Template:Infobox rocket launch/doc

Infobox rocket launch is an Infobox-based template that is used to display essential information on a particular rocket launch, for readers with a casual interest in spaceflight. It is intended to be used in articles such as Falcon 9 flight 20 and Ariane flight VA245. Information such as the date and time, launch pad, and payload for a rocket launch are presented through this infobox. It is designed with a heading, image syntax, fourteen cell parameters divided into two distinct sections, and succession. The syntax used in this template is fairly simple, and uses four  parser functions.

Syntax


Header and image
The  parameter is used to input the official name of the flight as determined by the operator of the flight. A citation for this name is highly encouraged to be used in the article prose. If there is no official unique name for the launch, use a compound of the rocket body flown and the chronological number of the flight. For example, the 20th flight of the Falcon 9 rocket body should be titled as "Falcon 9 flight 20". The infobox includes two image parameters. and  accepts an input of an image filename, omitting the   prefix. The image featured should preferably the main insignia or unique poster artwork for the mission, such as the artwork for Soyuz Flight VS21 made by Charlie Davis. Do not use generic launch kit covers which only display logos or stock rocket launch photographs from a launch different than the one being described in the article. Examples of these include the covers used for Ariane Flight VA247 and Vega Flight VV14. If no unique insignia or poster artwork exist, use a photograph of either (in order of preference) the launch, the rocket used in the launch, or a rocket similar to the one used in the launch.

and  are used to write an alt caption. and  are used to display an image at 75% width using the upright syntax if the lead image is either an insignia, which is designed to be displayed at a small size, or a vertical poster. This parameter can be activated by inputting. If the lead image is instead a landscape poster or photograph, you do not need to activate this parameter, as the default  width is satisfactory for these types of images. A caption that adequately and objectively describes what the image is, e.g. "The official insignia for the flight" or "An Atlas V launch vehicle similar to the one used on the flight", can be inputted into.

Rocket
The  parameter is used to display the full name of the rocket body and variant used on the flight. A number of rocket bodies come in many variants. For example, four variants of the Antares have flown – Antares 110, Antares 120, Antares 130, and Antares 230. A Falcon 9 Full Thrust was used on Falcon 9 flight 20, so the input for this parameter on that article would be the name of the rocket body and variant, "Falcon 9 Full Thrust", rather than simply the name of the rocket body, "Falcon 9". The  parameter is also directly tied to two templates using   parser functions. These are Infobox rocket launch/color, which sets the color used in the infobox's headings, and Infobox rocket launch/rocket, which sets the inline wikilink for the launch vehicle, including variants. For example, if "Ariane 5 ECA" is used as an input to, it will produce blue-coloured headings for the infobox and a direct wikilink to Ariane 5. A complete list of available inputs, and both the color and wikilinks they produce, are shown in the wikitable below.

Succession
The succession links at the bottom of the Infobox template has three parameters. is used to display the headline of the succession links section. Typically, this would be used to establish the chronology of either a series of flights with a rocket body, a rocket series, or an operator. This could be, for example, "Ariane flights", "Falcon 9 flights", or "Northrop Grumman flights". , and  are used to display wikilinks to the previous and next flight in the series defined in