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Sometimes children drop their phones because they hear that Santa won’t come if they’re not asleep. People who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline are wondering if Saint Nick can find Santa.
Adults who are fascinated by this cheerful act of delivering presents all over the world are also checking in on his journey.
It’s been a tradition for 70 years at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a joint U.S.-Canadian operation tasked with monitoring air threats since the Cold War.
More than 1,000 volunteers will be on call from 4am to midnight (MST) on Christmas Eve (12pm to 8am CEST) to support this exercise.
For the first time this year, those seeking Santa can call through the program’s website, which organizers say will make it easier for people outside of North America.
On this website, you can follow Santa’s journey in nine languages, including English and Japanese.
Last year, at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, home to NORAD, a hangar decorated with Christmas decorations received about 380,000 calls.
Although Santa is not a threat, the same combination of radar, satellites and jets that help NORAD carry out its mission year-round can track Santa’s progress across the Pacific Ocean from the International Date Line, a NORAD spokeswoman said.
She said Rudolph’s nose was emitting heat signatures similar to missiles that were picked up by NORAD satellites.
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