A United Launch Alliance Delta IV stands ready to launch the GOES P weather satellite for NASA and the NOAA at Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla, March 2 at 6:19 p.m. EST. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Delta IV is set to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite P (GOES P) mission for NASA and the NOAA March 2 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch window is 6:19-7:19 p.m. EST. If the launch scrubs, the next launch attempt is set for March 3 with a launch window of 6:18-7:18 p.m. EST.

ULA will be launching GOES P on behalf of Boeing Launch Services. GOES P is the second in a series of weather detecting satellites. A Delta IV launched the GOES N satellite in May 2006 and GOES O in June 2009. This is ULA’s first Delta IV launch of 2010 and the second ULA launch of 2010.

Working with GOES N and O, GOES P will provide more accurate prediction and tracking of severe storms and other weather phenomena, resulting in earlier and more precise warnings to the public.