`get_upcoming_launches`

Pack: launches · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/launches/mcp

Check upcoming rocket launches. Returns launch name, scheduled time, status, launch pad, rocket type, and mission description.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no	Number of launches to return (default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/launches/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_upcoming_launches","arguments":{"limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_upcoming_launches', {
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "limit": 5
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, launches

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total count of upcoming launches available
`launches`	array	List of upcoming launches

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total count of upcoming launches available"
    },
    "launches": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of upcoming launches",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Launch Library 2 launch UUID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Launch name"
          },
          "net": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Scheduled launch date/time (ISO 8601)"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Launch status name"
          },
          "status_description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Detailed status description"
          },
          "pad_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Launch pad name"
          },
          "location": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Launch location/facility name"
          },
          "location_country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Launch location country code"
          },
          "rocket_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Rocket full name or configuration name"
          },
          "mission_name": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Mission name"
          },
          "mission_description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Mission objectives and details"
          },
          "mission_type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Mission type classification"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "launches"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "launches": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/launches/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_upcoming_launches