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SCP-2362 Keter ~ medium confidence
SCP-2362
Expected annual
$261.3M
One-time setup
$4.1B
Annual recurring
$246.5M
Personnel
180
Initial one-time costs are dominated by major capital projects (lunar observatory, dedicated monitoring telescopes, and a deep-space probe) totaling several billion USD; annual recurring costs are driven by operations, personnel, cyber/insider maintenance, and legal/cover-story expenditures (~$246.5M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.1B
Facilities $2.5B
[#10] Capital construction of a secure lunar radio observatory (site prep, habitat, radio array, power, comms, launch costs).
Deep Space Probe 76Eu Build And Launch $700.0M
[#3] Design, build, integration and launch of probe capable of Pluto-region/escape trajectory (New Horizons-class mission).
Equipment $226.0M
[#2, #8, #17, #19] MTF equipment and training gear, ground-station hardware, secure data-center hardware, and dedicated monitoring telescopes/sensor hardware (one-time purchases).
Public Disclosure Emergency Fund $200.0M
[#18] One-time reserved contingency fund for global-scale disinformation, emergency media buys and payouts in the event of public disclosure.
In Space Intercept Mission Per Event $150.0M
[#9] Per-event cost estimate for contingency kinetic intercepts or rendezvous missions (small-satellite or ASAT-scale mission cost per interception).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125.0M
[#12] High-security BSL-4-equivalent astrobiology facility buildout, vacuum/cryogenic handling infrastructure and core scientific instruments (mass spec, EM, containment systems).
Containment Retrieval Per Event $85.0M
[#22] Per-event cost for retrieval missions of debris fragments impacting or approaching Earth (rapid-response rocket, capsule, containment).
Insurance Reserve One Time $60.0M
[#27] One-time insurance/plausible-deniability reserve to pay unexpected third parties and maintain financial hedges.
Legal Diplomatic Reserve One Time $50.0M
[#15] One-time covert legal/diplomatic reserve to pay agencies, suppress publications, and seed emergency diplomatic cover funds.
Cyber Operations Setup $15.0M
[#7] One-time offensive cyber capability setup (red-team infrastructure, initial exploit purchases, ops center setup).
Observatory Infiltration Initial $12.0M
[#5] One-time compromises: recruitment/blackmail/hiring of insiders, cover identities, relocation and initial bribes at observatories and control centers.
Secure Data Centers One Time $10.0M
[#17] One-time hardened server infrastructure and initial cross-jurisdictional mirror setup.
Front Companies Setup $5.0M
[#16] One-time creation and capitalization of front companies, shell entities, bank accounts and procurement channels.
Crisis Pr Per Incident $5.0M
[#26] Per-major-incident litigation, emergency media buys and targeted legal actions to suppress/shape narrative.
Ground Station Hardware $4.0M
[#8] One-time hardware, licenses and mobile jamming/space-grade comms acquisitions to retask or block ground-station passes.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $246.5M/yr
Facilities Maintenance $130.0M/yr
[#11, #19] Lunar observatory operations (life-support, resupplies, comms, maintenance) and dedicated monitoring telescope operational costs.
Staff Wages $36.0M/yr
[#1, #13] Ongoing payroll and benefits for MTF Omicron-12 (operators, intel, techs) and dedicated research staff (astronomers, xenobiologists, analysts).
Cover Story And Legal $25.0M/yr
[#14, #15] Ongoing data fabrication/disinformation programs, PR operations, and recurring legal/diplomatic engagements and retainers.
Research And Monitoring $14.0M/yr
[#4, #12] Deep-space probe mission operations (DSN access, data processing) and high-security lab operational costs (staff, consumables) linked to research/analysis.
Cyber Operations $12.0M/yr
[#7] Annual cyber operations budget for persistent interception, tampering, exploit acquisition and offensive cyber staffing.
Energy Overhead Utilities $6.0M/yr
[#24] Power, utilities and leased-space overhead for labs, ground stations and office space tied to the program.
Observatory Infiltration Maintenance $5.0M/yr
[#6] Retainers, ongoing payments to insiders, follow-on blackmail mitigation and periodic asset maintenance at compromised facilities.
Ground Station Operations $4.0M/yr
[#8] Annual ops for RF deception, retasking ground passes, and mobile jamming maintenance.
Counter Intelligence $4.0M/yr
[#23] Ongoing vetting, polygraphs, monitoring and internal security to detect leaks and protect sensitive staff/notifications.
Supplies And Consumables $3.0M/yr
[#21] Cryogens, lab consumables, propellant for small intercepts, clean-room supplies and replacement parts.
Logistics And Transport $3.0M/yr
[#20] Travel, covert logistics, lodging, safe houses and local mission transport for MTFs, scientists and covert agents.
Secure Data Centers Operations $2.0M/yr
[#17] Colocation, power, backups and maintenance for hardened servers and classified comms infrastructure.
Front Companies Maintenance $1.5M/yr
[#16] Annual maintenance/renewal costs for shell corporations, filings and procurement channels.
Archival Redundancy $1.0M/yr
[#25] Long-term archival maintenance and redundant storage for fabricated records across jurisdictions and formats.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $246.5M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; ongoing staffing, cyber suppression, monitoring, and cover-story maintenance only.
standard monitoring routine ops and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $338.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$92.0M vs baseline
One containment/retrieval or interception event plus associated rapid-response PR/legal actions.
fragment approaches Earth civilian probe approaches SCP-2362 localized leak/whistleblower
🚨 Major Public Disclosure $616.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$370.0M vs baseline
Large-scale public disclosure or major breach requiring full emergency fund activation, international legal/diplomatic operations, and possible emergency intercept.
wide public leak successful independent probe revealing SCP-2362 failed containment of fabricated records
👥 Personnel 180 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 120 [#1] MTF Omicron-12 operators, intel and tech staff (standing force estimated in notes at ~80–150 personnel).
Research Scientist 60 [#13] Astronomers, astrophysicists, planetary scientists, xenobiologists and analysts dedicated to SCP-2362 research and data fabrication.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst-provided ranges and standard mission/operational comparators; many items (probe launch, lunar construction, per-event intercepts) have wide ranges and event-dependent costs, producing medium confidence in aggregate figures.
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