For the 50th year, NORAD tracks Santa

Every year, Santa's travels are watched by the men and women of NORAD. This year will be no exception. Starting early in the morning of December 24, 2004, they'll be tracking him. Based on careful record keeping from years past, and highly skilled radar and satellite technicians, they normally know exactly where Santa is throughout Christmas Eve.

This is another great way to celebrate the holidays with the kiddies. Last year my niece squealed with delight when she saw Santa on the radar enroute to her town.

http://www.noradsanta.com/

 

That's pretty neat. Where do you find this stuff, Joe?

 

It's part of my mystique.

 

Weeeee! 11 Days till Christmas!!!

Santa is starting his pre-flight checklist and checking it twice.

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http://www.noradsanta.com/

 

T-minus 4 days and counting.

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At approximately 1000hrs, Santa departed from the north pole enroute to the international date line.
Video of departure

 

***UPDATE***

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At 1200hrs, Santa visited New Zealand
Video of Santa flying over Auckland

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1400hrs, Santa arrived at Australia
Santa's first visit of the day to Oz

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1500hrs, Santa crossed over Mt Fuji and decended on Japan
Santa visits Japan

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1600hrs, Santa has arrived in China
Video

 

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1700hrs - Santa passes over the Himalayas in Nepal
Video

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1800hrs - Santa arrives at the Taj Mahal in India
Video

 

***UPDATES***

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1900hrs - Santa enters the Persian gulf and passes Kuwait
Video of Santa peforming a fly-by on an aircraft carrier

 

***UPDATE***

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2000hrs - Santa flies over Russia
Video of Santa in Moscow

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2030hrs - Santa ascends to the stratosphere to visit the international spacestation, then changes trajectory to fly over Egypt
Video - Santa at the ISS & Egypt

 

You love doing this don't you Joe?

 

Affirmative!

***UPDATE***

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2130hrs - Santa visits Italy
Video - Santa flying through Rome

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2200hrs - Santa arrives in France
Video - Santa in Paris

 

***UPDATE***

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2300hrs - Santa arrives in the U.K.
Video - Santa in London

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0000hrs - Santa crosses the Atlantic ocean
Video - Santa's fly-by past a submarine

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0100hrs - Santa visits Brazil
Video - Santa's visit to Corcovado, Brazil

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0200hrs - Santa enters North American airspace and is escorted by a pair of Canadian CF-18 fighters
Video - Santa visits Newfoundland

 

***FINAL UPDATE***

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0400hrs - Santa visits New Brunswick
Video

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0430hrs - Santa arrives in New York
Video - Santa circles the Statue Of Liberty

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0500hrs - Santa visits ST Louis
Video

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0530 - Santa reenters Canadian airspace
Video - Santa flying around Reindeer Lake

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0600hrs - Santa arrives in Colorado
Video - Santa circles Cheyenne Mountain