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Santa Claus is coming to town! Track him on Christmas Eve
NORAD has tracked Santa's 41-million-mile journey each Christmas Eve since 1955, with volunteers answering millions of calls from children worldwide.
- On Dec. 24, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will track Santa Claus in its 70th year, with the NORAD Santa Tracker going live at 6 a.m. ET.
- In 1955, a misprinted phone number sent a child's call to CONAD, and Colonel Harry Shoup, Director of Operations , assured the caller while staff checked radar.
- Satellite sensors and radar in the North Warning System provide the detection NORAD relies on, using 47 installations across northern Canada and Alaska plus specialist defense satellites.
- This year, the program offers expanded web calling and automated updates running until 3 a.m. December 25, with live operators available from 6 a.m. to midnight MST on Dec. 24.
- With a 41-million mile itinerary and fresh web-based calling and translation tools, NORAD is broadening who can follow Santa's journey, noting his first stop is the Republic of Kiribati visiting 390,000 homes per minute.
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Knowing exactly when Santa Claus will arrive is the biggest child intrigue every Christmas. Fortunately, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) facilitates this task and provides real-time tracking of Santa Claus' journey on December 24th, so that families can monitor the delivery of gifts minute by minute.How to follow the Santa Tracker route live in 2025The adventure starts promptly today, December 24th, at 4.00 am (U.S. Eastern …
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