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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-K/A ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 Commission file number 0-22085 LORAL ORION, INC. Delaware(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)
    
    52-1564318(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
 500 Hills Drive, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Telephone: (908) 470-2300 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 11 1/4% Senior Notes Due 2007
12 1/2% Senior Discount Notes Due 2007
10% Senior Notes Due 2006 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12 b-20. Yes o   No x Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [Not Applicable] The number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share of the
registrant outstanding as of April 30, 2004 was 100, all of which were owned,
directly or indirectly, by Loral Space & Communications Ltd. The aggregate
market value of the common shares held by affiliates was zero. THE REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION
I(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING WITH THE REDUCED
DISCLOSURE FORMAT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(2) OF FORM 10-K. Documents Incorporated by Reference None




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Table of Contents  PagePart IVItem 14. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
    
    
    1Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
    
    
    1Signatures
    
    
    2CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION
  EXPLANATORY NOTE We are filing this Amendment on Form 10-K/A to the 2002 Annual Report
solely for the purpose of amending Item 14(b) to conform the language in our
filing to the exact wording required by Item 14(b). In addition, we have filed the following exhibits herewith: 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. Except as specifically indicated herein, no other information included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A is amended by this Amendment on Form
10-K/A. 
 PART IV 
 Item 14. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures (a) Disclosure controls and procedures.Our chief executive officer and
our chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of December 31, 2002, have
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and
designed to ensure that material information relating to Loral Orion and its
consolidated subsidiaries required to be in our filings under the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 would be made known to them by others within those
entities in a timely manner. (b) Internal controls over financial reporting.There were no changes in
our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f) and 15-d-15(f)) during the most recent
fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 
 Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number
    

Description31.1
    
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)31.2
    
    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (filed herewith)




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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. LORAL ORION, INC.By: /s/ Bernard L. SchwartzBernard L. Schwartz
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 11, 2004
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature
    
    
    
    Title
    
    Date/s/ Bernard L. Schwartz
Bernard L. Schwartz
    
    
    
    Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ Eric J. Zahler
Eric J. Zahler
    
    
    
    Director and Executive Vice President
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ Avi Katz
Avi Katz
    
    
    
    Director, Vice President and Secretary
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ George Baker
George Baker
    
    
    
    Director
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ Daniel Hirsch
Daniel Hirsch
    
    
    
    Director
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ Richard J. Townsend
Richard J. Townsend
    
    
    
    Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
    
    May 11, 2004/s/ Harvey B. Rein
Harvey B. Rein
    
    
    
    Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
    
    May 11, 2004