# Brazilian Space Program Missions Scraper (AEB) (`jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes AEB's authoritative programme pages for active and historical Brazilian space missions — CBERS, Amazonia-1, SCD, SARA, VLM-1 and more — normalising launch date, orbit, partner agencies, and payload data into a structured dataset.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 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

```json
{
  "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

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of mission records to scrape. Leave empty for all.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/aeb-programa-espacial-brasileiro-missoes-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qK5emGfCgA5me2cz7/builds/3tzMnJSFKwDigcTBM/openapi.json