GET

Location Instance

Modes

Levels of detail in the response - normal, detailed

Example - /locations/?mode=detailed

Filters

Parameters - active, country_code, id, name, name__contains, total_landing_count, total_landing_count__gt, total_landing_count__gte, total_landing_count__lt, total_landing_count__lte, total_launch_count, total_launch_count__gt, total_launch_count__gte, total_launch_count__lt, total_launch_count__lte

Example - /locations/?country_code=NZL

Fields searched - country__alpha_3_code, name

Example - /locations/?search=Cape Canaveral

Ordering

Fields - total_landing_count, total_launch_count

Example - /locations/?ordering=-total_launch_count

Number of results

Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)

Example - /locations/?limit=2

Format

Switch to JSON output - /locations/?format=json

Help

Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs

GET /2.3.0/locations/171/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "response_mode": "detailed",
    "id": 171,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/locations/171/?format=api",
    "name": "Descartes Highlands, Moon",
    "celestial_body": {
        "response_mode": "normal",
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Moon",
        "type": {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Moon"
        },
        "diameter": 3474800.0,
        "mass": 7.342e+22,
        "gravity": 1.622,
        "length_of_day": "27 07:43:12",
        "atmosphere": false,
        "image": {
            "id": 2041,
            "name": "Moon (Apollo 11)",
            "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/moon_2528apoll_image_20240402195408.jpg",
            "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/moon_2528apoll_image_thumbnail_20240402195408.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": false,
            "variants": []
        },
        "description": "The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.",
        "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon",
        "total_attempted_launches": 11,
        "successful_launches": 11,
        "failed_launches": 0,
        "total_attempted_landings": 16,
        "successful_landings": 14,
        "failed_landings": 2
    },
    "active": false,
    "country": null,
    "description": "The Descartes Highlands is an area of lunar highlands located on the near side that served as the landing site of the American Apollo 16 mission in early 1972. The Descartes Highlands is located in the area surrounding Descartes crater, after which the feature received its name.",
    "image": {
        "id": 2145,
        "name": "Apollo 16 landing site at Descartes Highlands",
        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/apollo_16_landi_image_20240812113231.jpg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/apollo_16_landi_image_thumbnail_20240812113232.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": []
    },
    "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/location_apollo_16_landing_site252c_descartes_highlands252c_moon_20240813033645.jpg",
    "longitude": 15.50019,
    "latitude": -8.97301,
    "timezone_name": "",
    "total_launch_count": 1,
    "total_landing_count": 0,
    "pads": [
        {
            "id": 227,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/pads/227/?format=api",
            "active": false,
            "agencies": [
                {
                    "response_mode": "list",
                    "id": 44,
                    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api",
                    "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
                    "abbrev": "NASA",
                    "type": {
                        "id": 1,
                        "name": "Government"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "name": "Apollo 16 landing site",
            "image": {
                "id": 2160,
                "name": "Apollo 16 LM and John Young on the lunar surface",
                "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/apollo_16_lm_an_image_20240813073424.jpg",
                "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/apollo_16_lm_an_image_thumbnail_20240813073424.jpeg",
                "credit": "NASA/Charlie Duke",
                "license": {
                    "id": 4,
                    "name": "NASA Image and Media Guidelines",
                    "priority": 0,
                    "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/"
                },
                "single_use": false,
                "variants": []
            },
            "description": "Landing site of Apollo 16’s lunar module Orion on 21 April 1972.",
            "info_url": null,
            "wiki_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16",
            "map_url": null,
            "latitude": -8.97301,
            "longitude": 15.50019,
            "country": null,
            "map_image": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/map_images/pad_apollo_16_landing_site_20240813040102.jpg",
            "total_launch_count": 1,
            "orbital_launch_attempt_count": 1,
            "fastest_turnaround": null
        }
    ]
}