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): January 16, 2003

                       PEGASUS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


       Delaware                    0-21389                   51-0374669
    (State or Other             (Commission                 (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of              File Number)             Identification No.)
     Incorporation)


      c/o Pegasus Communications Management Company, 225 City Line Avenue,
                   Suite 200, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania     19004
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-438-7488



          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



<PAGE>



Item 5.               Other Events.

     In connection with our litigation with DIRECTV,  Inc., on January 16, 2003,
our  subsidiaries,  Pegasus Satellite  Television,  Inc. and Golden Sky Systems,
Inc.,  entered into a stipulation  ("Stipulation")  with DIRECTV,  Inc.,  Hughes
Communications Galaxy, Inc., the National Rural Telecommunications  Cooperative,
and the class  consisting  of  members  and  affiliates  of the  National  Rural
Telecommunications  Cooperative.  Since  the  parties  to  the  Stipulation  are
participating in mediation with a court approved mediator, the parties agreed to
extend  certain  pre-trial  and trial  deadlines to  accommodate  the  scheduled
mediation  and to allow the  parties  to  pursue a  business  solution  to their
disputes.  As a result of the  Stipulation,  the trial,  which was  scheduled to
begin on  April 1,  2003,  is now set to  begin on June 3,  2003.  A copy of the
Stipulation filed with and approved by the court on January 17, 2003 is attached
as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

             (c) Exhibits.

                 99  Stipulation.






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<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE

     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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                   PEGASUS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


                                   By: /s/ Scott A. Blank
                                       ------------------
                                       Scott A. Blank,
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel


January 27, 2003



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<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description

    99                     Stipulation.




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<PAGE>


EXHIBIT 99



                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA


NATIONAL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS      |
COOPERATIVE,                           |   Master File No.  CV99-5666
                                       |   LGB (CWx)        CV99-8672
                                       |                    CV00-368
                                       |                    CV00-2117
                                       |                    CV01-6220
                          Plaintiff,   |
                                       |
                                       |   STIPULATION TO EXTEND PRE-TRIAL
              vs.                      |   AND TRIAL DATES; ORDER THEREON
                                       |
DIRECTV, INC., HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS   |
GALAXY, INC. and DOES 1-10,            |   [This Document Relates to All Cases]
                                       |
                           Defendant.  |
------------------------------------------------------------

     This Stipulation is made by and between  National Rural  Telecommunications
Cooperative,  Pegasus Satellite  Television,  Inc., Golden Sky System, Inc., the
Class,  DIRECTV,  Inc., and Hughes  Communications  Galaxy,  Inc., through their
respective  counsel of record. The parties are participating in a mediation with
a court approved mediator.  In order to accommodate the scheduled  mediation and
provide the parties with an opportunity  to pursue a business  solution to their
disputes,  the  parties,  subject  to Court  approval,  stipulate  to extend the
current pre-trial and trial deadlines, as follows:

          February 21, 2003     Expert Discovery Cut-Off
          March 10, 2003        Last Day to Meet and Confer on Motions in Limine
          March 24, 2003        File and Serve Motions in Limine
          March 26, 2003        Exchange Jury Instructions and Special Verdict
                                Forms
          April 2, 2003         Exchange Objections to Jury Instructions and
                                Special Verdict Forms
          April 7, 2003         File and Serve Oppositions to Motions in Limine
          April  9, 2003        Rule 16-2 Meeting of Counsel Exchange Deposition
                                Designations, Witness Lists, and Exhibit Lists
          April 11, 2003        Meet and Confer re Jury Instructions and Special
                                Verdict Forms
          April  21, 2003       File and Serve Replies to Oppositions to Motions
                                in Limine
          April 23, 2003        Serve Objections and Counter-Designations to
                                Deposition Designations
          April  28, 2003       File Memo of Facts and Law, Witness Lists, and
                                Exhibit Lists
          May 2, 2003           Meet to Stipulate as to Foundation, Waiver of
                                Best Evidence Rule, and Identification of
                                Exhibits that may be Received in Evidence at
                                Start of Trial.
          May 8, 2003           File Final Pre-Trial Conference Order and
                                Witness Summaries and Time Estimates;
                                Serve Final Objections to Deposition
                                Counter-Designations





