A Starfleet navigation beacon.
Navigation beacons were devices functioning as fixed-orbit satellites. They were used to assist in astrogation in difficult or dangerous areas.
The Federation's Central Navigation Beacon was located in the middle of treaty boundary Quadrant 0. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
In a Starfleet Academy simulation, the Venturi renegades had installed a network of beacons in the Ingama Nebula which was destroyed by USS Banting. (TOS video game: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator)
In 2274, the USS Enterprise and USS Bold Venture competed in a private race. The finish line was located beside a Starfleet navigation beacon. (TOS comic: "The Nogura Regatta")
External link[]
- Navigation beacon article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.