SpaceX Scraper · Launches, Rockets, Payloads & Landings

SpaceX Scraper collects historical and upcoming SpaceX launches, rocket vehicle configurations, payload manifests, launchpad sites, and core booster landing statistics. Filter launch records by year, rocket family model, launch outcome success status, launch site location, payload category, or keyword search query.

Maintained by reapX. Every row cites the Apify run that produced it — nothing is inferred, modelled or filled in, and a field absent from the source is absent from the row. The extracted archive for this source is browsable at reapx.dev/data/spacex-scraper/ and mirrored as an open dataset on Hugging Face and Kaggle. Questions: reapxdev@proton.me

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How it works

The SpaceX Scraper queries public REST API endpoints to extract complete, structured SpaceX launch datasets. It retrieves data across:

1. Launches: Flight numbers, mission names, UTC launch timestamps, launch precision, flight success status, failure details, details notes, and media links.
2. Rockets: Rocket family names (Falcon 1, Falcon 9 v1.0/v1.1/Full Thrust/Block 5, Falcon Heavy, Starship), core serial numbers, reusability flight counts, and stage landing outcomes.
3. Payloads: Payload deployment lists, customer types (Starlink, Crew Dragon, Cargo Dragon, satellites, interplanetary space probes).
4. Launchpads: Launch site locations (Cape Canaveral SLC-40, Kennedy Space Center LC-39A, Vandenberg Space Force Base SLC-4E, Kwajalein Atoll, Starbase Boca Chica).

Data extraction is performed over lightweight HTTP requests without headless browser overhead. Records are streamed directly to the run's default dataset as they are scraped.

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⬇️ Input

The scraper accepts JSON configuration input options to filter launch records precisely:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Prefill	Description
maxLaunches	Integer	No	100	100	Maximum number of launch items to collect (1 to 1000). The higher the number, the longer the run takes and the more events are billed.
year	Integer	No	None	2020	Filter launches by 4-digit calendar year (2006 to 2026). Leave empty for all years.
rocket	String	No	None	"falcon9"	Filter launches by rocket model family (falcon1, falcon9, falconheavy, starship).
launchpad	String	No	None	"slc_40"	Filter launches by launchpad location ID (slc_40, lc_39a, vafb_slc_4e, kwajalein).
payloadType	String	No	None	"Starlink"	Filter launches by payload category (Starlink, Crew Dragon, Dragon Cargo, Satellite).
successOnly	Boolean	No	None	true	Filter launches by outcome (true for success, false for failure, empty for all).
searchQuery	String	No	None	"Starlink"	Keyword query to match against mission name or launch details.

Example Input Configuration

{
  "maxLaunches": 100,
  "year": 2020,
  "rocket": "falcon9",
  "launchpad": "lc_39a",
  "payloadType": "Crew Dragon",
  "successOnly": true,
  "searchQuery": "Crew"
}

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⬆️ Output

Scraped records are output to the run's default dataset in clean JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML table format.

Example Output Item

{
  "slug": "crew-demo-2",
  "launchId": "5eb87d46d7308c0006388650",
  "name": "Crew Demo-2",
  "flightNumber": 94,
  "dateUtc": "2020-05-30T19:22:00.000Z",
  "dateUnix": 1590866520,
  "datePrecision": "hour",
  "year": 2020,
  "rocket": "5e9d0d95eda69955f709d1ec",
  "rocketName": "Falcon 9",
  "success": true,
  "launchpad": "5e9e4502f57261680c3560b7",
  "launchpadName": "KSC LC 39A",
  "payloads": [
    "5eb0e4c6b6c3bb0006eeb255"
  ],
  "payloadTypes": "Crew Dragon",
  "details": "First crewed orbital spaceflight launched from US soil since STS-135 in 2011.",
  "upcoming": false,
  "webcastUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY96v0OIc50",
  "wikipediaUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Dragon_Demo-2",
  "articleUrl": "https://www.space.com/spacex-demo-2-crew-dragon-astronaut-launch.html",
  "patchImage": "https://images2.imgbox.com/bd/9f/O1O2y4Xq_o.png",
  "failures": "",
  "cores": "Core 5e9e2a9fed72164c0e0c243a, Flight 1, Reused: false, Landed: true",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-03T20:20:00.000Z"
}

