Fire near Lusaka (ZM)

15.50°S, 29.43°E · first detected on 15 October at 13:00

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 15 October at 13:00 to 23 October at 02:03, that is 8 days, through 289 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 3,105 ha.

Detected extent: 3,105 ha
Cumulative power: 1,837 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 52 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 289
Estimated emissions: 4.7 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 15 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 10 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 04:49	28 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 03:19	52 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 02:04	22 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 02:03	63 MW	14	N21
23 October at 01:43	15 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 01:18	145 MW	67	N20
23 October at 00:59	94 MW	23	N
23 October at 00:23	16 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 00:22	111 MW	15	N21
22 October at 22:43	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:53	48 MW	6	Terra
22 October at 20:23	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:13	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:53	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:43	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:33	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:13	52 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:05	22 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:03	64 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:53	98 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:50	183 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:49	217 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 16:43	143 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 16:35	139 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:34	76 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:34	135 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:33	56 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 16:23	225 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 16:19	370 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 16:19	321 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 16:16	309 MW	11	Aqua
22 October at 16:13	91 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:04	216 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 16:04	171 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 16:03	179 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 15:53	116 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:49	295 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:49	319 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 15:43	168 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 15:34	150 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:34	181 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:33	49 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:23	47 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:19	188 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:19	174 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:13	117 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:04	110 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 15:04	262 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 15:03	127 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:53	298 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 14:49	237 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:49	433 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 14:43	146 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:34	48 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:34	130 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:33	113 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:23	121 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 14:19	146 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:19	146 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:13	125 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 14:10	951 MW	132	N20
22 October at 14:04	547 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 14:04	304 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 14:03	189 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 13:53	162 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:49	148 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:49	1,067 MW	171	N
22 October at 13:49	78 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:43	96 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:34	120 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:34	89 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:33	150 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:23	119 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 13:19	367 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:19	142 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:15	1,340 MW	151	N21
22 October at 13:13	402 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 13:04	406 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 13:04	541 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 13:03	584 MW	28	Met12
22 October at 12:53	512 MW	26	Met12
22 October at 12:49	506 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 12:49	504 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 12:43	361 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 12:34	320 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 12:34	178 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:33	492 MW	23	Met12
22 October at 12:23	293 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 12:19	199 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:19	205 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:13	500 MW	21	Met12
22 October at 12:04	877 MW	9	Met10
22 October at 12:04	724 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 12:03	514 MW	24	Met12
22 October at 11:53	379 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 11:49	286 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 11:49	254 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 11:43	262 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 11:34	336 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 11:34	429 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 11:33	383 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 11:23	185 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 11:19	288 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 11:19	169 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:13	123 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:04	134 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:04	208 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 11:03	182 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 10:53	236 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 10:49	228 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 10:49	136 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:43	120 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 10:34	81 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:34	97 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:33	243 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 10:23	264 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 10:19	55 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:19	63 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:13	110 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 10:04	55 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:04	75 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:03	44 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 09:53	45 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:33	33 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 09:23	30 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:13	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:03	32 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 08:53	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:42	76 MW	7	Terra
22 October at 08:13	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:43	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 01:37	136 MW	59	N20
22 October at 01:18	144 MW	63	N
22 October at 00:40	104 MW	45	N21
