Optical Coatings Engineered for Space
ZeCoat delivers space-qualified mirror coatings, NASA-funded R&D, and licensable aerospace technologies from our cleanroom facility in Granite City, IL
What We Do
Three core capabilities all built on the same precision vacuum deposition process
Meter-class Mirror Coatings
ZeCoat specializes in durable, space-qualified coatings for satellite systems, as well as ground-based observatory coatings.
Research & Development
ZeCoat has advanced the field of thin film optical coatings through multiple NASA research grants awarded over the past 25-years. ZeCoat also offers R&D services on a time-and-materials basis.
Production-Scale Coating
ZeCoat offers production-ready coating capabilites, accommodating parts and batches within a coating area of up to two meters, with lead times as short as 4-12 weeks.
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Featured Missions
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Kepler Space Telescope
Developed protected silver coating on the primary mirror of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope.
Mars InSight
Designed the thermal control coating protecting the SEIS seismometer on NASA's Mars InSight Lander from extreme Martian temperatures.
Upcoming: Habitable Worlds Observatory
Leading development of next-generation FUV broadband reflective coatings for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Featured Technologies
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Micrometeroid Protection
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Self-Coating Telescope
ZeCoat's self-coating telescope re-coats its own mirror in orbit with fresh aluminum, reaching deeper into the ultraviolet than ground-coated optics can.
FUV Aluminum
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Why ZeCoat
Proven Experience. Trusted Performance
15+ Years Experience
Precision vacuum-deposition experience
U.S. Based Facility
Manufacturing facility in Granite City, Illinois
ITAR Registered
Compliant for defense & aerospace work
U.S. DOW Government Contractor
CMMC compliant for prime and subcontracting