"MRSA (Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency) analysed the images and - in one area of the ocean measuring some 400 square kilometres - were able to identify 122 potential objects," Acting Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said today.
The objects were detected on Sunday, a day before Malaysia announced that Flight MH370 - carrying 239 people on board - had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean without any survivors.
The new images showed potential objects about 2,557 km from Perth in the southern Indian Ocean and ranged from 1 metre to 23 metres in sizes.
"Some of the objects appeared to be bright, possibly indicating solid materials," Hishamuddin told a daily press briefing.
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"So this is is still the most credible lead we have ... If we can use all the satellite technology that is available, the radar that is available, the assets that we can deploy to this area. This now seems to corroborate some form of objects and debris. If it is confirmed to be MH370 then at least we can move on to the next phase of the sea surveillance search and rescue," he said.
The images were yesterday forwarded to the Australian Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Perth.
"It must be emphasised that we cannot tell whether the potential objects are from MH370. Nevertheless, this is another new lead that will help direct the search operation.
"We have now had four separate satellite leads, from Australia, China and France, showing possible debris. It is now imperative that we link the debris to MH370. This will enable us to further reduce the search area, and locate more debris from the plane," he said.