Peacekeeper One

Peacekeeper One was a mission which brought the lander named Peacekeeper to the Martian surface in the region of Nilus Mensae, the spacecraft to land on Mars successfully and the first object to reach Mars since the unsuccessful Soviet Mars 2 mission.

Mission
Launched on a Meteor II rocket on August 25th, 1975, the rocket had launched five days after the launch of Viking 1, however due to an overpowered third stage, was able to propel the spacecraft faster than the Viking 1.

Entry into Mars atmosphere.
The lander thanks to its heatshield was able to mostly survive entry into Mars atmosphere, however, some pieces of equipment seemingly were ripped off due to the lack of an aeroshell or fairing since it was jettisoned after orbital insertion, the craft landed in a relatively flat region of Nilus Mensae on parachutes successfully touching down on June 17th, 1976, becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on Mars successfully.

Landing and science experiments.
Scientific experiments began shortly after touchdown with pictures taken from the surface, the landing site. Nilus Mensae was theorized by Vlokozu Union scientists to have traces of water, the onboard drill however, did not seem to find water or ice during the four-month long period on the surface, on October 30th, 1976, contact was lost with Peacekeeper One, this was likely due to the solar panels being destroyed during a severe dust storm a week earlier.

Vlokozu Union
The landing was used as a source of pride for the Vlokozuian people, the landing was also a huge source of propaganda for the Vlokozu Union government and helped secure more funding for the Vlokozuian Space Agency.

United States
On July 20th, 1976, the Viking 1 lander touched down on Mars, becoming the second spacecraft to land on Mars, despite this success, many sources from within the United States government and NASA were troubled by the landing of Peacekeeper One, wondering what the Vlokozu Union's intentions were, however officially the United States congratulated the Vlokozu Union on their accomplishment.

Soviet Union
The Soviet Union's reaction to the landing was similar to the United States however were gladder that the Vlokozu Union out of anyone were the first to land on Mars.