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      • The probes were identical robotic spacecraft launched by Proton-K rockets with a Blok D upper stage, each consisting of an orbiter and an attached lander. After the Mars 2 lander crashed on the Martian surface, the Mars 3 lander became the first spacecraft to attain a soft landing on Mars, on December 2, 1971.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_3Mars 3 - Wikipedia

    Mars 3 was a robotic space probe of the Soviet Mars program, launched May 28, 1971, nine days after its twin spacecraft Mars 2. The probes were identical robotic spacecraft launched by Proton-K rockets with a Blok D upper stage, each consisting of an orbiter and an attached lander .

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Mars_landersList of Mars landers - Wikipedia

    The following table is a list of successful and unsuccessful Mars landers. As of 2022, 21 lander missions and 8 sub-landers (Rovers and Penetrators) attempted to land on Mars. Of 21 landers, the Curiosity rover, Perseverance rover, and Tianwen-1 are currently in operation on Mars.

    S.no
    Landers
    Launch Date
    Landing Date
    21.
    Tianwen-1
    23 July 2020
    14 May 2021
    20.
    Perseverance rover
    30 Jul 2020
    18 Feb 2021
    19.
    InSight Mars Lander
    5 May 2018
    26 Nov 2018
    18.
    Schiaparelli EDM
    14 Mar 2016
    19 Oct 2016

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  5. www.planetary.org › articles › tpr_1990_4_andersonThe First Rover on Mars - The Soviets Did It in 1971

    Aug 1, 1990 · Two robotic rovers reached the surface of Mars in 1971 during the Soviet Mars 2 and 3 missions, Dr. Alexander Kermurjian has revealed exclusively to The Planetary Report. Neither vehicle completed its mission: Mars 2 crash-landed on the planet and Mars 3 ceased transmissions 20 seconds after landing.

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  7. www.rbth.com › 336916-how-ussr-reached-marsHow the USSR first reached Mars & showed it to the world

    In 1971, Soviet Mars rover ‘Mars 3’ performed a soft landing on Mars for the first time in the history of humankind. We recount how it managed to do so. After Yuri Gagarin’s space flight and the...

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mars_roverMars rover - Wikipedia

    Mars 3, PrOP-M rover, landed successfully on December 2, 1971. 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb) rover tethered to the Mars 3 lander. Lost when the Mars 3 lander stopped communicating about 110 seconds after landing. [29]

  9. www.inverse.com › science › mars-3-anniversary50 years ago, Russia landed on Mars for 15 seconds — and ...

    Feb 20, 2024 · Using a sophisticated landing system unmatched until later NASA missions like Pathfinder and Spirit, Mars 3 successfully landed on the Martian surface 50 years ago on December 2, 1971,...

  10. theconversation.com › landing-on-mars-theLanding on Mars: the historical missions that failed and the ...

    May 20, 2021 · The rover Mars 3 landed on Mars, which worked for two minutes. NASA. It wasn’t until 1971 that an artificial satellite landed on Mars.