Fire near Lipetsk (RU)

52.55°N, 39.61°E · first detected on 8 August at 00:27

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 8 August at 00:27 to 6 September at 19:07, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 2,814 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 2,520 ha.

Detected extent: 2,520 ha
Cumulative power: 13,820 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 120 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 2,814

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 375 m pixel counts in full 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 and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the whole known life of the fire, from the first trace, satellite or report, to the last announcement from emergency services, and the ticks on the bar mark those announcements. Detections often stop before containment: a fire stops radiating once it stops spreading, which is exactly when it is declared contained. “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. “12 h” stacks twelve hours , as the home map does, where stacking avoids an empty screen between two satellite passes. 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
6 September at 23:38	22 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 23:18	15 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 23:08	14 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 22:58	15 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 22:08	16 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 19:58	13 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 19:07	13 MW	1	Terra
6 September at 18:18	14 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 17:18	15 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 16:29	10 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 12:53	11 MW	3	N21
6 September at 12:11	47 MW	5	N20
6 September at 11:49	36 MW	5	N
6 September at 11:13	4 MW	1	N21
6 September at 09:39	48 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 08:39	24 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 07:59	38 MW	2	Terra
6 September at 06:49	45 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 06:39	18 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 02:01	46 MW	21	N
6 September at 01:24	73 MW	27	N21
6 September at 01:18	26 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 00:40	66 MW	22	N20
6 September at 00:28	10 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 00:20	12 MW	8	N
5 September at 03:32	55 MW	3	Aqua
5 September at 02:38	13 MW	1	Met12
5 September at 02:37	62 MW	32	N20
5 September at 02:20	113 MW	28	N
5 September at 02:18	11 MW	1	Met12
5 September at 01:44	111 MW	25	N21
5 September at 00:59	79 MW	23	N20
5 September at 00:40	24 MW	16	N
5 September at 00:01	43 MW	12	N21
4 September at 21:48	14 MW	1	Met12
4 September at 17:08	11 MW	1	Met12
4 September at 16:48	20 MW	1	Met12
4 September at 14:04	11 MW	1	Aqua
4 September at 12:45	22 MW	4	N20
4 September at 12:28	20 MW	3	N
