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NORAD’s fantastic 60-year Santa tracking history
This year is the 60th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defence Command’s (NORAD) Santa Tracker.
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North American Aerospace Defense Command shows Santa is still at the North Pole, but it’s not long before he takes off.
It all started in 1955, after a local Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement mistakenly printed the phone number for NORAD’s predecessor – the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD).
While NORAD has been offering the Santa tracker for 50 years, California tech giant Google began tracking Santa’s movements 11 years ago. From their headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, NORAD staff and friends volunteer their time to help kids keep track of Santa’s movement around the globe.
‘Each year, Santa receives thousands of letters from children across Australia with requests for all sorts of Christmas gifts including the latest toys and games, ‘ Christine Corbett, Executive General Manager, Postal Services at Australia Post, said.
Those wishing to track Santa can do so here starting at 2:01 a.m. EST on Christmas Eve.
Knott said, “Our military satellites, our radars, our fighter jets, and then on December 24th we add in our special Santa cameras that capture images as he’s passing special places like the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben in London, England”. Children who called were given updates on his location. Santa tracker is available for your Android, iOS or Windows phones and is ready to deliver last minute news on his whereabouts.
NORAD will be live-tweeting Santa’s journey throughout the day and civilians can also follow along on NORAD’s live map on its website. “The holidays, for us, are one of those great natural moments that bring people together and fuel this sense of wonder”.
Past year on December 24, according to Chouinard, NORAD Tracks Santa received over 134,000 calls and over 6,500 e-mails.
We want you to send in your questions, regardless of whether you’re on the naughty or nice list, and we’ll try our best to squeeze them in on our visit.
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The NORAD tradition of tracking Santa is marking its 60th anniversary.