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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 * LAY B ALLEN   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6155 EL CAMINO REAL 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2010 (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 10/01/2010   M   1,600 A $ 0 307,778 I See footnote (1) $.0001 par value common stock 10/01/2010   G(2)   1,600 D $ 0 307,778 I See footnote (3) $.0001 par value common stock 10/01/2010   G   1,600 A $ 0 307,778 I See footnote (3)

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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

10/01/2010

M

1,600

10/01/2010

(4)

common stock

1,600

$ 0

0

I

By Lay Ventures (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAY B ALLEN 6155 EL CAMINO REAL CARLSBAD, CA 92009	X

Signatures

Kathleen K. Hollenbeck, under power of attorney		10/04/2010
**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)	162,936 shares are held by Lay Ventures, L.P. Mr. Lay and his wife are general partners of Lay Ventures, L.P. In addition, Mr. Lay and his wife are the trustees of The Lay Living Trust which holds 114,442 shares. The Lay Living Trust owns a 2% interest in Lay Ventures, L.P. Mr. Lay and his wife are also trustees of The Lay Charitable Remainder Trust which holds 30,400 shares. Mr. Lay disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Lay Ventures, L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Upon vesting, the restricted stock unit was transferred to The Lay Living Trust.
(3)	161,336 shares are held by Lay Ventures, L.P. Mr. Lay and his wife are general partners of Lay Ventures, L.P. In addition, Mr. Lay and his wife are the trustees of The Lay Living Trust which holds 116,042 shares. The Lay Living Trust owns a 2% interest in Lay Ventures, L.P. Mr. Lay and his wife are also trustees of The Lay Charitable Remainder Trust which holds 30,400 shares. Mr. Lay disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Lay Ventures, L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein
(4)	Until vested, the restricted stock unit shall be subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of the directorship with the Issuer.
(5)	The restricted stock unit was granted to B. Allen Lay, a director of ViaSat, Inc. Mr. Lay transferred the restricted stock unit to Lay Ventures on October 1, 2009, immediately following the grant of the retricted stock unit.

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