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
Equipment $1.7B
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #15, #17, #22, #23] Space and ground hardware capital: dedicated satellite array design & launch, ground telescope/radar upgrades, probe build/replacement capability, launch services procurement, deep-space communications antennas, contingency spare on-orbit assets, contingency defense hardware, initial launch consumables stockpile, and backup generation equipment.
Facilities $1.5B
[#7, #13, #16, #27] Construction and property acquisition costs: LUNACORPS hardened facility, classified research/containment buildings, potential continuous-presence habitat/relay initial capital, and land/site purchases.
Program Contingency $562.7M
[#30] Program contingency reserve (15% of summed one-time capital prior to contingency) to cover unexpected large expenditures given extreme technical uncertainty.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $516.5M
[#9, #10, #25] Initial research capital: advanced experimental prototype baseline (major prototype development capital), supercomputing/modeling cluster purchase, and initial secure data storage/archive hardware.
Insurance Reserve $50.0M
[#21] One-time insurance/liability reserve fund for accidental damage, insurance-like reserve for classified operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $378.8M/yr
Research And Monitoring $161.2M/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #10, #14, #25, #29] Ongoing mission operations and R&D: satellite operations & telemetry, ground sensor operations, Project ANKS R&D funding, supercomputing maintenance, reverse-engineering/testing budgets, secure data archival O&M, and academic partnership/grant funding.
Facilities Maintenance $107.0M/yr
[#7, #13, #16, #6, #27, #23] Ongoing facilities operations and maintenance: LUNACORPS facility ops, classified lab maintenance, continuous-presence platform ops, deep-space communications O&M, site upkeep, and facility utilities.
Spare Assets Upkeep $30.0M/yr
[#15] Recurring upkeep for contingency launch/on-orbit assets (spare probes, tug vehicles, propellant depots).
Staff Wages $27.5M/yr
[#11, #12] Salaries for scientific, engineering, mission operations, and security staff (combined recurring personnel wages for core team and operations staff).
Defense Maintenance $20.0M/yr
[#17] Maintenance and readiness costs for contingency/defense assets (if retained) including testing and storage.
Cover Story And Legal $14.0M/yr
[#19, #20, #26] Cover-up, information control, PR, and diplomatic/legal costs to preserve plausible deniability and secure overflight/launch access.
Logistics And Transport $7.0M/yr
[#22] Depot logistics, shipping/transport, propulsion/propellant resupply logistics for missions and hardware movement.
Emergency Response $5.0M/yr
[#18] Ongoing investment in emergency response planning, debris/impact modeling, and civil-defense coordination.
Supplies And Consumables $3.0M/yr
[#22] Consumables for missions and labs (cryogens, spares, routine expendables).
Training Programs $3.0M/yr
[#24] Annual training, simulation, and human-factor programs for operators, astronauts/crews, and security personnel.
Personnel Medical $1.0M/yr
[#28] Medical monitoring, quarantine readiness, psychological care, and related ongoing personnel health costs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $378.8M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, R&D progress, and facility operations only.
routine_observation scheduled_upgrades regular_R&D_progress
🚨 Minor Incident $658.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$280.0M vs baseline
Localized loss of a probe/space asset or partial satellite failure requiring replacement and targeted recovery operations.
probe_loss satellite_collision isolated_hardware_failure
🚨 Major Breach $1.8B/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.4B vs baseline
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.
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