The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the "financial statements") included in Item 1 and our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Topic Location Overview Page 40 Consolidated Operating Results Page 43 Liquidity and Capital Resources:
Loral Page 50 Telesat Page 52 Contractual Obligations Page 55 Statement of Cash Flows Page 55 Affiliate Matters Page 56 Commitments and Contingencies Page 56 Other Matters Page 56

Loral Space & Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries ("Loral", the "Company", "we", "our", and "us") is a leading satellite communications company engaged in satellite manufacturing with ownership interests in satellite-based communications services. The term "Parent Company" is a reference to Loral Space & Communications Inc., excluding its subsidiaries.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained in the following discussion and analysis, the matters discussed below are not historical facts, but are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we or our representatives have made and may continue to make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing, in other contexts. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "anticipates," "estimates," "project," "intend," or "outlook" or other variations of these words. These statements, including without limitation, those relating to Telesat, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or quantify. Actual events or results may differ materially as a result of a wide variety of factors and conditions, many of which are beyond our control. For a detailed discussion of these and other factors and conditions, please refer to the Commitments and Contingencies section below and to our other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). We operate in an industry sector in which the value of securities may be volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond our control. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Overview

Businesses

Recent Develpments

On June 26, 2012, Loral and Space Systems/Loral, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loral ("SS/L"), entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a Canadian corporation ("MDA"), and MDA Communications Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA ("Purchaser" or "MDA Holdings"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell one hundred percent of the outstanding equity interests in SS/L to Purchaser for $774 million (subject to certain purchase price adjustments set forth in the Purchase Agreement) and certain related real estate to MDA for a $101 million promissory note.

Prior to consummating the sale, SS/L will (i) be converted into a limited liability company, (ii) transfer the real estate owned by it to a newly formed limited liability company (the "Land LLC"), (iii) distribute the equity interests in the Land LLC to Loral, and (iv) pay a dividend and repay intercompany balances to Loral in an amount equal to approximately $111.9 million plus $192,500 per day from March 31, 2012 to the closing of the transaction, plus amounts accrued from March 31, 2012 to the closing of the transaction under the existing management and shared services agreements between Loral and SS/L.

The transaction will be taxable, and, for tax purposes, treated as a sale of assets.

The $101 million promissory note to be received from MDA will bear interest at the rate of 1% per annum, and will amortize in three equal annual installments commencing March 31, 2013. The note will be secured by a letter of guarantee from Royal Bank of Canada.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Loral will indemnify SS/L for all Covered Litigation Costs and any Covered Litigation Damages (as such terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to certain capped cost-sharing by SS/L, and will retain control of the defense of the lawsuit against SS/L and Loral by ViaSat, Inc. as well as SS/L's counterclaims against ViaSat, Inc. in that lawsuit. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, following a change of control of Loral, the liability of Loral for Covered Litigation Damages is subject to a dollar cap.

The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is subject to certain closing conditions, including: (i) that from the date of the Purchase Agreement to the closing date of the transactions contemplated thereby a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall not have occurred, (ii) that any required waiting periods (including any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, shall have terminated or expired, (iii) obtaining the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and
(iv) other customary closing conditions. If the sale of SS/L is not consummated by November 23, 2012, either Loral or MDA may terminate the Purchase Agreement provided that each party's right to terminate the Purchase Agreement shall not be available if such party's action or failure to act has caused the failure of the closing to take place by November 23, 2012 and such action or failure constitutes a breach of the Purchase Agreement.

Description of Business

SS/L designs and manufactures satellites, space systems and space system components for commercial and government customers whose applications include fixed satellite services ("FSS"), direct-to-home ("DTH") broadcasting, mobile satellite services ("MSS"), broadband data distribution, wireless telephony, digital radio, digital mobile broadcasting, military communications, weather monitoring and air traffic management.

The operations of SS/L, previously reported as the satellite manufacturing operating segment, have been reclassified as discontinued operations in our statements of operations and cash flows. The assets and liabilities of SS/L have been reflected as assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.

Subsequent to the sale of SS/L, Loral will have, as a result of the pending transaction with MDA and MDA Holdings, one operating segment consisting of satellite based communications services. Loral participates in satellite services operations principally through its ownership interest in Telesat Holdings Inc. ("Telesat Holdco") which owns Telesat Canada ("Telesat"), a leading global fixed satellite services operator, with offices around the world. Telesat provides its satellite and communication services from a fleet of satellites that occupy Canadian and other orbital locations.

Loral holds a 64% economic interest and a 33 1/3% voting interest in Telesat, the world's fourth largest satellite operator with approximately $5.3 billion of backlog as of June 30, 2012.