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<PAGE>


          May 12, 2003          File Joint Jury Instructions and Joint Proposed
                                Verdict Forms and any Disputed Jury Instructions
                                or Disputed Verdict Forms
          May 19, 2003          Pretrial Conference
          at 9:00 a.m.          Hearing on Motions in Limine;
                                File Objections to any Disputed Jury
                                Instructions and Disputed Special Verdict Forms;
                                Exchange Graphics and Demonstratives
          May 22, 2003          File Trial Brief
          June 3, 2003          Last Day to Lodge Deposition Transcripts with
          at 8:30 a.m.          the Court;
                                Trial Begins


   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

                                By:/s/  Jeff Scott by Ingrid Eagly
                                   -------------------------------
                                   Jeff Scott
                                   Attorneys for Class

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                ARNOLD & PORTER

                                By:/s/ David S. Eisen
                                   ------------------
                                   David S. Eisen
                                   Attorneys for Pegasus Satellite Television,
                                   Inc. & Golden Sky Sys., Inc.

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

                                By:/s/ John I. Lazar by Ingrid Eagly
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   John I. Lazar
                                   Attorneys for NRTC

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                KIRKLAND & ELLIS

                                By:/s/ Michael E. Baumann by Ingrid Eagly
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Michael E. Baumann
                                   Attorneys for DIRECTV, Inc.
                                   & Hughes Comm. Galaxy, Inc.

         IT IS SO ORDERED

         DATED: January 17, 2003

                                                 /s/ Lourdes G. Baird
                                                 --------------------
                                                 The Honorable Lourdes G. Baird
                                                 United States District Judge




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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): January 16, 2003

                       PEGASUS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

       Delaware                    0-21389                   51-0374669
    (State or Other             (Commission                 (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of              File Number)             Identification No.)
     Incorporation)

      c/o Pegasus Communications Management Company, 225 City Line Avenue,
                   Suite 200, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania     19004
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-438-7488

          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5.               Other Events.

     In connection with our litigation with DIRECTV,  Inc., on January 16, 2003,
our  subsidiaries,  Pegasus Satellite  Television,  Inc. and Golden Sky Systems,
Inc.,  entered into a stipulation  ("Stipulation")  with DIRECTV,  Inc.,  Hughes
Communications Galaxy, Inc., the National Rural Telecommunications  Cooperative,
and the class  consisting  of  members  and  affiliates  of the  National  Rural
Telecommunications  Cooperative.  Since  the  parties  to  the  Stipulation  are
participating in mediation with a court approved mediator, the parties agreed to
extend  certain  pre-trial  and trial  deadlines to  accommodate  the  scheduled
mediation  and to allow the  parties  to  pursue a  business  solution  to their
disputes.  As a result of the  Stipulation,  the trial,  which was  scheduled to
begin on  April 1,  2003,  is now set to  begin on June 3,  2003.  A copy of the
Stipulation filed with and approved by the court on January 17, 2003 is attached
as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

             (c) Exhibits.

