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SCP-5959 Euclid-supernus ~ medium confidence
SCP-5959
Expected annual
$24.7M
One-time setup
$1.9B
Annual recurring
$22.3M
Personnel
60
One-time capital and mission costs (spacecraft, launch, quarantine facilities, and planetary-defense reserve) dominate the budget (>>$1B), while recurring program operations, specialized staff, mission operations and memetic safeguards drive annual costs (~$22M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9B
Planetary Defense Reserve $1.2B
[#24] Emergency planetary defense contingency fund (one-time reserve for kinetic/deflection capability).
Space Mission Capital $300.0M
[#16] Autonomous lander/mission primary capital (mid-tier dedicated orbiter + small lander estimate).
Launch Vehicle $140.0M
[#18] Dedicated launch vehicle procurement and integration (mid-range estimate).
Facilities $87.5M
[#20] Sample quarantine & planetary-protection facility buildout (BSL-4-like / cleanrooms).
Mission Instruments $70.0M
[#17] Lander/spacecraft specialized instrumentation and memetic sensors added to mission.
Equipment $5.1M
[#2, #4, #21] M77 instrumentation upgrades (HDR cameras, sensors), data-processing cluster/storage (capital), archival development (automated/antimemetic recording systems).
Disinfo Reserve $1.1M
[#23] Disinformation/PR contingency reserve fund (one-time reserve to be established).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $950K
[#8] Memetic safety lab buildout: shielded rooms, memetic-safe recording, one-way observation booths.
Disclosure Indemnity Reserve $550K
[#31] Public disclosure indemnity / covert payment reserve (one-time reserve seed).
Psych Training Startup $150K
[#25] Psychological screening, recruitment premium and initial memetic safety training (one-time startup costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.3M/yr
Mission Operations $7.0M/yr
[#19] Flight controllers, telemetry, spacecraft engineers and 24/7 ops during active mission years (applies while orbiter/mission active).
Quarantine Operations $6.0M/yr
[#20] Operational costs for sample quarantine & planetary-protection facilities if samples are handled/returned (BSL-4-like operations).
Research And Monitoring $2.4M/yr
[#5, #13, #14, #15, #30] Compute/cloud/tape backups and burst compute, periodic intensive observation campaigns (amortized), external radar/ranging and space-based telescope campaign costs (amortized), and contingency R&D for memetic countermeasures.
Equipment Amortization $1.8M/yr
[#27] Equipment replacement/amortization reserve (telescopes, sensors, compute, spacecraft components) amortized over planning horizon.
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#3, #9] Telescope operations staff (astronomers/engineers/technicians ~6 FTEs) and memetic research staff (4–6 senior technical staff).
Facilities Maintenance $900K/yr
[#1, #11] Exclusive operation & maintenance of the M77 array (prioritized maintenance, vendor contracts, site infrastructure) plus power/cooling/utilities for site and datacenter.
Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr
[#22, #28] Legal, OPSEC, cover story budget and international liaison / data-sharing arrangements with space agencies.
Security $375K/yr
[#10] Physical access control, guard teams, biometric gates, CCTV and secure transport operations at Site-8.
Supplies And Consumables $362K/yr
[#6, #32] Daily Class W mnestic drug production/distribution and miscellaneous consumables, lab supplies, decontamination and waste disposal.
Opportunity Cost $300K/yr
[#12] Opportunity cost / exclusive use impact on other science programs (replacement of displaced capacity).
Personnel Replacement $275K/yr
[#26] Bench staffing, standby contractor FTEs and redundancy due to cognitive/memetic attrition risks.
Medical Oversight $200K/yr
[#7] Mnestic medical oversight, toxicology testing, neurologist/psychiatrist on-call and emergency care for mnestic side effects.
Logistics And Transport $112K/yr
[#29] Transport & logistics for sample handling and specialist teams, secure convoys and air freight.
Training And Screening $48K/yr
[#25] Ongoing psychological screening, refresher memetic safety training and administrative overhead for access privileges (recurring portion).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.3M/yr
66.6% probability / year
Normal operational year with ongoing observation, research staff, mission operations and routine maintenance; no major incidents or activation of emergency funds.
routine_observation ongoing_mission_operations regular_research_and_maintenance
🚨 Perihelion Campaign $25.8M/yr
33.3% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Intensive observation campaign during SCP-5959 perihelion/flyby year: concentrated instrument time, external radar/ranging, and paid space-based observation time.
perihelion_flyby intensive_observation_campaign external_radar_or_space_assets
🚨 Planetary Defense Activation $1.3B/yr
0.1% probability / year +$1.2B vs baseline
Emergency activation of planetary-defense capability / rapid deflection/braking response due to imminent trajectory change threatening Earth.
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👥 Personnel 60 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Astronomer 3 [#3] Part of the telescope operations team responsible for observations and analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3] Instrumentation and site engineer for M77 and instrument upkeep.
Technician 2 [#3] Night technicians and ops support for telescope array.
Memetic Researcher / Memeticist 5 [#9] Senior memetic specialists and cognitive scientists studying antimemetic effects.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#10] On-site guards, access control and secure transport teams.
Mission Operations / Flight Controller 40 [#19] Flight controllers, telemetry and spacecraft engineers during active mission operations (staffing and 24/7 ops).
Medical Officer 1 [#7] Medical oversight for mnestic administration and adverse-effect monitoring.
Administrative Staff / Legal & OPSEC 3 [#22, #28] Legal counsel, OPSEC/admin and international liaison support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges where possible; major uncertainties remain around mission design choices, secrecy-driven cost inflation, and the low-probability/high-cost planetary-defense option, so confidence is medium.
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