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swing-by (swngb)
n. pl. swing-bys
An interplanetary mission in which a space vehicle uses planetary gravitation for changes in course.


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The swingby was pre-planned and fully automated, and the spacecraft was in direct communication with Earth at the time.
Byline: ANI Paris, November 7 (ANI): Estimates have shown that European Space Agency's (ESA) comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby is right on schedule, and it would pass within a few kilometers of the planned point of closest approach during the swingby.
Approximately one month later, the second observatory will be redirected after another lunar swingby to its position ahead of Earth.
 
 
 
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