 |
Professional Summary
Contact Info
Port Orchard, WA 98366 (work)
William McDonald posted a blog entry Jan 7, 2011
WBMSAT News Bits 01/07/2011
Clooney-sponsored Satellite Sentinel Project to monitor election proceedings in volatile Sudan.
[CBN News - 01/07/2011]
New Israeli military technology speeds up warfare, harnessing digital and satellite technology to enable response to battlefield changes in seconds.
[msnbc - 01/07/2011]
Surrey... more »
William McDonald posted a blog entry Dec 28, 2010
Holiday Issue WBMSAT Satellite Industry News Bits
“Zombie” satellite Galaxy 15 finally tamed - following loss of earth lock the satellite’s batteries drained; the Baseband Equipment command unit reset, and the satellite began accepting commands.
[Space Ref - 12/28/2010]
Arane 5 scheduled to launch Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6... more »
William McDonald posted a blog entry Dec 18, 2010
Satellite Industry News 12/17/2010
Satellite Industry News Bits December 17, 2010
Lockheed Martin A2100 commercial communications satellite fleet achieves milestone of 300 years of cumulative successful in-orbit operations.
[PR-USA.NET - 12/18/2010]
Lockheed Martin is awarded a contract modification worth approximately $1.4B by the... more »
William McDonald posted a blog entry Dec 11, 2010
WBMSAT News Bits 12/10/2010
Satellite Industry News Bits December 10, 2010
Russian State Commission states that Proton M not at fault in loss of GLONASS satellites, but ILS, Khrunichev, Eutelsat, and Astrium KA-SAT mission team stands down for a week to review report.
[SatNews - 12/10/2010]
Obama administration proposes export... more »
William McDonald posted a blog entry Nov 12, 2010
WBMSAT News Bits 11/12/2010
Satellite Industry News Bits November 12, 2010
MEASAT signs agreement with GlobeCast for provision of capacity in supporting delivery of Asian Games.
[SatNews - 11/12/2010]
Partners In Health (PIH) selects SES WORLD SKIES AMC-6 satellite to expand and enhance mission critical connectivity... more »
William McDonald posted a blog entry Nov 5, 2010
WBMSAT News Bits 11/05/2010
Satellite Industry News Bits November 5, 2010
Loral Space and Communications may divest Space Systems/Loral satellite-manufacturing subsidiary if partially-owned Telesat pursues stock offering.
[Space News - 11/05/2010]
Azerbaijan signes deal with Arianespace to launch its first national satellite... more »