21 October at 23:13	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 22:49	28 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 20:13	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:23	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:23	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:20	33 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 18:13	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:05	28 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 18:03	21 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:53	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:50	28 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:43	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:33	22 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:23	56 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 17:20	21 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:13	56 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:05	172 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:04	67 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:03	78 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 16:53	96 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 16:50	192 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:49	122 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:43	96 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:35	196 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 16:34	351 MW	10	Met10
21 October at 16:34	189 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 16:33	185 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 16:23	149 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 16:19	290 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 16:19	254 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 16:13	117 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 16:04	281 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 16:04	220 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 16:03	93 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 15:53	273 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 15:49	230 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 15:49	327 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 15:43	245 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 15:40	450 MW	22	Aqua
21 October at 15:34	159 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 15:34	241 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 15:33	164 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 15:23	323 MW	17	Met12
21 October at 15:19	470 MW	9	Met9
21 October at 15:19	379 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 15:13	405 MW	17	Met12
21 October at 15:04	466 MW	9	Met9
21 October at 15:04	269 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:03	389 MW	19	Met12
21 October at 14:53	169 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 14:49	507 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 14:49	234 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 14:43	535 MW	21	Met12
21 October at 14:34	616 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 14:34	174 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:33	182 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 14:27	533 MW	90	N20
21 October at 14:23	208 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 14:19	366 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 14:19	716 MW	14	Met9
21 October at 14:13	353 MW	18	Met12
21 October at 14:10	1,537 MW	187	N
21 October at 14:04	902 MW	15	Met9
21 October at 14:04	403 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 14:03	559 MW	25	Met12
21 October at 13:53	444 MW	22	Met12
21 October at 13:49	687 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 13:49	334 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:43	498 MW	21	Met12
21 October at 13:34	546 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 13:34	244 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:33	405 MW	18	Met12
21 October at 13:32	1,747 MW	196	N21
21 October at 13:23	540 MW	26	Met12
21 October at 13:19	720 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 13:19	523 MW	7	Met10
21 October at 13:13	370 MW	21	Met12
21 October at 13:04	255 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:04	537 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 13:03	398 MW	23	Met12
21 October at 12:53	297 MW	15	Met12
21 October at 12:49	596 MW	9	Met9
21 October at 12:49	430 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 12:47	677 MW	68	N20
21 October at 12:43	427 MW	22	Met12
21 October at 12:34	879 MW	14	Met9
21 October at 12:34	367 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 12:33	330 MW	15	Met12
21 October at 12:23	140 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 12:19	162 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:13	419 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 12:04	128 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 12:04	237 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:03	340 MW	20	Met12
21 October at 11:53	278 MW	18	Met12
21 October at 11:49	191 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 11:43	136 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 11:34	229 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 11:34	125 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:33	224 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 11:23	164 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 11:13	153 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 11:04	54 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:03	95 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 10:53	76 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:49	112 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 10:49	83 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:43	296 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 10:34	139 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:34	188 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 10:33	131 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 10:23	198 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 10:19	94 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:19	117 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 10:13	76 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:04	336 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 10:04	292 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 10:03	245 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 09:53	607 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 09:49	1,278 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 09:49	1,193 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 09:43	530 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 09:34	578 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 09:34	553 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 09:33	261 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 09:23	129 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 09:19	274 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 09:19	104 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 09:13	147 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 09:04	50 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 09:03	78 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 08:53	104 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 08:49	102 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 08:43	377 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 08:33	100 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 08:23	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 08:13	36 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:03	63 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 08:03	194 MW	5	Terra
21 October at 07:53	77 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 07:33	36 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 03:28	7 MW	1	Aqua
21 October at 01:56	121 MW	52	N20
21 October at 01:35	225 MW	116	N
21 October at 01:01	222 MW	71	N21
20 October at 22:03	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 20:53	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 20:43	42 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 20:33	48 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 20:23	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 20:13	35 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 20:03	49 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 19:43	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 19:33	34 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 19:23	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 19:13	38 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 19:03	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:53	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:43	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:23	21 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 18:13	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:03	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:53	46 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 17:43	44 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 17:33	89 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 17:23	226 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 17:13	229 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 17:03	228 MW	13	Met12
