Mariner 3 and 4were the first i believe but failed. Mariner 9 was launched successfully on May 30, 1971, and became the first artificial satellite of Mars when it arrived and went into orbit.
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The first satellite NASA sent to Mars was called Mariner 4. It was launched in 1964 and performed a flyby of Mars in 1965, sending back the first close-up images of the planet's surface.
First ever satellite to land on the planet Mars was a Russian probe called Mars 2. Albeit it did not land but crashed. The first successful probe to land on Mars was Mars 3 sent by the Russians, however the probe was operational for 15 minutes after landing on Mars. The first American probe to land on Mars was the Viking 1 on the 20th of July 1976.
NASA have sent many satellites and probes and landers to Mars and beyond. You need to be a bit more specific with your question. But I am sure a Google search (which I am not going to do for you) will turn up a complete list. The name of the satellite was Behemoth (MRO) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It was launched in 2005 to begin its 6 month journey to mars.a sattelite is also known as what people use as a tv reception they get that reception from space which carries a huge sattelite
The latest satellite sent to Mars is called the Hope Probe, which was launched by the United Arab Emirates in July 2020. It is part of the Emirates Mars Mission, also known as the Hope Mars Mission, and is designed to study the Martian atmosphere and climate.
The first satellite sent into space was the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1, which was launched on October 4, 1957.