Description:

A laser beacon was a device utilized by Starfleet landing parties in the 23rd century, used for attempting to make contact with a starship in orbit when normal communications were not possible.

In 2267, a landing party from the USS Enterprise attempted to use a laser beacon to make contact with the ship upon beaming down to the previously unknown planet Gothos.

This prop was reused in other episodes, with different functions, for instance a soldering device.