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Monday, December 24, 2012

Where's Santa? Track Him Live as He Comes to the Twin Cities!

Through the North American Aerospace Defense Command, you can follow the big man's magical flight on this page.

They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for the kids to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the folks behind the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, families worldwide can now follow Santa's Christmas journey in real time. The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chief’s operations, according to a description on the NORAD Tracks Santa Facebook page, which has more than 1 …

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Track Santa on His Way to St. Michael via NORAD

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will track Santa and his team as they take off today and make their voyage around the world.

Get set to follow that "Jolly Old Elf" as he makes his journey around the globe, courtesy of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).  According to NORAD:  NORAD uses four high-tech systems to track Santa – radar, satellites, Santa cams and fighter jets. Tracking Santa starts with the NORAD radar system called the North Warning System. This powerful radar system consists of 47 installations strung across the northern border of North America. Saturday, Dec. 24, NORAD monitors the radar systems continuously for indications that Santa Claus has left the North Pole. The moment that radar indicates Santa has lifted off, we use our second detection system. Satellites positioned in geo-synchronous orbit at 22,300 miles from the Earth…

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