SpaceX
PowerShell module to interact with api.spacexdata.com (unofficial)
Table of Contents
Contributing
Contributions are more than welcome! (via pull requests or issues).
Usage
Installation
Install the module from the PowerShellGallery.
Install-Module -Name SpaceXCommands available
The following commands are available
Get-Command -module SpaceXCommandType Name Version Source
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Function Get-SXCapsule 1.0.0.0 spacex
Function Get-SXCompany 1.0.0.0 spacex
Function Get-SXLaunch 1.0.0.0 spacex
Function Get-SXLaunchpad 1.0.0.0 spacex
Function Get-SXPart 1.0.0.0 spacex
Function Get-SXRocket 1.0.0.0 spacex
Launches data
Upcoming
Get-SXLaunch -upcomingflight_number : 55
launch_year : 2018
launch_date_unix : 1517941800
launch_date_utc : 2018-02-06T18:30:00Z
launch_date_local : 2018-02-06T13:30:00-05:00
rocket : @{rocket_id=falconheavy; rocket_name=Falcon Heavy; rocket_type=FT;
first_stage=; second_stage=}
telemetry : @{flight_club=}
reuse : @{core=False; side_core1=True; side_core2=True; fairings=False;
capsule=False}
launch_site : @{site_id=ksc_lc_39a; site_name=KSC LC 39A; site_name_long=Kennedy
Space Center Historic Launch Complex 39A}
launch_success :
links : @{mission_patch=; reddit_campaign=https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/com
ments/7hjp03/falcon_heavy_demo_launch_campaign_thread/;
reddit_launch=; reddit_recovery=; reddit_media=; presskit=;
article_link=; video_link=}
details :
flight_number : 56
launch_year : 2018
launch_date_unix : 1518272520
launch_date_utc : 2018-02-10T14:22:00Z
launch_date_local : 2018-02-10T09:22:00-05:00
rocket : @{rocket_id=falcon9; rocket_name=Falcon 9; rocket_type=FT;
first_stage=; second_stage=}
telemetry : @{flight_club=}
reuse : @{core=True; side_core1=False; side_core2=False; fairings=False;
capsule=False}
launch_site : @{site_id=vafb_slc_4e; site_name=VAFB SLC 4E;
site_name_long=Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4E}
launch_success :
links : @{mission_patch=; reddit_campaign=https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/com
ments/7qnflk/paz_microsat2a_2b_launch_campaign_thread/;
reddit_launch=; reddit_recovery=; reddit_media=; presskit=;
article_link=; video_link=}
details :
flight_number : 57
launch_year : 2018
launch_date_unix : 1518566400
launch_date_utc : 2018-02-14T00:00:00Z
launch_date_local : 2018-02-14T00:00:00-05:00
rocket : @{rocket_id=falcon9; rocket_name=Falcon 9; rocket_type=FT;
first_stage=; second_stage=}
telemetry : @{flight_club=}
reuse : @{core=False; side_core1=False; side_core2=False; fairings=False;
capsule=False}
launch_site : @{site_id=ccafs_slc_40; site_name=CCAFS SLC 40; site_name_long=Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40}
launch_success :
links : @{mission_patch=; reddit_campaign=https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/com
ments/7r5pyn/hispasat_30w6_launch_campaign_thread/; reddit_launch=;
reddit_recovery=; reddit_media=; presskit=; article_link=;
video_link=}
details :
Latest
Get-SXLaunch -Latestflight_number : 54
launch_year : 2018
launch_date_unix : 1517433900
launch_date_utc : 2018-01-31T21:25:00Z
launch_date_local : 2018-01-31T16:25:00-05:00
rocket : @{rocket_id=falcon9; rocket_name=Falcon 9; rocket_type=FT;
first_stage=; second_stage=}
telemetry : @{flight_club=}
reuse : @{core=True; side_core1=False; side_core2=False; fairings=False;
capsule=False}
launch_site : @{site_id=ccafs_slc_40; site_name=CCAFS SLC 40; site_name_long=Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40}
launch_success : True
links : @{mission_patch=https://i.imgur.com/UJTbQ1f.png; reddit_campaign=http
s://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/7olw86/govsat1_ses16_launch_camp
aign_thread/; reddit_launch=https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/
7tvtbh/rspacex_govsat1_official_launch_discussion/;
reddit_recovery=; reddit_media=https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/commen
ts/7tzzwy/rspacex_govsat1_media_thread_videos_images_gifs/; presskit=
http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/govsat1presskit.pdf; article
_link=https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/31/spacex-rocket-flies-on-60
th-anniversary-of-first-u-s-satellite-launch/;
video_link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScYUA51-POQ}
details : Reused booster from the classified NROL-76 mission in May 2017.
