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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DANKBERG MARK D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIASAT INC [VSAT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6155 EL CAMINO REAL 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2016 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92009 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price $.0001 par value common stock 12/17/2016   M   10,417 A $ 0 10,417 D   $.0001 par value common stock 12/17/2016   F(1)   5,436 D $ 68.6 4,981 D   $.0001 par value common stock 12/17/2016   G(2)   4,981 D $ 0 1,540,467 I By Trust $.0001 par value common stock               1,588 I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

restricted stock unit

$ 0

12/17/2016

M

10,417

(3)

(4)

common stock

10,417

$ 0

31,250

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DANKBERG MARK D 6155 EL CAMINO REAL CARLSBAD, CA 92009	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Kathleen K. Hollenbeck, under power of attorney		12/20/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This entry represents the number of shares of ViaSat, Inc. common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligation of the Reporting Person. These shares were not sold by the Reporting Person but were instead offset from the total number of vested shares received by the Reporting Person from the Issuer.
(2)	The restricted stock unit was granted to Mark Dankberg, an officer of ViaSat, Inc. Upon vesting the shares were contributed to The Dankberg Family Trust.
(3)	The original deferred restricted stock unit grant was for 41,667 restricted stock units on 11/17/2015. Subject to the reporting person's election to defer the receipt of common stock, the units vest and convert into shares of common stock of the Issuer at a rate of 1/4 on the 13th month anniversary of the grant date; 1/4th on the second anniversary of the grant date; 1/4th on the third anniversary of the grant date and 1/4 on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	Until vested, the restricted stock unit shall be subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of employment or service with the issuer.

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