# Space Launch Live

> AI-powered rocket launch tracking platform with real-time countdowns, AI-generated daily briefings, visibility analysis, weather, maps, and multi-source data aggregation.

## About

Space Launch Live (spacelaunchlive.com) tracks every rocket launch worldwide. It aggregates data from Launch Library 2, SpaceX API, Spaceflight News API, Open-Meteo weather, YouTube, and Spaceflight Now to provide comprehensive launch information.

## Key Features

- Real-time countdown timers for upcoming launches
- Launch visibility calculator (can you see it from your location?)
- Live pad weather conditions
- Interactive launch maps with trajectory arcs
- Booster and capsule reuse history
- Crew manifests for crewed missions
- Launch timeline with news coverage
- YouTube webcast and replay video links

## Content Available

- Upcoming launch schedule with status (GO, TBD, HOLD, NO GO)
- Past launch results (SUCCESS, FAILURE, PARTIAL)
- Detailed launch pages with mission overview, vehicle specs, pad info
- Launch visibility analysis from any US location
- Booster flight history for reusable rockets (Falcon 9, etc.)

## API Access

- REST API: /wp-json/sll/v1/launches — returns structured launch data
- REST API: /wp-json/sll/v1/launches?mode=previous — past launches
- REST API: /wp-json/sll/v1/launch/{id} — single launch detail
- REST API: /wp-json/sll/v1/sources — data source status
- REST API: /wp-json/sll/v1/timeline/{id} — launch news timeline
- Clean JSON feed: /api/launches.json — simplified launch data

## Pages

- / — Homepage with all upcoming launches, search, filtering
- /about/ — About the platform and how it works
- /sources/ — Live data source status and polling info
- /api-docs/ — API documentation for developers and agents
- /launches/{slug}/ — Individual launch detail pages

## Data Sources

- Launch Library 2 (thespacedevs.com) — primary launch database
- SpaceX API (api.spacexdata.com) — SpaceX-specific data
- Spaceflight News API (spaceflightnewsapi.net) — news articles
- Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com) — weather forecasts
- YouTube — launch webcasts and replays
- Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com) — launch coverage

## Contact

Website: spacelaunchlive.com