Vostok programme it into an even higher orbit. The orbit eventually decayed, and it re-entered the atmosphere several years later. The next six launches were all of the "Vostok 1K" design, equipped with life-support facilities, and planned to be recovered after orbit. The first spacecraft launched on July 28, 1960 carried two space dogs named Chayka and Lisichka. An explosion destroyed the spacecraft shortly after launch, killing both dogs, and the mission was not given a name. The next mission, designated Korabl-Sputnik 2, was launched on August 19, 1960, carrying two more dogs, Belka and Strelka, as well as a variety of
Ivan Fedorovich Belka Otyaev Ivan Fedorovich Belka Otyaev Ivan Fedorovich Belka Otyaev (; second quarter of the 15th century - unknown) was the ambassador of tsar Ivan III in the Principality of Ryazan, the founder of the noble family of Belkin, the most likely founder of the village Belkin Repinskaya parish. Ivan Belka was the eldest son of Fyodor Dutka Otyaev. Served Ivan III. He was sent to the embassy in Ryazan principality, which at the time maintained its independence. He is the most probable founder of the village Belkin (now the village Belkino Borovsky District, Kaluga region). Most likely, the land ownership was