SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

VIASAT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

       DELAWARE                                           33-0174996
(State of incorporation)                                (I.R.S. Employer
                                                        Identification No.)

  2290 COSMOS COURT                                           92009
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA                                        (Zip Code)
(Address of principal
 executive offices)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class                           Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered                           each class is to be registered
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None

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

ViaSat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will issue up to 2,530,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-13183) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 1, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1996, Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on November 20, 1996, and any prospectus filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the "Registration Statement"). A description of the Common Stock meeting the requirements of this item appears at pages 52 and 53 of the Prospectus in the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

1. Form of Common Stock Certificate.*

2. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.*

3. Bylaws.*

*Previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-13183) filed with the Commission on October 1, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on November 20, 1996.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 20, 1996

ViaSat, Inc. 

By:/s/ Mark D. Dankberg
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       Mark D. Dankberg
       President and Chief Executive
       Officer

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