Fire near Petites Îles de la Sonde orientales (ID)

9.98°S, 123.91°E · first detected on 23 September at 06:27

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 06:27 to 22 October at 19:52, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 2,318 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 35,301 ha.

Detected extent: 35,301 ha
Cumulative power: 19,383 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 373 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 2,318
Estimated emissions: 4.6 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 08:36	241 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 08:26	54 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 08:06	34 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 07:16	118 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 06:56	48 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:46	283 MW	21	N
23 October at 06:46	60 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:36	150 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 06:26	214 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 06:16	81 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 05:46	30 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 04:56	29 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:52	2 MW	2	N
22 October at 19:15	10 MW	8	N21
22 October at 18:33	1 MW	1	N20
22 October at 14:20	60 MW	7	Terra
22 October at 13:56	79 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:46	46 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:36	119 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 13:26	84 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:16	59 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:56	99 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:46	100 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:36	52 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:26	49 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:26	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:16	25 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:36	46 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:56	26 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:46	27 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:44	141 MW	13	Aqua
22 October at 09:36	40 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:26	77 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:16	84 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:06	107 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:56	162 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 08:36	122 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:26	45 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:16	37 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:10	106 MW	6	N21
22 October at 08:06	35 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:56	35 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:46	51 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:25	328 MW	46	N20
22 October at 07:06	164 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:06	141 MW	21	N
22 October at 06:46	30 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 06:36	169 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:27	100 MW	6	N21
22 October at 06:26	37 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:56	61 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:46	136 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:36	225 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 05:26	66 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:16	51 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:06	72 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:34	4 MW	3	N21
21 October at 18:50	9 MW	12	N20
21 October at 10:56	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:46	23 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:36	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:26	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:16	55 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:46	61 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:16	76 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:46	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 07:44	466 MW	60	N20
21 October at 07:23	702 MW	78	N
21 October at 06:46	448 MW	53	N21
20 October at 19:52	11 MW	4	N21
20 October at 19:09	10 MW	5	N20
20 October at 18:50	7 MW	5	N
20 October at 12:26	22 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 11:46	87 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 11:36	83 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 11:16	20 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 09:26	89 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:16	82 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:03	57 MW	13	N20
