# r-spacex/SpaceX-API

:rocket: Open Source REST API for SpaceX launch, rocket, core, capsule, starlink, launchpad, and landing pad data.

Repository: https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spacex-api
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: spacex, space, rocket, nasa, space-program, api, rest-api, restful-api, spacex-api, launchpad, nodejs, docker, koa, capsule, starlink
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-17T01:38:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3362, "days_push": 747, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10914, forks 992 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.685610+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source REST API serving SpaceX launch, rocket, core, capsule, Starlink, launchpad, and landing pad data, hosted publicly at api.spacexdata.com. It is built with Node.js and Koa, deployable via Docker, and is not affiliated with SpaceX.

## Use cases
- get spacex launch data via api
- fetch starlink satellite information
- query rocket and capsule details
- build a space launch tracking app
- get launchpad and landing pad data
- self-host a spacex data api

## When to choose
- you need structured JSON data about SpaceX launches, rockets, or Starlink
- you want a free public API without an API key
- you want to self-host the API via Docker

## When to avoid
- you need real-time telemetry or official SpaceX data
- you need data about other space agencies or providers
- you require guaranteed uptime or SLAs

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, api-framework, json
- domain: apis, astronomy, developer-tools, data-science
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: rest-api, spacex, launch-data, starlink, open-data, koa, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- r-spacex/SpaceX-API (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.685610+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:17:23.568560+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.685610+00:00, sha a3a64eb28513)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.