# Launch Library 2

Category: [Science and space](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/science/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/science/launch-library-2.html  
Documentation: https://thespacedevs.com/llapi

Launch Library 2 from The Space Devs is a database of rocket launches and space events: upcoming and past launches with their rockets, launch sites, missions, webcasts and status, plus astronauts, space stations and spacecraft. Responses are JSON. Free without a key with a low hourly request limit; supporters get higher limits.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free without a key with a low hourly request limit; supporters get higher limits.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: thespacedevs.com
- Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/upcoming/?limit=1&mode=list'
```

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.