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Flight MH370: Malaysia releases raw satellite data | Flight MH370: Malaysia releases raw satellite data |
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The Malaysian government has released the raw data used to determine that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. | The Malaysian government has released the raw data used to determine that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. |
The data was first released to relatives of passengers, who have been asking for greater transparency, before copies were also provided to media. | The data was first released to relatives of passengers, who have been asking for greater transparency, before copies were also provided to media. |
The document released on Tuesday comprises 47 pages of data, plus notes, from British firm Inmarsat. | The document released on Tuesday comprises 47 pages of data, plus notes, from British firm Inmarsat. |
Flight MH370 went missing on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. | Flight MH370 went missing on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. |
There were 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on board. No trace of the aircraft has been found, nor any reason for its disappearance. | There were 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on board. No trace of the aircraft has been found, nor any reason for its disappearance. |
The satellite data released includes the hourly "handshakes" between the plane and a communications satellite that led investigators to conclude that the plane ended its journey far off Australia. | The satellite data released includes the hourly "handshakes" between the plane and a communications satellite that led investigators to conclude that the plane ended its journey far off Australia. |
"Inmarsat and the DCA have been working for the release of the data communication logs and the technical description of the analysis," Malaysia's civil aviation authority said in a statement. | "Inmarsat and the DCA have been working for the release of the data communication logs and the technical description of the analysis," Malaysia's civil aviation authority said in a statement. |
Meanwhile, a sea-bed search for the missing plane is continuing in waters far west of the Australian city of Perth. | Meanwhile, a sea-bed search for the missing plane is continuing in waters far west of the Australian city of Perth. |
The robotic submarine Bluefin-21, on loan from the US, is still being operated off the Australian vessel Ocean Shield. | |
The Bluefin-21, which can identify objects by creating a sonar map of the sea floor, restarted its mission last week after experiencing technical problems. | |
It is expected to leave the search area on Wednesday and return to base on 31 May, said a previous statement from Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre, which is leading the search. | |
The Bluefin-21 completed the initial search of the area where acoustic signals thought to be from flight recorders were heard without finding anything concrete. | |
The Australian government is now preparing for a fresh deep-sea search using commercially-contracted equipment. |