Did you know that it is possible to find out where Santa is on Christmas Eve? NORAD has been tracking Santa for more than 50 years. It all starts with the NORAD system at the North Pole. Known as the North Warning System it uses a powerful long-range radar system that has 47 installations across the northern border of North America. As clocks around the world turn from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, NORAD makes a point of checking the radar for signs of Santa and his sled.

The system uses four high tech tracking systems;

• Radar
• Satellites
• Santa Cams
• Jet Fighter Aircraft

The moment the North Warning System alerts NORAD that Santa has lifted off the other systems go into effect, tracking Santa as he travels around the world. The satellites has infrared sensors that can detect the infrared signature given off by Rudolf’s nose.

In 1998 the addition on the Santa Cams allowed the system to be used on the Internet. By using these high tech digital cameras pre-positioned in many places everyone can SEE Santa as he flies by each location. Santa Cams produce both Video and still images.

The jet fighter aircraft welcome Santa as he arrives in North America and have the pleasure of flying with Santa and all his reindeer.

For more information and to track Santa and see how many days and hours are left before he gets to North America, check out the NORAD site at

NORADSanta.org

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