LONDON, ONT. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has provided us with next level technology to track Santa Claus and his reindeer. The operation will be a little different this year because of restrictions. But, the pandemic won t stop NORAD from making sure Jolly Old Saint Nick safely navigates his way around the world. This is the 65th year NORAD is allowing kids to track Santa Claus. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and U.S. command charged with aerospace and maritime warning and aerospace control of North America. Every year during the holidays, NORAD assumes the supplementary mission of tracking Santa as he travels around the world.
He then travelled on to Nevelsk, Sakhalin Island and Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands.
The magical man is headed for San Vincente, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
SO far he has delivered over 720,000,000 presents.
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Santa has visited his first destination, Providenya, Russia and delivered an abundance of gifts to the children of the nation.
He is heading to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia next.
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Santa is officially on his way,
He was last seen at the North Pole and is now flying south across the Arctic ocean.
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Santa is gearing up for take-off. Check back soon to see where he lands first.
Track Santa as he flies around the world (Source: KEYC) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 24, 2020 at 11:53 AM MST - Updated December 24 at 11:53 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - NORAD is focusing its formidable tracking systems on Santa Claus and his reindeer as they make their annual flight delivering presents to children around the world.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which is responsible for protecting the skies over the US and Canada, has activated its official Santa Tracker.
You can follow his sleigh here on the NORAD Tracks Santa website. There are also apps available for iOS and Android devices.
Where in the world is Santa? NORAD can tell you.
NORAD team members will be on hand to let us know where in the world Santa Claus is. Author: WZDX News Updated: 9:50 AM CST December 24, 2020
NORTH POLE, Alaska For 65 years, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) has tracked Santa as he makes his way around the world. They ll continue the tradition this year.
How does NORAD track Santa?
It s high tech.very high tech.and requires a lot of equipment. NORAD explains:
It all starts with the NORAD radar system called the North Warning System. This powerful radar system has 47 installations strung across Canada s North and Alaska.
24 December 1955: Norad begins tracking Santa
On this day in 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command began tracking Santa Claus as he sped around the world delivering presents.
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It s become something of a Christmas tradition. Every Christmas Eve and in to the early hours of Christmas morning, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) tracks Santa Claus as he leaves the North Pole and speeds around the world handing out presents to the children on his Nice List.
It all started with a misprinted telephone number in a regional US newspaper. In 1955, Sears placed an ad telling children they could call Santa at any time day or night, together with Santa s telephone number. Unfortunately, the number printed was that of the Continental Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs. The base s director of operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, took the first call. Instead of telling the caller they had a wrong number, he checked on his radar and informed them of S