NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 | NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 to track Santa Claus

NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 | NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 to track Santa Claus

The North American Aerospace Defense Command's (known as NORAD) 2009 will be keeping Santa TrackerNORAD Santa Tracker 2009: Santa Has Begun Delivering Presents
Date: December 31, 1969 track of Santa Claus delivering presents around the globe. NORAD's 2009 Santa tracking began on Christmas NORAD Santa Tracker 2009: Santa Has Begun Delivering Presents Date: December 31, 1969 Eve,at 5 a.m. EST. This is the time NORAD indicates Santa embarks on his gift-giving mission.

Santa Tracker consists of a world map, with a Santa icon that moves as Santa does. Gift boxes indicate where jolly St. Nick is expected to stop. The packages will be lit up with a glow, wherever Santa stops. This allows you to follow a highlighted trail of Santa's global journey. The Santa Tracker is also tricked out with several features that allow you to keep dibs on Santa. The bottom of the map will tell you where Santa currently is and where his next stop will be. NORAD will also add pictures and video captured during Santa's 2009 Christmas Eve trek. If you are curious about the locations Santa visits, there is also a Wikipedia link to explore.

The NORAD Santa Tracker 2009 offers updates of Santa's stops through Twitter and Facebook. There is also a mobile alert option, which will send text messages to your cell phone. If you or your child would prefer to call in to NORAD for Santa's coordinates, call NORAD's Santa Operations Center at 1-877-HI NORAD (1-877-446-6723). You will be able to speak to a live NORAD representative. The NORAD website claims that they are able to keep track of Mr. Claus using Rudolph's glowing red nose and satellite imagery. The tracker indicates he has already been to the Polonos Islands, Micronesia, Russia and Japan.