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Fire near Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -5.269, 14.449 · first seen 22 September 2026, 12:19 UTC
6,378 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
572detections on that day
72 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 22 September 2026, 12:19 UTC, 33 km N of Kimpese. Last detected 23 September 2026, 12:55 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 6,378 | 572 | 72 | 1.0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 3,141 | 281 | 68 | 0.0% |
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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