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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000919574-09-015763
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080915
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091016
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091016

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FALCONE PHILIP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001233569

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13865
		FILM NUMBER:		091124033

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SKYTERRA COMMUNICATIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000756502
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
		IRS NUMBER:				232368845
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10802 PARKRIDGE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			RESTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			20191
		BUSINESS PHONE:		703-390-2700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10802 PARKRIDGE BOULEVARD
		CITY:			RESTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			20191

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RARE MEDIUM GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990414

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ICC TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL COGENERATION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19891005

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001233563

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13865
		FILM NUMBER:		091124032

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED
		STREET 2:		THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL
		CITY:			DUBLIN  2
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125216972

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED
		STREET 2:		THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL
		CITY:			DUBLIN  2
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARBERT DISTRESSED INVESTMENT MASTER FUND LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030516

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001456927
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13865
		FILM NUMBER:		091124034

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-339-5100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001457298
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13865
		FILM NUMBER:		091124035

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-339-5100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000756502</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SKYTERRA COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SKYT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DUBLIN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>L2</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00000</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>IRELAND</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
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        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001233569</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FALCONE PHILIP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>*See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-09-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <footnoteId id="F9"/>
                <footnoteId id="F10"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1113197</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F10"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F10"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value>Footnote</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                    <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SECURITIES SET FORTH IN THIS REPORT ARE DIRECTLY BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER
 FUND I, LTD. AND/OR HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. (COLLECTIVELY, THE &quot;FUNDS&quot;).  ALL OTHER
 ENTITIES AND PERSONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS REPORT DUE TO THEIR AFFILIATION WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUNDS.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These securities are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (the &quot;Master Fund&quot;), which is a Reporting
 Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These securities may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person:
 Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (&quot;Harbinger LLC&quot;), the investment manager of the Master Fund; Harbinger Holdings, LLC
 (&quot;Harbinger Holdings&quot;), the managing member of Harbinger LLC; and Philip Falcone, the managing member of Harbinger Holdings
 and the portfolio manager of the Master Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each Reporting Person listed in Footnote 3 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These securities are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (the &quot;Special Situations Fund&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These securities may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following entities or persons: Harbinger Capital
 Partners Special Situations GP, LLC (&quot;HCPSS&quot;), the general partner of the Special Situations Fund; Harbinger Holdings, the
 managing member of HCPSS; and Philip Falcone, the managing member of Harbinger Holdings and the portfolio manager of the
 Special Situations Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Each entity or person listed in Footnote 6 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 entity or 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The Master Fund held certain Shares of the Issuer in an account at Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (&quot;LBIE&quot;). On
 September 15, 2008, LBIE was placed into administration under United Kingdom law and four partners of PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  LLP were appointed as joint administrators (the &quot;Joint Administrators&quot;). The Joint Administrators have advised that
 1,113,197 of  the Shares were rehypothecated.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The Master Fund believes at this time that rehypothecated shares will not be recoverable.  The Joint  Administrators have
 proposed a framework which, if approved, would entitle customers to a claim for the rehypothecated  securities valued as of
 the close of market on September 12, 2008 which would be setoff against amounts owed by such  customer to LBIE.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The Master Fund in this filing has reduced the number of Shares of the Issuer held by it to the extent such Shares were held
 at LBIE and were rehypothecated. By making this filing, the Master Fund does not waive any arguments that it is entitled to
 recover such Shares and expressly reserves such arguments.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">These securities are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. (the &quot;Onshore Fund&quot;). These securities may be deemed
 to be beneficially owned by Harbinger Capital Partners GP, LLC (&quot;Harbinger Capital GP&quot;), the general partner of the Onshore
 Fund, Harbinger Holdings, the managing member of Harbinger Capital GP, and Philip Falcone, the managing member of
 Harbinger Holdings and the portfolio manager of the Onshore Fund.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>(+)  The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a &quot;group&quot; for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
 amended.  Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are
 not directly owned by the Reporting Person.  This report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is a
 member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such Reporting Person.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.(+), By: Harbinger Capital Partners LLC, By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member, By: /s/ Philip Falcone</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Harbinger Capital Partners LLC(+), By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member, By: /s/ Philip Falcone</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Harbinger Holdings, LLC(+), By: /s/ Philip Falcone</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Philip Falcone(+)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-10-16</signatureDate>
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