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Suzanne malveaux is working this part of the story. she's got new details. suzanne? >> wolf, we have new details about this because we're talking about communications between the plane and a british commercial satellite. it could give us clue to what happened on board as well as the final moments. this is based on a theory that understanding exactly when that plane lost contact is going to tell us where the plane went down and dramatically narrow the search area. from the moment malaysia flight 370 took off, it was communicating with the satellite orbiting more than 22,000 miles above earth. s...

And then they say, already, good night. the plane ds flight number, height, speed, and heading are all cut off at the same time that the plane is supposed to check in with air traffic control in vietnam. then, between 1:21 and 1:28 a.m., the plane changed altitude as it headed to the strait of malacca. the plane then disappeared from all radar. at 2:40 a.m., malaysian airlines tries to contact the missing flight. and then there's a code red at 3:45. at 6:30, the flight is due to land. at 8:11 a.m., the final ping from the plane, a commercial satellite orbiting more than 22,000 miles above eart...

Off. this happens at the same time the plane is supposed to check in with air traffic control in vietnam. 1:30 a.m., authorities say all civilian radars lose contact with the plane all together. then it appears to go through erratic altitude changes, perhaps as high as 45,000 feet -- above the approvaled altitude. 2:15 a.m., malaysian military radar last detect it is plane off malaysia's west coast, hundreds of miles off course. but it went unnoticed by radar operators until the following day. 6:30 a.m., flight 370 is due to land in beijing. a commercial satellite orbiting more than 22,000 mil...

Perhaps as high as 45,000 feet above the approved altitude. 2:15 a.m., malaysian military radar last detects the plane off malaysia's west coast, hundreds of miles off coast but it went unnoticed until the following day. 6:30 a.m. night 370 is due to land in beijing. a commercial satellite orbiting more than 22,000 miles above earth makes electronic connections with the plane known as handshakes. at 8:11 a.m., more than seven hours after takeoff, the last connection. using the angle of the satellite, investigators are able to draw two big arcs where they believe the plane could travel. one of ...

Radar last detects the plane off the west coast hundreds of miles off course. 6:30 a.m. flight 370 is due to land in beijing. 8:11 a.m., more than seven hours after take off. a commercial satellite orbiting more than 22,000 miles above earth makes the last connection with the plane known as a hand shake. using the angle of the satellite, investigators are able to draw two big arks where they believe the plane could travel. one of the paths spans from indonesia to the indian ocean. the second is across central asia to northern thailand. this brings us to the massive search under way by land and...