Example Response
curl -s https://api.spacexdata.com/v3/launches/latest | jq{
"flight_number": 74,
"mission_name": "Iridium NEXT Mission 8",
"mission_id": [
"F3364BF"
],
"launch_year": "2019",
"launch_date_unix": 1547220660,
"launch_date_utc": "2019-01-11T15:31:00.000Z",
"launch_date_local": "2019-01-11T07:31:00-08:00",
"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": "B1049",
"flight": 2,
"block": 5,
"gridfins": true,
"legs": true,
"reused": true,
"land_success": true,
"landing_intent": true,
"landing_type": "ASDS",
"landing_vehicle": "JRTI"
}
]
},
"second_stage": {
"block": 5,
"payloads": [
{
"payload_id": "Iridium NEXT 8",
"norad_id": [
43922,
43923,
43924,
43925,
43926,
43927,
43928,
43929,
43930,
43931
],
"reused": false,
"customers": [
"Iridium Communications"
],
"nationality": "United States",
"manufacturer": "Thales Alenia Space",
"payload_type": "Satellite",
"payload_mass_kg": 9600,
"payload_mass_lbs": 21164.38,
"orbit": "PO",
"orbit_params": {
"reference_system": "geocentric",
"regime": "low-earth",
"longitude": null,
"semi_major_axis_km": 7155.799,
"eccentricity": 0.0001578,
"periapsis_km": 776.534,
"apoapsis_km": 778.793,
"inclination_deg": 86.3952,
"period_min": 100.403,
"lifespan_years": 15,
"epoch": "2019-02-04T11:45:18.000Z",
"mean_motion": 14.34219278,
"raan": 37.5829,
"arg_of_pericenter": 49.2066,
"mean_anomaly": 310.9266
}
}
]
},
"fairings": {
"reused": false,
"recovery_attempt": false,
"recovered": null,
"ship": null
}
},
"ships": [
"JRTI-2",
"NRCQUEST",
"PACIFICFREEDOM"
],
"telemetry": {
"flight_club": "https://www.flightclub.io/result?code=IRD8"
},
"launch_site": {
"site_id": "vafb_slc_4e",
"site_name": "VAFB SLC 4E",
"site_name_long": "Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4E"
},
"launch_success": true,
"links": {
"mission_patch": "https://images2.imgbox.com/80/ae/1JL1ZzXD_o.png",
"mission_patch_small": "https://images2.imgbox.com/11/f0/xPDcIpmS_o.png",
"reddit_campaign": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/a699fh/iridium_next_constellation_mission_8_launch/",
"reddit_launch": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aemq2i/rspacex_iridium_next_8_official_launch_discussion/",
"reddit_recovery": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aewp4r/iridium_8_recovery_thread/",
"reddit_media": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aeoxve/rspacex_iridium_next_8_media_thread_videos_images/",
"presskit": "https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/iridium8presskit.pdf",
"article_link": "https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/11/spacex-begins-2019-with-eighth-and-final-for-upgraded-iridium-network/",
"wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_satellite_constellation#Next-generation_constellation",
"video_link": "https://youtu.be/VshdafZvwrg",
"youtube_id": "VshdafZvwrg",
"flickr_images": [
"https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4866/39745612523_14270b4b9d_o.jpg",
"https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7833/39745612923_21aa442350_o.jpg",
"https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4881/39745613173_e99b09c000_o.jpg",
"https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7882/39745613513_6cdd4581af_o.jpg",
"https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7807/39745613733_1a7b70e54a_o.jpg",
"https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4891/39745614053_43855205bc_o.jpg"
]
},
"details": "SpaceX's first flight of 2019 will be the eighth and final launch of its planned Iridium flights. Delivering 10 satellites to low earth orbit, this brings the total up to 75 and completes the Iridium NEXT constellation. This mission launches from SLC-4E at Vandenberg AFB. The booster is expected to land on JRTI.",
"upcoming": false,
"static_fire_date_utc": "2019-01-06T13:51:00.000Z",
"static_fire_date_unix": 1546782660,
"timeline": {
"webcast_liftoff": 960,
"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": 61,
"meco": 147,
"stage_sep": 150,
"second_stage_ignition": 158,
"fairing_deploy": 193,
"first_stage_boostback_burn": 193,
"first_stage_entry_burn": 330,
"first_stage_landing": 434,
"seco-1": 526,
"second_stage_restart": 3108,
"seco-2": 3111,
"payload_deploy": 3412
}
}See clients
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