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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001178913-18-003137
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181217
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181217

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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:		181236990

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		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="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; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Gilat&#8217;s multi-service platform operating over Hispasat&#8217;s Amazonas-5 HTS </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">Petah Tikva, Israel, December 17, 2018 </font>Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that Dish Mexico has chosen Gilat&#8217;s SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform, operating over Hispasat&#8217;s HTS satellite, Amazonas-5, to deliver high-quality broadband services in Mexico.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Mexico will be connected with ON, a new high-quality satellite Internet access service, to benefit the unserved and underserved people of Mexico. This service will include high speed broadband connectivity over satellite as a solution for remote regions where terrestrial service is not available. The broadband service will utilize Gilat&#8217;s highly efficient X-Architecture and DVB-S2X VSATs operating over Ka-band capacity from Hispasat&#8217;s recently launched Amazonas-5 satellite.</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;The joint solution of Hispasat and Gilat will allow Dish Mexico to deliver quality Internet service to both the residential and Small-to-Medium sized Enterprise (SME) markets&#8221;, said Santiago Ennis, Wireless and Marketing ON Director. &#8220;This solution enables flexible Internet access packages with different speeds and prices to best serve the varying needs of our customer base.&#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 excited by Dish Mexico&#8217;s selection of our consumer broadband service,&#8221; said Ignacio Sanchis, Chief Commercial Officer of Hispasat. &#8220;Our rigorous testing demonstrated the robustness and efficiency of Gilat&#8217;s equipment as it operates over our multi-beam Ka Amazonas-5 satellite.&#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;This win is a testament to the confidence that Dish has placed in Hispasat and Gilat&#8217;s joint solution, and materialization of Gilat&#8217;s strong relationship with Hispasat for the benefit of the people of Mexico,&#8221; said Tobias Dezordi, Regional Vice President Latin America at Gilat. &#8220;This achievement is yet another step in delivering on Gilat&#8217;s global vision to enable quality, plentiful and affordable broadband worldwide, and our continued commitment to the Latin America region.&#8221;</div>

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</font>Dish M&#233;xico is a satellite Pay-TV in Mexico, having revolutionized the industry. Is a partnership between MVS Comunicaciones, a Mexican leading group in telecommunications and entertainment, and EchoStar, a leader in technology, satellite broadcasting and services in the United States of America. Its extraordinary<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font>commercial offer based in cost-benefit, allows the programming distribution of the most watched Pay TV channels to all population sectors. Additionally, offers digital platforms to enjoy on-line contents in mobile devices<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</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">ON is a brand from Dish M&#233;xico that offers an innovative wireless, cable and satellite residential internet service, providing a comprehensive easy-to-use and user-friendly interconnectivity solution allowing a straightforward Internet experience, targeting different sectors of urban and rural populations throughout the Mexican territory.</div>

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</font> HISPASAT is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, where its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. HISPASAT is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.</div>

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</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>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">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. 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 these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</div>

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