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| | Korabl-Sputnik |
 | | Korabl-Sputnik (K-S) 1-5 were known in the west as Sputnik 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10. |
 | | (Sputnik 7 and 8 were launched as Venus probes, the latter also known as Venera 1. |
 | | Although a number of dogs traveled aboard these Vostok precursors, the first dog in space was Laika, who rode aboard Sputnik 2 but died in orbit. |
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