Fire near Sulawesi du Sud (ID)

2.65°S, 121.56°E · first detected on 23 September at 18:54

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 18:54 to 23 October at 07:53, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 3,557 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 25,401 ha.

Detected extent: 25,401 ha
Cumulative power: 36,394 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 184 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 3,557
Estimated emissions: 49.6 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 22 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 22 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 10:15	23 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 09:45	31 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 09:15	78 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 09:05	175 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 08:55	146 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 08:45	122 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 07:53	10 MW	3	N21
23 October at 06:49	49 MW	5	N
23 October at 02:43	10 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 20:11	16 MW	7	N20
22 October at 19:49	26 MW	20	N
22 October at 19:13	57 MW	33	N21
22 October at 18:30	8 MW	3	N20
22 October at 17:05	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:25	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:45	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:15	37 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:46	144 MW	8	Aqua
22 October at 09:35	28 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:05	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:12	56 MW	4	N21
22 October at 07:27	96 MW	11	N20
22 October at 06:32	12 MW	2	N21
22 October at 02:05	14 MW	1	Terra
21 October at 21:30	17 MW	1	Aqua
21 October at 20:11	37 MW	21	N
21 October at 19:32	115 MW	42	N21
21 October at 18:48	63 MW	30	N20
21 October at 18:45	28 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:25	28 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:15	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:35	14 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:25	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:15	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:05	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:35	14 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:25	62 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:15	101 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:05	94 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:55	104 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:45	103 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:35	64 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:25	112 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:15	112 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:05	136 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:55	128 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:45	24 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:35	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:25	140 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:15	300 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:05	199 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:55	177 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:45	171 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:35	163 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:25	293 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:05	341 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:55	361 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 08:45	388 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 07:46	485 MW	50	N20
21 October at 07:25	76 MW	5	N
21 October at 06:49	324 MW	24	N21
20 October at 19:51	106 MW	44	N21
20 October at 19:07	217 MW	84	N20
20 October at 18:48	98 MW	56	N
20 October at 15:55	111 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:45	156 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 15:35	162 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 15:25	129 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:15	127 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:05	59 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:55	103 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 14:45	58 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:44	431 MW	24	Terra
20 October at 14:35	89 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 14:25	83 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:15	47 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:05	85 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:55	42 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:45	90 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:35	167 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 13:25	137 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:15	128 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:05	189 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 12:55	129 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:45	145 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:35	180 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 12:25	135 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:15	337 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 12:05	332 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 11:55	496 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 11:45	622 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 11:35	483 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 11:25	502 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 11:15	621 MW	11	Him9
20 October at 11:05	529 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 10:55	650 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 10:45	731 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 10:35	646 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 10:25	612 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 10:15	699 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 10:09	95 MW	2	Aqua
