ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. (AP) _ Orbcomm Inc. (ORBC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.7 million in its second quarter.

The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 6 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 5 cents per share.

The satellite communications company posted revenue of $65.9 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $65.8 million.

Orbcomm shares have increased 52% since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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