SCP-5943
Keter
?
low confidence
SCP-5943
Expected annual
$120.5M
One-time setup
$1.1B
Annual recurring
$108.2M
Personnel
111
Initial, one-time capital costs are large (estimated ~ $1.06B) driven primarily by space assets (satellites/probes) and hardened facility construction; recurring annual costs are substantial (~ $108.25M/yr) dominated by staff wages, space-asset operations, and replacement/decommissioning reserves.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.1B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $108.2M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$108.2M/yr
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine observations, maintenance, and containment operations continue.
routine monitoring
no public exposure
no asset loss
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Minor Incident
$111.2M/yr
Localized leak/exposure leading to increased amnestic use, temporary retrieval ops, and short-term legal/PR activity.
small public disclosure
localized breach/detection
targeted retrieval operation
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Major Breach
$158.2M/yr
Significant asset loss or public exposure requiring satellite/probe replacement and major legal/cover operations.
satellite/probe failure
widespread civilian exposure
large litigation/cover-up campaign
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Catastrophic Event
$1.1B/yr
Planetary-scale threat scenario (communications indicate systemic threat) requiring emergency planetary-scale interventions and massive contingency spending.
system-scale threat detected
coordinated planetary response needed
mass public impact
Personnel
111 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 25 | [#7] Astrophysicists, radio astronomers, signal analysts, linguists and planetary scientists; mix of senior/junior staff included in staff wages estimate. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 60 | [#8] Armed security and retrieval personnel for facility protection and covert operations; wages included in staff wages. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 15 | [#3, #5, #19] Satellite/ground-systems, compute and facility engineers responsible for operations, launches, and cybersecurity support. |
| Medical Officer | 5 | [#9, #20] Medical staff for amnestic administration, psychiatric evaluation, and psychosocial care. |
| Administrative Staff | 6 | [#1, #22] Site administration, logistics, legal liaison coordination and program support. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to wide ranges in analyst notes (many items span orders of magnitude), unknown scale chosen for probes/constellation, and inherent unpredictability of anomalous, interplanetary phenomena and political/cover-up costs.