# Andrew Peterson

> Andrew Peterson is an American aerospace engineer and the co-founder and CEO of Array Labs, a Silicon Valley company building distributed radar systems for high-resolution 3D Earth observation. After working on radar, guidance and control systems at General Atomics and beam-control systems for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory at Moog, he started Array Labs in 2021 with Isaac Robledo. The company is developing formation-flying radar satellites, radar payloads and 3D data products for defense, infrastructure, autonomy and other customers.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Array Labs
- **Organizations:** Array Labs, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Moog Space and Defense Group, Y Combinator, Seraphim Space Camp
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, San Diego State University, Summer 2022 batch, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Array Labs and led it through Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch., Helped develop a distributed radar architecture based on formation-flying satellites and multistatic sensing., Led Array Labs through government awards involving the U.S. Air Force, DARPA and the U.S. Navy.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2021** — Worked at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on radar image formation, guidance, navigation and control systems.
- **Before 2021** — Worked at Moog Space and Defense Group on control systems, including beam-control work for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
- **2021** — Co-founded Array Labs with Isaac Robledo and completed Seraphim Space Camp.
- **2022** — Joined Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch and raised a $5 million seed round.
- **2023** — Array Labs built a ground-based RF test range to validate radar image-formation algorithms.
- **2024** — Array Labs announced Air Force awards related to formation flight, satellite communications and high-power antennas, and launched two demonstration satellites.
- **2025** — Array Labs announced collaborations with Umbra and Raytheon, a $1.25 million 3D-algorithm contract, DARPA work and a U.S. Navy study of space-based AMTI concepts.
- **2026-01** — Array Labs announced a $20 million Series A to scale manufacturing, complete flight qualification and prepare its first formation-flying cluster.
- **2026-07** — Array Labs announced a $21 million strategic round anchored by Mitsubishi Electric and a partnership for satellite-based maritime and aircraft tracking services in Asia-Pacific.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Array Labs and led it through Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch.
- Helped develop a distributed radar architecture based on formation-flying satellites and multistatic sensing.
- Led Array Labs through government awards involving the U.S. Air Force, DARPA and the U.S. Navy.
- Built partnerships spanning Umbra, Raytheon, Mitsubishi Electric and commercial geospatial programs.
- Raised announced rounds including a $5 million seed, a $20 million Series A and a $21 million strategic round.
- Contributed earlier in his career to radar imaging systems and control systems associated with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Array Labs announced a $21 million strategic investment round anchored by Mitsubishi Electric and a partnership to develop satellite-based maritime and aircraft tracking services for Asia-Pacific defense and security customers.
- **2026-06** — Peterson appeared on The Pair Program to discuss distributed radar networks, AI-powered geospatial intelligence and near-real-time 3D Earth awareness.
- **2026-04** — Array Labs announced that DARPA extended its distributed-radar contract and appointed Josh Etkind as chief engineer while preparing its first radar satellite, Syl.
- **2026-01** — Array Labs announced a $20 million Series A led by Catapult Ventures to scale production, expand its team and prepare for launch.
- **2025-10** — Array Labs announced a U.S. Navy contract to study distributed space-based airborne moving target indication concepts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.arraylabs.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peterson-array-labs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ArrayLabs

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