/launch
/launch [count]
Shows the next scheduled rocket launch by default — mission,
provider, rocket, launch site, and a countdown to the scheduled
time (NET — “No Earlier Than,” the standard industry term,
since launch times are targets, not guarantees) — or, given
count, a list of that many upcoming launches instead, for
browsing what’s coming up rather than just the very next one.
Usage: /launch alone for the next launch with full
detail, or /launch count: 5 for a list of the next 5
(1-10). Data comes from a cache refreshed in the background
every 6 to 60 minutes (more often as a launch gets closer), not
a live lookup — the underlying free API caps anonymous access
at 15 calls/hour, far too few to call directly per command use.
The footer shows exactly when the cached data was last
refreshed. Rocket launches slip constantly (scrubs, holds,
weather), more than almost anything else this bot tracks —
treat the countdown and status as informational, not a
confirmed guarantee, and expect it to occasionally lag a
genuinely last-minute change.
Parameters
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
count | No | Optional: how many upcoming launches to list (1-10). Leave blank for just the next one, with full… |