SpaceX Data REST API

REST API for data regarding company info, vehicles, launch sites, and launch data.

Documentation

See the Wiki for full API Documentation

Usage / Endpoints

Example Response

GET https://api.spacexdata.com/launches/latest

{
    "flight_number": 44,
    "launch_year": "2017",
    "launch_date_utc": "2017-07-05T23:35:00Z",
    "launch_date_local": "2017-07-05T19:35:00-04:00",
    "rocket": "Falcon 9",
    "rocket_type": "FT",
    "core_serial": "B1037",
    "cap_serial": null,
    "launch_site": {
      "site_id": "ksc_lc_39a",
      "site_name": "KSC LC 39A"
    },
    "payloads": [
      {
        "payload_id": "Intelsat 35e",
        "customer": "Intelsat",
        "payload_type": "Satelite",
        "payload_mass_kg": 6000.0,
        "payload_mass_lbs": 13227.0,
        "orbit": "GTO"
      }
    ],
    "launch_success": true,
    "reused": false,
    "land_success": false,
    "landing_type": null,
    "landing_vehicle": null,
    "links": {
      "mission_patch": "http://i.imgur.com/8URp6ea.png",
      "reddit_campaign": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6fw4yy/",
      "reddit_launch": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6kt2re/",
      "reddit_recovery": null,
      "reddit_media": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6kt3fe/",
      "presskit": "http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/intelsat35epresskit.pdf",
      "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_35e",
      "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHVPCj25Z0"
    },
    "details": "Due to the constraints of sending a heavy satellite (~6,000 kg) to GTO, the rocket will fly in its expendable configuration and the first-stage booster will not be recovered."
  }

Contributions

See the Contribution guide for detailed steps

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

Technical Details

• API is using Sinatra web framework
• Uses Travis CI for testing + deployment
• All data stored in MongoDB documents
• API is deployed on a Heroku pipeline with staging and production servers