Laser beacon

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Laser beacon.

The laser beacon was a mechanism used in the late 23rd century by Star Fleet for shore to ship communications when communicators were unreliable. The beacon generated a high energy laser beam, powerful enough to penetrate an atmosphere and reach an orbiting starship.