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The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory B (OAO-B) carried a 38-inch UV telescope, and should have provided spectra of fainter objects than had previously been observable. The booster rocket failed to separate from the satellite following its launch on 3 November 1970, and the satellite burned up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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