Timeline/NIO-SIO/0341:00 MYT

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Timeline - North Indian Ocean to Southern Indian Ocean

Pre-Flight

KLIA to South China Sea

South China Sea to Straits of Malacca

Straits of Malacca to Andaman Sea

Andaman Sea to North Indian Ocean

North Indian Ocean to Southern Indian Ocean

Event Summary

 03:41:00 MYT Saturday, 8 March 2014

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Log-On Interrogation by the Perth GES, with a response from the SATCOM

1. This is the second ‘handshake’, whereby the GES inactivity timer has expired and the GES has sent a message to interrogate the status of the SATCOM.
2. The SATCOM responded normally and the SATCOM link was therefore available at this time.

Event Details

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 Satellite Ground Station Logs - Key Observations

   Log-On Interrogation by the Perth GES, with a response from the SATCOM
   

   1. This is the second ‘handshake’, whereby the GES inactivity timer has expired and the GES has sent a message to interrogate the status of the SATCOM.
   2. The SATCOM responded normally and the SATCOM link was therefore available at this time.

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