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Layka (Russian: Лайка, literally "barking", 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog that was the first animal to orbit the Earth. A mixed-breed dog collected from the streets of Moscow, Layka was chosen to be the passenger of the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, which was launched on 3 November 1957.