On 7 August 2020, the U.S. Space Force awarded its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts for the following 5–7 years; SpaceX won a contract for US$316 million for one launch while ULA received a contract for US$337 million to perform two launches. In addition, SpaceX will handle 40% of the U.S. militaries satellite launch requirements over the 5–7 years while ULA will handle 60%, each company is required to act as backup launch provider for the other.[80]