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SCP-6701 Uncontained ~ medium confidence
SCP-6701
Expected annual
$15.7M
One-time setup
$134.4M
Annual recurring
$14.5M
Personnel
25
Estimated one-time program/setup costs are approximately $134,450,000, dominated by high-cost contingencies (spacecraft interception) and a large emergency reserve. Annual recurring operations are estimated at $14,457,500 per year, driven primarily by imagery access, cyber-operations, legal/diplomatic work, and Binary Star compute and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $134.4M
Spacecraft Interception Mission $100.0M
[#17] High-end spacecraft rendezvous/intercept mission: design, integration, launch, and operations (contingent, politically and financially extreme).
Contingency Reserve $25.0M
[#21] Contingency/emergency fund to cover major leak remediation, large-scale buyouts, diplomatic fallout, or emergency procurements.
Binary Star Development $3.8M
[#1] One-time development and deployment of Binary Star AI module: software engineering, model training, secure orchestration, and integration.
Microsat Mission $2.8M
[#16] Dedicated microsat/cubesat mission one-time cost (bus, payload, launch integration) if persistent observation is chosen.
Facilities $1.3M
[#3, #18] Secure data center buildout and secure artifact quarantine facility upgrades (racks/UPS, physical security, quarantine/neutralization room upgrades).
Ground Station $625K
[#6] Ground-station antennas and direct downlink capability hardware (antennas, receivers, signal processing).
Rapid Response Setup $325K
[#11] Rapid-response amnestic field team initial setup: vehicles, medkits, communications, secure amnestic storage for 2–4 teams.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#14] Forensic investigation and lab research initial setup (laboratory time, assays, specialist contractors).
Amnestic Stockpile $300K
[#12] Initial production/procurement and secure stockpiling of Class-B/C amnestic doses (inventory sized per exposure assumptions).
Equipment $100K
[#19] Initial communications and commsec equipment (encrypted terminals, satellite comms hardware, redundancy).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.0M/yr
[#7, #10, #13, #22] Ongoing wages for core staff required for operations (security, engineers, research staff, medics, analysts and admin).
Cyber Operations $2.8M/yr
[#7] Covert cyber-operations and network-level deletion capability budget (personnel, tooling, zero-days, infrastructure).
Legal And Diplomatic $2.5M/yr
[#8] Legal, diplomatic, and clandestine liaison operations: takedowns, negotiations, covert agreements and diplomatic channels.
Imagery Access $1.5M/yr
[#5] Commercial satellite imagery subscriptions and priority tasking contracts (Planet, Maxar, etc.).
Public Information $1.1M/yr
[#9] Public-information and narrative management (PSYOP/PR), paid campaigns, content creation and influencer management.
Binary Star Operations $600K/yr
[#2] Ongoing Binary Star compute, model retraining, software updates, monitoring and incident response (GPU/cloud costs, licensing).
Opportunity Cost $575K/yr
[#23] Program prioritization overhead: internal charge approximating diverted FTE productivity lost to SCP-6701 operations.
Orbital Monitoring $550K/yr
[#15] Ongoing scientific monitoring & orbital tracking: telescope nights, radar tracking, space surveillance network access.
Osint Monitoring $325K/yr
[#10] OSINT/Red Team monitoring, automated scraping/takedown systems and analyst time for leak detection.
Internal Audit And Cover $275K/yr
[#22] Internal auditing, compliance, record minimization, and cover documentation tooling and staff.
Digital Cleanup $275K/yr
[#25] Forensic-grade deletion campaigns and deep-clean operations for backups, caches, and archives.
Amnestic Administration $250K/yr
[#13] Amnestic administration costs: training, travel, medical follow-up, disposal of medical waste and replacement stock.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3, #18] Data center colocation/power and recurring facility maintenance and utilities for quarantine/storage.
Data Storage $150K/yr
[#4] High-throughput redundant object storage for imagery, logs, backups and archival retention costs.
Public Safety Liaison $130K/yr
[#24] Coordination costs with civilian agencies for staged responses, liaison payments, and logistics.
Training And Psych Support $110K/yr
[#20] Training, policy updates, and psychological support for personnel and Site-47 staff.
Forensic Followup Research $100K/yr
[#14] Recurring follow-up forensic and lab research (assays, controlled experiments, specialist contractors).
Ground Station Operations $62K/yr
[#6] Ground station ongoing operations and maintenance (downlink operations, staff, site costs).
Communications Ops $55K/yr
[#19] Recurring commsec subscriptions, satellite link costs, and encrypted comms maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#11] Vehicle upkeep, fuel, and logistical travel for rapid-response teams (recurring operations/maintenance).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.5M/yr
87.9% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major public exposure events; all recurring programs run as budgeted.
no major leaks routine monitoring standard takedown operations
🚨 Minor Incident $19.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized leak or moderate public sighting requiring mass amnestic administration, emergency digital cleanup, and intensified PR/legal action.
moderate public dissemination major social-media spread one-time mass amnestic event
🚨 Major Breach Diplomatic $44.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Large-scale exposure involving national agencies or international actors requiring significant diplomatic payments, settlements, or covert operations.
national-level exposure foreign-space-agency involvement legal/diplomatic crisis
🚨 Spacecraft Interception $114.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Decision to launch an interception/recovery mission to physically intercept or recover SCP-6701, incurring the full mission cost in that year.
policy decision to attempt recovery extraordinary political approval mission window alignment
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#11, #7] Rapid-response and site security personnel for field containment and operations.
Research Scientist 4 [#14, #15] Forensic and orbital research staff for analysis, tracking, and follow-up experiments.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #6, #19] Data center, ground station, and communications engineers for operations and upkeep.
Cyber Operator / Malware Specialist 2 [#7] Cyber-operations team members performing takedowns and network-level deletion tasks.
OSINT Analyst 2 [#10] Open-source monitoring and leak detection analysts.
Field Medics / Rapid-response Medical 3 [#11, #13] Medical staff trained for amnestic administration and post-treatment follow-up.
Legal / Liaison Staff 1 [#8] Legal and diplomatic liaison for takedowns and negotiations.
Public Affairs / PSYOP Specialist 1 [#9] Narrative management and public-information specialists.
Project Manager / Administrative Staff 1 [#22] Administrative lead for audits, cover documentation and program coordination.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#20] Oversight and executive decision-making for operations and contingency responses.
Medical Officer 1 [#13] Physician/medical officer responsible for amnestic protocols and medical oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: analyst notes give clear line items and ranges, but many estimates (imagery access, cyber ops, contingency, and spacecraft missions) have wide ranges and geopolitical uncertainty which produce substantial variance.
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