# Upcoming Launches

The global launch manifest — every rocket on the pad, when it is no-earlier-than, from where, and carrying what.

- Method: `GET`
- Path: `/v1/science/launches`

**Parameters**

| Name | Type | | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `limit` | integer | optional | 1 to 50 launches. |
| `max_age` | integer (seconds) | optional | Ask for data no older than this. Clamped to the product's own floor, so it can narrow the window but never force a refresh on every call. |

**Example request**

```bash
curl https://api.diraz.ae/v1/science/launches \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer drz_live_…"
```

**Example response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "total": 363,
    "launches": [
      {
        "id": "3b8b2f4c-...",
        "name": "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3",
        "net": "2026-08-23T02:14:00Z",
        "status": "Go for launch",
        "provider": "SpaceX",
        "rocket": "Falcon 9 Block 5",
        "pad": "LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center",
        "country": "USA",
        "mission": "A batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation.",
        "url": "https://ll.thespacedevs.com/launch/falcon-9-block-5-starlink-group-12-3"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7Q2fK4mZ",
    "as_of": "2026-08-22T04:05:00.000Z",
    "age_seconds": 42,
    "next_update_at": "2026-08-22T05:05:00.000Z"
  }
}
```