The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior that administers U.S. federal lands. While not directly involved in building or launching space vehicles, the BLM plays a role in the space industry by managing vast tracts of public land that are sometimes used for satellite calibration activities, like NASA's Railroad Valley site in Nevada. Additionally, the BLM utilizes spaceborne remote sensing technologies for monitoring and managing public lands, energy development, and natural resources. The BLM partners with agencies like NASA and USGS for various projects related to land monitoring and resource management.
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Spaceport America encompasses 18,000 acres and is surrounded by additional land owned by the state of New Mexico, the Bureau of Land Management, and nearby White Sands Missile Range.
The Bureau of Land Management Fire Program is responsible for fire management on more than 245 million acres of public lands in the western United States and Alaska.
UltiSat will provide a mobile internet service powered by Starlink to the Bureau of Land Management for wildland firefighters under a new contract.
UltiSat is transitioning the Bureau of Land Management Fire Program towards fully digital operations which require reliable internet access.
UltiSat will provide Starlink kits and subscription plans to multiple Bureau of Land Management districts for its Fire Program mission.