SpaceX REST API
Open Source REST API for rocket, core, capsule, pad, and launch data
Docs
See the Docs for full API Documentation
Usage
Example Response
curl -s https://api.spacexdata.com/v2/launches/latest | jq{
"flight_number": 67,
"mission_name": "Merah Putih",
"launch_year": "2018",
"launch_date_unix": 1533619080,
"launch_date_utc": "2018-08-07T05:18:00.000Z",
"launch_date_local": "2018-08-07T01:18:00-04:00",
"rocket": {
"rocket_id": "falcon9",
"rocket_name": "Falcon 9",
"rocket_type": "FT",
"first_stage": {
"cores": [
{
"core_serial": "B1046",
"flight": 2,
"block": 5,
"reused": true,
"land_success": true,
"landing_type": "ASDS",
"landing_vehicle": "OCISLY"
}
]
},
"second_stage": {
"block": 5,
"payloads": [
{
"payload_id": "Telkom-4",
"norad_id": [
43587
],
"reused": false,
"customers": [
"Telkom"
],
"nationality": "Indonesia",
"manufacturer": "SSL",
"payload_type": "Satellite",
"payload_mass_kg": 5800,
"payload_mass_lbs": 12786.81,
"orbit": "GTO",
"orbit_params": {
"reference_system": "geocentric",
"regime": "geostationary",
"longitude": -108,
"semi_major_axis_km": 21226.178,
"eccentricity": 0.6904141,
"periapsis_km": 193.19,
"apoapsis_km": 29502.896,
"inclination_deg": 27.0648,
"period_min": 512.941,
"lifespan_years": 15,
"epoch": "2018-08-07T06:57:16.000Z",
"mean_motion": 2.80734018,
"raan": 227.0228
}
}
]
}
},
"telemetry": {
"flight_club": null
},
"reuse": {
"core": true,
"side_core1": false,
"side_core2": false,
"fairings": false,
"capsule": false
},
"launch_site": {
"site_id": "ccafs_slc_40",
"site_name": "CCAFS SLC 40",
"site_name_long": "Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40"
},
"launch_success": true,
"links": {
"mission_patch": "https://images2.imgbox.com/a8/f5/ZgdsrbqW_o.png",
"mission_patch_small": "https://images2.imgbox.com/a7/ec/sbwePzVD_o.png",
"reddit_campaign": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/91gwfg/merah_putih_telkom4_launch_campaign_thread/",
"reddit_launch": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/9539nr/rspacex_merah_putih_telkom4_official_launch/",
"reddit_recovery": null,
"reddit_media": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/94zr0b/rspacex_merah_putih_media_thread_videos_images/",
"presskit": "https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/merahputihpresskit.pdf",
"article_link": "https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/08/07/indonesian-communications-satellite-deployed-in-orbit-by-spacex/",
"wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telkom_Indonesia",
"video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfQNBYv2IY"
},
"details": "Indonesian comsat intended to replace the aging Telkom 1 at 108° E. First reflight of a Block 5-version booster.",
"upcoming": false,
"static_fire_date_utc": "2018-08-02T15:53:00.000Z"
}Community made API Clients / Wrappers
| Lang | Link |
|---|---|
| .NET | Tearth/Oddity |
| Node.js | Thomas-Smyth/SpaceX-API-Wrapper |
| PowerShell | lazywinadmin/SpaceX |
API Status
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Contributions
See the Contribution guide for detailed steps
Local Development
Local development info can be found here
Technical Details
- Deployed on a central U.S. Linode server
- Using Node.js with the Koa framework
- Using Redis, Nginx, and Cloudflare for content caching
- Using Jest and Supertest for tests
- Using Travis CI for continuous integration / deployments
- All data stored in a MongoDB Atlas 3 node replica set cluster
- Latest database mongodump and zipped JSON files available here
FAQ's
- If you have any questions or corrections, please open an issue and we'll get it merged ASAP
- All data and photos are property of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
- I am not affiliated with SpaceX in any way, shape, form, or fashion. Just a fun side project for me
- For any other questions or concerns, just shoot me an email