20 October at 10:05	670 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 09:55	718 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 09:45	590 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 09:35	504 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 09:25	415 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 09:15	554 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 09:05	692 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 08:55	474 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 08:45	231 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:35	110 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:25	205 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:15	411 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 08:05	875 MW	46	N20
20 October at 08:05	298 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:55	156 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:45	122 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:35	134 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:08	197 MW	17	N21
20 October at 02:24	13 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 20:11	19 MW	7	N21
19 October at 19:26	138 MW	64	N20
19 October at 19:05	101 MW	44	N
19 October at 18:30	73 MW	21	N21
19 October at 14:04	80 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 09:31	315 MW	17	Aqua
19 October at 08:03	398 MW	21	N
19 October at 07:27	396 MW	31	N21
19 October at 06:44	88 MW	8	N20
18 October at 19:43	15 MW	10	N20
18 October at 19:26	25 MW	15	N
18 October at 18:48	21 MW	8	N21
18 October at 08:25	231 MW	11	N
18 October at 07:46	238 MW	17	N21
18 October at 06:44	7 MW	1	N
17 October at 20:04	18 MW	5	N20
17 October at 19:43	48 MW	21	N
17 October at 19:07	45 MW	18	N21
17 October at 14:23	50 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 08:05	118 MW	9	N21
17 October at 07:23	13 MW	1	N20
16 October at 21:34	24 MW	3	Aqua
16 October at 20:02	1 MW	1	N
16 October at 19:26	5 MW	4	N21
16 October at 07:40	268 MW	24	N20
16 October at 07:21	174 MW	19	N
16 October at 06:44	74 MW	9	N21
15 October at 19:43	3 MW	1	N21
15 October at 19:01	3 MW	2	N20
15 October at 18:41	1 MW	1	N
15 October at 14:44	21 MW	1	Terra
15 October at 07:57	206 MW	17	N20
15 October at 07:40	333 MW	23	N
15 October at 07:01	4 MW	1	N21
15 October at 02:26	24 MW	2	Terra
14 October at 19:20	12 MW	9	N20
14 October at 19:00	6 MW	4	N
14 October at 18:24	7 MW	2	N21
14 October at 14:04	14 MW	1	Terra
14 October at 09:37	22 MW	3	Aqua
14 October at 07:57	17 MW	3	N
14 October at 07:23	41 MW	8	N21
14 October at 06:38	13 MW	1	N20
13 October at 19:37	13 MW	8	N20
13 October at 19:19	17 MW	14	N
13 October at 18:41	7 MW	7	N21
12 October at 19:01	22 MW	12	N21
12 October at 14:27	16 MW	3	Terra
12 October at 07:57	12 MW	1	N21
12 October at 07:16	17 MW	2	N20
11 October at 20:15	1 MW	1	N20
11 October at 19:56	5 MW	3	N
11 October at 19:20	22 MW	16	N21
11 October at 18:37	2 MW	2	N20
11 October at 09:22	16 MW	1	Aqua
11 October at 07:33	25 MW	4	N20
10 October at 07:53	2 MW	1	N20
10 October at 07:33	46 MW	11	N
10 October at 06:55	23 MW	5	N21
9 October at 19:58	7 MW	4	N21
9 October at 19:13	2 MW	1	N20
9 October at 18:54	2 MW	1	N
9 October at 14:06	136 MW	3	Terra
9 October at 09:44	148 MW	6	Aqua
9 October at 08:12	112 MW	7	N20
9 October at 07:53	213 MW	14	N
9 October at 07:16	182 MW	11	N21
8 October at 19:32	23 MW	14	N20
8 October at 19:11	26 MW	19	N
8 October at 06:51	53 MW	7	N20
8 October at 02:50	28 MW	2	Terra
7 October at 19:49	34 MW	17	N20
7 October at 19:32	77 MW	43	N
7 October at 18:54	17 MW	12	N21
7 October at 14:27	21 MW	3	Terra
7 October at 10:07	36 MW	2	Aqua
7 October at 07:53	348 MW	37	N21
7 October at 07:08	469 MW	16	N20
7 October at 06:49	113 MW	15	N
7 October at 02:09	13 MW	1	Terra
6 October at 21:49	12 MW	2	Aqua
6 October at 20:11	1 MW	1	N20
6 October at 19:49	19 MW	18	N
6 October at 19:13	15 MW	12	N21
6 October at 09:29	247 MW	7	Aqua
6 October at 08:12	80 MW	6	N21
6 October at 07:27	830 MW	69	N20
6 October at 07:08	586 MW	45	N
6 October at 06:32	64 MW	5	N21
5 October at 20:09	19 MW	9	N
5 October at 19:32	63 MW	28	N21
5 October at 18:48	9 MW	8	N20
5 October at 14:46	69 MW	3	Terra
5 October at 07:46	939 MW	39	N20
5 October at 07:25	677 MW	27	N
5 October at 06:49	267 MW	19	N21
5 October at 02:28	20 MW	2	Terra
4 October at 19:52	7 MW	6	N21
4 October at 19:07	28 MW	11	N20
4 October at 18:48	3 MW	2	N
4 October at 09:52	51 MW	4	Aqua
4 October at 08:03	79 MW	8	N20
4 October at 07:46	118 MW	17	N
4 October at 07:08	9 MW	1	N21
3 October at 21:34	10 MW	1	Aqua
3 October at 20:11	9 MW	4	N21
3 October at 19:26	24 MW	15	N20
3 October at 19:05	10 MW	9	N
3 October at 15:06	40 MW	1	Terra
3 October at 08:03	227 MW	12	N
3 October at 07:27	183 MW	20	N21
3 October at 06:44	19 MW	2	N20
3 October at 02:50	13 MW	1	Terra
2 October at 19:43	46 MW	27	N20
2 October at 19:26	68 MW	37	N
2 October at 18:48	38 MW	15	N21
2 October at 14:29	80 MW	7	Terra
2 October at 08:25	140 MW	10	N
2 October at 07:46	263 MW	16	N21
2 October at 07:01	180 MW	8	N20
2 October at 06:42	54 MW	4	N
1 October at 20:04	16 MW	11	N20
1 October at 19:43	26 MW	17	N
1 October at 19:07	38 MW	22	N21
1 October at 09:35	91 MW	4	Aqua
1 October at 08:05	256 MW	7	N21
1 October at 07:23	111 MW	13	N20
1 October at 07:01	81 MW	11	N
30 September at 20:02	33 MW	16	N
30 September at 19:26	84 MW	26	N21
30 September at 18:41	8 MW	6	N20
30 September at 07:40	322 MW	30	N20
30 September at 07:21	218 MW	17	N
30 September at 06:44	201 MW	17	N21
30 September at 02:33	23 MW	3	Terra
29 September at 20:21	14 MW	7	N
29 September at 19:43	32 MW	7	N21
29 September at 19:00	50 MW	16	N20
29 September at 18:39	48 MW	7	N
29 September at 14:10	38 MW	2	Terra
29 September at 09:56	246 MW	7	Aqua
29 September at 07:57	194 MW	19	N20
29 September at 07:40	147 MW	13	N
29 September at 07:01	143 MW	2	N21
28 September at 21:40	22 MW	2	Aqua
28 September at 20:04	4 MW	2	N21
28 September at 19:20	11 MW	12	N20
28 September at 19:00	12 MW	7	N
28 September at 18:24	3 MW	1	N21
28 September at 09:20	58 MW	4	Aqua
28 September at 08:18	50 MW	5	N20
28 September at 07:57	229 MW	19	N
28 September at 07:23	152 MW	15	N21
28 September at 06:38	21 MW	3	N20
27 September at 19:37	3 MW	2	N20
27 September at 19:17	3 MW	2	N
27 September at 08:16	48 MW	5	N
27 September at 07:40	92 MW	11	N21
27 September at 06:55	50 MW	6	N20
26 September at 19:56	9 MW	8	N20
26 September at 19:39	10 MW	9	N
26 September at 19:01	18 MW	9	N21
26 September at 09:41	113 MW	7	Aqua
26 September at 07:57	34 MW	5	N21
26 September at 07:14	11 MW	1	N20
25 September at 07:33	38 MW	8	N20

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