SCP-2092 — SCP-2092 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2092 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-2092

Expected annual

$303.2M

One-time setup

$865.5M

Annual recurring

$180.0M

Personnel

Initial capital outlay is approximately $865,550,000 one-time driven by spacecraft builds, launches, mission integration, and contingency reserves; recurring costs are approximately $173,925,000/yr driven primarily by amortized replacement probes, ongoing covert suppression/influence, mission operations, and legal/PR operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $865.5M

Contingency Reserve One Time $175.0M

[#25] Reserve for unplanned scientific escalation / declassification mitigation (one-time set-aside).

Probe 2092 A Construction $165.0M

[#1] Dedicated deep-space observation probe (Probe-2092-A) construction and space-qualification.

Probe 2092 B Construction $130.0M

[#2] Relay probe (Probe-2092-B) construction with high-gain transmitter and stationkeeping capability.

Launches And Mission Injection $125.0M

[#3] Two medium-class interplanetary launches including integration and campaign costs.

Rapid Response Reserve One Time $125.0M

[#11] Contingency rapid-response launch reserve fund (one-time set-aside).

Mission Design Testing Integration $90.0M

[#4] Systems engineering, environmental testing, flight software, and mission integration (20–30% of hardware).

Ground Segment Build $15.0M

[#5] Dedicated ground antenna(s) / build of hardened ground segment, fiber to Site-15, secure decrypting hardware (one-time portion).

Countermeasures One Time $10.0M

[#18] Episodic covert electronic countermeasures reserve / capability (one-time, ordinarily avoided).

Power Systems Premium $8.5M

[#13] Incremental premium for radiation-hardened power systems (RTG/solar selection premium, one-time).

Regulatory Influence One Time $5.5M

[#17] Setup costs for regulatory/influence operations to block receiver bands (one-time).

Insurance Setup One Time $5.5M

[#20] Internal contingency accounting, legal indemnities and black-budget setup costs (one-time).

Site15 Upgrades One Time $3.0M

[#8] Hardened operations room / SCIF upgrades and SCIF-decryption hardware (one-time).

Propellant Procurement $3.0M

[#12] On-orbit propulsion and stationkeeping propellant procurement and integration costs (one-time).

Document Expungement One Time $2.8M

[#16] Initial forensic removal/expungement of SCP-2092-1 transcripts and archival data (one-time).

Encrypted Comm One Time $1.1M

[#9] End-to-end encryption hardware, HSMs and key-management setup (one-time).

Secure Data Systems One Time $600K

[#7] Encrypted archival/storage servers and secure compute procurement (one-time).

Archival One Time $600K

[#23] Long-term offline archival vaults and offsite copies (one-time).

Facilities $0

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Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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Illustrative Budget Summary $0

[#26] Illustrative combined-budget summary provided by analyst (summary only; no additional one-time cost counted here).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $180.0M/yr

Replacement Probes Amortized Per Year $150.0M/yr

[#10] Amortized budget for replacement/recurring probe builds and launches on a ~3-year refresh cadence.

Staff Wages $13.5M/yr

[#6, #14, #15, #22] Salaries for mission operations/flight control team, scientific/signal analysis team, covert operatives (embedded in agencies), and on-site security personnel.

Logistics And Transport $3.0M/yr

[#5] Ground-segment leases, deep-space network time, and ongoing comm relay operational leases/ops.

Ground Segment Lease Ops $3.0M/yr

[#5] (duplicate mapping for audit) Leased deep-space network time and redundant ground-station ops (recurring).

Cover Story And Legal $2.5M/yr

[#19] Legal, PR, cover-story development and coordinated disinformation campaigns (recurring).

Legal Pr Recurring $2.5M/yr

[#19] (duplicate mapping) Annual legal and PR retainer and campaign costs.

Insurance And Accounting Recurring $1.2M/yr

[#20] Ongoing accounting, legal maintenance, and internal indemnity/black-budget costs.

Regulatory Influence Recurring $1.1M/yr

[#17] Ongoing influence/lobbying costs to maintain receiver-band exclusions.

Facilities Maintenance $650K/yr

[#8] Site-15 operations room maintenance, SCIF upkeep, and associated non-payroll facility maintenance.

Document Expungement Recurring $600K/yr

[#16] Ongoing monitoring, cleanup, and forensic removal of newly discovered transcripts or traces.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#24] Small equipment, consumables, routine ground-station and lab maintenance.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#7] Secure storage/compute maintenance and ongoing analysis platform costs (recurring).

Secure Data Recurring $300K/yr

[#7] Recurring costs for encrypted archival storage, compute cycles, and maintenance.

Encrypted Comm Recurring $300K/yr

[#9] Ongoing crypto lifecycle costs, key rotations, and HSM maintenance.

Training And Vetting $300K/yr

[#21] Background checks, psych evals, clearance renewals, and training for Level-4+ staff.

Small Equipment Consumables $300K/yr

[#24] Consumables, replacement electronics, batteries, and routine lab consumables.

Archival Recurring $125K/yr

[#23] Ongoing offsite archival maintenance and secure transfer protocols.

Countermeasures Recurring $0/yr

[#18] Continuous jamming/filtering is ordinarily avoided; recurring cost set to zero unless sustained countermeasures are required.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $180.0M/yr

70.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled operations and amortized replacements; no major failures or exposures.

normal operations scheduled replacements (amortized) no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $653.9M/yr

25.0% probability / year +$473.9M vs baseline

Unexpected probe failure or loss of contact requiring immediate replacement and expedited launch with premium costs.

probe hardware failure loss of contact with Probe-2092-A or B expedited replacement launch required

🚨 Major Breach $273.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$93.9M vs baseline

Significant political or public exposure requiring large-scale legal/PR operations, covert remediation, and episodic countermeasures.

public disclosure partner-agency exposure need for episodic electronic countermeasures

👥 Personnel 50 total

Role	Count	Notes
Mission Operations / Flight Control	12	[#6] Engineers/operators for 24/7 monitoring, trajectory corrections, and anomaly response; shift coverage included.
Research Scientist / Signal Analysis	6	[#14] Specialists to decode and interpret SCP-2092-1 data and advise on mission requirements.
Security Officer / Site Guards	8	[#8, #22] On-site guards, internal security teams, and armed response for Site-15 monitoring and access control.
Covert Operative / Embedded Agent	20	[#15] Undercover placements embedded in major space agencies to influence receiver designs and expunge records.
Engineer / Maintenance	4	[#6] Technical maintenance staff for ground-segment, comm, and SCIF hardware support.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed, order-of-magnitude ranges for spacecraft and operational costs so central estimates are plausible, but spaceflight and covert-influence costs vary widely with architecture and geopolitical risk; this yields moderate confidence.

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