Advanced radar satellites

Redwood City, California
Joined October 2021
Investing in space exploration isn’t just about space. I've made this argument a lot—as an astronaut and as a senator. The pushback is always the same: why spend money up there when we have problems down here? Here's the thing: we're solving problems down here by exploring what’s up there. In 2001, I flew on Space Shuttle Endeavour to the Space Station. We carried out studies on bone density loss in microgravity. That research contributed to the development of Prolia and Xgeva, drugs now used to treat bone loss in cancer patients. People are alive today in part because we went to space. Two NASA engineers at Glenn Research Center developed a tiny implantable transmitter to monitor astronaut vital signs when they exercised in space. A company licensed and used it to build a monitor that warns heart failure patients of a potential crisis. NASA needs medical diagnostics for astronauts millions of miles from a hospital. That challenge produced a portable device that tests a single drop of blood for diabetes, kidney function, and cardiovascular disease in minutes. It's now being used by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. It exists because we‘re working to put humans on Mars. NASA helped build the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking system. Satellites carrying this technology link emergency beacons to rescue teams worldwide. It has helped more than 63,000 search and rescue operations. World Central Kitchen uses data from NASA's Earth Observing System satellites to build maps guiding staff distributing food and water in disaster areas. The satellites were built for science. Now, they're saving lives on the ground. I flew four shuttle missions. I know what it costs to get humans into space. The innovation that comes from pushing humans to the edge of what's possible finds its way back down here. Into hospitals, kitchens, and the hands of first responders. And also into yours. That's why I'll keep fighting for NASA's budget. Not just because I believe in science and exploration. Because I know what science and exploration makes possible here on Earth.
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Last week in the Seraphim ecosystem 👇 Array Labs raised $21M with strategic backing from Mitsubishi Electric. HawkEye 360 helped NOAA locate a long-lost transmitter, restoring valuable network capacity. We also launched the Seraphim x JETRO Resilience & Growth Programme, helping 10 Japanese SpaceTech companies expand into Europe. Learn more: seraphim.vc/weekly-roundup/s… #SeraphimSpace #DualUse #SpaceTech
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More proof that the 🇺🇸🇯🇵 partnership is out of this world! Combining Array Labs’ cutting-edge radar technology and Mitsubishi Electric’s satellite-manufacturing expertise, this collaboration will provide new satellite-based services for monitoring aircraft and ships. The growing commercialization of space is producing new tools for everything from maritime security to disaster response.
Array Labs just raised $21 million anchored by @ME_JP_official, one of Japan's largest defense and aerospace companies, with continued participation from Catapult Ventures, Kompas VC, and @ycombinator. Array and Mitsubishi Electric are partnering to bring satellite-based aircraft tracking capabilities to defense and security customers across the Asia-Pacific market. The partnership pairs Array's transformative approach with Mitsubishi Electric's satellite development capabilities, manufacturing infrastructure, and established government relationships in the region.
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Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - @ArrayLabs has secured a $21M funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The Bay Area startup develops radar satellites. - Quantum Cyber has produced its first mini-interceptor drone at its Connecticut manufacturing facility, marking the start of production at another American drone factory. - The FCC is moving to block new Chinese-made robots, including humanoids, and connected power inverters from sale in the United States. Chinese manufacturers accounted for more than 80% of global humanoid robot shipments in 2025. - @FirehawkAero has secured a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory focused on advancing high-thrust propulsion. The contract is valued in the multimillions. - Bridger Aerospace, the aerial firefighting firm, has secured a $58M contract from the Texas A&M Forest Service for wildfire response and detection aircraft. - Mesodyne has demonstrated its portable fuel-to-electricity generator with USSOCOM, powering Starlink in 100°F desert conditions while operating aboard a vehicle crossing rough sand dunes. - Harena Rare Earths is developing the Ampasindava project in Madagascar, which contains rare earths critical to permanent magnets used across hard tech. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has committed up to $4.84M to advance the project. - HydroSurv, the English unmanned surface vessel startup, has partnered with Hike Metal Products Ltd., the Canadian shipbuilder that will manufacture its vessels in North America. - Greyparrot has secured a $27M Series B. The startup develops computer vision systems for the waste management industry. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is exploring nuclear industrial cities across Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho, co-locating critical capabilities such as uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication, used-fuel disposal, nuclear fuel recycling and even data centers tied to off-grid reactors. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight teams, including ReJoule, Li Industries, Smartville Inc., Renewance, Inc., Glimpse Engineering, NAECO, LLC, Binit® Group Ltd and Rose City Robotics, to advance technologies for collecting, sorting, transporting and processing used lithium-ion batteries. - Plano, Texas, has approved a $1.44M contract for a Drone as First Responder program that will include four drone docking stations, with Motorola Solutions serving as the provider. - Mocean Energy, the Scottish ocean-tech company developing wave-powered systems, is developing ocean-based data centers and has secured £2.8 million in funding. - @Hop_Aero has launched out of @ycombinator. The startup is developing hypersonic rocket systems for rapid cargo transport and has secured a $1.25M contract with the United States Air Force. Concept video below.
