Laika

Soviet space dog (c. 1954–1957)
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Laika

Summary

Laika is a Soviet space dog[1]. Laika's place of birth was Moscow[2]. Laika was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Laika passed away in low Earth orbit[4]. Laika died on +1957-11-03T00:00:00Z[5]. Laika worked as an astronaut[6]. Laika draws 5,876 Wikipedia views per month (soviet_space_dog category, ranking #1 of 1).[7]

Key Facts

  • Laika's place of birth was Moscow[2].
  • Laika passed away in low Earth orbit[4].
  • Laika died in Sputnik 2[8].
  • Laika was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Laika died on +1957-11-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Laika's professions included astronaut[6].
  • Laika's image is recorded as Laika in 1957.jpg[9].
  • Laika's image is recorded as Лайка (собака-космонавт)1.jpg[10].
  • Laika's image is recorded as Posta Romana - 1959 - Laika 120 B.jpg[11].
  • Laika is recorded as female organism[12].
  • Laika's instance of is recorded as Soviet space dog[13].
  • Laika's instance of is recorded as dog[14].
  • Laika's instance of is recorded as individual animal[15].
  • bark is named after Laika[16].
  • Laika's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51165048742031191314[17].
  • Laika's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2022018684[18].
  • Laika's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 177379871[19].
  • Laika's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2284751[20].
  • Laika's Commons category is recorded as Laika[21].
  • Laika's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[22].
  • The cause of death was heat stroke[23].
  • Laika's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 11473411[24].
  • Laika's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04r84[25].
  • Laika's given name is recorded as Laika[26].
  • Laika's Commons gallery is recorded as Laika[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Laika was born in Moscow[2]. Laika was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Laika worked as an astronaut[6].

Death and Burial

Laika died on +1957-11-03T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include low Earth orbit[4] and Sputnik 2[8], a biosatellite[28]. The cause of death was heat stroke[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Laika include Laika[29], an animation studio[30], in United States[31], founded in 2005[32], headquartered in Hillsboro[33]; Laika Party[34], a musical work/composition[35]; and Laika & the Cosmonauts[36], a musical group[37], founded in 1987[38].

Why It Matters

Laika draws 5,876 Wikipedia views per month (soviet_space_dog category, ranking #1 of 1).[7] Laika has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Laika is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Laika include Laika[29], an animation studio[30], in United States[31], founded in 2005[32], headquartered in Hillsboro[33]; Laika Party[34], a musical work/composition[35]; and Laika & the Cosmonauts[36], a musical group[37], founded in 1987[38].

FAQs

Where was Laika born?

Laika was born in Moscow[2].

Where did Laika die?

Laika passed away in low Earth orbit[4].

What did Laika do for work?

Laika worked as astronaut[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . espace-sciences.org. Retrieved . espace-sciences.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . abc.es. abc.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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