Common use of Replacement Right Clause in Contracts

Replacement Right. If, after reasonable consultation, ViaSat and Loral are unable to reach agreement concerning the terms and conditions of their joint financial participation in a satellite to replace the Satellite before the end of its useful life, ViaSat shall have the right (but not the obligation) to purchase the Loral Payload from Loral (at no cost) and replace the Loral Payload with an alternative payload on an alternate satellite (“Alternate Satellite”) with equal or better capacity and coverage as the Loral Payload (“Substitute Payload”) with reasonably minimal interruption in service or changeover costs to Loral or its customers. ViaSat shall provide the Substitute Payload for use by Loral through the projected End of Life of the Satellite (“Original Satellite Life”) at no additional cost to Loral on terms and conditions that preserve for Loral benefits equivalent to those contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation its rights under Section 7.1. ViaSat shall provide Loral with access to the Substitute Payload for the life of the Alternate Satellite beginning after the Original Satellite Life (such period referred to herein as the “Follow On Period”) on terms and pricing consistent with Article 3 above, with appropriate reduction in price to reflect the shorter duration of the Follow On Period. Loral shall (at ViaSat’s expense) cooperate, as ViaSat shall reasonably request, in all necessary or appropriate regulatory actions and proceedings to effectuate the foregoing.