The satellite services business is capital intensive and the build-out of a satellite fleet requires substantial time and investment. Once the investment in a satellite is made, the incremental costs to maintain and operate the satellite are relatively low over the life of the satellite with the exception of in-orbit insurance. Telesat has been able to generate a large contracted revenue backlog by entering into long-term contracts with some of its customers for all or substantially all of a satellite's life. Historically, this has resulted in revenue from the satellite services business being fairly predictable.

At June 30, 2012, Telesat provided satellite services to customers from its fleet of 13 in-orbit satellites. In addition, Telesat owns the Canadian Ka-band payload on the ViaSat-1 satellite which was launched in October 2011. Telesat successfully launched the Nimiq 6 satellite and placed it into commercial service during June 2012. Telesat currently has one satellite under construction, Anik G1, which Telesat anticipates will be launched in the second half of 2012.

Telesat's commitment to providing strong customer service and its focus on innovation and technical expertise has allowed it to successfully build its business to date. Building on its existing contractual revenue backlog, Telesat's focus is on taking disciplined steps to grow its core business and sell newly launched and existing in-orbit satellite services, and, in a disciplined manner, use the cash flow generated by existing business, contracted expansion satellites and cost savings to strengthen the business.

Telesat believes its satellites produce a substantial combination of ongoing revenue from backlog, continuing revenue growth and an effective foundation upon which it will seek to continue to grow its revenue and cash flows. The growth is expected to come from the Canadian payload on the ViaSat-1 satellite, its newly launched Nimiq 6 satellite, its Anik G1 satellite under construction, and the sale of available capacity on its existing in-orbit satellites.

Telesat believes that it is well-positioned to serve its customers and the markets in which it participates. Telesat actively pursues opportunities to develop new satellites, particularly in conjunction with current or prospective customers, who will commit to long term service agreements prior to the time the satellite construction contract is signed. Although Telesat regularly pursues opportunities to develop new satellites, it does not procure additional or replacement satellites until it believes there is a demonstrated need and a sound business plan for such satellite capacity.

Telesat anticipates that it can increase revenue without a proportional increase in operating expenses, allowing for operating margin expansion. The relatively fixed cost nature of the business, combined with contracted revenue growth and other growth opportunities, is expected to produce growth in income and operating cash flow.

For the remainder of 2012, Telesat will remain focused on: increasing utilization on its existing satellites, continuing the construction, launch and deployment of the Anik G-1 satellite, securing additional customer requirements to support the procurement of additional satellites and maintaining cost and operating discipline.

On March 28, 2012, Telesat entered into a new credit agreement (the "Telesat Credit Agreement") with a syndicate of banks which provided for the extension of credit under the following senior credit facilities in the principal amount of up to approximately $2.55 billion (together, the "Telesat Senior Credit Facilities"): (i) a revolving credit facility in the amount of up to CAD/$140 million, available in either Canadian or U.S. dollars, maturing on March 28, 2017; (ii) a Term Loan A facility denominated in Canadian dollars, in the amount of CAD 500 million, maturing on March 28, 2017; (iii) a Term Loan B facility denominated in Canadian dollars, in the amount of CAD 175 million, maturing on March 28, 2019; and (iv) a Term Loan B facility denominated in U.S. dollars, in the amount of $1.725 billion, maturing on March 28, 2019. Simultaneously with entering into the Telesat Credit Agreement, Telesat terminated and paid all outstanding amounts under its previous credit facilities.

On March 28, 2012, Telesat redeemed all of its outstanding senior preferred shares, previously held by an affiliate of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board ("PSP Investments"), for approximately CAD 146 million in cash, which was equal to the outstanding liquidation value and accrued dividends on the senior preferred shares. Following the redemption of the senior preferred shares, an affiliate of PSP Investments provided a loan in the amount of approximately CAD 146 million to Telesat, in the form of a subordinated promissory note.

In connection with the closing of the Telesat Credit Agreement, Telesat's Board declared a special cash distribution to its shareholders, as a reduction of stated capital, in the amount of approximately CAD 656 million. Loral's share of this amount is approximately CAD 420 million. On March 28, 2012, Telesat paid its shareholders approximately CAD 586 million of the special distribution, which was funded by the proceeds from the Telesat Senior Credit Facilities and excess cash from operations. Of this amount, Loral received approximately CAD 375 million ($376 million). The approximately CAD 70 million distribution remaining was paid in July 2012, with Loral receiving approximately CAD 45 million ($46 million). In connection with the cash distribution made to Telesat's shareholders, Telesat's Board also authorized approximately CAD 49 million in special payments to executives and certain employees of Telesat. Approximately CAD 44 million of special payments and benefits was recorded as compensation expense at June 30, 2012. The majority of the remaining payments are expected to be made over the next three years, subject to the executives' and employees' continued employment with Telesat on the payment date and other conditions.

