No, the distance from the sat is a gross approximation.
Time of engine operation is all there is to gather there.
>>No, the distance from the sat is a gross approximation.<<
Why don’t you take a deep breath and do some googling. You’re wrong.
The distance is anything but a “gross approximation.” It’s a mathematical calculation that specified the distance of the plane from the satellite when it was pinged. This is according to the operators of the satellite.
They said something about the angle from the satellite when they revealed the information, but it might have something to do with the time it took the ping to reach the satellite. I don’t know if they derived the angle from that, or if they have the angle as direct information, but they indicated that the plane would have been somewhere ON the arc at 8:11.