4 September at 11:52	15 MW	2	N21
4 September at 02:37	6 MW	3	N
4 September at 02:01	60 MW	18	N21
4 September at 01:18	65 MW	25	N20
4 September at 00:59	72 MW	14	N
4 September at 00:38	55 MW	3	Met12
4 September at 00:28	15 MW	1	Met12
4 September at 00:22	171 MW	28	N21
3 September at 23:18	11 MW	1	Met12
3 September at 19:38	26 MW	2	Met12
3 September at 16:58	15 MW	1	Met12
3 September at 12:45	3 MW	1	N
3 September at 12:11	5 MW	1	N21
3 September at 11:26	7 MW	2	N20
3 September at 11:05	2 MW	1	N
3 September at 10:30	40 MW	3	N21
3 September at 09:16	39 MW	2	Terra
3 September at 03:54	31 MW	3	Aqua
3 September at 03:15	33 MW	14	N20
3 September at 02:58	63 MW	30	N
3 September at 02:20	30 MW	7	N21
3 September at 01:35	37 MW	17	N20
3 September at 01:16	70 MW	18	N
3 September at 00:40	4 MW	1	N21
2 September at 08:40	27 MW	2	Terra
1 September at 19:09	22 MW	2	Terra
1 September at 13:23	135 MW	8	N
1 September at 12:47	26 MW	2	N21
1 September at 12:02	26 MW	4	N20
1 September at 11:43	9 MW	2	N
1 September at 02:58	82 MW	13	N21
1 September at 02:13	11 MW	7	N20
1 September at 01:54	13 MW	9	N
1 September at 01:18	2 MW	1	N21
1 September at 00:33	25 MW	8	N20
1 September at 00:14	67 MW	20	N
31 August at 20:09	33 MW	1	Terra
31 August at 14:46	42 MW	1	Aqua
31 August at 12:21	16 MW	3	N20
31 August at 12:02	17 MW	3	N
31 August at 02:33	12 MW	8	N20
31 August at 02:13	51 MW	25	N
31 August at 01:37	22 MW	10	N21
31 August at 00:52	115 MW	28	N20
31 August at 00:31	2 MW	1	N
30 August at 19:28	16 MW	2	Terra
30 August at 14:08	27 MW	2	Aqua
30 August at 13:25	20 MW	2	N21
30 August at 12:41	52 MW	7	N20
30 August at 12:21	35 MW	5	N
30 August at 11:43	18 MW	4	N21
30 August at 11:00	44 MW	6	N20
30 August at 10:41	9 MW	2	N
30 August at 08:18	28 MW	1	Terra
30 August at 02:52	22 MW	13	N20
30 August at 02:33	45 MW	17	N
30 August at 01:56	110 MW	22	N21
30 August at 01:09	49 MW	20	N20
30 August at 00:52	38 MW	12	N
30 August at 00:16	97 MW	21	N21
29 August at 18:50	26 MW	2	Terra
29 August at 13:00	24 MW	3	N20
29 August at 12:41	41 MW	5	N
29 August at 12:04	26 MW	5	N21
29 August at 11:17	20 MW	4	N20
29 August at 11:00	15 MW	3	N
29 August at 09:18	32 MW	1	Terra
29 August at 04:00	23 MW	2	Aqua
29 August at 03:09	83 MW	15	N20
29 August at 02:50	55 MW	16	N
29 August at 01:29	65 MW	21	N20
29 August at 01:09	73 MW	23	N
28 August at 19:49	153 MW	4	Terra
28 August at 18:11	239 MW	2	Terra
28 August at 14:32	25 MW	1	Aqua
28 August at 13:17	271 MW	9	N20
28 August at 12:58	57 MW	5	N
28 August at 12:21	59 MW	5	N21
28 August at 11:39	39 MW	6	N20
28 August at 11:17	18 MW	4	N
28 August at 10:41	12 MW	2	N21
28 August at 08:40	4 MW	1	Terra
28 August at 01:48	2 MW	1	N20
28 August at 01:31	2 MW	1	N
28 August at 00:54	9 MW	3	N21
27 August at 02:52	137 MW	21	N21
27 August at 02:43	46 MW	1	Aqua
27 August at 02:07	8 MW	6	N20
27 August at 01:48	20 MW	14	N
27 August at 01:12	65 MW	21	N21
27 August at 00:27	40 MW	19	N20
26 August at 20:09	38 MW	1	Terra
26 August at 12:15	2 MW	1	N20
26 August at 11:20	16 MW	2	N21
