text: can anybody tell me the general information about artificial satellites?   well generally the 1st satelite was launched to spy us by ussr(sputnik 1)but there r various other uses today: 1. weather notification 2. communication 3. location of hidden places n resources under the earth 4. location of space objects or if any then dangers 5. nowadays the r used 4 various computer surgeries through which a doctor in us can perform an operation of a patient in india.