Following a successful experimental ocean landing that used three
engines, the booster unexpectedly remained intact; Elon Musk stated
in a tweet that SpaceX will attempt to tow the booster to shore.
Launch sites data
Get-SXLaunchpadid : ccafs_slc_40
full_name : Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
status : active
location : @{name=Cape Canaveral; region=Florida; latitude=28.5618571;
longitude=-80.577366}
vehicles_launched : {Falcon 9}
details : SpaceX primary Falcon 9 launch pad, where all east coast Falcon 9s
launched prior to the AMOS-6 anomaly. Initially used to launch Titan
rockets for Lockheed Martin. Back online since CRS-13 on 2017-12-15.
id : stls
full_name : SpaceX South Texas Launch Site
status : under construction
location : @{name=Boca Chica Village; region=Texas; latitude=25.9972641;
longitude=-97.1560845}
vehicles_launched : {Falcon 9}
details : SpaceX new launch site currently under construction to help keep up
with the Falcon 9 and Heavy manifests. Expected to be completed in
late 2018. Initially will be limited to 12 flights per year, and
only GTO launches.
id : vafb_slc_4w
full_name : Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4W
status : active
location : @{name=Vandenberg Air Force Base; region=California;
latitude=34.6332043; longitude=-120.6156234}
vehicles_launched : {Falcon 9}
details : SpaceX west coast landing pad, has not yet been used. Expected to
first be used during the Formosat-5 launch.
id : ccafs_lc_13
full_name : Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 13
status : active
location : @{name=Cape Canaveral; region=Florida; latitude=28.4857244;
longitude=-80.5449222}
vehicles_launched : {Falcon 9}
details : SpaceX east coast landing pad, where the historic first landing
occurred. Originally used for early Atlas missiles and rockets from
Lockheed Martin. Currently being expanded to add two smaller pads
for Falcon Heavy RTLS missions.
...
Capsules data
Get-SXCapsuleid : dragon1
name : Dragon 1
type : capsule
active : True
crew_capacity : 0
sidewall_angle_deg : 15
orbit_duration_yr : 2
heat_shield : @{material=PICA-X; size_meters=3.6; temp_degrees=3000;
dev_partner=NASA}
thrusters : {@{type=Draco; amount=18; pods=4; fuel_1=nitrogen tetroxide;
fuel_2=monomethylhydrazine; thrust=}}
launch_payload_mass : @{kg=6000; lb=13228}
launch_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=25; cubic_feet=883}
return_payload_mass : @{kg=3000; lb=6614}
return_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=11; cubic_feet=388}
pressurized_capsule : @{payload_volume=}
trunk : @{trunk_volume=; cargo=}
height_w_trunk : @{meters=7.2; feet=23.6}
diameter : @{meters=3.7; feet=12}
id : dragon2
name : Dragon 2
type : capsule
active : False
crew_capacity : 0
sidewall_angle_deg : 15
orbit_duration_yr : 2
heat_shield : @{material=PICA-X; size_meters=3.6; temp_degrees=3000;
dev_partner=NASA}
thrusters : {@{type=Draco; amount=18; pods=4; fuel_1=nitrogen tetroxide;
fuel_2=monomethylhydrazine; thrust=}}
launch_payload_mass : @{kg=6000; lb=13228}
launch_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=25; cubic_feet=883}
return_payload_mass : @{kg=3000; lb=6614}
return_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=11; cubic_feet=388}
pressurized_capsule : @{payload_volume=}
trunk : @{trunk_volume=; cargo=}
height_w_trunk : @{meters=7.2; feet=23.6}
diameter : @{meters=3.7; feet=12}
id : crewdragon
name : Crew Dragon
type : capsule
active : False
