MAP Space Coatings

Established in 1986, MAP Space Coatings is a French SME specialising in surface coatings for satellites and launchers, for which it is responsible for the design, manufacture and application. In this framework, the company works for industrial stakeholders in various fields of activity (space, aeronautics, electronics, etc.) and in close collaboration with reference technical partners such as space agencies (CNES, ESA), universities and research centres such as ONERA. In the space sector (which accounts for more than 90% of its turnover), MAP Space Coatings supplies coatings for Airbus Defence and Space's and Thales Alenia Space's satellites, as well as for the Ariane 6, Vega and KSLV-2 launchers. The company also counts among its customers some leading players of the New Space ecosystem, such as Anywaves, Comat, Exotrail, HEMERIA, SwissTo12 and MECANO ID. MAP Space Coatings has finally worked on the Supercam embarked onboard the Perseverance rover launched by NASA in July 2020. With around 20 permanent employees, MAP Space Coatings achieved a turnover of roughly €9 million in 2023. The company is 100% owned by the capital entity MAP Holding.