SpaceX won a contract to launch two Kazakhstani satellites aboard the Falcon 9 launch rocket on a rideshare with other satellites. The launch took place at Vandenberg Air Force Base on 3 December 2018, with KazSaySat and KazistiSat, included in a payload totaling 64 miniature and small satellites.[83][84][85] According to the Kazakh Defence and Aerospace Ministry, the launch from SpaceX cost the country US$1.3 million.[86]