20 October at 16:53	291 MW	18	Met12
20 October at 16:43	319 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 16:33	394 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 16:23	400 MW	23	Met12
20 October at 16:13	611 MW	30	Met12
20 October at 16:04	1,003 MW	21	Met9
20 October at 16:03	695 MW	30	Met12
20 October at 15:53	477 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 15:49	783 MW	15	Met10
20 October at 15:49	976 MW	22	Met9
20 October at 15:43	580 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 15:34	1,194 MW	26	Met9
20 October at 15:34	833 MW	13	Met10
20 October at 15:33	776 MW	30	Met12
20 October at 15:23	1,113 MW	37	Met12
20 October at 15:19	1,010 MW	14	Met10
20 October at 15:19	1,180 MW	21	Met9
20 October at 15:13	886 MW	35	Met12
20 October at 15:04	501 MW	8	Met10
20 October at 15:04	896 MW	15	Met9
20 October at 15:03	845 MW	30	Met12
20 October at 14:53	796 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 14:49	905 MW	16	Met9
20 October at 14:49	354 MW	6	Met10
20 October at 14:43	619 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 14:34	738 MW	15	Met9
20 October at 14:34	463 MW	8	Met10
20 October at 14:33	912 MW	38	Met12
20 October at 14:27	1,694 MW	233	N
20 October at 14:23	844 MW	32	Met12
20 October at 14:19	1,418 MW	17	Met9
20 October at 14:19	1,003 MW	11	Met10
20 October at 14:13	554 MW	23	Met12
20 October at 14:04	365 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 14:03	643 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 13:53	411 MW	19	Met12
20 October at 13:49	2,192 MW	194	N21
20 October at 13:49	489 MW	7	Met9
20 October at 13:43	823 MW	30	Met12
20 October at 13:34	259 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 13:34	829 MW	11	Met9
20 October at 13:33	476 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 13:23	900 MW	35	Met12
20 October at 13:19	698 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 13:19	982 MW	11	Met9
20 October at 13:13	587 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 13:08	1,461 MW	222	N20
20 October at 13:04	123 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:04	751 MW	10	Met9
20 October at 13:03	497 MW	23	Met12
20 October at 12:53	716 MW	34	Met12
20 October at 12:49	153 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:49	826 MW	11	Met9
20 October at 12:43	858 MW	34	Met12
20 October at 12:34	669 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 12:34	171 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:33	709 MW	28	Met12
20 October at 12:23	1,085 MW	34	Met12
20 October at 12:19	165 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:19	710 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 12:13	775 MW	31	Met12
20 October at 12:04	107 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:04	349 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 12:03	454 MW	23	Met12
20 October at 11:53	567 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 11:49	455 MW	7	Met9
20 October at 11:49	440 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 11:43	661 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 11:34	638 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 11:34	579 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 11:33	498 MW	22	Met12
20 October at 11:23	551 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 11:19	824 MW	10	Met10
20 October at 11:19	665 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 11:13	459 MW	22	Met12
20 October at 11:04	513 MW	8	Met10
20 October at 11:04	619 MW	11	Met9
20 October at 11:03	310 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 10:53	405 MW	19	Met12
20 October at 10:49	498 MW	8	Met10
20 October at 10:49	494 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 10:43	210 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 10:34	387 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 10:34	443 MW	6	Met10
20 October at 10:33	135 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 10:23	393 MW	18	Met12
20 October at 10:19	547 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 10:19	499 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 10:13	202 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 10:04	499 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 10:04	499 MW	8	Met10
20 October at 10:03	180 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 09:53	109 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 09:49	351 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 09:49	423 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 09:43	121 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:34	100 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 09:34	155 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 09:33	54 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:23	74 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:19	119 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 09:19	195 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 09:13	111 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:03	27 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:01	56 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 08:53	74 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 08:43	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 08:33	41 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 08:23	46 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 08:19	90 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 08:13	38 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 08:04	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 08:04	92 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 08:03	50 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:53	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 07:49	32 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 07:49	28 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 07:43	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 07:34	77 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 07:34	78 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 07:33	87 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 07:23	107 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 07:19	355 MW	6	Met10
20 October at 07:19	263 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 07:13	58 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:04	22 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 07:03	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:03	27 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 06:53	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 06:48	22 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 06:23	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 05:04	32 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 04:04	29 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 04:04	115 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 04:03	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 02:16	87 MW	29	N20
20 October at 01:56	137 MW	65	N
20 October at 01:18	210 MW	109	N21
20 October at 00:33	77 MW	27	N20
19 October at 20:34	42 MW	5	Terra
19 October at 16:01	678 MW	49	Aqua
19 October at 14:46	430 MW	39	N
19 October at 14:10	2,460 MW	156	N21
19 October at 13:25	1,716 MW	124	N20
19 October at 13:06	1,054 MW	124	N
19 October at 08:25	44 MW	5	Terra
19 October at 02:13	22 MW	15	N
19 October at 01:37	56 MW	37	N21
19 October at 00:54	27 MW	14	N20
19 October at 00:33	8 MW	3	N
18 October at 14:27	628 MW	46	N21
18 October at 13:45	820 MW	106	N20
18 October at 13:25	699 MW	96	N
18 October at 12:47	714 MW	63	N21
18 October at 01:56	19 MW	12	N21
18 October at 01:12	37 MW	26	N20
18 October at 00:52	13 MW	12	N
17 October at 20:56	11 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 14:04	485 MW	67	N20
17 October at 13:45	429 MW	73	N
17 October at 13:08	255 MW	33	N21
17 October at 08:44	18 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 01:31	22 MW	18	N20
17 October at 01:12	11 MW	9	N
17 October at 00:33	4 MW	2	N21
16 October at 15:46	109 MW	12	Aqua
16 October at 14:21	417 MW	43	N20
16 October at 14:02	758 MW	94	N
16 October at 13:25	650 MW	88	N21
16 October at 03:34	9 MW	1	Aqua
16 October at 01:50	37 MW	20	N20
16 October at 01:29	54 MW	47	N
16 October at 00:54	38 MW	24	N21
15 October at 14:40	307 MW	19	N20
15 October at 14:21	1,028 MW	94	N
15 October at 13:45	1,404 MW	109	N21
15 October at 13:00	1,110 MW	97	N20
15 October at 02:07	12 MW	9	N20
15 October at 01:50	28 MW	14	N
15 October at 01:12	68 MW	30	N21
15 October at 00:27	28 MW	8	N20
14 October at 20:36	37 MW	3	Terra
14 October at 16:10	459 MW	18	Aqua
14 October at 14:40	1,081 MW	57	N
14 October at 14:04	659 MW	47	N21
14 October at 13:19	578 MW	75	N20
14 October at 13:00	472 MW	50	N
14 October at 08:25	10 MW	1	Terra
14 October at 02:07	3 MW	2	N

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