AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Lucusse, Moxico, Angola, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -12.887, 20.811 · first seen 25 September 2026, 11:19 UTC
8,845 MWpeak summed radiative power, 25 Sep
514detections on that day
34 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 25 September 2026, 11:19 UTC, 40 km S of Lucusse. Last detected 26 September 2026, 11:38 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 8,845 | 514 | 34 | 1.0% |
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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