Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/07/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SKYTERRA COMMUNICATIONS INC [SKYT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
555 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR
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)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
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 1,644,270 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,644,270 (2) (3)
I
By Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

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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
Warrants 01/07/2008 01/06/2018 Common Stock 3,048,012 (1) $ 10 D  
Warrants 01/07/2008 01/06/2018 Common Stock 3,048,012 (2) (3) $ 10 I By Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.
555 MADISON AVENUE
16TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS GP, LLC
555 MADISON AVENUE
16TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
HMC - NEW YORK, INC.
555 MADISON AVENUE
16TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., By: Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, By: HMC-New York, Inc., Managing Member, By: /s/ William R. Lucas, Jr. 01/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, By: HMC-New York, Inc., Managing Member, By: /s/ William R. Lucas, Jr. 01/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

HMC-New York, Inc., By: /s/ William R. Lucas, Jr. 01/09/2008
**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) These securities are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (the "Special Situations Fund"), which is a Reporting Person.
(2) These securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC ("HCPSS"), HMC-New York, Inc. ("HMCNY"), Harbert Management Corporation ("HMC"), Philip Falcone, Raymond J. Harbert and Michael Luce. HCPSS is the general partner of the Special Situations Fund. HMCNY is the managing member of HCPSS. HMC wholly owns HMCNY. Philip Falcone is the portfolio manager of the Special Situations Fund and is a shareholder of HMC. Raymond J. Harbert and Michael D. Luce are shareholders of HMC. HMC, Philip Falcone, Raymond J. Harbert and Michael D. Luce previously reported their beneficial ownership on a Form 3 filed on April 25, 2005 and have made required Form 4 filings since that date.
(3) Each such Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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