Boeing [NYSE: BA] has announced that the commercial launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P, (GOES-P) is scheduled for March 2 aboard a Delta IV rocket.  The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Flaorida, with a launch window extending from 6:19 to 7:19 p.m., Eastern time.

Boeing Launch Services procured the launch vehicle and associated support services from United Launch Alliance. A Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) configuration launch vehicle is expected to deploy the GOES-P spacecraft approximately four hours and 21 minutes after liftoff. The GOES-P satellite, manufactured by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is set to receive signal acquisition within an hour following separation. The multi-mission GOES series will be a vital contributor to weather, solar, and space operations and science. On board GOES-P will be a highly advanced attitude control system that will foster enhanced instrument performance for improved weather service quality. GOES-P data will add to the global climate change databases of knowledge, embracing many civil and government environmental forecasting organizations that work to benefit people everywhere and help save lives.