Where’s Santa? Space and Missile Defense Command knows

“Normally, we’re tracking any type of threats that are out there, but this time of year, we use those same sensors and radars to actually track Santa Claus,” Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, with the U.S. Army ...
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SDA Taps 4 Vendors for $3.5B in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts

SDA awards $3.5B to Lockheed, L3Harris, Northrop and Rocket Lab for Tranche 3 PWSA Tracking Layer missile-warning satellites.
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NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility Provides Command and Control for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Mission Launch 2

BLOSSOM POINT, MD, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development ...
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Military command ready to track Santa, and everyone can follow along

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — As children around the ...
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A North American military command is tracking Santa’s every move and kids can follow along

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — As children around the ...
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SDA selects four firms for Tranche 3 tracking layer satellite production

The US SDA has disclosed the awarding of four agreements to produce 72 satellites for its Tracking Layer Tranche 3 initiative ...
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NORAD celebrates 70 years of Santa tracking

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is celebrating 70 years of its beloved Santa Tracker hotline, a holiday ...