Loral Reaches Global Settlement With Alcatel

Loral Space & Communications announced Monday that it has reached an overall settlement with Alcatel resolving all outstanding issues between them including a contract dispute that has been in arbitration.

By Space Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published July 1, 2003 · Updated March 15, 2026

Loral will pay Alcatel $5 million now and an additional $8 million within one year of closing.

As part of the settlement, Alcatel will transfer its minority interest in CyberStar to Loral, and Loral will transfer to Alcatel its minority interests in two Alcatel affiliates (Europe*Star and SkyBridge) that Loral had previously written off.

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