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-3 of our report
dated March 5, 2002 (March 26, 2002 with respect 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) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Loral
Space & Communications Ltd.  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Loral Space & Communications  Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2001 and to
the reference to us under the  heading "Experts" in the prospectus, which is
part of this Registration  Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
April 5, 2002