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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a Bermuda company) on Form S-8 of our report
dated March 5, 2002 (March 26, 2002 as to the seventh paragraph of Note 13)
(which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph
concerning the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities) appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Loral Space & Communications Ltd. for the year
ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Jose, California
November 15, 2002


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