FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   FPR PARTNERS LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/14/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIASAT INC [VSAT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 199 FREMONT STREET, SUITE 2500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 6,056,908 I See Footnote 1 (1)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FPR PARTNERS LLC 199 FREMONT STREET SUITE 2500 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105	Â	  X	Â	Â
Raab Andrew John 199 FREMONT ST SUITE 2500 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105	Â	  X	Â	Â
Peck Bobby Ray JR 199 FREMONT ST SUITE 2500 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

FPR PARTNERS LLC /s/ Siu Chiang, Chief Financial Officer		08/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
ANDREW RAAB /s/ Siu Chiang for Andrew Raab		08/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BOB PECK /s/ Siu Chiang for Bob Peck		08/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The reported shares of Common Stock are held directly by certain limited partnerships, collectively, the Funds. FPR Partners, LLC acts as investment manager to the Funds. Andrew Raab and Bob Peck are senior managing members of FPR Partners, LLC and hold ownership interests in the general partner or managing member of each of the Funds as well as limited partnership interests. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24.1 Confirming Statement for Andrew Raab Exhibit 24.2 Confirming Statement for Bob Peck

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