LORAL CORP &lt;LOR> 2ND QTR SEPT 30
  Shr 70 cts vs 53 cts
      Net 17.3 mln vs 12.9 mln
      Revs 336.9 mln vs 157.5 mln
      Six mths
      Shr 1.34 dlrs vs 1.07 dlrs
      Net 33.0 mln vs 26.3 mln
      Revs 654.7 mln vs 310.1 mln
      Backlog 1.9 billion vs 851.8 mln
     
      NOTE: Year ago qtr and six mths included after net charge
  of about four cts per shr representing the difference between a
  gain on the sale of securities and the write-off of certain
  nonrecurring costs.
      In addition, the six mths 1986 includes a 2.3 mln dlr gain
  on the sale of a unit and a one mln dlr writedown of a minority
  interest investment.
      Results for the qtr and the six mths in current year
  include Loral Systems Group, formerly Goodyear Aerospace,
  acquired in March 1987.
  