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Congratulations to @ArrayLabs on its latest $21m raise, anchored by Mitsubishi Electric. A strong endorsement of the team's vision to bring dynamic, real-time intelligence to Earth observation. Proud to have them in the Seraphim portfolio. 🚀 Learn more: tectonicdefense.com/exclusiv… #SpaceTech
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Array Labs retweeted
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Congrats to @ArrayLabs on their $21M raise! They're building clusters of small, mass-manufacturable radar satellites that fly in formation and work together as one distributed sensor, delivering a continuously updated picture of everything moving on or above the Earth. Traditional satellites take static snapshots. Array's gives you real-time tracking of ships, aircraft, and missiles from orbit. They've already won contracts with the Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Army, SOCOM, and DARPA. tectonicdefense.com/exclusiv…
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🛰️ Exclusive: @ArrayLabs raised a $21M funding round anchored by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric, which Array Founder and COO Isaac Robledo said will be a “strategic partner of [theirs] in the Asia Pacific region.” 🔗 Full exclusive at the link in the replies
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Array Labs retweeted
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Array Labs raises $20 million to scale production of radar satellites for 3D Earth mapping spacenews.com/array-labs-rai…
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.@ArrayLabs announced in an exclusive release to Tectonic that it’s raised a $20M Series A led by Catapult Ventures, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners, Kompas VC, and others, including Y Combinator. tectonicdefense.com/exclusiv…
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Gm from the land of GDPR 🇬🇧 In London this week to brief a geological society on @ArrayLabs and our work across the mining value chain Will be here for a few days. If you are not actively praying on my downfall and would like to discuss space radar, metals, world models, or anything in between, please reach out. Cheerio!
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Just going to leave this here.
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Startup Fellowship Cohort #000 is in the books. The best founders are building the future on Palantir. Watch the full demos here: youtube.com/@palantirdevelop…
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Cohort #000 was incredibly fun with an elite group of founders and startups Cohort #001 applications open very soon
Startup Fellowship Cohort #000 is in the books. The best founders are building the future on Palantir. Watch the full demos here: youtube.com/@palantirdevelop…
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Maxar has partnered with @ArrayLabs to accelerate our 3D operational terrain capabilities—unlocking faster, more frequent updates to our global 3D datasets. With dedicated access to Array’s upcoming radar imaging constellation (launching 2026), we’re building toward a real-time, living globe. This collaboration strengthens mission-critical tools like Raptor, which uses Maxar 3D terrain to guide autonomous systems through GPS-denied environments. 🔗: maxar.com/press-releases/max…
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It’s a great week to build.
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14/ Array Labs A YC S22 and IQT portfolio company, Array Labs is a vertically integrated technology provider developing advanced formation-flying radar satellites. Their mission is to build a real-time 3D map of the world. @ArrayLabs
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Meet the man who wants to build a 20cm, 3D map of the world All with lots of small satellites, like a *lot* of them We go deep in the engineering weeds, how to map the world so accurately & how to build a company around it Full interview: youtu.be/tEhsEYaZiNU
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