Close approach of a spacecraft to a planet (5)
I believe the answer is:
flyby
(Other definitions for flyby that I've seen before include "Low pass at air display" , "Part of probe's track closest to the observed planet" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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