crew_capacity : 7
sidewall_angle_deg : 15
orbit_duration_yr : 2
heat_shield : @{material=PICA-X; size_meters=3.6; temp_degrees=3000;
dev_partner=NASA}
thrusters : {@{type=Draco; amount=18; pods=4; fuel_1=nitrogen tetroxide;
fuel_2=monomethylhydrazine; thrust=}, @{type=SuperDraco; amount=8;
pods=4; fuel_1=dinitrogen tetroxide; fuel_2=monomethylhydrazine;
thrust=}}
launch_payload_mass : @{kg=6000; lb=13228}
launch_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=25; cubic_feet=883}
return_payload_mass : @{kg=3000; lb=6614}
return_payload_vol : @{cubic_meters=11; cubic_feet=388}
pressurized_capsule : @{payload_volume=}
trunk : @{trunk_volume=; cargo=}
height_w_trunk : @{meters=7.2; feet=23.6}
diameter : @{meters=3.7; feet=12}
Parts data
Get-SXPart -Type Corecore_serial : B0003
status : expended
original_launch : 2010-06-04
missions : {Dragon Qualification Unit}
rtls_attempt : False
rtls_landings : 0
asds_attempt : False
asds_landings : 0
water_landing : False
details : Core expended on flight, no recovery effort. First flight of Falcon 9
core_serial : B0004
status : expended
original_launch : 2010-12-08
missions : {COTS Demo Flight 1}
rtls_attempt : False
rtls_landings : 0
asds_attempt : False
asds_landings : 0
water_landing : False
details : First flight of Dragon
core_serial : B0005
status : expended
original_launch : 2012-05-22
missions : {COTS Demo Flight 2}
rtls_attempt : False
rtls_landings : 0
asds_attempt : False
asds_landings : 0
water_landing : False
details :
core_serial : B0006
status : expended
original_launch : 2012-10-08
missions : {SpaceX CRS-1, Orbcomm-OG2}
rtls_attempt : False
rtls_landings : 0
asds_attempt : False
asds_landings : 0
water_landing : False
details : Suffered engine out at T+1:19 but primary mission successful
...
Company data
Get-SXCompanyname : SpaceX
founder : Elon Musk
founded : 2002
employees : 7000
vehicles : 3
launch_sites : 3
test_sites : 1
ceo : Elon Musk
cto : Elon Musk
coo : Gwynne Shotwell
cto_propulsion : Tom Mueller
valuation : 15000000000
headquarters : @{address=Rocket Road; city=Hawthorne; state=California}
summary : SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and
spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space
technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other
planets.
Rocket data
All rockets
Get-SXRocket
id : falcon1
name : Falcon 1
type : rocket
active : False
stages : 2
boosters : 0
cost_per_launch : 67000000
success_rate_pct : 40
first_flight : 2006-03-24
country : Republic of the Marshall Islands
company : SpaceX
height : @{meters=22.25; feet=73}
diameter : @{meters=1.68; feet=5.5}
mass : @{kg=30146; lb=66460}
payload_weights : {@{id=leo; name=Low Earth Orbit; kg=450; lb=992}}
first_stage : @{reusable=False; engines=1; fuel_amount_tons=44.3; burn_time_sec=169; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=}
second_stage : @{engines=1; fuel_amount_tons=3.38; burn_time_sec=378; thrust=; payloads=}
engines : @{number=1; type=merlin; version=1C; layout=single; engine_loss_max=0; propellant_1=liquid oxygen; propellant_2=RP-1 kerosene; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=; thrust_to_weight=96}
landing_legs : @{number=0; material=}
description : The Falcon 1 was an expendable launch system privately developed and manufactured by SpaceX during 2006-2009. On 28 September 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately-developed liquid-fuel
launch vehicle to go into orbit around the Earth.
