The minimum distance of satellite from earth

66.6 × 107 m 14.9 × 107 m 1.29 × 107 m 1.6 × 104 m

1.29 × 107 m

Minimum distance rmin = a(1 – e) = 6.6 × 107 × (1 – 0.804) = 1.29 × 107 m.