The satellite is lifted vertically by the launch vehicle to a maximum height equal to R = 1.25Rз (Rз is the radius of the Earth), measured from the center of the Earth. At the top point of ascent, the rocket device imparted to the satellite an azimuthal (horizontal) velocity equal in magnitude to the first cosmic velocity: v0 = v1k and launched it into an elliptical orbit (figure). What are the maximum and minimum distances of the satellite from the center of the Earth?

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