1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-51133 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. and the financial statement schedule of Loral Space & Communications Ltd. appearing in or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Loral Space & Communications Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 1997 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 5, 1998