Telesat (TSAT) reported Q2 net losses Thursday of 10.89 Canadian dollars ($7.81) per diluted share, swinging from earnings of CA$1.38 a year earlier.
A single analyst polled by FactSet expected losses of CA$1.17.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was CA$79.5 million, down from CA$106.1 million a year earlier.
Analysts expected CA$79.7 million.
Shares of the company were up 2.7% in recent premarket trading.