SCP-6162
Unknown
?
low confidence
SCP-6162
Expected annual
$415.1M
One-time setup
$4.3B
Annual recurring
$378.8M
Personnel
190
Initial one-time capital to establish monitoring, probes, and facilities is in the low billions (~$4.3B) driven by space assets, facilities, and experimental prototypes; annual recurring operations and research are hundreds of millions (~$379M/yr), driven by staff, Project ANKS R&D, and continuous satellite/ground operations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $4.3B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $378.8M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$378.8M/yr
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, R&D progress, and facility operations only.
routine_observation
scheduled_upgrades
regular_R&D_progress
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Minor Incident
$658.8M/yr
Localized loss of a probe/space asset or partial satellite failure requiring replacement and targeted recovery operations.
probe_loss
satellite_collision
isolated_hardware_failure
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Major Breach
$1.8B/yr
Significant anomalous activity or containment crisis requiring rapid intervention, prototype development, and deployment of contingency/defense assets.
anomalous_regeneration
direct_threat_to_assets
decision_to_intervene_kinetically
Personnel
190 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 60 | Physicists, astrophysicists, and theoretical teams supporting Project ANKS and data analysis. Mapped to staff_wages [#11]. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 40 | Aerospace, systems, and hardware engineers for probes, satellites, and facilities. Mapped to staff_wages [#11]. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 50 | Armed facility guards and classified security staff for 24/7 operations. Mapped to mission ops/security [#12]. |
| Mission Operations / Flight Controllers | 20 | Launch controllers, flight directors, and ground ops staff for satellite and probe missions. Mapped to mission ops [#12]. |
| Administrative Staff | 10 | Program management, legal liaisons, and administrative support. Mapped to staff_wages [#11]. |
| Medical Officer | 5 | Medical and quarantine specialists for personnel monitoring and emergency response. Mapped to personnel_medical [#28]. |
| Data Scientists / HPC Ops | 5 | HPC operators and data engineers to run simulations and process imagery. Mapped to supercomputing & research [#10]. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to wide ranges in analyst notes, high technical uncertainty (cross-dimensional physics), optional program choices (crewed vs uncrewed, weapons), and many contingent multi-year decisions; figures use midrange assumptions and should be re-estimated if program scope changes.