SpaceX plans to launch a German military satellite and land the returning rocket on Saturday morning (June 18), and you can watch the action live.

A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday at 10:19 a.m. EDT (1419 GMT; 7:19 a.m. local California time). You can watch the action here at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, or directly via the company (opens in new tab). Coverage is expected to begin about 10 minutes before launch.

The Falcon 9's first stage will come down to Earth for a vertical touchdown at Vandenberg about nine minutes after liftoff, if all goes according to plan. The upper stage, meanwhile, will carry to orbit SARah-1, a radar satellite that will be operated by the German military, as well as a handful of "rideshare" spacecraft, according to EverydayAstronaut.com (opens in new tab).