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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-22085

LORAL ORION, INC.

     
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  52-1564318
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

500 HILLS DRIVE, BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921
TELEPHONE: (908) 470-2300

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (B) OF THE ACT:

NONE

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 (G) OF THE ACT:
11 1/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007
12 1/2% SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2007
10% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12 b-20. Yes o   No x

     The number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share of the registrant outstanding as of April 30, 2004 was 100, all of which were owned, directly or indirectly, by Loral Space & Communications Ltd.

     THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION I (1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION I (2) OF FORM 10-Q.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

     We are filing this Amendment on Form 10-Q/A to the Quarterly Report solely for the purpose of amending Item 4(b) to conform the language in our filing to the exact wording required by Item 4(b).

     In addition, we have filed the following exhibits herewith:

     31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     Except as specifically indicated herein, no other information included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and 10-Q/A is amended by this Amendment on Form 10-Q/A.

PART I

Item 4. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     (a) Disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of March 31, 2003, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that material information relating to Loral Orion and its consolidated subsidiaries required to be in our filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 would be made known to them by others within those entities in a timely manner.

     (b) Internal controls over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f) and 15-d-15(f)) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit Number
  Description
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)

 


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SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.

     
  LORAL ORION, INC. Registrant
 
   
  /s/ Richard J. Townsend
 
 
 
  Richard J. Townsend
Senior Vice President
and Chief Executive Officer
and Registrant’s Authorized Officer
Date: May 12, 2004