                 99  Stipulation.

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SIGNATURE

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                   PEGASUS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Scott A. Blank
                                       ------------------
                                       Scott A. Blank,
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel

January 27, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description

    99                     Stipulation.

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EXHIBIT 99

                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATIONAL RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS      |
COOPERATIVE,                           |   Master File No.  CV99-5666
                                       |   LGB (CWx)        CV99-8672
                                       |                    CV00-368
                                       |                    CV00-2117
                                       |                    CV01-6220
                          Plaintiff,   |
                                       |
                                       |   STIPULATION TO EXTEND PRE-TRIAL
              vs.                      |   AND TRIAL DATES; ORDER THEREON
                                       |
DIRECTV, INC., HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS   |
GALAXY, INC. and DOES 1-10,            |   [This Document Relates to All Cases]
                                       |
                           Defendant.  |
------------------------------------------------------------

     This Stipulation is made by and between  National Rural  Telecommunications
Cooperative,  Pegasus Satellite  Television,  Inc., Golden Sky System, Inc., the
Class,  DIRECTV,  Inc., and Hughes  Communications  Galaxy,  Inc., through their
respective  counsel of record. The parties are participating in a mediation with
a court approved mediator.  In order to accommodate the scheduled  mediation and
provide the parties with an opportunity  to pursue a business  solution to their
disputes,  the  parties,  subject  to Court  approval,  stipulate  to extend the
current pre-trial and trial deadlines, as follows:

          February 21, 2003     Expert Discovery Cut-Off
          March 10, 2003        Last Day to Meet and Confer on Motions in Limine
          March 24, 2003        File and Serve Motions in Limine
          March 26, 2003        Exchange Jury Instructions and Special Verdict
                                Forms
          April 2, 2003         Exchange Objections to Jury Instructions and
                                Special Verdict Forms
          April 7, 2003         File and Serve Oppositions to Motions in Limine
          April  9, 2003        Rule 16-2 Meeting of Counsel Exchange Deposition
                                Designations, Witness Lists, and Exhibit Lists
          April 11, 2003        Meet and Confer re Jury Instructions and Special
                                Verdict Forms
          April  21, 2003       File and Serve Replies to Oppositions to Motions
                                in Limine
          April 23, 2003        Serve Objections and Counter-Designations to
                                Deposition Designations
          April  28, 2003       File Memo of Facts and Law, Witness Lists, and
                                Exhibit Lists
          May 2, 2003           Meet to Stipulate as to Foundation, Waiver of
                                Best Evidence Rule, and Identification of
                                Exhibits that may be Received in Evidence at
                                Start of Trial.
          May 8, 2003           File Final Pre-Trial Conference Order and
                                Witness Summaries and Time Estimates;
                                Serve Final Objections to Deposition
                                Counter-Designations

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May 12, 2003          File Joint Jury Instructions and Joint Proposed
                                Verdict Forms and any Disputed Jury Instructions
                                or Disputed Verdict Forms
          May 19, 2003          Pretrial Conference
          at 9:00 a.m.          Hearing on Motions in Limine;
                                File Objections to any Disputed Jury
                                Instructions and Disputed Special Verdict Forms;
                                Exchange Graphics and Demonstratives
          May 22, 2003          File Trial Brief
          June 3, 2003          Last Day to Lodge Deposition Transcripts with
          at 8:30 a.m.          the Court;
                                Trial Begins

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

                                By:/s/  Jeff Scott by Ingrid Eagly
                                   -------------------------------
                                   Jeff Scott
                                   Attorneys for Class

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                ARNOLD & PORTER

                                By:/s/ David S. Eisen
                                   ------------------
                                   David S. Eisen
                                   Attorneys for Pegasus Satellite Television,
                                   Inc. & Golden Sky Sys., Inc.

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

                                By:/s/ John I. Lazar by Ingrid Eagly
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   John I. Lazar
                                   Attorneys for NRTC

   Dated: January 16, 2003
                                KIRKLAND & ELLIS

                                By:/s/ Michael E. Baumann by Ingrid Eagly
                                   --------------------------------------
                                   Michael E. Baumann
                                   Attorneys for DIRECTV, Inc.
                                   & Hughes Comm. Galaxy, Inc.

         IT IS SO ORDERED

         DATED: January 17, 2003

                                                 /s/ Lourdes G. Baird
                                                 --------------------
                                                 The Honorable Lourdes G. Baird
                                                 United States District Judge

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