Rocket Launches

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Upcoming and past rocket launches, full mission details, and searchable launch history from Launch Library 2

4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

get_upcoming_launches

Get upcoming rocket launches. Returns name, net launch time, status, launch pad, rocket name, and mission description.

Parameters
Name Type Description
limit opt number Number of launches to return (default 10)
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get_past_launches

Get past rocket launches. Returns name, net launch time, status, launch pad, rocket name, and mission description.

Parameters
Name Type Description
limit opt number Number of launches to return (default 10)
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get_launch required: id

Get full details for a specific launch by its Launch Library 2 ID. Returns name, net time, status, pad, rocket, mission, orbit info, and video URLs.

Parameters
Name Type Description
id req string Launch Library 2 launch UUID (e.g. "a6ce038e-4d89-4265-b47f-1c6ee5863f84")
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search_launches required: query

Search launches by keyword (rocket name, mission name, agency, etc). Returns matching launches with name, net launch time, status, pad, rocket, and mission description.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Search keyword (e.g. "Falcon 9", "Artemis", "ISS")
limit opt number Number of results to return (default 10)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/launches/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/launches/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_upcoming_launches","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("get_upcoming_launches", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("upcoming and past rocket launches, full mission details, and searchable launch history from launch library 2");