20 October at 07:46	38 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:06	556 MW	44	N21
20 October at 05:36	38 MW	1	Him9
19 October at 19:07	1 MW	1	N
19 October at 09:29	109 MW	12	Aqua
19 October at 08:01	198 MW	19	N
19 October at 07:25	301 MW	50	N21
19 October at 06:42	283 MW	25	N20
18 October at 08:22	264 MW	22	N
18 October at 07:44	190 MW	19	N21
18 October at 06:59	203 MW	35	N20
18 October at 06:40	93 MW	13	N
17 October at 19:45	1 MW	1	N
17 October at 19:07	10 MW	3	N21
17 October at 18:26	1 MW	1	N20
17 October at 14:21	41 MW	4	Terra
17 October at 08:03	64 MW	8	N21
17 October at 07:21	346 MW	63	N20
17 October at 06:59	394 MW	35	N
17 October at 06:21	181 MW	13	N21
16 October at 19:28	2 MW	2	N21
16 October at 18:43	7 MW	4	N20
16 October at 09:14	109 MW	3	Aqua
16 October at 07:38	143 MW	19	N20
16 October at 07:18	317 MW	40	N
16 October at 06:42	521 MW	37	N21
15 October at 19:02	5 MW	4	N20
15 October at 07:55	40 MW	9	N20
15 October at 07:38	194 MW	22	N
15 October at 06:59	29 MW	4	N21
15 October at 02:28	8 MW	1	Terra
14 October at 19:22	1 MW	1	N20
14 October at 19:02	3 MW	1	N
14 October at 18:26	1 MW	1	N21
14 October at 09:35	23 MW	2	Aqua
14 October at 08:16	4 MW	1	N20
14 October at 07:55	452 MW	10	N
14 October at 07:21	296 MW	31	N21
14 October at 06:36	114 MW	9	N20
13 October at 19:20	6 MW	3	N
13 October at 18:43	3 MW	2	N21
13 October at 08:57	853 MW	4	Aqua
12 October at 19:02	4 MW	3	N21
12 October at 09:56	65 MW	1	Aqua
12 October at 07:55	61 MW	8	N21
12 October at 07:14	152 MW	12	N20
12 October at 06:55	222 MW	23	N
11 October at 19:22	2 MW	1	N21
11 October at 09:20	39 MW	2	Aqua
11 October at 07:31	179 MW	30	N20
11 October at 07:12	189 MW	26	N
11 October at 06:36	219 MW	27	N21
10 October at 19:41	0 MW	1	N21
10 October at 18:56	2 MW	2	N20
10 October at 07:50	131 MW	11	N20
10 October at 07:31	408 MW	40	N
10 October at 06:53	249 MW	24	N21
9 October at 19:15	4 MW	3	N20
9 October at 18:56	4 MW	4	N
9 October at 18:18	12 MW	6	N21
9 October at 14:04	41 MW	3	Terra
9 October at 09:41	23 MW	2	Aqua
9 October at 08:10	39 MW	5	N20
9 October at 07:50	69 MW	8	N
9 October at 07:14	138 MW	27	N21
9 October at 06:27	81 MW	9	N20
8 October at 19:13	1 MW	1	N
8 October at 08:08	23 MW	6	N
8 October at 07:31	119 MW	12	N21
8 October at 06:49	72 MW	16	N20
7 October at 19:34	3 MW	3	N
7 October at 18:56	6 MW	5	N21
7 October at 07:50	139 MW	18	N21
7 October at 07:06	450 MW	37	N20
7 October at 06:46	152 MW	24	N
6 October at 09:26	75 MW	6	Aqua
6 October at 08:10	31 MW	3	N21
6 October at 07:25	122 MW	23	N20
6 October at 07:06	140 MW	19	N
5 October at 19:34	3 MW	2	N21
5 October at 18:50	10 MW	5	N20
5 October at 18:30	5 MW	4	N
5 October at 14:44	66 MW	3	Terra
5 October at 07:44	90 MW	14	N20
5 October at 07:23	222 MW	27	N
5 October at 06:46	106 MW	19	N21
4 October at 19:07	4 MW	2	N20
4 October at 18:50	1 MW	1	N
4 October at 09:48	29 MW	3	Aqua
4 October at 08:01	19 MW	6	N20
4 October at 07:44	101 MW	23	N
4 October at 07:06	167 MW	20	N21
3 October at 19:28	1 MW	1	N20
3 October at 08:01	63 MW	14	N
3 October at 07:25	83 MW	16	N21
3 October at 06:42	31 MW	5	N20
2 October at 18:50	1 MW	1	N21
2 October at 07:44	20 MW	3	N21
2 October at 06:59	23 MW	6	N20
2 October at 06:40	8 MW	1	N
1 October at 19:45	2 MW	1	N
1 October at 19:08	6 MW	5	N21
1 October at 09:33	120 MW	13	Aqua
1 October at 08:03	77 MW	6	N21
1 October at 07:21	187 MW	32	N20
1 October at 06:59	162 MW	15	N
1 October at 06:21	74 MW	5	N21
30 September at 19:28	8 MW	5	N21
30 September at 18:43	4 MW	2	N20
30 September at 18:24	6 MW	4	N
30 September at 07:38	107 MW	14	N20
30 September at 07:18	139 MW	20	N
30 September at 06:42	222 MW	20	N21
29 September at 19:02	1 MW	1	N20
29 September at 18:43	2 MW	1	N
29 September at 07:55	13 MW	4	N20
29 September at 07:38	39 MW	8	N
29 September at 06:59	25 MW	5	N21
28 September at 19:22	2 MW	2	N20
28 September at 19:02	2 MW	3	N
28 September at 18:26	1 MW	1	N21
28 September at 07:55	31 MW	5	N
28 September at 07:21	69 MW	17	N21
28 September at 06:34	89 MW	5	N20
27 September at 08:14	10 MW	2	N
27 September at 07:38	116 MW	24	N21
27 September at 06:53	117 MW	20	N20
27 September at 06:34	25 MW	4	N
26 September at 19:41	3 MW	3	N
26 September at 19:02	10 MW	10	N21
26 September at 18:18	14 MW	5	N20
26 September at 09:39	65 MW	5	Aqua
26 September at 07:55	327 MW	30	N21
26 September at 07:12	359 MW	41	N20
26 September at 06:54	192 MW	34	N
25 September at 19:58	8 MW	5	N
25 September at 19:22	14 MW	7	N21
25 September at 18:37	5 MW	3	N20
25 September at 09:01	95 MW	4	Aqua
25 September at 07:31	366 MW	57	N20
25 September at 07:12	405 MW	38	N
25 September at 06:36	116 MW	18	N21
24 September at 19:41	18 MW	12	N21
24 September at 18:56	18 MW	10	N20
24 September at 18:35	25 MW	15	N
24 September at 14:08	13 MW	1	Terra
24 September at 07:50	68 MW	10	N20
24 September at 07:30	165 MW	35	N
24 September at 06:53	133 MW	20	N21

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