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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
    
 
   
                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
    
 
   
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-26517 of Loral Space &
Communications Ltd. (a Bermuda company) of our reports with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Loral Space & Communications Ltd., Space
Systems/Loral, Inc., and Globalstar, L.P. appearing in or incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Loral Space & Communications Ltd.
for the transition period ended December 31, 1996 and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
    
 
   
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
    
   
New York, New York
    
   
June 25, 1997