Consider the following statements regarding the placement of Aditya-L1:
Statement I: The spacecraft shall be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from Earth.
Statement II: At L1, the gravitational pull of the Sun and Earth precisely equals the centripetal force required for a small object to move with them. This allows uninterrupted observation of the Sun without occultation or eclipses.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I.
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct, but Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I.
3
Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
4
Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.