UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

~~November~~December 2517, 2009 (~~November~~December 2015, 2009)

SkyTerra Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-13865

23-2368845

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

10802 Parkridge Boulevard

Reston, VA 20191

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(703) 390-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 1 – Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On ~~November~~December 2015, 2009, ~~SkyTerra~~in LPaccordance ~~(formerly~~with ~~Mobile~~its ~~Satellite~~November ~~Ventures~~20, ~~LP)~~2009 agreement (the “~~SLP~~Letter Agreement”), ~~SkyTerra~~with Inmarsat Global Limited (~~Canada~~“Inmarsat”), ~~Inc.~~the ~~(formerly~~Company ~~Mobile~~made ~~Satellite~~a ~~Ventures~~payment ~~(Canada)~~of ~~Inc.~~$31,250,000 to Inmarsat (the “~~SLC~~Payment”),. ~~SkyTerra~~Pursuant ~~Communications,~~to ~~Inc.~~the ~~(“SkyTerra”~~terms ~~and~~of ~~together~~the ~~with~~Letter ~~SLP~~Agreement, the Payment establishes the occurrence and ~~SLC~~declaration of the ~~“SkyTerra~~Effective ~~Parties”)~~Date ~~executed~~under athe ~~Letter~~Company’s Cooperation Agreement, ~~attached~~dated ~~hereto~~ as ~~Exhibit~~of ~~2.1~~December 20, 2007 with Inmarsat ~~Global Limited~~ (the “~~Inmarsat~~Cooperation Agreement”). (As previously disclosed, declaration of the ~~SkyTerra~~Effective ~~Parties~~Date ~~and~~confirms ~~Inmarsat,~~continuing ~~collectively,~~rights for the ~~“Parties”)~~Company ~~relating~~under to the Cooperation Agreement ~~dated~~resulting asin ofthe ~~December~~extension 20through September 1, ~~2007~~2011 (of the ~~“Cooperation~~options ~~Agreement”)~~for ~~between~~additional spectrum band plan phase implementation, strategic trials utilizing certain of Inmarsat’s spectrum, and continued international spectrum cooperation, each as more fully described in the ~~Parties~~Cooperation Agreement.

~~Pursuant~~The ~~to the~~ Letter Agreement, ~~the~~was ~~Parties~~filed ~~agreed~~as ~~that~~Exhibit ~~the~~2.1 ~~occurrence and declaration of the “Effective Date” thereunder would be satisfied through the payment of $31,250,000 in cash~~ to ~~Inmarsat (~~the ~~“Cash~~November ~~Payment”) on or before December 20~~25, 2009, in lieu of the payment in SkyTerra Common Stock that is otherwise required in order to declare the Effective Date under the Cooperation Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreementfiling, SkyTerra has the option to make the Cash Payment to trigger the continuing rights set forth under the Cooperation Agreement upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, principally the extension through September 1, 2011 of the options for additional spectrum band plan phase implementation, strategic trials utilizing certain of Inmarsat’s spectrum, and ~~continued~~is ~~international~~incorporated ~~spectrum~~herein ~~cooperation,~~by ~~each as more fully described in the Cooperation Agreement~~reference.

The Cooperation Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the ~~Securities and Exchange Commission (the “~~SEC”) on December 21, 2007, and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~9.01.~~to ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~requirements ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

(d) Exhibits

Date: December 17, 2009	By:	/s/ Gary M. Epstein
		Name: Gary M. Epstein
		Title: Executive Vice President, Law & Regulation

	Number		Description
	2.1		Letter Agreement relating to Cooperation Agreement between SkyTerra LP, SkyTerra (Canada) Inc., SkyTerra Communications, Inc., and Inmarsat Global Limited dated November 20, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

Date: November 25, 2009	By:	/s/ Gary M. Epstein
		Name: Gary M. Epstein
		Title: Executive Vice President, Law & Regulation

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