26 August at 08:59	10 MW	1	Terra
26 August at 03:43	11 MW	1	Aqua
26 August at 03:09	101 MW	8	N21
26 August at 02:26	67 MW	27	N20
26 August at 02:07	79 MW	25	N
26 August at 01:31	58 MW	22	N21
26 August at 00:46	67 MW	19	N20
26 August at 00:25	19 MW	10	N
25 August at 19:30	7 MW	1	Terra
25 August at 14:17	11 MW	1	Aqua
25 August at 12:34	26 MW	4	N20
25 August at 12:13	22 MW	6	N
25 August at 11:37	23 MW	3	N21
25 August at 10:54	54 MW	7	N20
25 August at 08:22	21 MW	1	Terra
25 August at 02:43	77 MW	30	N20
25 August at 02:26	80 MW	27	N
25 August at 01:50	50 MW	22	N21
25 August at 00:46	47 MW	20	N
25 August at 00:08	57 MW	13	N21
24 August at 18:52	27 MW	2	Terra
24 August at 12:51	49 MW	5	N20
24 August at 12:34	46 MW	6	N
24 August at 11:58	26 MW	5	N21
24 August at 11:11	31 MW	2	N20
24 August at 10:54	20 MW	4	N
24 August at 09:18	40 MW	2	Terra
24 August at 02:43	1 MW	1	N
24 August at 01:24	7 MW	4	N20
24 August at 01:03	21 MW	12	N
24 August at 00:27	60 MW	22	N21
23 August at 19:52	16 MW	2	Terra
23 August at 14:38	47 MW	2	Aqua
23 August at 13:13	31 MW	5	N20
23 August at 12:51	46 MW	6	N
23 August at 12:15	52 MW	5	N21
23 August at 11:32	33 MW	5	N20
23 August at 11:11	33 MW	9	N
23 August at 10:35	83 MW	7	N21
23 August at 08:42	89 MW	4	Terra
23 August at 03:28	17 MW	1	Aqua
23 August at 03:05	48 MW	22	N
23 August at 02:28	92 MW	12	N21
23 August at 01:41	96 MW	26	N20
23 August at 01:22	101 MW	23	N
23 August at 00:46	46 MW	14	N21
22 August at 19:11	16 MW	2	Terra
22 August at 14:00	61 MW	2	Aqua
22 August at 13:30	44 MW	4	N20
22 August at 13:13	14 MW	4	N
22 August at 12:34	39 MW	7	N21
22 August at 11:49	80 MW	7	N20
22 August at 11:30	19 MW	3	N
22 August at 10:55	107 MW	11	N21
22 August at 08:01	15 MW	1	Terra
22 August at 02:45	2 MW	2	N21
22 August at 01:41	40 MW	49	N
22 August at 01:05	67 MW	21	N21
22 August at 00:20	9 MW	3	N20
21 August at 12:09	31 MW	7	N20
21 August at 11:49	46 MW	7	N
21 August at 11:13	18 MW	3	N21
21 August at 10:28	65 MW	5	N20
21 August at 03:05	15 MW	3	N21
21 August at 02:20	30 MW	16	N20
21 August at 00:40	13 MW	7	N20
21 August at 00:20	88 MW	21	N
20 August at 14:21	28 MW	1	Aqua
20 August at 13:13	27 MW	2	N21
20 August at 12:28	17 MW	3	N20
20 August at 11:32	96 MW	8	N21
20 August at 08:22	16 MW	1	Terra
20 August at 02:37	123 MW	33	N20
20 August at 02:20	1 MW	1	N
20 August at 01:44	3 MW	2	N21
20 August at 00:59	41 MW	14	N20
19 August at 11:52	23 MW	6	N21
19 August at 02:58	62 MW	15	N20
19 August at 02:37	117 MW	23	N
19 August at 02:01	62 MW	15	N21
19 August at 01:16	55 MW	23	N20
19 August at 00:59	55 MW	26	N
19 August at 00:22	50 MW	17	N21
18 August at 19:52	48 MW	4	Terra
18 August at 13:06	4 MW	1	N20
18 August at 12:45	39 MW	8	N
18 August at 11:24	10 MW	1	N20
18 August at 03:34	63 MW	3	Aqua
18 August at 03:15	82 MW	18	N20
18 August at 02:56	45 MW	15	N
18 August at 02:20	46 MW	14	N21
18 August at 01:35	61 MW	25	N20
18 August at 01:16	56 MW	19	N
18 August at 00:40	110 MW	17	N21
17 August at 14:06	68 MW	4	Aqua
17 August at 13:23	52 MW	5	N20
