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Brazilian Space Program Missions Scraper (AEB)

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Brazilian Space Program Missions Scraper (AEB)

Scrapes the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB — Agência Espacial Brasileira) official programme pages for active and historical Brazilian space missions. Extracts structured mission records covering satellites, Earth observation platforms, communications satellites, and launch vehicles.

What this actor does

Crawls two authoritative AEB pages on www.gov.br:

  • /acoes-e-programas/aplicacoes-espaciais/satelites/satelites — satellite missions (CBERS series, Amazonia-1, SCD-1/2, SGDC, Serpens)
  • /acoes-e-programas/aplicacoes-espaciais/transporte-espacial — launch vehicle programme (VLM-1)

Each page is parsed using custom cheerio extraction that identifies mission blocks from <h2> headings and <p><strong> patterns in AEB's Plone CMS richtext tiles. Regex-based extractors normalise launch date, launch vehicle, launch site, orbit type, partner agencies, and operational status.

Output dataset fields

Field Description
mission_name Mission name (e.g. CBERS-4A, Amazonia-1, SGDC)
mission_type satellite_eo, satellite_comms, launcher, or scientific_payload
status operational, in_development, planned, or decommissioned
launch_date Launch date in ISO format (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD)
launch_vehicle Launch vehicle name (e.g. CZ-4B, PSLV, VLM-1)
launch_site Launch site full name
partner_agencies Comma-separated partner agencies (CNSA, ISRO, INPE, etc.)
mission_summary Full mission description from AEB page (up to 1200 chars)
orbit_type SSO, GEO, LEO, or suborbital
orbital_altitude_km Orbital altitude in km (when disclosed)
inclination_deg Orbital inclination in degrees (when disclosed)
lifespan_years Design lifespan in years (when disclosed)
cost_brl Mission cost in BRL (when publicly disclosed)
lead_organization Lead organisation (AEB or INPE)
aeb_canonical_url Source AEB page URL
announcements Related news (when available)
international_agreement_refs International agreement references (when available)

Input

Parameter Type Description
maxItems integer Maximum mission records to return. Default: 10. Leave empty for all.

Example output

{
  "mission_name": "Satélites sino-brasileiros de recursos terrestres (CBERS)",
  "mission_type": "satellite_eo",
  "status": "operational",
  "launch_date": "2014-12",
  "launch_vehicle": "CZ-4B (Long March 4B)",
  "launch_site": "Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China",
  "partner_agencies": "CNSA, INPE",
  "orbit_type": "SSO",
  "lead_organization": "INPE",
  "aeb_canonical_url": "https://www.gov.br/aeb/pt-br/acoes-e-programas/aplicacoes-espaciais/satelites/satelites"
}

Coverage

Approximately 4–8 mission records depending on the current state of AEB's programme pages:

  • SCD-1 / SCD-2 — Data Collection Satellites (1993–present)
  • CBERS series — China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellites (CBERS-1 through CBERS-4A)
  • Amazonia-1 — Earth observation satellite launched 2021
  • SGDC — Geostationary Defence and Strategic Communications Satellite

Notes

  • Source: Official AEB pages on www.gov.br (Plone CMS, public access)
  • No proxy required — pages are publicly accessible
  • Content is in Brazilian Portuguese; mission descriptions are returned as-is
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