A satellite, in particular a telecommunication satellite, comprises a
structure having a north face and a south face that are oriented
perpendicularly to the rotation axis of the Earth and an east face and a
west face that are periodically exposed to solar radiation as the
satellite orbits the Earth. The structure supports equipment dissipating
heat, the north, south, east and west faces constituting radiator panels
that radiate into space heat dissipated by the equipment. The satellite
comprises at least one shelf to support the equipment and a heat transfer
for transferring heat dissipated by the equipment to the north, south,
east and west radiator panels and comprising at last one capillary pumped
two-phase fluid loop comprising at least one evaporator thermally
connected to the equipment supported by the shelf, a heat exchange fluid
circulation branch being associated with each of the north, south, east
and west faces, and each branch comprising a heat exchange fluid
condenser thermally connected to the face with which that branch is
associated.