17 August at 13:04	20 MW	9	N
17 August at 12:28	65 MW	8	N21
17 August at 11:43	73 MW	7	N20
17 August at 11:24	74 MW	5	N
17 August at 10:48	63 MW	8	N21
17 August at 08:03	127 MW	3	Terra
17 August at 03:15	11 MW	2	N
17 August at 02:39	9 MW	4	N21
17 August at 01:54	47 MW	20	N20
17 August at 01:35	63 MW	30	N
17 August at 01:01	74 MW	20	N21
17 August at 00:14	30 MW	10	N20
16 August at 20:11	42 MW	2	Terra
16 August at 13:23	3 MW	1	N
16 August at 12:02	46 MW	4	N20
16 August at 11:07	18 MW	2	N21
16 August at 09:01	20 MW	2	Terra
15 August at 19:34	9 MW	1	Terra
15 August at 14:29	50 MW	3	Aqua
15 August at 13:45	35 MW	3	N
15 August at 13:06	55 MW	5	N21
15 August at 12:21	43 MW	8	N20
15 August at 12:02	46 MW	7	N
15 August at 11:26	44 MW	6	N21
15 August at 10:41	36 MW	5	N20
15 August at 08:25	14 MW	1	Terra
15 August at 03:20	75 MW	3	Aqua
15 August at 02:33	15 MW	5	N20
15 August at 02:13	26 MW	14	N
15 August at 01:37	7 MW	7	N21
15 August at 00:31	9 MW	2	N
14 August at 18:54	26 MW	2	Terra
14 August at 12:41	40 MW	3	N20
14 August at 12:19	62 MW	10	N
14 August at 11:43	16 MW	3	N21
14 August at 11:00	9 MW	2	N20
14 August at 10:39	10 MW	2	N
14 August at 02:50	50 MW	21	N20
14 August at 02:33	55 MW	14	N
14 August at 01:56	79 MW	22	N21
14 August at 01:09	112 MW	26	N20
14 August at 00:52	85 MW	17	N
13 August at 12:58	19 MW	3	N20
13 August at 12:41	17 MW	3	N
13 August at 12:04	55 MW	9	N21
13 August at 08:44	75 MW	3	Terra
13 August at 03:09	3 MW	1	N20
13 August at 02:50	23 MW	11	N
13 August at 02:13	51 MW	15	N21
13 August at 01:31	33 MW	20	N20
13 August at 01:09	53 MW	23	N
13 August at 00:33	53 MW	14	N21
12 August at 19:13	12 MW	2	Terra
12 August at 14:14	11 MW	1	Aqua
12 August at 13:17	5 MW	1	N20
12 August at 12:58	43 MW	7	N
12 August at 12:21	58 MW	7	N21
12 August at 11:39	4 MW	1	N20
12 August at 11:17	18 MW	2	N
12 August at 10:41	22 MW	3	N21
12 August at 09:41	91 MW	3	Terra
12 August at 08:03	31 MW	2	Terra
12 August at 03:09	5 MW	2	N
11 August at 18:37	20 MW	1	Terra
11 August at 13:34	36 MW	1	Aqua
11 August at 12:43	14 MW	1	N21
11 August at 11:56	47 MW	7	N20
11 August at 11:34	29 MW	5	N
11 August at 11:02	35 MW	6	N21
11 August at 04:04	47 MW	4	Aqua
11 August at 02:52	27 MW	9	N21
11 August at 02:07	44 MW	18	N20
11 August at 01:48	49 MW	24	N
11 August at 01:12	91 MW	14	N21
11 August at 00:27	27 MW	13	N20
10 August at 19:34	8 MW	1	Terra
10 August at 14:34	26 MW	1	Aqua
10 August at 13:00	16 MW	3	N21
10 August at 12:13	60 MW	11	N20
10 August at 11:56	68 MW	9	N
10 August at 11:20	31 MW	4	N21
10 August at 10:35	13 MW	2	N20
10 August at 08:25	67 MW	2	Terra
10 August at 03:26	28 MW	2	Aqua
10 August at 03:09	99 MW	17	N21
10 August at 02:26	54 MW	18	N20
10 August at 02:05	144 MW	23	N
10 August at 01:31	72 MW	29	N21
10 August at 00:46	75 MW	23	N20
10 August at 00:25	51 MW	18	N
9 August at 18:56	32 MW	2	Terra
9 August at 13:57	13 MW	1	Aqua
9 August at 12:34	19 MW	3	N20
9 August at 12:13	35 MW	6	N
9 August at 11:37	24 MW	3	N21

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