First animal to orbit the Earth Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAIKA First animal to orbit the Earth (5)
4% SATELLITELOCALE Low Earth orbit, for one (15) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
4% ENOS First chimpanzee to orbit Earth (4) New York Times Dec 14, 2025
4% MOON Earth orbiter (4) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
3% EDEN Heaven on Earth (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 10, 2026
3% REVOLVE Move in a circular orbit (7) USA Today Jan 7, 2026
3% ARTEMIS ____ II, scheduled to launch after February 4, will be Nasa's first crewed mission since 1972 to leave Earth orbit (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
3% LUNE It orbits la Terre (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 2, 2026
3% CORE Earth's center (4) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
3% POLES Extremes of the earth (5) New York Times Dec 30, 2025
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