Launch Library

How to Use This API

1. Upcoming Launches

https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/upcoming

2. Previous Launches

https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/previous

3. Get Astronauts

https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/astronaut/?limit=10

4. Launch by ID

https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/f6a8b5c7-9d3e-4f1a-8b2c-5d7e9f1a3b4c

5. JavaScript — Next 5 Launches

async function nextLaunches() {
  const resp = await fetch(
    'https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/upcoming?limit=5'
  );
  const data = await resp.json();
  
  data.results.forEach((launch, i) => {
    const name = launch.name;
    const date = launch.net.slice(0, 16).replace('T', ' ');
    const rocket = launch.rocket.configuration.name;
    const provider = launch.launch_service_provider.name;
    const pad = launch.pad.location.name;
    
    console.log(`${i + 1}. ${name}`);
    console.log(`   Date: ${date}`);
    console.log(`   Rocket: ${rocket} (${provider})`);
    console.log(`   Location: ${pad}`);
  });
}

nextLaunches();

6. Python — Launch Countdown

import requests
from datetime import datetime

def next_launch_countdown():
    resp = requests.get(
        'https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/upcoming?limit=1'
    )
    data = resp.json()['results'][0]
    
    launch_time = datetime.fromisoformat(data['net'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
    countdown = launch_time - now
    
    print(f"Next launch: {data['name']}")
    print(f"Mission: {data['mission']['description'][:100]}...")
    print(f"Rocket: {data['rocket']['configuration']['name']}")
    print(f"Countdown: {countdown.days}d "
          f"{countdown.seconds // 3600}h "
          f"{(countdown.seconds % 3600) // 60}m")
    print(f"Provider: {data['launch_service_provider']['name']}")

next_launch_countdown()