HP is one of many corporate and military contributors that make the NORAD Tracks Santa mission possible. HP is gracious enough to provide our operation center with laptops, monitors, keyboards, mice and other computer equipment to ensure our robust mission is executed.

Great question! Each year, we've seen an incremental increase to visitors to noradsanta.org, and in 2021, we hit a new record of 14.1 million unique visitors, with nearly 105 million page views!

Great question! We use the social media platforms that best reach our priority audiences--namely children and families around the world. In addition to our website, noradsanta.org, and our call center (1 (877) Hi-NORAD), Santa Trackers can download our mobile app on Android and iOS devices and follow Santa using OnStar, Facebook, and Instagram.

Captain Collier here -- SEAD is a mission after my own heart. I used to be assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing in Korea and the "Wolf Pack" has a history of that mission during Vietnam under Colonel Robin Olds.

While we have no clue if Santa has air defenses, I'd like to hope in his delivery of gifts to children throughout the world he wouldn't be targeted by anti aircraft forces.

We'd love to know the answer to that too! While we have experience tracking Santa and his reindeer, we have no clue what would happen in that scenario. But we can tell you -- that hasn't happen in the 67 years of us tracking Santa.

Lt. Carter here! The vast majority of support for this program comes in the form of volunteer support. The NORAD & USNORTHCOM Public Affairs office maintains oversight, but only myself and Capt Collier (who comes in to provide additional help during the busy season) are on the job full-time.

You have a lot of insight into Santa's propulsion systems and tracking abilities! Sounds like you've done your homework -- curious, what do you think?

We can confirm we're expecting 4 new Santa cams to come online this year. Be sure to check in on the 24th and let us know if you can spot them!

Historically speaking, Santa typically takes flight around 6 a.m. EST. On average we have around 1,000 volunteers each year who help make the magic--they really are the heart of the program! If you're not sleeping when Santa arrives he'll circle back later--but only if you're sleeping...

This is Captain Collier ... so many years ago, in 2007, I was stationed at Peterson Air Force Base (now Space Force Base) where NORAD is based. I was a young, single Airman, and my family was back east in Florida, so no one I knew lived out here during Christmas. There was an all-call put out to see who would like to volunteer to be a Santa Tracker and I volunteered. I had an absolute BLAST! I got to speak to kids in New Zealand and Australia and it was very heart warming. I get goose bumps just thinking about it!

1). The secret to that is in Rudolph's red nose! It gives off a pretty distinct signature...

2). Depends on who you ask!

No specific changes have been adopted for our tracker this year, but we definitely encourage people to visit the website for some of the newer materials, including new games and other info: https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

The words "off course" and "restricted airspace" hold no meaning for Santa! Only Santa knows his course, which is why we see variations to his route year-to-year.

Good question ... we always like to ensure people know we track Santa, so we never know his exact route until he's airborne. However, we have 67 years worth of data that has shown he'll depart the North Pole along the International Date Line and head east to west, traveling north and south as well to deliver gifts.