id : falcon9
name : Falcon 9
type : rocket
active : True
stages : 2
boosters : 0
cost_per_launch : 61200000
success_rate_pct : 94
first_flight : 2010-06-04
country : United States
company : SpaceX
height : @{meters=70; feet=229.6}
diameter : @{meters=3.7; feet=12}
mass : @{kg=549054; lb=1207920}
payload_weights : {@{id=leo; name=Low Earth Orbit; kg=22800; lb=50265}, @{id=gto; name=Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit; kg=8300; lb=18300}, @{id=mars; name=Mars Orbit; kg=4020; lb=8860}}
first_stage : @{reusable=True; engines=9; fuel_amount_tons=385; burn_time_sec=162; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=}
second_stage : @{engines=1; fuel_amount_tons=90; burn_time_sec=397; thrust=; payloads=}
engines : @{number=9; type=merlin; version=1D+; layout=octaweb; engine_loss_max=2; propellant_1=liquid oxygen; propellant_2=RP-1 kerosene; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=; thrust_to_weight=180.1}
landing_legs : @{number=4; material=carbon fiber}
description : Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.
id : falconheavy
name : Falcon Heavy
type : rocket
active : False
stages : 2
boosters : 2
cost_per_launch : 90000000
success_rate_pct : 0
first_flight : TBD
country : United States
company : SpaceX
height : @{meters=70; feet=229.6}
diameter : @{meters=12.2; feet=39.9}
mass : @{kg=1420788; lb=3125735}
payload_weights : {@{id=leo; name=Low Earth Orbit; kg=63800; lb=140660}, @{id=gto; name=Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit; kg=26700; lb=58860}, @{id=mars; name=Mars Orbit; kg=16800; lb=37040}, @{id=pluto;
name=Pluto Orbit; kg=3500; lb=7720}}
first_stage : @{reusable=True; engines=27; fuel_amount_tons=1155; cores=3; burn_time_sec=162; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=}
second_stage : @{engines=1; burn_time_sec=397; thrust=; payloads=}
engines : @{number=27; type=merlin; version=1D+; layout=octaweb; engine_loss_max=6; propellant_1=subcooled liquid oxygen; propellant_2= RP-1 kerosene; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=;
thrust_to_weight=180.1}
landing_legs : @{number=12; material=carbon fiber}
description : With the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than
twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.
Specific rocket
Get-SXRocket -Rocket falconheavy
id : falconheavy
name : Falcon Heavy
type : rocket
active : False
stages : 2
boosters : 2
cost_per_launch : 90000000
success_rate_pct : 0
first_flight : TBD
country : United States
company : SpaceX
height : @{meters=70; feet=229.6}
diameter : @{meters=12.2; feet=39.9}
mass : @{kg=1420788; lb=3125735}
payload_weights : {@{id=leo; name=Low Earth Orbit; kg=63800; lb=140660}, @{id=gto; name=Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit; kg=26700; lb=58860}, @{id=mars; name=Mars Orbit; kg=16800; lb=37040}, @{id=pluto;
name=Pluto Orbit; kg=3500; lb=7720}}
first_stage : @{reusable=True; engines=27; fuel_amount_tons=1155; cores=3; burn_time_sec=162; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=}
second_stage : @{engines=1; burn_time_sec=397; thrust=; payloads=}
engines : @{number=27; type=merlin; version=1D+; layout=octaweb; engine_loss_max=6; propellant_1=subcooled liquid oxygen; propellant_2= RP-1 kerosene; thrust_sea_level=; thrust_vacuum=;
thrust_to_weight=180.1}
landing_legs : @{number=12; material=carbon fiber}
description : With the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than
twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost.