Fire near Kalimantan du Sud (ID)

2.61°S, 115.99°E · first detected on 25 September at 08:18

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 25 September at 08:18 to 23 October at 02:43, that is 28 days, through 1,840 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 23,837 ha.

Detected extent: 23,837 ha
Cumulative power: 12,260 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 93 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 1,840
Estimated emissions: 29.4 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 07:35	64 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 07:25	75 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:55	52 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:25	54 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 05:35	87 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 05:25	96 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 05:15	132 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 04:55	63 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 02:43	45 MW	4	Terra
22 October at 20:11	4 MW	2	N20
22 October at 19:49	33 MW	29	N
22 October at 19:13	20 MW	8	N21
22 October at 12:05	26 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:25	72 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:15	219 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:05	346 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:55	190 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:45	191 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 10:35	235 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:25	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:15	29 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:46	129 MW	7	Aqua
22 October at 09:15	99 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:05	83 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:48	45 MW	4	N
22 October at 08:45	74 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:35	94 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:12	248 MW	14	N21
22 October at 08:05	306 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 07:45	217 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:35	149 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:27	176 MW	24	N20
22 October at 07:08	136 MW	6	N
22 October at 07:05	266 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 06:55	300 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 06:45	294 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:35	516 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 06:25	543 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 06:15	478 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:05	461 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:55	277 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:45	67 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:35	41 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:25	36 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 23:25	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:45	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:35	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:30	39 MW	1	Aqua
21 October at 20:55	57 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:45	81 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:35	81 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:28	12 MW	9	N20
21 October at 20:25	52 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:15	44 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:11	66 MW	31	N
21 October at 20:05	52 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:55	34 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:45	24 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:32	175 MW	87	N21
21 October at 19:25	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:15	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:05	26 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:55	31 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:45	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:05	264 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 17:55	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:25	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:15	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:05	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:55	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:45	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:21	16 MW	1	Terra
21 October at 14:55	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:45	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:15	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:55	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:45	31 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:35	26 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:25	50 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:15	107 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 13:05	65 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:55	70 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:45	54 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:35	112 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:25	118 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:15	123 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:05	101 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:55	101 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:45	172 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:35	173 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:25	215 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 11:15	203 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:05	208 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:55	144 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:45	251 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:35	288 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:25	286 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:15	138 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:05	142 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:55	133 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:45	52 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:35	67 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:25	115 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:15	127 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:05	159 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 08:55	89 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:45	47 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 08:29	110 MW	9	N21
21 October at 07:46	539 MW	89	N20
21 October at 07:27	106 MW	15	N
21 October at 06:49	58 MW	3	N21
21 October at 03:05	11 MW	1	Terra
20 October at 20:28	1 MW	1	N
20 October at 19:52	57 MW	27	N21
20 October at 19:07	14 MW	8	N20
20 October at 14:45	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:44	72 MW	5	Terra
20 October at 11:45	39 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:35	50 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:25	52 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:05	36 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:55	92 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 10:45	168 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 10:35	147 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 10:25	167 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 10:15	211 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 10:09	370 MW	24	Aqua
20 October at 10:05	167 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 09:55	187 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 09:45	96 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 09:35	141 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:25	129 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:15	122 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:05	192 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 08:55	109 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:45	143 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 08:35	145 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 08:25	128 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:15	158 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:05	137 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:05	496 MW	56	N20
20 October at 07:35	61 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:10	274 MW	28	N21
19 October at 21:51	6 MW	1	Aqua
19 October at 20:11	16 MW	7	N21
19 October at 19:26	18 MW	8	N20
19 October at 09:31	117 MW	4	Aqua
19 October at 08:25	158 MW	22	N20
19 October at 08:03	396 MW	50	N
19 October at 07:27	212 MW	17	N21
18 October at 20:28	4 MW	2	N21
18 October at 19:45	71 MW	45	N20
18 October at 19:26	27 MW	16	N
18 October at 18:48	13 MW	4	N21
18 October at 15:04	27 MW	3	Terra
18 October at 10:33	57 MW	2	Aqua
18 October at 08:25	116 MW	12	N
18 October at 07:46	123 MW	22	N21
18 October at 07:01	35 MW	2	N20
18 October at 02:45	55 MW	3	Terra
17 October at 22:14	7 MW	1	Aqua
17 October at 19:43	2 MW	3	N
17 October at 19:07	1 MW	1	N21
17 October at 08:42	98 MW	8	N
17 October at 08:05	369 MW	28	N21
17 October at 07:23	8 MW	1	N20
16 October at 20:04	21 MW	19	N
16 October at 19:26	29 MW	22	N21
16 October at 07:40	26 MW	4	N20
16 October at 03:05	26 MW	2	Terra
15 October at 14:44	9 MW	1	Terra
15 October at 10:16	73 MW	5	Aqua
15 October at 07:59	184 MW	18	N20
15 October at 07:01	46 MW	3	N21
14 October at 20:41	2 MW	1	N
14 October at 20:04	11 MW	4	N21
14 October at 19:20	31 MW	10	N20
14 October at 19:00	15 MW	2	N
14 October at 08:18	86 MW	7	N20
14 October at 07:57	184 MW	30	N
14 October at 07:23	34 MW	5	N21
13 October at 20:21	6 MW	4	N21
13 October at 19:37	56 MW	40	N20
13 October at 19:20	13 MW	14	N
13 October at 15:04	34 MW	4	Terra
13 October at 02:48	33 MW	2	Terra
12 October at 19:02	31 MW	7	N21
12 October at 14:27	15 MW	1	Terra
12 October at 10:01	77 MW	7	Aqua
12 October at 07:59	131 MW	10	N21
12 October at 07:16	43 MW	5	N20
11 October at 20:15	8 MW	3	N20
11 October at 19:56	39 MW	33	N
11 October at 19:20	6 MW	5	N21
11 October at 08:18	218 MW	15	N21
11 October at 07:33	226 MW	13	N20
11 October at 07:14	70 MW	6	N
10 October at 20:34	2 MW	2	N20
10 October at 20:15	18 MW	12	N
10 October at 19:39	28 MW	21	N21
10 October at 18:54	4 MW	2	N20
10 October at 07:53	29 MW	7	N20
10 October at 06:55	10 MW	1	N21
9 October at 19:58	3 MW	2	N21
9 October at 19:13	4 MW	2	N20
9 October at 08:12	13 MW	1	N20
8 October at 20:15	11 MW	6	N21
8 October at 19:32	11 MW	8	N20
8 October at 19:11	3 MW	3	N
8 October at 15:06	21 MW	2	Terra
8 October at 08:29	92 MW	9	N20
8 October at 08:10	433 MW	39	N
8 October at 07:33	417 MW	27	N21
7 October at 19:52	128 MW	45	N20
7 October at 19:32	86 MW	25	N
7 October at 18:54	40 MW	10	N21
7 October at 10:07	247 MW	13	Aqua
6 October at 20:11	1 MW	1	N20
6 October at 19:49	13 MW	17	N
6 October at 19:13	4 MW	5	N21
6 October at 09:29	37 MW	1	Aqua
6 October at 08:48	144 MW	4	N
6 October at 08:12	178 MW	7	N21
6 October at 07:27	164 MW	14	N20
5 October at 20:11	2 MW	1	N
5 October at 19:32	17 MW	17	N21
5 October at 14:46	43 MW	2	Terra
5 October at 08:29	7 MW	1	N21
5 October at 07:46	152 MW	18	N20
5 October at 07:27	58 MW	6	N
4 October at 20:28	3 MW	3	N
4 October at 19:52	35 MW	33	N21
4 October at 19:07	7 MW	6	N20
4 October at 09:52	274 MW	13	Aqua
4 October at 08:05	131 MW	16	N20
4 October at 07:46	250 MW	23	N
4 October at 07:10	56 MW	5	N21
3 October at 20:45	1 MW	1	N
3 October at 20:11	4 MW	3	N21
3 October at 19:26	14 MW	13	N20
3 October at 19:05	2 MW	2	N
3 October at 15:06	17 MW	2	Terra
3 October at 08:25	40 MW	6	N20
3 October at 08:03	341 MW	39	N
3 October at 02:50	14 MW	2	Terra
2 October at 20:28	3 MW	2	N21
2 October at 19:43	32 MW	21	N20
2 October at 19:26	11 MW	5	N
2 October at 10:13	178 MW	9	Aqua
2 October at 08:44	7 MW	1	N20
2 October at 08:25	93 MW	15	N
2 October at 07:46	216 MW	38	N21
1 October at 20:04	6 MW	3	N20
1 October at 19:43	13 MW	8	N
1 October at 19:07	8 MW	4	N21
1 October at 09:35	77 MW	4	Aqua
1 October at 08:42	6 MW	2	N
1 October at 08:05	92 MW	15	N21
1 October at 07:23	110 MW	14	N20
1 October at 07:01	59 MW	5	N
1 October at 03:09	88 MW	5	Terra
30 September at 20:21	1 MW	1	N20
30 September at 20:02	4 MW	2	N
30 September at 19:26	6 MW	2	N21
30 September at 08:22	11 MW	2	N21
30 September at 07:40	51 MW	8	N20
29 September at 19:45	13 MW	7	N21
29 September at 09:56	22 MW	3	Aqua
29 September at 07:57	18 MW	3	N20
29 September at 07:40	61 MW	7	N
29 September at 07:01	14 MW	1	N21
28 September at 20:04	4 MW	2	N21
28 September at 19:20	3 MW	2	N20
28 September at 08:18	6 MW	2	N20
28 September at 07:57	61 MW	15	N
28 September at 07:23	42 MW	6	N21
27 September at 19:37	1 MW	1	N20
27 September at 08:18	11 MW	3	N
27 September at 07:40	3 MW	1	N21
26 September at 19:58	1 MW	1	N20
26 September at 19:39	2 MW	1	N
26 September at 09:41	10 MW	1	Aqua
26 September at 07:59	16 MW	2	N21
25 September at 19:56	1 MW	1	N
25 September at 08:18	8 MW	2	N21
24 September at 07:53	5 MW	3	N20

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