NORAD Has A Santa Claus Tracking Tool, Here's An Explanation

NORAD can melt the presence of Santa Claus. (photo: dock. Pixabay)

JAKARTA - North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has a Sinterclaas Tracking device that is ready to record the journey of the cheerful man and polar deer when crossing the world.

NORAD is a joint US and Canadian organization that defends the continent from potential air threats that enter for 365 days per year.

This year, Santa Claus Tracker began tracking St's progress. Nick starts at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 24.

"While Santa Claus tracking traditions started by accident, NORAD continues to track Santa Claus," said the official website of Santa Claus Tracker NORAD, quoted by the Daily Mail.

We are the only organization that has the technology, qualifications and people to do it. And, we love it! NORAD is honored to be Santa's official tracker," NORAD said.

People of all ages can even call to ask about the location of Kris Kringle, Santa's real name, as he travels the world to bring joy and joy to children everywhere.

The NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center is fully operational from 04:00 a.m. on December 24, the official website of the tracker stated. You can contact 1 877 HI-NORAD (1 877 446-6723) to speak directly with NORAD staff members who can tell you the exact location of Santa Claus. Operators are available until midnight.

NORAD Santa Tracker has been around since 1955 and spent'minimum government funds', according to the site, thanks to the company's donations from Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and HP.

More than 1,250 NORAD personnel join Santa Claus Tracker efforts each year, answering phone calls and emails about Santa Claus' progress.

All operations are supported by simulated software created by AGI/Ansys.

"The Ansys simulation software is used to ensure NORAD can safely track Santa Claus as he travels around the world," Adam Gorski, a space engineer from the Ansys Government Initiatives, told Space.com.

The Ansys simulation ensures the NORAD satellite can detect heat from Rudolph's nose, and radar can track Santa's train in the sky. Our simulations are also used to help Santa Claus perform some aerodynamic analysis on his year-long glide train design, Gorski said.

According to Gorski, Santa Claus's glide train is moving at Mach 7 (seven times the speed of sound), hypersonic speed, to ensure that all happy children around the world receive the prize on time before Christmas morning.

NORAD stated that Santa himself weighs 260 pounds and will bring 60,000 tons of gifts as the journey begins. Santa Claus's climbing speed is 'one T' - or an eye! - and its maximum speed is 'faster than the star'.

There is also the official NORAD Tracks Santa app available on Apple App and Google Play stores, so parents and children can follow suit.