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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-A

         FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
          SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               LORAL CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               New York                      13-1718360
       (State of incorporation)        (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)



                              600 Third Avenue
                            New York, NY  10016
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box. [X]

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                        Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class                     on which Each Class
to be so Registered                     is to be Registered
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7 5/8 % Senior Debentures          New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
due June 15, 2025


Securities to be registered to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                                     None
                                Title of class




















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Item 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

          Reference is made to the information set forth under (i) the caption
          "Description of Debt Securities" contained in the Registrant's
          Prospectus dated May 23, 1994 and (ii) the caption "Description of
          Debentures" contained in the Prospectus Supplement dated June 2,
          1995, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
          Securities Act, each of which forms a part of the Registrant's
          Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-53741) and is
          incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.   Exhibits

          The following exhibits are filed with the Commission and the New
          York Stock Exchange, Inc.:

     2.1  Form of the Registrant's Senior Debenture due 2025*

     2.2  Indenture dated as of September 1, 1993, between the Registrant and
          Bank of America Illinois (formerly known as Continental Bank,
          National Association)**

     2.3  First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 1994, between the
          Registrant and Bank of America Illinois (formerly known as
          Continental Bank, National Association)***































*    Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's
     Registration Statement (No. 33-50407), as filed on September 27, 1993.

**   Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
     Registration Statement (No. 33-50407), as filed on September 27, 1993.

***  Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1(b) to the Registrant's
     Registration Statement (No. 33-53741), as filed on May 23, 1994.


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                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



                         LORAL CORPORATION



                       Dated: June 6, 1995

                       /s/ Michael B. Targoff
                           Michael B. Targoff
                           Senior Vice President





























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