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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001178913-17-003335
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171206
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171206

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000897322
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21218
		FILM NUMBER:		171241106

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS INC
		STREET 2:		1651 OLD MEADOW RD
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7037349401

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		STREET 1:		GILAT HOUSE YEGIA KAPAYIM STREET
		STREET 2:		DANIV PARK
		CITY:			KIRYAT ARYE PETAH TI
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			00000
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">For the Month of December, 2017</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT: bold 16pt/1.25 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.</u></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Gilat House, Yegia Kapayim Street</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">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, thereunto duly authorized.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Petah Tikva, Israel, Dec 6, 2017</font> -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that KDDI chose Gilat&#8217;s unique satellite based LTE cellular backhaul solution to extend reach and resilience with high speed data and high-quality voice over LTE (VoLTE) throughout Japan.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">KDDI has chosen Gilat&#8217;s LTE cellular backhaul solution to provide voice, data and video services at true LTE speeds and high voice quality. Gilat&#8217;s VSATs will be installed in fixed sites as well as on deployable vehicles for emergency response - cellular on wheels (COW). The solution leverages Gilat&#8217;s patented LTE backhaul solution and leading mobility features to support continuous service for public safety, in addition to the outstanding performance provided in fixed LTE cellular sites. Hundreds of Gilat&#8217;s VSATs will be deployed in Japan nationwide.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#8220;We are very pleased to select Gilat&#8217;s LTE cellular backhaul over satellite solution to play a key part in KDDI&#8217;s Mobile Services mission to deliver superior customer experience in Japan, including in islands and the metro-edge and for tourists visiting national parks and mountainous areas. Gilat&#8217;s technology will be used to extend our network reach as well as a basis for our disaster recovery capabilities,&#8221; said Nobuyuki Kawai, General Manager, Global Network Engineering and Operations Center at KDDI. &#8220;During our intense evaluation, Gilat&#8217;s solution stood out with its field proven carrier grade technology and superior performance that matches KDDI&#8217;s highest standards of quality requirements.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#8220;We are honored to have been selected by KDDI to support their vision of revolutionizing the lives of Japanese people and visitors to Japan, by providing superior connectivity with data and voice services over LTE (VoLTE) anytime and everywhere,&#8221; said Abhay Kumar, RVP Asia at Gilat. &#8220;We are pleased to continue to invest and offer outstanding technological innovation in the LTE domain, as MNOs throughout Asia invest strongly in LTE networks to gain new customers and increase their profitability and loyalty.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#8220;KDDI&#8217;s selection of Gilat is a true testimony to our leadership in delivering LTE backhaul solutions that are comparable in cost and user-experience to terrestrial solutions. We are seeing these deployments worldwide with tier-1 MNOs and service providers, who are committed to satisfying the ever-growing demand for broadband,&#8221;&#160;said Michal Aharonov, VP Global Accounts &amp; Telecom Services at Gilat. &#8220;KDDI&#8217;s selection further validates Gilat&#8217;s vision, that LTE cellular backhauling over satellite provides affordable, high quality broadband connectivity, and solidifies Gilat as the market leader in this growing market."</div>

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</font>KDDI Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company and one of Asia's largest telecommunications providers, has a proven global track record of high quality service delivery. KDDI provides a diverse portfolio consisting of mobile phone services, fixed-line communication, and data centers, thus making us the optimum one-stop solution provider for everything telecommunications and IT environment related. For more information, please visit <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>global.kddi.com</u></font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">About Gilat<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
</font> Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is a leading global provider of satellite-based broadband communications. With 30 years of experience, we design and manufacture cutting-edge ground segment equipment, and provide comprehensive solutions and end-to-end services, powered by our innovative technology. Delivering high value competitive solutions, our portfolio comprises of a cloud based VSAT network platform, high-speed modems, high performance on-the-move antennas and high efficiency, high power Solid State Amplifiers (SSPA) and Block Upconverters (BUC).</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
</font>Gilat&#8217;s comprehensive solutions support multiple applications with a full portfolio of products to address key applications including broadband access, cellular backhaul, enterprise, in-flight connectivity, maritime, trains, defense and public safety, all while meeting the most stringent service level requirements. Gilat controlling shareholders are the FIMI Private Equity Funds.&#160; For more information, please visit: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>www.gilat.com</u></font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 19.4pt">Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-look ng within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat's international operations and its location in Israel. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason. For additional information regarding&#160; these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business, reference&#160; is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Gilat Satellite Networks</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Doreet Oren</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">DoreetO@gilat.com</div>

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