9phyr_image_thumbnail_20251116181217.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": false, "variants": [] }, "logo": { "id": 2546, "name": "Latitude logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_20251116181423.png", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_logo_image_thumbnail_20251116181423.png", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, "social_logo": { "id": 2547, "name": "Latitude social logo", "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_20251116181449.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/latitude_social_image_thumbnail_20251116181449.jpeg", "credit": "Latitude", "license": { "id": 20, "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "priority": 6, "link": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] }, 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