On May 14, 2012, Telesat issued, through a private placement, $700 million of 6% senior notes which mature on May 15, 2017. The 6% senior notes are subordinated to Telesat's existing and future secured indebtedness, including obligations under the Telesat Senior Credit Facilities, and are governed under the 6% senior notes indenture. The net proceeds of the offering, along with available cash on hand, were used to fund redemption or repurchase of all of Telesat's 11% Senior Notes due November 1, 2015 issued under an indenture dated as of June 30, 2008 and to pay certain financing costs and redemption premiums.

Telesat's operating results are subject to fluctuations as a result of exchange rate variations. Approximately 49% of Telesat's revenues received in Canada for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, a substantial portion of its expenses and a substantial portion of its indebtedness and capital expenditures were denominated in U.S. dollars. The most significant impact of variations in the exchange rate is on the U.S. dollar denominated debt financing. A five percent change in the value of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar at June 30, 2012 would have increased or decreased Telesat's net income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 by approximately $149 million.

General

On March 28, 2012, as a direct result of the special cash distribution by Telesat to its shareholders discussed above, the Loral Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $13.60 per share for an aggregate dividend of $418 million. The dividend was paid on April 20, 2012 to holders of record of Loral voting and non-voting common stock as of April 10, 2012. The dividend paid to Loral's shareholders approximated the full amount of both dividend tranches to be received by Loral from Telesat. As the dividend was paid prior to receipt of the second tranche from Telesat, Loral used its available cash balance to fund the difference between the Loral dividend paid and the proceeds received from Telesat.

Subsequent to the consummation of the sale of SS/L, Loral's remaining assets, primarily its ownership interests in Telesat, will continue to have substantial value. Loral may, from time to time, explore and evaluate possible other strategic transactions and alliances which may include joint ventures and strategic relationships as well as business combinations or the acquisition or disposition of assets. In order to pursue certain of these opportunities, we will require additional funds. There can be no assurance that we will enter into additional strategic transactions or alliances, nor do we know if we will be able to obtain the necessary financing for these transactions on favorable terms, if at all.

In 2008, Loral agreed to purchase the Canadian coverage portion of the ViaSat-1 satellite, which was successfully launched in October 2011. The ViaSat-1 satellite is a high capacity Ka-band spot beam satellite for broadband services that was launched into the 115o West longitude orbital location. Loral also entered into an agreement with Xplornet, Canada's largest rural broadband provider, to deliver high throughput satellite Ka-band capacity for broadband services in Canada. Under the agreement, Xplornet agreed to contract with Loral for the Canadian capacity on the ViaSat-1 satellite and associated gateway services for the expected life of the satellite, and Loral agreed to construct and operate four gateways in Canada. Approximately $50 million had been invested by Loral through April 11, 2011. A portion of these costs was funded by prepayments in 2010 from Xplornet of CAD 2.5 million as required under the agreement. On April 11, 2011, Loral assigned its investment in the Canadian broadband business, including the Canadian coverage portion of the ViaSat-1 satellite, to Telesat for $13 million plus reimbursement of approximately $48 million, representing Loral's net costs incurred through the closing date (see Note 20 to the financial statements). In addition, in connection with the assignment, Telesat agreed that if it obtains certain supplemental capacity on the payload, Loral will be entitled to receive, for four years, one-half of any net revenue actually earned by Telesat on such supplemental capacity.

In connection with the acquisition of our ownership interest in Telesat in 2007, Loral has agreed that, subject to certain exceptions described in Telesat's shareholders agreement, for so long as Loral has an interest in Telesat, it will not compete in the business of leasing, selling or otherwise furnishing fixed satellite service, broadcast satellite service or audio and video broadcast direct to home service using transponder capacity in the C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band (including in each case extended band) frequencies and the business of providing end-to-end data solutions on networks comprised of earth terminals, space segment, and, where appropriate, networking hubs.

Consolidated Operating Results

See Critical Accounting Matters in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and Note 2 to the financial statements.

Changes in Critical Accounting Policies - There have been no changes in our critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Consolidated Operating Results -

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared With Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

The following compares our consolidated results for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 as presented in our financial statements (in millions):

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses, which are comprised of Corporate office expenses, increased by $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011, primarily due to a $0.3 million increase in compensation expense and costs of $0.3 million in 2012 to transition SS/L to a stand-alone entity.

Gain on Disposition of Net Assets

Gain on disposition of net assets for the three months ended June 30, 2011 represents the gain associated with the sale of Loral's portion of the ViaSat-1 payload and related net assets to Telesat, net of the elimination of Loral's 64% ownership interest in Telesat.