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Output Fields Table

Field Name	Type	Description
slug	String	Addressable entity page slug identifier (e.g. crew-demo-2).
launchId	String	Internal MongoDB ID string of the SpaceX launch record.
name	String	Official SpaceX mission or payload flight title.
flightNumber	Integer	Sequential SpaceX flight number.
dateUtc	String	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of launch time.
dateUnix	Integer	Unix timestamp in seconds of launch time.
datePrecision	String	Precision rating of launch date (hour, day, month).
year	Integer	Four-digit calendar year of the launch.
rocket	String	Identifier string of launch vehicle rocket model.
rocketName	String	Human-readable rocket family name (e.g. Falcon 9).
success	Boolean	Mission flight outcome success indicator.
launchpad	String	Identifier of launch pad complex location.
launchpadName	String	Human-readable launch site location name.
payloads	Array	Array of payload IDs carried on the flight.
payloadTypes	String	Payload category designation.
details	String	Descriptive text summary of launch events.
upcoming	Boolean	Scheduled upcoming launch indicator.
webcastUrl	String	YouTube webcast video streaming URL.
wikipediaUrl	String	Wikipedia article link covering the mission.
articleUrl	String	News press release URL covering launch events.
patchImage	String	Direct URL to mission patch graphic image.
failures	String	Anomaly timing and failure cause summary.
cores	String	First stage core serial, reusability, and landing outcome details.
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp recording when record was extracted.

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Pricing

This actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing:

• Primary event: launch-scraped at $0.002 per launch item on the FREE tier.
• Tiered discounts apply across volume tiers (BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM, DIAMOND).
• Platform compute costs are absorbed. Blocked, errored, or zero-result runs charge $0.

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❓ FAQ

How are launch entity pages addressed?

Every launch item emits a unique slug derived from the official launch mission name (e.g. falconsat, crew-demo-2). The raw MongoDB identifier is preserved in launchId.

Does the scraper execute headless browsers?

No. The scraper uses fast HTTP APIs for low memory consumption, low compute unit cost, and rapid execution.

Are historical launch failures included?

Yes. Launches with anomalies carry failure timing and root cause explanations in the failures column, as well as success: false.

Where can I find the public extracted data archives?

Extracted datasets are maintained by reapX at reapx.dev/data/spacex-scraper/ and mirrored on Hugging Face and Kaggle.

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Disclaimer

Unofficial - not affiliated with SpaceX or Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Collects public data only. reapx. Contact: reapxdev@proton.me

🧪 Example input

A real, runnable configuration — this is an actual input this Actor has run with.

{
  "year": 2006,
  "maxLaunches": 100
}

📄 Sample output

One real row from a real run of this Actor, unedited.

{
  "slug": "falconsat",
  "launchId": "5eb87d46d7308c000638860e",
  "name": "FalconSat",
  "flightNumber": 1,
  "dateUtc": "2006-03-24T22:30:00.000Z",
  "dateUnix": 1143239400,
  "datePrecision": "hour",
  "year": 2006,
  "rocket": "5e9d0d95eda69955f709d1eb",
  "rocketName": "Falcon 1",
  "success": false,
  "launchpad": "5e9e4502f5726171363560b1",
  "launchpadName": "Kwajalein Atoll",
  "payloads": [
    "5eb0e4b5b6c3bb0006eeb1e1"
  ],
  "payloadTypes": "Satellite",
  "details": "Engine fire at T+33 seconds led to loss of vehicle",
  "upcoming": false,
  "webcastUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_00nJ_Y88",
  "wikipediaUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1",
  "articleUrl": "https://www.space.com/2196-spacex-inaugural-falcon-1-rocket-lost-launch.html",
  "patchImage": "https://images2.imgbox.com/3c/0e/T8iJcSN3_o.png",
  "failures": "Time: 33s, Reason: engine loss of thrust",
  "cores": "Core 5e9e2a9ed72163e3d40c2403, Flight 1, Reused: false, Landed: false",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-03T20:20:00.000Z"
}

💬 Your feedback

Found a bug, or need a field this does not return yet? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab, or write to reapxdev@proton.me. Bugs get fixed and reasonable field requests get added.

⚠️ Run outcomes and error handling

This Actor reports what happened in the run's status message, and it always keeps whatever it collected. These are the outcomes you can get and what each one means.

Outcome	What it means
Success	Rows were returned and you were charged launch-scraped at $0.002 per row.
No matches	The source returned nothing for your filters. Nothing is charged. Widen the date window or drop a filter.

What is guaranteed either way

• Every row is pushed as it is built, not buffered to the end of the run. Anything that buffers output loses everything to a timeout, a block or a migration; this does not.
• A field absent from the source is absent from the row. Nothing is inferred, modelled or filled in to make a row look complete.