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Sputnik was a series of early satellites sent up by Russia/ the Soviet Union. the second in the series, Sputnik 2 carried a dog into space.
But since Sputnik means something like travelling companion in Russian it seems quite likely that there are dogs with that name too.
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The unique thing concerning the Sputnik 2 (compared to previous Sputnik 1 satellite) was the fact it carried the first living being into other space - a dog named Laika. "Laika" translates to English as "Barker".
Sputnik 2 has been in space for sixty (60) days.
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the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched the first satellite into space, named as Sputnik I.