NORAD TRACKS SANTA | NORAD
Provides a program that tracks Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe. The NORAD Tracks Santa website features Santa’s North Pole Village. Some of the information includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater and holiday music. The official NORAD Tracks Santa app is also in the Apple App and Google Play stores, so parents and children can count down the days until Santa’s launch on their smart phones and tablets. Tracking opportunities are also offered through social media on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, as well as on partner platforms Bing, Amazon Alexa and OnStar. Starting at 4:00am EST on December 24th, website visitors can see updates as Santa makes preparations for his flight. Then, at 6:00am EST, trackers worldwide can call to inquire as to Santa’s whereabouts by dialing the toll-free number where they will either speak with a live phone operator or hear a recorded update. Due to COVID concerns, the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center will have fewer phone operators, so callers who do not reach a volunteer will hear a regularly updated recording as to Santa’s current location.
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Norad/usnorthcom Pa, Peterson Afb, CO 80914
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The website launches on December 1st each year and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Starting at 4:00am EST on December 24th, website visitors can see updates as Santa makes preparations for his flight. Then, at 6:00am EST, trackers worldwide can call to inquire as to Santa’s whereabouts by dialing the toll-free number where they will either speak with a live phone operator or hear a recorded update. The website's "Press Room" link includes many Q&As about Santa.
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Application process
Check the website from December 1st through 25th. On December 24th at 4:00am EST, check the website to see updates as Santa makes preparations for his flight. At 6:00am EST on December 24th, phone the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center to inquire about Santa's whereabouts. For information year-round about the U.S. Department of Defense's North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), formed in 1958, check the website https://www.norad.mil/. In addition to tracking Santa, NORAD's mission is to defend North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United States. In addition to the phone line and website, children and the young-at-heart can track Santa through mobile apps and NORAD Tracks Santa social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noradsanta X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/NoradSanta YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/NORADTracksSanta Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noradtrackssanta_official
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None.
Eligibility
No restrictions.
Agency info
NORAD
Provides a Santa Claus tracking service for children.