ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. (AP) _ Orbcomm Inc. (ORBC) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.7 million in its second quarter.

The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 14 cents per share.

The satellite communications company posted revenue of $56.7 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $56.2 million.

The company's shares closed at $3.96. A year ago, they were trading at $7.98.

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