Space News Digest 19 October 2026

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ICEYE-X36 and Cosmos 2612 seen by a ground-based telescope on 18 Oct.

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Monday 19 October 2026

1. Cosmos 2612 passed close to ICEYE-X36 and is now drifting away
Closest approach was early on 18 Oct, possibly within a few hundred metres; a small burn followed, there's no sign X36 was hit, and the gap is now about 20 km and growing.
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2. Bandwagon-5 launches today with four ICEYE SAR satellites
The Falcon 9 window is 12:30–13:30 CEST; SpaceX's Starfall and Varda's W-7 capsules are also on board.
https://dub.sh/W4KcRT2

3. Japan's MMX Mars-moons mission launches tonight
H3 Flight 10 lifts off from Tanegashima at 21:41 CEST, with European partners ESA, CNES and DLR.
https://dub.sh/utLUQoJ

ICEYE-X36 and Cosmos 2612 seen by a ground-based telescope on 18 Oct. Image: s2a systems https://dub.sh/V4lnK5C