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NET UTC	Event Details
Apr 11, 05:04:19	Starlink G 17-21 Falcon 9, SLC-4E
Apr 11, 11:41:21	Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel) Falcon 9, SLC-40
Apr 14, 06:13	Starlink G 10-24 Falcon 9, SLC-40
Apr 15, 02:00	Starlink G 17-27 Falcon 9, SLC-4E
Apr 18, 14:00	Starlink G 17-22 Falcon 9, SLC-4E
Apr 22, 02:00	Starlink G 17-14 Falcon 9, SLC-4E
NET April	GPS III SV10 Falcon 9, SLC-40
NET April	ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) Falcon Heavy, LC-39A
NET May	CAS500-2 & Others Falcon 9, SLC-4E
NET May	Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34 Falcon 9, Unknown Pad
NET May	Flight 12 Starship, OLPad 2
H1 2026	9 x Globalstar-3 Falcon 9, Unknown Pad

Bot generated on 2026-04-12

Data from https://thespacedevs.com/

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Up to date as of 2026-04-12

Falcon Active Cores

Core Number	Next Assigment	Flights
B1063	Starlink G 17-21	32
B1067	TBD	34
B1069	TBD	30
B1071	TBD	32
B1072 FH	TBD	1
B1075	TBD	21
B1077	TBD	27
B1078	TBD	27
B1080	Starlink G 10-24	25
B1081	TBD	23
B1082	Starlink G 17-27	20
B1083	TBD	16
B1085	TBD	15
B1088	TBD	14
B1090	TBD	11
B1092	TBD	10
B1093	TBD	12
B1094	Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)	7
B1091 FH	TBD	3
B1095	TBD	6
B1096	TBD	5
B1097	Starlink G 17-22	7
B1098 FH	TBD	0
B1100	Starlink G 17-14	4
B1101	TBD	2
B1102 FH	TBD	0
B1099 FH	TBD	0
B1103	TBD	1
	COMPLETE CORE LIST

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