# SpaceX Data Scraper (`lulzasaur/spacex-scraper`) Actor

Scrape SpaceX data: launches, rockets, crew, Starlink satellites, and launchpads. Get flight details, success rates, mission links, and hardware specs from the SpaceX API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/spacex-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 96.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## SpaceX Data Scraper

Scrape SpaceX data including launches, rockets, crew members, Starlink satellites, and launchpads. Get detailed flight information, success rates, mission links, and hardware specifications.

### Data Modes

#### Launches

All past and upcoming SpaceX launches with flight details, success status, crew, links to webcasts, articles, Wikipedia, and mission patches.

#### Rockets

SpaceX rocket fleet: Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship. Includes specs like height, mass, engines, cost per launch, and success rate.

#### Crew

SpaceX crew members with agency, status, image, Wikipedia link, and launch history.

#### Starlink

Starlink satellite constellation data with orbital parameters: position, height, velocity, inclination, and space tracking data.

#### Launchpads

SpaceX launch facilities with location, status, launch attempts/successes, and assigned rockets.

### Output Fields

#### Launches

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Mission name |
| `flightNumber` | Flight number |
| `dateUtc` | Launch date (UTC) |
| `rocket` | Rocket ID |
| `success` | Launch success (true/false/null) |
| `details` | Mission details |
| `crew` | Array of crew member IDs |
| `links` | Webcast, article, Wikipedia, patch URLs |
| `upcoming` | Whether launch is upcoming |

#### Rockets

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Rocket name |
| `type` | Rocket type |
| `active` | Currently active |
| `costPerLaunch` | Cost per launch (USD) |
| `successRate` | Success rate percentage |
| `engines` | Engine specs (count, type, propellants, thrust) |
| `height/diameter/mass` | Physical dimensions |

### Input Options

- **Data Type**: launches, rockets, crew, starlink, or launchpads
- **Upcoming Only**: Filter launches to upcoming only
- **Max Results**: Limit results (default 50, set 0 for all)

### Use Cases

- **Space tracking**: Monitor upcoming SpaceX launches
- **Data journalism**: Analyze launch success rates and trends
- **Education**: Space program reference data
- **Satellite tracking**: Starlink constellation monitoring
- **Engineering analysis**: Rocket specifications and comparisons

### Example Output (Launch)

```json
{
  "name": "Starlink Group 12-5",
  "flightNumber": 315,
  "dateUtc": "2026-04-20T14:30:00.000Z",
  "rocket": "5e9d0d95eda69973a809d1ec",
  "success": true,
  "details": "SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.",
  "links": {
    "webcast": "https://youtu.be/example",
    "article": "https://spaceflightnow.com/example",
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink",
    "patch": "https://imgur.com/example.png"
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Run on Apify

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Which SpaceX data to scrape.

## `upcoming` (type: `boolean`):

If true and mode is 'launches', only return upcoming launches.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to return. Set 0 for all.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "launches",
  "upcoming": false,
  "limit": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/spacex-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/spacex-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/spacex-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/spacex-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nRKRE0HPINaSMg9Qq/builds/dMChultsM1MsRnHga/openapi.json