AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Bade, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.419, 140.010 · first seen 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC
8,688 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
386detections on that day
24 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC, 55 km ESE of Bade. Last detected 7 October 2026, 16:09 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 8,688 | 386 | 24 | 23% |
| 2026-10-07 | 7,603 | 335 | 21 | 30% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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