com . Department of State's Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO), Fairfax, Va., to provide
X-band communications services to embassies and consulates in Africa and Asia."
"XTAR is designed to offset a portion of the ever growing shortfalls in
bandwidth for military and government agency communications by providing a
cost -effective commercial augmentation to the government's X-band satellites,"
said Denis Curtin, chief operating officer, XTAR, LLC.4 meters. For more information,
visit XTAR's web site at http://www . is a Spanish company headquartered in
Madrid., the Spanish commercial satellite services company , INSA and the leaders
of Spain's space industries: EADS-CASA Espacio, INDRA and SENER. Through its
Loral Skynet division, it owns and operates a fleet of telecommunications
satellites used to broadcast video entertainment programming, distribute
broadband data, and provide access to Internet services and other value-added
communications services.

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Contact: John McCarthy
(212) 338-5345
jmccarthy@hq.com

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In addition to the centers in Malawi and Romania supported by the Abbott
Fund, Baylor operates centers in Botswana and Uganda with other donors.bayloraids.

About the Abbott Fund
Abbott and the Abbott Fund have made a $100 million commitment over five
years to address critical HIV/AIDS issues in Africa and throughout the
developing world, including expanding access to testing and treatment;
preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV; modernizing health care
systems and infrastructure; and providing care and support for children
affected by HIV/AIDS through the Step Forward program.org .
The five-year contract has an estimated maximum value of up to $137 million.
XTAR is a joint venture between Loral Space + Communications and HISDESAT.
Bernard L.
The DTS Network provides responsive , reliable, secure, and cost-effective
telecommunications services to users at more than 260 sites around the world,
representing nearly 50 U. Government entities. XTAR-EUR is expected
to provide service for nearly 20 years.
The XTAR-EUR satellite features traditional global beams as well as
on-board switching and multiple steerable beams, allowing users access to
X-band capacity as they travel anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. The company is a joint venture between
Loral Space + Communications, which owns 56 percent, and HISDESAT, which owns
44 percent.A.A. HISDESAT will
provide enhanced capabilities, including Ka-band, for Spain's defense
applications. These factors include
those related to the filing, on July 15, 2003 by Loral and certain of its
subsidiaries , of voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of
title 11 of the United States Code in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and parallel insolvency proceedings in the
Supreme Court of Bermuda in which certain partners of KPMG were appointed as
joint provisional liquidators.

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Baylor also
is working with health professionals in Libya to enhance the care and
treatment of HIV-infected children in Benghazi.
"Pediatric HIV treatment in the developing world is a relatively new
field, and Baylor's approach has proven to be successful," said Jeff
Richardson , executive director of the Abbott Fund's Step Forward program.

, XTAR, LLC today announced that it
has been awarded a contract with the U. Government, an important milestone in validating
Loral's innovative investment in XTAR's commercial X-band service model.S.
Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), XTAR-EUR was launched in February
2005 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. and Madrid , Spain.com. Its
Space Systems/Loral division is a world-class leader in the design and
manufacture of satellites and satellite systems for commercial and government
applications including direct-to -home television, broadband communications,
wireless telephony, weather monitoring and air traffic management. In addition, Loral Space +
Communications Ltd.

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Kazembe, M.S.
The Abbott Fund is a not-for-profit, philanthropic foundation established
by Abbott (NYSE: ABT), a global, broad-based health care company devoted to
the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and
medical products, including devices and diagnostics.abbott. XTAR To Enable State Department DTS-PO Communications
Throughout Africa and Asia

ROCKVILLE, Md. "XTAR will allow DTS-PO
to use its currently installed X-band terminals, maintain assured
communication access and increase the system's performance through the
powerful XTAR-EUR satellite.S., Spanish and allied governments.

Loral Space + Communications is a satellite communications company . Additional factors and conditions are also
described in the section of the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, entitled "Commitments and Contingencies ,"
and the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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New
clinics in Lesotho and Swaziland will be opened by December 2005."

About the Baylor Pediatric Centers of Excellence
The Baylor Pediatric Centers of Excellence are an extension of the Baylor
International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI). and local health
professionals, are transforming pediatric HIV /AIDS care and treatment in the
developing world. Approximately 12,000 HIV-infected children and families
will receive care and treatment in the established centers by 2006.org .S.
XTAR-EUR is designed to work with existing X-band terminals, as well as next
generation X-band terminals that feature antennas smaller than 2.

HISDESAT Servicios Estrategicos S. For more information , visit Loral's web site at
http://www.loral.

swaziland government

"Abbott continues to support the Baylor programs to help make an enduring
impact in advancing the care of children with HIV/AIDS. For more
information , please visit http://www.stepforwardforchildren.
Through our unique collaboration with HISDESAT, we're proud to be able to
provide the U. Government activities at diplomatic and consular missions worldwide. Located at 29 degrees East longitude, the
satellite carries twelve 72 MHz high-power X -band transponders that provide
coverage from Eastern Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, across all of Europe,
Africa and the Middle East to as far east as Singapore.loral.com. or its representatives have made or may make forward-
looking statements, orally or in writing, which may be included in , but are
not limited to, various filings made by the company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, press releases or oral statements made with the approval
of an authorized executive officer of the company. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected or suggested in any forward -looking statements
as a result of a wide variety of factors and conditions.

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Abbott Fund Baylor College of Medicine and the Government of Malawi to Build New Clinic for HIV-Infected children

, future director of the new clinic in Malawi. BIPAI was established in
1996, and is the largest university-based program worldwide dedicated to
improving the health and lives of HIV-infected children. Step Forward addresses
specific community needs in four interrelated areas: health care services and
infrastructure; voluntary HIV counseling and testing; education; and basic
community needs, such as clean water.

Government with this new, previously unavailable commercial
X-band service in such a critical part of the world."
The Diplomatic Telecommunications Service provides communications services
for U.S.xtarllc. HISDESAT's aims are the acquisition, operation and commercialization
of Government-oriented space systems, beginning with satellite communications
in the X- and Ka-band frequencies. HISDESAT is owned jointly by HISPASAT,
S.
The reader is specifically referred to these documents.

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LILONGWE , Malawi, one of the highest death rates in the world. With more than 65 percent
of the population living in poverty, the country has very limited resources to
fight the disease.
"Malawi currently does not have the capabilities to manage the growing
number of HIV-infected children in our existing pediatric clinic in Lilongwe,"
said Peter N.D. "We
look forward to a successful working relationship with Baylor and the Abbott
Fund to help us more fully address the needs of this vulnerable population . The centers, which
are developed and staffed collaboratively by U. For more information, please visit
http://www.
Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the
company 's Web site at http://www.

XTAR Awarded Multi-Year Contract to Provide Diplomatic Communications Services for the U.S. Department of State

S. Schwartz, chairman and CEO, Loral Space + Communications,
commented , "XTAR's agreement with the State Department will provide for the
first use of XTAR by the U.S.

XTAR, LLC is a new satellite communications company committed to serving
the long-haul communications , logistics and infrastructure requirements of the
U. XTAR is headquartered in Rockville, Md., and has offices in
Arlington, Va., Palo Alto, Calif.