The unique qualities of Acktar black optical coatings have led to their application in a wide variety of satellite borne optical systems projects. Through these projects Acktar helps in the study and observation of earth, Mercury and other planets.
| SPACE PROJECT / SATELLITE | COMPANIES | COATINGS / SUBSTRATES |
|---|---|---|
| ESA / NASA James Webb Space Telescope – NIRSpec | EADS Astrium; Mullard – UK; RUAG; Selex Galileo Avionica; Austrian Aerospace; Zeiss; NASA GSFC | Magic Black / Titanium, Glass Fractal Black / Invar, Aluminum |
| NASA EOS (Terra, Aqua and Aura) Earth Observing System | NASA GSFC; Selex Galileo Avionica | Magic Black / Titanium, Aluminum Fractal Black / Aluminum |
| Canadian CAN X-2 Satellite | Nano Black | |
| ESA Bepi ColomboMercury Mission | Astrofein, Kayser-Threde; DLR; Austrian Space Research Institute; JAXA; Fraunhofer | Magic Black / Titanium Fractal Black / Aluminum, SS |
| International Space Station – ISS | JAXA | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| Star Trackers – various satellites | EADS Sodern | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| Star Trackers | Jena Optronik | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| Vegetation Instrument replacement for SPOT5 | OIP; Optimask; OHB / Kayser-Threde | Magic Black / Titanium Fractal Black / Nickel, Aluminum Vacuum Black / Glass, Aluminum |
| Venus Project SatelliteFrance/Israel | France / Israel | Vacuum Black |
| Meteosat 3rd GenerationMTG satellites | Frentech; Thales Alenia Space; Thales SESO; Kayser-Threde | Fractal Black / Titanium |
| Earth Video Camera | Berlin Space Technologies; | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| EnMAP Hyperspectral Imager | FISBA OPTIK; Kayser-Threde | Fractal Black / Aluminum |
| SARah radar satellite | Kayser – Threde | Fractal Black / Aluminum |
| Galileo navigation satellites | Kayser – Threde | |
| Solar Orbiter – METIS | CGS; DTM; Antares; SAB | Magic Black / Titanium; Aluminum |
| Solar Orbiter – SPICE Slit Mechanism | Almatech | Fractal Black / Titanium |
| NEOSTEL – Near Earth Objects Survey | CGS; OHB? | Magic Black / Titanium |
| ESA Sentinel 2 – Earth Observation | Jena Optronik; Swissoptic; COMDEV; ANTARES; Scarl | Fractal Black / Titanium Vacuum Black / Aluminum Magic Black / Titanium, Aluminum; SS, Invar, Glass |
| ESA Sentinel 3 | Jena Optronik | Magic Black / Titanium |
| ESA Sentinel 4 | Jena Optronik; CSL Liege | Fractal Black, Magic Black, Gold |
| PRAXIS – Multi Channel Spectroscopy | AIP Potsdam | Fractal Black / Aluminum |
| CHEOPS – Space Telescope | DLR; CSL Liege | Fractal Black / Aluminum Gold |
| DESIS – Earth Imaging Spectrometer | Fraunhofer IOF | Fractal Black, Magic Black |
| JUICE – Jupiter Moons Explorer | MPI-MPS | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| EUCLID – Space Telescope | OHB | Fractal Black / Titanium |
| MATS – Atmospheric Monitoring | Omnisys | Magic Black / Titanium |
| GHG Sat | Toronto U – SFL | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| Space project names not disclosed | Israel Aerospace Industries; TNO; INO Canada; Bern U. | Vacuum Black / Aluminum |
| Space project names not disclosed | Finmeccanica – DRS, Telespazio, Thales Alenia, MBDA | Magic Black / Nickel |
| Space project names not disclosed | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Magic Black / Aluminum |
| Space project names not disclosed | POG Praezisionsoptik Gera | Magic Black / Titanium |
| Space project names not disclosed | Universite’ de Lie’ge; MICOS; HTS –Hoch Technologie Systeme; Fraunhofer IOF | Fractal Black / Aluminum |
| Space project names not disclosed | Terma A/S | Magic Black / Aluminum, Titanium |
| Space project names not disclosed | Northrop Grumman | Vacuum Black / Titanium, Al, BeCu |
| Space project names not disclosed | Rafael; Fraunhofer | Fractal Black / SS |
| Space project names not disclosed | Azmerit LLC | Vacuum Black / Al, Titanium, Glass |
