Time:1559:57 UTC

References for events at or about the time of MYT, 8 March 2014 ( UTC, 7 March 2014).

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References

RefID:Factual Information March 2015/1.9.5.3

1.9.5.3 SATCOM Ground Station Logs of the Event - Summary

In the summary below, times are truncated to the nearest minute (the format is Hours:Minutes) and in Section 1.9.5.4, times are truncated to the nearest second (the format is Hours Minutes:Seconds).

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1. Prior to take-off, the SATCOM Logged On (normally) a number of times, the last time being at 16:00, when it sent a valid Flight ID to the GES. The SATCOM link was available for both voice and data (known as Log-On Class 3).

RefID:Factual Information March 2015/1.9.5.4

1.9.5.4 SATCOM Ground Station Logs - Key Observations in Chronological Order

4. 1559:57 - The SACOM initiates a Log-On handover as Class 3 (voice and data capable) to the IOR I-3 satellite, using the HGA subsystem, with a valid Flight ID.

 

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Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Coordinated Universal Time

Satellite Communications

Flight Identifier, for example MH370

Ground earth station. A satellite ground station sends or receives data from orbiting satellites. (Source: ATSB)

Inmarsat geostationary satellite above the Indian Ocean

HGAs

High Gain Antenna(s)