AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Cuangar, Cubango, Angola, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.526, 19.161 · first seen 6 October 2026, 12:53 UTC
5,209 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
229detections on that day
20 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 12:53 UTC, 58 km E of Cuangar. Last detected 7 October 2026, 13:12 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 5,209 | 229 | 19 | 19% |
| 2026-10-07 | 4,135 | 249 | 20 | 12% |
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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