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 Delta
IV GOES P Mission
Overview
Rocket/Payload: Delta IV launching NASA and NOAA’s
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite P (GOES
P) mission. 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.
Date/Launch Time/Site: March 2, with a one-hour launch window
from 6:19-7:19 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-37, Cape
Canaveral AFS, Fla. If the launch scrubs, the next launch
attempt is set for March 3 with the launch window of 6:18-7:18
p.m. EST.
Launch Notes: This is the first Delta IV launch of 2010
and the second ULA launch of 2010. The launch configuration
for this mission is a Delta IV Medium+(4,2) configuration
with two solid rocket motors.
Payload Description: 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. Supporting NOAA and NASA scientists
collecting and analyzing real-time environmental data, as
well as the U.S. Coast Guard searching the open seas, GOES
P stands ready as the most advanced multi-mission weather
and Earth-observation satellite ever built for NOAA geosynchronous
operations.
Viewing the Launch Online: A live simulcast
of the TV broadcast of the launch begins on the ULA
Web cast page at
4 p.m. EST on launch day. The NASA Web site will also carry
the launch at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
Launch Updates: To
keep up to speed with updates to the launch countdown,
dial the ULA launch hotline at 1-877-852-4321. Or follow
our launch updates on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ulalaunch.
Go Delta IV! Go GOES P! |
