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Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-26517
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 DATED APRIL 21, 1998
TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 11, 1997
The Selling Holders table on pages 7-10 of the Prospectus is hereby amended
to update the information regarding the following entities and their respective
number of shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock:
Number of Number of
Shares of Shares of
Preferred Common
Selling Holders Stock Stock
- --------------- ----- -----
OCM Convertible Trust....................................... 32,000 80,000
State of Connecticut Combined Investment Funds.............. 27,900 69,750
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund, Inc................... 21,700 54,250
Delta Air Lines Master Trust................................ 17,500 43,750
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC....................... 10,000 25,000
State Employees' Retirement Fund of the State of Delaware... 3,800 9,500
OCM Convertible Limited Partnership......................... 2,100 5,250