  SIMBOL-X is a high energy "mini" satellite class mission that is proposed by
a French-Italian-English collaboration for a launch in 2009. SIMBOL-X is making
use of a classical X-ray mirror, of ~ 600 cm2 maximum effective area, with a 30
m focal length in order to cover energies up to several tens of keV. This focal
length will be achieved through the use of two spacecrafts in a formation
flying configuration. This will give to SIMBOL-X unprecedented spatial
resolution (20" HEW) and sensitivity in the hard X-ray range. By its coverage,
from 0.5 to 70 keV, and sensitivity, SIMBOL-X will be an excellent instrument
for the study of high energy processes in a large number of sources, as in
particular accreting black-holes, extragalactic jets and AGNs.
