Rocket Launches

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

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get_upcoming_launches

Fetch the next scheduled rocket launches from Launch Library 2. Returns launch name, NET (no-earlier-than) time, status, launch pad, rocket type, and mission description. Default 10 results.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
limitoptnumberNumber of launches to return (default 10)
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get_past_launches

Fetch rocket launches that have already flown, sorted newest-first, from Launch Library 2. `launches` holds only those with a confirmed outcome — successful, failed or partial failure — so counting th

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
limitoptnumberNumber of launches to return (default 10)
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get_launchrequired: id

Get full details for a specific launch by ID. Returns name, time, status, pad, rocket, mission, orbit info, video links, and mission patches.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
idreqstringLaunch Library 2 launch UUID (e.g. "a6ce038e-4d89-4265-b47f-1c6ee5863f84")
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search_launchesrequired: query

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

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
queryreqstringSearch keyword (e.g. "Falcon 9", "Artemis", "ISS")
limitoptnumberNumber 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");