SpaceX REST API

Open Source REST API for rocket, core, capsule, pad, and launch data

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Usage

Example Response

curl -s https://api.spacexdata.com/v3/launches/latest | jq

{
  "flight_number": 76,
  "mission_name": "CCtCap Demo Mission 1",
  "mission_id": [
    "EE86F74"
  ],
  "launch_year": "2019",
  "launch_date_unix": 1551512700,
  "launch_date_utc": "2019-03-02T07:45:00.000Z",
  "launch_date_local": "2019-03-02T02:45:00-05:00",
  "is_tentative": false,
  "tentative_max_precision": "hour",
  "tbd": false,
  "launch_window": 0,
  "rocket": {
    "rocket_id": "falcon9",
    "rocket_name": "Falcon 9",
    "rocket_type": "FT",
    "first_stage": {
      "cores": [
        {
          "core_serial": "B1051",
          "flight": 1,
          "block": 5,
          "gridfins": true,
          "legs": true,
          "reused": false,
          "land_success": true,
          "landing_intent": true,
          "landing_type": "ASDS",
          "landing_vehicle": "OCISLY"
        }
      ]
    },
    "second_stage": {
      "block": 5,
      "payloads": [
        {
          "payload_id": "CCtCap Demo Mission 1",
          "norad_id": [
            44063
          ],
          "cap_serial": "C201",
          "reused": false,
          "customers": [
            "NASA (CCtCap)"
          ],
          "nationality": "United States",
          "manufacturer": "SpaceX",
          "payload_type": "Crew Dragon",
          "payload_mass_kg": 12259,
          "payload_mass_lbs": 27026.47,
          "orbit": "ISS",
          "orbit_params": {
            "reference_system": "geocentric",
            "regime": "low-earth",
            "longitude": null,
            "semi_major_axis_km": 6671.344,
            "eccentricity": 0.0087165,
            "periapsis_km": 235.058,
            "apoapsis_km": 351.36,
            "inclination_deg": 51.6368,
            "period_min": 90.381,
            "lifespan_years": null,
            "epoch": "2019-03-02T15:41:00.000Z",
            "mean_motion": 15.93245467,
            "raan": 171.0737,
            "arg_of_pericenter": 56.5274,
            "mean_anomaly": 41.0649
          },
          "mass_returned_kg": null,
          "mass_returned_lbs": null,
          "flight_time_sec": null,
          "cargo_manifest": null
        }
      ]
    },
    "fairings": null
  },
  "ships": [
    "OCISLY"
  ],
  "telemetry": {
    "flight_club": "https://www2.flightclub.io/result/2d?code=DEM1"
  },
  "launch_site": {
    "site_id": "ksc_lc_39a",
    "site_name": "KSC LC 39A",
    "site_name_long": "Kennedy Space Center Historic Launch Complex 39A"
  },
  "launch_success": true,
  "links": {
    "mission_patch": "https://images2.imgbox.com/e6/a4/YKd36su1_o.png",
    "mission_patch_small": "https://images2.imgbox.com/be/7e/gOkzvXPe_o.png",
    "reddit_campaign": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/a65clm/dm1_launch_campaign_thread/",
    "reddit_launch": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/av1asz/rspacex_cctcap_demo_mission_1_official_launch/",
    "reddit_recovery": null,
    "reddit_media": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aw6g7j/rspacex_cctcap_demo_mission_1_media_thread_videos/",
    "presskit": "https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crew_demo-1_press_kit.pdf",
    "article_link": "https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/03/02/spacex-launches-first-crew-dragon-ferry-ship/",
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpX-DM1",
    "video_link": "https://youtu.be/2ZL0tbOZYhE",
    "youtube_id": "2ZL0tbOZYhE",
    "flickr_images": [
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7851/46535572784_7eb295968e_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7826/46535572564_a022f9c43a_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7889/40294395933_f429c12e83_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/40294395873_0a328f2d87_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7866/46535572294_22499c1223_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7850/46535573034_03da10f899_o.jpg",
      "https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/46535572664_316c466742_o.jpg"
    ]
  },
  "details": "Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1) will launch Dragon 2 as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program. This mission will demonstrate Dragon 2, and Falcon 9 in its configuration for crewed missions. DM-1 will launch from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, likely carrying some cargo to the International Space Station. The booster is expected to land on OCISLY.",
  "upcoming": false,
  "static_fire_date_utc": "2019-01-24T19:03:00.000Z",
  "static_fire_date_unix": 1548356580,
  "timeline": {
    "webcast_liftoff": 2941,
    "go_for_prop_loading": -2280,
    "rp1_loading": -2100,
    "stage1_lox_loading": -2100,
    "stage2_lox_loading": -960,
    "engine_chill": -420,
    "prelaunch_checks": -60,
    "propellant_pressurization": -60,
    "go_for_launch": -45,
    "ignition": -3,
    "liftoff": 0,
    "maxq": 58,
    "meco": 155,
    "stage_sep": 158,
    "second_stage_ignition": 162,
    "first_stage_entry_burn": 468,
    "seco-1": 539,
    "first_stage_landing_burn": 564,
    "first_stage_landing": 592,
    "dragon_separation": 660
  }
}

Contributions

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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 Circle CI for continuous integration / deployments
• All data stored in a MongoDB Atlas 3 node replica set cluster
• Nightly mongodump database backups here

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