Interest and Investment Income

Interest and investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 consists primarily of interest income on long-term receivables due from Telesat for consulting services.

Other Expense

Other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2012 is comprised of expenses of $1.4 million related to the sale of SS/L, substantially offset by a $1.3 million gain related to a foreign exchange forward contract to hedge the foreign exchange risk associated with the payment of the second tranche of the special cash distribution from Telesat that was received in July 2012. Other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2011 consisted primarily of expenses related to the sale and potential spin-off of SS/L.

Income Tax Provision

Our income tax provision for the three months ended June 30 is summarized as follows: (i) for 2012, we recorded a tax benefit of $5.8 million (which included a deferred provision of $1.5 million to increase our valuation allowance (see below) and a provision of $0.8 million for uncertain tax positions ("UTPs")) on a pre-tax loss of $4.1 million and (ii) for 2011, we recorded a tax provision of $9.5 million (which included a provision of $0.9 million for UTPs) on pre-tax income of $0.4 million.

Our income tax provision for each period is computed by applying an expected effective annual tax rate (39% for 2012 and negative 94% for 2011) against the cumulative pre-tax loss for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (before adjusting for certain tax items that are discrete to each period) less the provision recorded in each of the respective prior quarters. In addition, taxes provided on the gain associated with the sale of Loral's portion of the ViaSat-1 payload and related net assets to Telesat were treated as discrete to the three months ended June 30, 2011 and not included in the expected effective annual tax rate.

The income tax provision included our tax expense or benefit on equity in net
(loss) income of affiliates, which is included on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income below the line for income tax provision. When comparing 2012 to 2011, the impact of taxes provided on our projected equity in net income of Telesat for the full year 2011 relative to our projected pre-tax loss from continuing operations for 2011 (without the gain from discrete items) caused the significant increase to our expected effective annual tax rate.

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we increased our deferred income tax provision by $1.5 million to establish an additional valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets after having determined, based on all available evidence, that when the assets and liabilities of SS/L were reclassified on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale it was more likely than not that we would not realize the benefit from that portion of our deferred tax assets in the future. After the sale of SS/L and collection on the promissory note from MDA, future profitability from operations is not expected to be sufficient to realize the benefit from our remaining net deferred tax assets, which will consist primarily of federal net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards. The NOLs are subject to an annual limitation of $32.6 million under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and expire in 2022 and 2024. To the extent required, the Company would generate sufficient taxable income from the appreciated value of its Telesat investment, which currently has a nominal tax basis, in order to prevent the NOLs from expiring and realize the benefit of all remaining deferred tax assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

During 2012, we expect that the statute of limitations for assessment of additional tax will expire for various UTPs potentially resulting in a $60 million reduction to our unrecognized tax benefits. This reduction would provide an $87 million benefit to our income tax provision on income from continuing operations, including the reversal of applicable interest and penalties previously accrued.

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

Equity in net (loss) income of affiliates consists of (in millions):



                                         Three Months
                                        Ended June 30,
                                       2012         2011
                            Telesat   $  (8.9 )    $ 26.0
                            XTAR         (2.5 )      (2.1 )

                                      $ (11.4 )    $ 23.9

In March 2012, Telesat completed a refinancing and recapitalization transaction which resulted in special cash distributions to Loral of CAD 375 million ($376 million) in the first quarter of 2012 and CAD 45 million ($46 million) in July 2012 (see Note 10 to the financial statements).

The special cash distribution received from Telesat on March 28, 2012 has been reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012 as a reduction to investment in affiliates. Because the special cash distribution exceeds our cumulative equity in net income of Telesat and our initial investment, our investment account in Telesat has been reduced to zero. As of June 30, 2012, we had approximately $41 million of equity in net losses of Telesat that was not recognized in our statement of operations.

Loral's equity in net income of Telesat is based on our proportionate share of Telesat's results in accordance with U.S. GAAP and in U.S. dollars. The amortization of Telesat fair value adjustments applicable to the Loral Skynet assets and liabilities acquired by Telesat in 2007 is proportionately eliminated in determining our share of the net income of Telesat. Our equity in net income of Telesat also reflects the elimination of our profit, to the extent of our beneficial interest, on satellites we are constructing for Telesat.

Summary financial information for Telesat in accordance with U.S. GAAP and in Canadian dollars ("CAD") and U.S. dollars ("$") for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 follows (in millions):

                                                        Three Months                  Three Months
                                                       Ended June 30,                Ended June 30,
                                                    2012             2011          2012          2011
                                                   (In Canadian dollars)           (In U.S. dollars)
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