...found this:
See the vid entitled: Authorities Will Look for Radar Data, Inferred Info in Malaysia Crash at the link:How Satellites Give Clues About Malaysia Jet Attack in Ukraine
A family of satellites known as the U.S. Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, was probably key to determining that a surface-to-air missile took down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 jet over Ukraine on Thursday. The satellites fly in geosynchronous orbit, 22,300 miles above the planet, and use infrared sensors to detect heat sources on the ground, such as rocket or missile plumes. Five are operational at all times, and they're supplemented by infrared sensors on other satellites that are part of the Defense Support Program, or DSP.
Since the 1970s, the principal mission of the DSP family has been to detect launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and sea-launched ballistic missiles via their plumes. During the Vietnam War, defense officials found that the satellites could also detect the signatures of smaller missile launches, midair explosions and nuclear tests. SBIRS readings are downloaded and initially analyzed at Buckley Air National Guard Base in Aurora, Colorado. Last month, Lockheed Martin won a $1.9 billion contract to expand the satellite system.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukr...kraine-n158741
This too, talks about the sats that could reveal info on who did it and from where:
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukr...kraine-n158601What Brought Down the Malaysia Airlines Jet Over Ukraine?
By Robert Windrem, Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube